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Articles from the May 20, 2015 edition


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  • Detour starts today

    May 20, 2015

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  • Hurley singers

    May 20, 2015

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  • Authority hires special accountant to help with Bessemer withdrawal

    Richard Jenkins|May 20, 2015

    IRONWOOD — The Gogebic Range Solid Waste Management Authority Board approved hiring a specialized accountant at the board’s May 12 meeting, to provide the board with insight into the financial implications of Bessemer’s decision to leave the authority. The authority’s legal counsel, Michael Pope, said that as the actions taken by the authority were done with the support of the member communities, and that Bessemer’s decision to leave could negatively impact the authority, they needed an expert to calculate the impact of Bessemer’s decision. ... Full story

  • Community Calendar

    May 20, 2015

    Wednesday, May 20 Christian Men of the Northland, 6:30 a.m., Uptown Cafe, Ironwood. Mercer Area Play Group, 9:30-11 a.m., all welcome, Mercer (Wis.) Public Library. 715-476-2366. Alcoholics Anonymous, open meeting, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. DOVE Support Group, noon to 2 p.m. 906-932-4990. Kimball Homemakers, 1 p.m., meeting, Kimball Community Center. Iron County Veterans Service Officer, 1 to 3 p.m., Mercer (Wis.) Town Hall. 715-561-2190. Powderhorn Area Utility District Board, 4:30 p.m., Bessemer Township Hall, Ram... Full story

  • Daniel Clarence Johnson

    May 20, 2015

    IRONWOOD, Mich. - Daniel Clarence Johnson, 65, of Bessemer, died Sunday, May 17, 2015, in Ironwood. Dan was born Feb. 15, 1950, in Ironwood, son of the late Clarence and Hazel (Hill) Johnson. He attended Bessemer schools, graduating from A. D. Johnston High School with the class of 1968. He retired as a staff sergeant from the Army Reserves after 23 years of service. For many years he was employed by the city of Bessemer as an equipment operator and lead man, retiring in 2005. Dan was a member... Full story