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Articles from the April 12, 2017 edition


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  • Sandra M. 'Sandy' Clement

    Apr 12, 2017

    SAXON, Wis. - Sandra M. "Sandy" Clement, 75, of Saxon, died peacefully Saturday, April 8, 2017, at home, following a brief illness, with her loving family by her side. The former Sandra Koski was born June 12, 1941, in Ironwood, Mich., daughter of the late Margaret and Lindar Eliasson and Arthur and Celia (Shoppe) Koski. She graduated from A.D. Johnston High School in Bessemer, Mich., in 1959. She was married to Kenneth P. Clement on June 19, 1964. They celebrated 52 years of marriage and...

  • Ruth L. Kujala

    Apr 12, 2017

    WAKEFIELD, Mich. - Ruth L. Kujala, 90, a long-time resident of Wakefield, passed away peacefully Monday morning, April 10, 2017. Ruth was born on Aug. 11, 1926, in Ramsay, a daughter of John and Anna (Rundahl) Holmquist. She attended Ramsay School and graduated from A.D. Johnston High School in Bessemer in 1944. On May 15, 1948, Ruth was united in marriage to Jack Kujala in Wakefield. She was an active member of All Saints Lutheran Church and the Wakefield Senior Citizens Center. For many...

  • Community Calendar

    Apr 12, 2017

    Wednesday, April 12 Christian Men of the Northland, 6:30 a.m., Uptown Cafe, Ironwood. Mentoring of Moms, 9-10:30 a.m., Range Community Bible Church, Hurley. 715-561-4355. Alcoholics Anonymous, open meeting, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. rea74.org. Blood Pressure Clinic, noon to 1 p.m., Wakefield City Hall. DOVE Support Group, noon-2 p.m. 906-932-4990. Ironwood/Hurley Rotary Club, 12:15 p.m., Elk and Hound Restaurant, Ironwood. Iron County Veterans Service Officer, 1-3 p.m., Mercer, Wis., Town Hall. 715-561-2190. Wakefield...

  • Bessemer board makes presentation on May 2 school bond proposal

    Ian Minielly|Apr 12, 2017

    BESSEMER - Proponents of a May 2 bond issue gathered in the A.D. Johnston High School multi-purpose room in Bessemer Tuesday evening to discuss the bond and project. No one spoke in opposition. Beth Steiger, a school board member, made the presentation - chosen because she missed the last board meeting, she said. "What are we going to do for citizens of the future?" asked Steiger, adding that the town owes it to the children and their future to pass the bond and remodel the school. Steiger said...

  • Ironwood street projects ahead

    Ralph Ansami|Apr 12, 2017

    IRONWOOD - Ironwood City Manager Scott Erickson told the city commission Monday at least two road projects are on the horizon. Van Buskirk Road will be seal-coated. The project is expected to begin in four or five weeks, he said. The Michigan Department of Transportation plans a summer project to mill and overlay (resurface) U.S. Business Route 2 throughout the city, extending from Cloverland Drive, through downtown and all the way to Hurley, Erickson said. The commission also learned the new...

  • Man jailed for bail jumping

    Ralph Ansami|Apr 12, 2017

    HURLEY — A $2,500 bond was set Monday in Iron County Court for an Ironwood man who faces a felony bail jumping charge in connection with numerous other cases. LeRoy Hamm, 34, appeared before Judge Patrick Madden, who ordered a blood draw for analysis for Hamm, who faces charges dating to 2014. Under conditions of the bond, he may not use controlled substances, nor alcohol. Madden questioned Hamm about a black eye and his swollen face, asking whether that occurred in the county jail. Hamm said he had been in an altercation at an Ironwood...

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