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Articles from the August 4, 2017 edition


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  • Ironwood Planning Commission receives marijuana facility input

    Aug 4, 2017

    By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] IRONWOOD - Three people spoke in favor of Ironwood adopting an ordinance to allow marijuana facilities in the city and one was opposed at a Thursday listening session conducted by the Ironwood Planning Commission. The planning commission will decide the matter at a future meeting. Ironwood Community Development Director Tom Bergman said if the planning commission doesn't adopt an ordinance, there can be no facility in the city under the new Medical Mari...

  • Massie Makeover

    Aug 4, 2017

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  • Road commission gets $1 million in state aid for storm repairs

    Aug 4, 2017

    By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] BESSEMER — While the Gogebic County Road Commission had already learned it would be receiving financial assistance in repairing the storm damage to Lake Road, it was also informed July 28 that it would be getting a $1 million grant to help repair local roads and culverts around Little Girl’s Point damaged during the July 11, 2016 storm. “We are pretty ecstatic here at the road commission, because we have never received a special grant like this,” road commission engineering manager Darren Pionk s...

  • Nobody on November ballot in Bessemer

    Aug 4, 2017

    By IAN MINIELLY [email protected] BESSEMER — Bessemer City Clerk Jim Trudgeon informed the Daily Globe the ballot for the November election for city council members will be blank, with five open slots to be filled by write-in candidates. Because of an error in election calendar usage, Trudgeon admitted the filing deadline for prospective city council members was erroneously listed as Aug. 9, when in reality it was July 25. According to Trudgeon, as a result no one filed for the city council election, which means the city election w...

  • Community calendar

    Aug 4, 2017

    Friday, Aug. 4 Mercer Cribbage, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Mercer Senior Center. Double Trouble, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Serenity Center, Ironwood. Mercer Food Pantry, noon-1 p.m., Railroad Street, Mercer, Wis. Emergencies: 715-476-7655. Alcoholics Anonymous/Al-Anon, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Harbortown AA, 7:30 p.m. EDT, Ontonagon United Methodist Church basement, next to Holiday gas station, Ontonagon. area74.org. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7:30 p.m., Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Saturday, Aug. 5 Community...