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Articles from the October 3, 2017 edition


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  • Council member raises eligibility concerns in Bessemer election

    Oct 3, 2017

    By IAN MINIELLY [email protected] BESSEMER - During the New Business segment of Monday's city council meeting in Bessemer, Linda Nelson produced a copy of Chapter Three of the city's charter regarding eligibility for office. The charter states, "No person shall be eligible to any elective office of the city unless he shall be an elector in the city and shall have been a resident of the city for at least two years immediately prior to the date of the election at which he is a...

  • Former Hurley teacher's court appearance delayed

    Oct 3, 2017

    By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] HURLEY — A former Hurley School District teacher who has been charged with sending nude photos of herself to a student is being evaluated by a psychologist, her attorney said Monday. Nikki Pieczynski, 48, of Oshkosh, was scheduled for an initial appearance in Iron County Court, but instead her attorney, Steven Lucareli, appeared by speaker phone. Lucareli said Pieczynski is being evaluated by a professional who has 15 years of experience and he expects the case will be “resolved in short order.” Lucar...

  • Rowe's science class study's fish population

    Oct 3, 2017

    By IAN MINIELLY [email protected] BESSEMER - Dave Rowe, science teacher at A.D. Johnston School in Bessemer, is frequently seen outside the walls of the school providing students in his classes with hands on opportunities to use science in life applicable ways. On Sunday, the Department of Natural Resources and Lake Superior State University lowered three nets into the pond at Bluff Valley Park so Rowe's grade 10 biology students can assess fish population in the pond. According to...

  • Community calendar

    Oct 3, 2017

    Tuesday, Oct. 3 Pickleball, 10 a.m. to noon, Ironwood Memorial Building. Gogebic County Veterans Service Officer, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Ironwood Memorial Building. 906-667-1110. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Ironwood Kiwanis Club, noon, Golden Dragon. Cribbage, 1 p.m., Mercer, Wis., Public Library. 715-476-2366. Disabled American Veterans, 6 p.m., American Legion Club Room, Ironwood Memorial Building, Ironwood. Life Support Group, 6:30 p.m., Woodland Church, Ironwood. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m.,... Full story

  • Marie G. Colosimo

    Oct 3, 2017

    TWO HARBORS, Minn. - Marie G. Colosimo, 84, of Hurley, Wis., died peacefully Friday evening, Sept. 29, 2017, in her sister's home in Two Harbors. Marie was born Oct. 13, 1932, in Hurley, daughter of the late James Vincent and Celia "Polly"(Kolarchek) Colosimo. She attended St. Mary's Grade School and graduated from J.E. Murphy High School in 1950. She received her Bachelor of Science degree in Education from the University of Wisconsin-Superior and taught for seven years in Wausau, one year in... Full story

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