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Articles from the January 16, 2016 edition


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  • Community Calendar

    Jan 16, 2016

    Saturday, Jan. 16 Mercer Sno-Goers Winter Blast, 10 a.m., Downtown Mercer. Children’s Story Hour, 10 a.m., Marenisco Public Library. Story time, 10 a.m., Wakefield Public Library. Friends of the Ironwood Carnegie Library, 10 a.m., library, Ironwood. Alcoholics Anonymous, 11 a.m., Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Community Pickleball Paddlers, 2-5 p.m., Mercer School gymnasium. 715-776-4588. Sunday, Jan. 17 Alcoholics Anonymous, 1 p.m., closed meeting, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. Bessemer Township 4th of July Committee, 6:30... Full story

  • Midgettes avenge loss to South Shore, dedicate win to Czarnecki

    Jason Juno|Jan 16, 2016

    HURLEY - In a game they dedicated to a former teammate, the Hurley Midgettes rallied to beat South Shore 58-49 Friday night. Hurley shut down a good shooting South Shore team in the second half to avenge a loss earlier this season in Port Wing. The Midgettes dedicated the game to Brittany Czarnecki, who graduated last spring but had a stroke shortly after that. She's still recovering from that, but like she often does, she had a big smile on her face with the entire team gathered around her afte... Full story

  • Hurley DMV now offers registration services

    Richard Jenkins|Jan 16, 2016

    HURLEY - The Wisconsin Department of Motor Vehicles Hurley branch now offers an expanded array of services, including vehicle registrations. "They used to provide drivers' licenses and identification cards, and now they can provide registration services - (for) vehicles, renewals of plates, that type of thing," said Patricia Nelson, a regional manager with the DMV. The expanded services apply to cars, motorcycles and light trucks, Nelson said. Trailers and heavy vehicles - more than 10,000... Full story

  • Finance committee approves health officer raise

    Richard Jenkins|Jan 16, 2016

    HURLEY — The Iron County Board of Supervisors Finance Committee this week approved about a $3,000 raise for Iron County Health Officer Zona Wick, bringing her salary closer to what several of the county’s other department heads make. Iron County Clerk Michael Saari argued the pay increase was deserved, especially when accounting for the fact that Wick delayed retirement twice, as the county has been unable to find a suitable replacement. “She does as much as anybody could do for the county,” Saari said. “And she’s good at her job.” “She... Full story