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Articles from the January 19, 2016 edition


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  • Iron County Health Department plans to move offices to school

    Jan 19, 2016

    By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] HURLEY — The Iron County Health Department plans to move its offices into the Hurley K-12 school. The Hurley School Board on Monday gave district administrator Chris Patritto the go-ahead to work out a lease deal with Zona Wick, of the health department. Wick said the health department will need a long-term lease, moving from the Gateway professional building downtown, where the office has been located for many years. She said there is no room in the courthouse to house the health department and s... Full story

  • Ironwood board approves budget amendments

    Jan 19, 2016

    By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] IRONWOOD - There was positive news relating to the Ironwood Area School District's budget Monday as the district's board of education approved several budget amendments to reflect revenue increases. "We look at these (amendments) as pretty favorable," said Superintendent Tim Kolesar. "And the nice thing that I am looking at is - after all the adjustments we've been making every month, right now we have a budget (with) $74,169 more in revenues than... Full story

  • ERWIN TOWNSHIP

    Jan 19, 2016

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  • Community Calendar

    Jan 19, 2016

    Tuesday, Jan. 19 Iron-Gogebic Integrated Family Services, 9-10:30 a.m., Iron County Courthouse, Hurley. 906-663-4045 or 715-561-2191. Wisconsin Veterans Employment Services Representative, 9-11:30 a.m., veterans service office, Hurley. 715-392-7808. Gogebic County Veterans Service Officer, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Ironwood Memorial Building. 906-667-1110. Blood Pressure Screening, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., with Regional Hospice nurses, Mill Street Garden, Bessemer. 906-663-0308. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Ironwood... Full story

  • Doris J. Soine

    Jan 19, 2016

    KIMBALL, Wis. - Doris J. Soine, 84, of Kimball, died peacefully Friday, Jan. 15, 2016, in her home, surrounded by her loving family, following a brief battle with cancer. The former Doris J. Valle was born Sept. 17, 1931, in Gile, daughter of the late Frank and Johanna (DaRonco) Valle, and graduated from J.E. Murphy High School in Hurley with the Class of 1949. She then attended St. Scholastica School of Nursing in Duluth, Minn., receiving a degree as a registered nurse, and worked at the... Full story

  • John Q. 'Black River John' Ramsay

    Jan 19, 2016

    IRONWOOD, Mich. — John Q. “Black River John” Ramsay, 62, of Black River Harbor, Ironwood Township, died Thursday evening, Jan. 14, 2016, at Aspirus Grand View Hospital in Ironwood, following a courageous battle with cancer. He was born Aug. 22, 1953, in Elmhurst, Ill., son of the late Malcolm and Anna (Radtke) Ramsay, and graduated from York High School in Elmhurst in 1971. He played music around the Chicago area (piano, harmonica and vocals) prior to moving to Black River Harbor in May 1981, and was a professional musician in the area for m... Full story