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Articles from the April 21, 2016 edition


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  • Mercer recount confirms Sendra win

    Apr 21, 2016

    By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] MERCER, Wis - The ballots cast in the April 5 race between incumbent Victor Ouimette and John Sendra to represent Mercer's District 11 on the Iron County Board of Supervisors were recounted Wednesday and the final result remains the same - a four-vote Sendra win. The recount consisted of verifying the number of voters in the poll book was correct, verifying the number of ballots was the same as election night and then recounting the ballots. While...

  • Ontonagon board authorizes millage renewals

    Apr 21, 2016

    By JAN TUCKER [email protected] ONTONAGON — Ontonagon County voters will face several millage renewal issues in the August primary election after the county board approved language for several ballot measures Tuesday. The board authorized placing a request for one mill for four years for the Ontonagon County Transit, one mill for four years for the SONCO Ambulance and three-tenths of a mill for the Gogebic-Ontonagon Community Action Agency. Regarding the CAA ballot request, commissioner John Cane was concerned because the agency had used t...

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    Apr 21, 2016

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  • Lake Superior level well above normal

    Apr 21, 2016

    By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] Lake Superior water levels were from nine to 10 inches above normal at the end of March and two inches higher than last March. According to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the levels of all of the Great Lakes were well above normal at the end of the month. Lake Superior was at 601.96 feet above sea level on March 31, compared to the long-term daily mean of 601.15 feet. During the month, the lake rose about five inches, according to Army Corps statistics. Kevin Crupi, of the National Weather Service o...

  • Community Calendar

    Apr 21, 2016

    Thursday, April 21 Gogebic County Veterans Service Officer, 10:30-11:30 a.m., Wakefield City Hall; 1-2 p.m., Watersmeet Township; 2:45-3:15 p.m., Marenisco Township. 906-667-1110. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Grief Support Group, 2 p.m., all welcome, The Inn Bed and Breakfast, Montreal, Wis. 906-663-0308. Mended Hearts and Diabetes Support Group, 2 p.m., Aspirus Grand View Hospital conference area, Ironwood. 906-932-2443. Bessemer Area Historical Society, 2 p.m., 403 Sophie St., Bessemer. Free... Full story

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