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  • Motion approved to advance $20,000 to Gogebic Range Area Solid Waste Authority

    Cortney Ofstad|Feb 11, 2014

    IRONWOOD TOWNSHIP - The Ironwood Township Board of Trustees held a short meeting Monday evening. During the meeting, the board approved a motion for a pre-payment to the Gogebic Range Area Solid Waste Authority. The payment is $20,000, and according to trustee Kathy Maki, the township is "paying for the garbage collection ahead of time, then having collection costs deducted until the $20,000 is paid back." Maki said if the payments were going by shares of the solid waste authority, Ironwood...

  • Wakefield city council hears sheriff's year end report

    Miranda Anderson|Feb 11, 2014

    WAKEFIELD - Sheriff Pete Matonich presented the sheriff department's 2013 year end report at the Wakefield city council meeting Monday evening. Included in this report was a count of 43 issued citations, 15 arrests and 46 total accidents. The council also adopted a city closure policy, which reads "the city manager and mayor will decide if the city needs to close due to unforeseen circumstances, such as inclement weather." "I think the simpler you keep it, the better off you are," said member...

  • Rushing winter waterfall dazzles

    Feb 11, 2014

  • Olympics on TV? Watch, nosh a healthy burger

    Feb 11, 2014

    By SARA MOULTON Associated Press Hunkering down to watch sports on TV usually involves grabbing the traditional grub - chicken wings, sliders, nachos, that sort of stuff. But with the Olympics in Russia at hand, I thought it might be fun to turn instead to a classic of Russian cuisine, namely, beef stroganoff. A rich dish with a noble birthright (scholars disagree about which particular Count Stroganov the dish is named for), beef stroganoff was a staple at America's tonier restaurants during...

  • Precious Valentine's Day bundle to receive stuffed pony

    Feb 11, 2014