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Articles from the February 28, 2018 edition


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  • East Ayer Street summer resurfacing project planned

    Feb 28, 2018

    By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] IRONWOOD - The pothole-filled East Ayer Street is in line for a summer resurfacing project. The Ironwood City Commission on Monday agreed to seek bids from local contractors for resurfacing the East Ayer roadway from Lake to Southwest Streets as part of the 2018-'19 local street plan. City manager Scott Erickson said the summer work will also include pulverizing and resurfacing Easy Street in the industrial park, from Ayer to U.S. 2, as part of the...

  • Nessel visits Gogebic Range in attorney general's race

    Feb 28, 2018

    By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] IRONWOOD — Democrat Dana Nessel stopped in Ironwood Tuesday during a tour through the Upper Peninsula in her campaign to win the party’s nomination for Michigan attorney general. Having practiced law for nearly 25 years, one of Nessel’s most famous cases was in 2012 when she challenged Michigan’s ban on adoptions and marriage for same-sex couples in DeBoer v. Snyder. The case would eventually be combined with several others and lead to the U.S. Supreme Court’s legalization of gay marriage....

  • City of Wakefield zeroes in on "dreamscape" priorities

    Feb 28, 2018

    By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] WAKEFIELD - As of Monday, the Wakefield city council now has a "top three" list of priorities in relation to proposed remodeling of the municipal building. John Larson, the Gwinn-based architect whose "dreamscape" vision has been mulled over by council members in recent months, was on hand to discuss related issues, along with city manager Richard Brackney. The first three priorities are, in order: -Creating a fireproof storage room, which will be made...

  • Community calendar

    Feb 28, 2018

    Wednesday, Feb. 28 Christian Men of the Northland, 6:30 a.m., Uptown Cafe, Ironwood. Mentoring of Moms, 9-10:30 a.m., Range Community Bible Church, Hurley. 715-561-4355. Alcoholics Anonymous, open meeting, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. DOVE Support Group, noon-2 p.m. 906-932-4990. Ironwood/Hurley Rotary Club, 12:15 p.m., Elk and Hound Restaurant, Ironwood. Iron County Veterans Service Officer, 1-3 p.m., Mercer, Wis., Town Hall. 715-561-2190. Mercer Health and Wellness Pickleball, 3-6 p.m., Mercer Community Center. Parent... Full story