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Articles from the April 15, 2021 edition


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  • Hurley will not hold annual Memorial Day Parade

    Apr 15, 2021

    By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] HURLEY — The Hurley City Council on Monday voted 4-1 not to close Silver Street or provide other support that would allow for a downtown parade during the annual Memorial Weekend ATV/UTV Rally. Council members Joanne Bruneau, Jamey Francis, Robert Lanctoe and Stephanie Innes-Smith voted with the decision to withhold city support required for the Hurley Area Chamber of Commerce and other event partners to hold the parade in the interest of following COVID-19 pandemic guidelines that still r...

  • Dog rescued from manhole

    Apr 15, 2021

    By CHARITY SMITH [email protected] HURLEY - A rescue effort that included the help of the Hurley Police and Public Works departments successfully retrieved a dog that had fallen into a manhole near Second Avenue near downtown Hurley Wednesday morning. Sadie, a 13-year-old German wire hair pointer belonging to Karen and Paul Hagemann, ventured off into a culvert during her morning walk shortly before 9 a.m. The culvert starts at the west side of Second Avenue and runs under the road...

  • Projects approved for Miners park

    Apr 15, 2021

    By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] IRONWOOD — The Ironwood City Commission approved two projects Monday that are meant to help Miners Memorial Heritage Park continue to grow and expand. The commission approved a $264,364 bid from Marquettebased Flowtrack Mountain Bike Trails, LLC, to complete the mountain bike trail construction and qayfinding signs project at Miners Park. The project includes construction of a pump and hand cycle tracks; cross country and mountain bike trails; a 3-foot boardwalk trail; trail signs and posts. The a...

  • Community Calendar

    Apr 15, 2021

    Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Thursday, April 15 Pickleball, 9 a.m.-noon, Ironwood Memorial Building. St. Vincent de Paul Food Pantry and Financial Assistance, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., located behind Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church, Ironwood. 906-932-4325. Gogebic-Ontonagon Community Action Agency food commodity distribution for seniors, Bergland Lake Gogebic Senior Center, 9:45-10 a.m. EDT; White Pine Township Hall, 10:20-10:35 a.m. EDT; Ontonagon Holy Family... Full story

  • Katherine M. Melnik

    Apr 15, 2021

    WAKEFIELD, Mich. — Katherine M. Melnik, 69, of Wakefield passed away on April 12, 2021, at her home in Wakefield. McKevitt-Patrick Funeral Home of Ironwood is assisting the family.... Full story