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Articles from the April 18, 2019 edition


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  • Community calendar

    Apr 18, 2019

    Thursday, April 18 Pickleball, 9 a.m.-noon, Patterson courts or Ironwood Memorial Building. Gogebic-Ontonagon Community Action Agency food commodity distribution, seniors, Bergland Lake Gogebic Senior Center, 9:45-10 a.m. EDT; White Pine Porcupine Mountain Senior Center, 10:20-10:35 a.m. EDT; Ontonagon Holy Family Catholic Church, 11-11:45 a.m. EDT; Mass City Resource Center, 1:15-1:45 p.m. EST. 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.... Full story

  • Wilton warns parents of online dangers

    Apr 18, 2019

    By BRYAN HELLIOS [email protected] IRONWOOD - Attendees of the iGuardian parent program listened to Special Agent Todd Wilton, with the Department of Homeland Security, discuss tips on internet safety Wednesday night at Gogebic Community College. Maija Grace, from Wakefield, came to the event to learn about the dangers of social media. "I just want to learn what signs as a parent I need to look out for," she said. She said her kids do have cellphones and use the internet to game...

  • Iron County students tour timber companies

    Apr 18, 2019

    By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] HURLEY — The Hurley and Mercer students in Iron County's Woods and Waters program had a chance to see some of the commercial uses of the trees in the Northwoods as they toured some of the local timber companies Wednesday. The tours were designed to give students an idea of what happens to the trees after they are logged. “It dawned on me last year ... where we had our tour of the logging aspect of (the timber industry),” said Iron County conse...

  • Bessemer board of education pushes pending millage

    Apr 18, 2019

    By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] BESSEMER — More than a dozen local citizens gathered Tuesday evening at A.D. Johnston Junior andHigh School in Bessemer for an informational session on a continuing millage proposed by the Bessemer Area Board of Education. Superintendent Dave Wineburner led the session, which consisted of him narrating a related slide show and then opening the floor to questions. The event in the school’s multipurpose room was offered as a venue in which to explain why the board is asking for residents to support a 2.0...