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Articles from the April 29, 2021 edition


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  • Wakefield plans Fourth of July celebration

    Apr 29, 2021

    By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] WAKEFIELD — The Wakefield City Council pledged on Monday to commit $2,500 toward the return of the town’s Fourth of July celebration. City officials and Fourth of July organizer Ann Marie Cooney said that members of the city’s Fourth of July Committee, as well as its Fireworks Committee, are deeply engaged in renewing the celebration. Last year’s events were canceled due to restrictions surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, which shut down this area in March of 2020 and has had lingering effects ever si...

  • GCC president tells board of state funding proposal

    Apr 29, 2021

    By CHARITY SMITH [email protected] IRONWOOD — Gogebic Community College President George McNulty shared with the college board Tuesday his concerns about the budget recommendation funding model proposed in the state House Appropriations Subcommittee last week regarding universities and community colleges during the 2021-2022 fiscal year. McNulty said he learned, that if enacted, GCC could face an 18.6% reduction in state funding. “If enacted as proposed, not only this fall, but phased in fully over the next three years, this recommendat...

  • Avenue Construction

    Apr 29, 2021

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  • Community Calendar

    Apr 29, 2021

    Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Thursday, April 29 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 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,...