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Articles from the May 2, 2018 edition


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  • Community calendar

    May 2, 2018

    Wednesday, May 2 Christian Men of the Northland, 6:30 a.m., Uptown Cafe, Ironwood. Walk-In Clinic, 8:30 a.m. -noon, Iron County Health Service, Hurley. 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. Alzheimer’s Disease C... Full story

  • Forensic audit puts township loss at over $950,000

    May 2, 2018

    By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] BESSEMER — While Judge Michael Pope’s final decision isn’t expected to be announced until a sentencing hearing later this month, both sides made their cases regarding the amount of restitution former treasurer Jyl Renee Olson-DeRosso owes Ironwood Township Tuesday in Gogebic County Circuit Court. In March, Olson-DeRosso, 48, pleaded guilty or no-contest to 10 counts related to forgery and embezzlement which occurred while she served as a treas...

  • Anglers warned to watch for ice for Wisconsin opener

    May 2, 2018

    More northern Wisconsin waters are melting in time for the Saturday inland fishing season opener and walleyes are likely to have finished spawning in many lakes, state fisheries officials said Tuesday. Justine Hasz, Wisconsin’s fisheries director, noted much of the state is experiencing temperatures in the 70s this week, with a few 80s mixed in, and that means that ice conditions are highly variable and changing quickly. There’s still plenty of ice on bodies of water like the Gile Flowage, near Hurley. Chief DNR Warden Todd Schaller said ang...

  • Wakefield city council workshop addresses new budget

    May 2, 2018

    By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] WAKEFIELD - A Monday workshop by the Wakefield city council addressed preliminary concerns regarding the city's 2018-19 fiscal year budget, which will kick in on July 1. "This is just the opener right now," said mayor John Granato at the start of the session, which included no voting. Council members welcomed the city's major department heads to share their concerns for the new year. They included public works foreman Mike Sibley, electric department lead...