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Articles from the June 16, 2018 edition


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  • Storms, flash flooding cause widespread area damage

    Jun 16, 2018

    By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] IRONWOOD - Mother Nature followed through on National Weather Service predictions of thunderstorms for the weekend with violent blasts on Friday that caused undetermined damage across the Gogebic Range. Storms rolled in around 5 a.m. when heavy hail, strong winds and lightning accompanied a downpour. From 3 to 5 inches of rain fell throughout the day, with more possible overnight. In a heartbeat, U.S. 2 was covered by a foot of water along Cloverland...

  • Copperwood mine feasibility study 'positive'

    Jun 16, 2018

    By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] WAKEFIELD — Those interested in seeing mining return to the western Upper Peninsula got good news Friday as Highland Copper released the feasibility study for its Copperwood Project. Highland president and CEO Denis Miville-Deschenes said the report was “a major step forward” for the company’s efforts to develop a mine in the northern parts of Ironwood and Wakefield townships. “The feasibility study demonstrates the significant potential of this project located in a great historic mining jurisdict...

  • Memory Garden

    Jun 16, 2018

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  • Community Calendar

    Jun 16, 2018

    Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Saturday, June 16 Alcoholics Anonymous, 11 a.m., Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Bessemer Library Summer Reading Kick-off, 1-4 p.m., Bessemer Public Library. Community Pickleball Paddlers, 2-5 p.m., Mercer, Wis., School gymnasium. 715-776-4588. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Sunday, June 17 Alcoholics Anonymous, 1 p.m., closed meeting, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. Mercer Health...

  • Elwys Arnold 'Jack' Knight

    Jun 16, 2018

    OSHKOSH, Wis. - Elwys Arnold "Jack" Knight, 85, passed away on Friday, June 8, 2018. He was preceded in death by his parents, Clifford and Ruth (Barden) Knight, his loving wife, Chestine (Buczek), his brother, Gary Knight, and his son, Kelly Ryan. He proudly served in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict, where he was stationed in Alaska. Elwys worked as a pipefitter in Wisconsin, Florida and Michigan. Chestine and Jack won the Michigan Lottery, so they moved from Wisconsin to Michigan,...

  • Flooding Damage

    Jun 16, 2018

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