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Articles from the July 9, 2020 edition


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  • Michigan unemployment claim system under fire

    Jul 9, 2020

    By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] WAKEFIELD TOWNSHIP — An aide for Rep. Greg Markkanen, R-Hancock, visited the Tuesday evening meeting of the Wakefield Township Board of Trustees and quickly heard complaints regarding delayed processing of unemployment claims. “We’re just making our way around and wanted to know if you have any concerns,” said Justin Kasieta, one of Markkanen’s aides, after being introduced by supervisor John Cox, who also chairs the board. The criticism of the state unemployment office — which also has...

  • Iron County US 2 project begins

    Jul 9, 2020

    By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] SAXON, Wis. - Drivers traveling on U.S. 2 near Saxon may notice some increased construction activity as work began on several culverts Wednesday. The $879,203 project centers around three culverts between Curry and Clement roads west of Saxon, according to a Wisconsin Department of Transportation construction update, and is expected to run through mid-September. Although no culverts will actually be replaced, according to the WisDOT update, two...

  • Human Services Board recommends counsel change in child cases

    Jul 9, 2020

    By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] HURLEY — The Iron County Human Services Board is recommending the county board pass a resolution changing who will handle certain legal processes involving children in the county. The resolution — which the human services board passed at the end of June — would move children in need of protection and services, and termination of parental rights proceedings from the district attorney’s office to the responsibility of the county’s corporation counsel, Tim Dean. Human Services Director...

  • Lucille Marie Armata

    Jul 9, 2020

    MENOMONEE FALLS, Wis. - Lucille Marie (Nagro) Armata, 98, passed away on July 3, 2020. She was a resident of Menomonee Falls and was formerly of Ironwood, Michigan. Lucille was the beloved wife of the late Stephen Micheal Armata; the loving mother of Diane (Bill) Harrod, of Colgate, and Jody Michael Armata of Oconomowoc; proud grandmother of Jamie (Alisa) Armata of Wauwatosa, Brad (Bridget) Harrod, of Waukesha, and Kim (Mike) Sandberg of Kenosha; great-grandmother of Ethan Thomas Harrod.; and...

  • Community Calendar

    Jul 9, 2020

    Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Thursday, July 9 Community Pickleball, 9-noon, Patterson Tennis Court, weather permitting. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Red Hat Society, noon, pizza party, Ironwood Depot Park pavilion, RSVP to Carol at 906-932-4953. Alcoholics Anonymous, 6:30 p.m., First Presbyterian Church, Hurley. area74.org. Ironwood Lodge 389 of F.&A.M., 7:30 p.m., Gogebic Masonic Temple. Government Bessemer Housing...

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