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Articles from the July 19, 2016 edition


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  • Gov. Snyder takes helicopter tour of Little Girl's Point devastation

    Richard Jenkins|Jul 19, 2016

    LITTLE GIRL'S POINT - Gov. Rick Snyder took an aerial tour of Little Girl's Point Monday morning to see the after effects of last week's storm. Snyder - who declared a state of emergency for Gogebic County Friday - traveled by helicopter to survey the washouts on Lake Road, which occurred after heavy rains July 11 caused widespread flooding on the Point and left many residents stranded of several days. Following the tour, Snyder landed in the boat-launch parking lot next to Oman's Creek and...

  • Rolling Memorial

    Jul 19, 2016

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  • Ontonagon sets bond proposal for buses, improvements

    Jan Tucker|Jul 19, 2016

    ONTONAGON — The Ontonagon Area Board of Education Monday approved placing a millage request on the November ballot. The request, if approved, would cost voters less in taxes than they are presently paying. Superintendent Jim Bobula said, if approved, .5 mill would be used to purchase four new buses over the next one to two years. The district is also asking for 1.5 mills for building and facility upgrades. Since two present millage proposals will expire this year and in 2017, if approved, the millage would be one-tenth less than what O...

  • Community Calendar

    Jul 19, 2016

    Tuesday, July 19 Pickleball, 9-11 a.m., Hurley High School Tennis Courts. Iron-Gogebic Integrated Family Services, 9-10:30 a.m., Iron County Courthouse, Hurley. 906-663-4045 or 715-561-2191. Wisconsin Veterans Employment Services Representative, 9-11:30 a.m., veterans service office, Hurley. 715-392-7808. Gogebic County Veterans Service Officer, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Ironwood Memorial Building. 906-667-1110. Blood Pressure Screening, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., with Regional Hospice nurses, Mill Street Garden, Bessemer. 906-663-0308. Alcoholics Anonymous,... Full story