Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] IRONWOOD — In a series of meetings with staff, the school board and the public, officials with the Ironwood Area Schools has begun laying out the district’s tentative plans for the return to school in fall as the state continues to grapple with the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. “Our current effort is to provide as much choice as possible for our parents and our community members, while maintaining safety for our students and teachers,” Superintendent Travis Powell told the Ironwood board of educ... Full story
By CHARITY SMITH [email protected] BESSEMER — Visitors to Massie Field will soon have a full view of the bluff, as the Bessemer city council voted Monday to allow the Bessemer Area Schools to cut down a large portion of the trees behind the field. According to city manager Charly Loper, the request to remove the trees came from Bill Steiger, who noticed from old school photographs that the bluff used to be viewable from anywhere in the stands, but now that view is limited because of the trees. Loper said that there are some concerns wit...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] MERCER, Wis. — Many of those who live in, or visit, Iron County agree it’s a great place. That popularity seems to extend to the animal kingdom, as the county once again claimed the state’s top spot for moose sightings in 2019. Eight of the 36 probable or confirmed moose sightings in Wisconsin last year were in Iron County, according to data from the Department of Natural Resources. Three of those sightings were in Mercer, two were listed as in Hurley, two were from Springstead and one came from...
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Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Thursday, July 23 Community Pickleball, 9-noon, Patterson Tennis Court, weather permitting. 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, Ironwood. area74.org. SMART Recovery, 4:30 p.m., 101 E. Mary St., Bessemer. Alcoholics Anonymous, 6:30 p.m., First Presbyterian Church,... Full story
