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Articles from the July 25, 2017 edition


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  • Wineburner approved as new A.D. Johnston principal

    Jul 25, 2017

    By IAN MINIELLY [email protected] BESSEMER - The board approved the hiring of Dave Wineburner as A. D. Johnston's high school and junior high principal at Monday night's school board meeting. Wineburner has spent the last three years as the 6-12 principal for the Walker-Hackensack-Akeley school district in Walker, Minn. Radovitch said, "(Wineburner) was the best candidate, with experience and enthusiasm for the job." The Wineburners have been looking at housing and are bringing two...

  • 6 charged in Ironwood drug case

    Jul 25, 2017

    By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] BESSEMER — Six defendants are facing charges in connection with a weekend Ironwood methamphetamine bust. Jeffrey Elton Schmiege, 47, of Ironwood, is charged with five felonies and a high court misdemeanor — delivery or manufacture of meth, conspiracy to deliver or manufacture meth, possession of a firearm by a felon, possession of ammunition by a felon, felony firearm and maintaining a drug house. Jeffrey Thomas Gorecki, 45, of Ironwood, is charged with delivery or manufacture of meth and con...

  • Construction on Ironwood dog park to begin

    Jul 25, 2017

    By LARRY HOLCOMBE [email protected] IRONWOOD - The Ironwood City Commission authorized work to begin on the construction of a dog park at its meeting Monday evening. Community Development Director Tom Bergman briefly outlined the project, saying the site had already been approved by the Planning Commission and the plan was also recommended by the Parks and Recreation Committee. The park will be located in a section of the Miners Memorial Heritage Park on the southwest corner of East...

  • Community calendar

    Jul 25, 2017

    Tuesday, July 25 Pickleball, 9 a.m. to noon, good weather, Hurley High School tennis courts, bad weather: Ironwood Memorial Building. North Country Trail Hike, 9 a.m., Copper Falls State Park, Mellen, Wis. Gogebic County Veterans Service Officer, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Ironwood Memorial Building. 906-667-1110. Breakfast For Your Brain, 10 a.m., Mercer, Wis., Community Center. 715-561-2695. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Ironwood Kiwanis Club, noon, Golden Dragon. New members welcome. Woods and Blooms G...

  • Ernest Victor Salonen Sr.

    Jul 25, 2017

    BERGLAND, Mich. - Ernest Victor Salonen Sr., 84, a lifelong resident of Bergland, passed away peacefully early Monday morning, July 24, 2017, surrounded by his loving family. Ernie was born on March 9, 1933, in Bergland, a son of Ernest Edwin and Ida Helen (Kasper) Salonen. He attended Bergland Community School and graduated in 1951. After graduation, Ernie proudly served his country in the U.S. Navy aboard the USS Missouri during the Korean War. On Aug. 20, 1960, Ernie was united in marriage...