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  • FEMA arrives in Iron County

    Richard Jenkins|Jul 27, 2016

    HURLEY - Town, county and state officials gathered at the Iron County Forestry and Highway building Tuesday morning to meet with representatives from the Federal Emergency Management Agency regarding the cost of damages from the heavy rains and flooding that hit the region earlier this month. The meeting began with preliminary damage assessments of the various road washouts and damage to Saxon Harbor, before the group travelled to a number of storm-damaged sites - including the harbor - to see...

  • Guard helps with Gogebic County road repairs

    Tom Stankard|Jul 27, 2016

    T BESSEMER - Following the severe thunderstorm of July 11 that devastated Little Girl's Point, the Gogebic County Road Commission is "hard at work" repairing roads in the surrounding area. Road commission manager Darren Pionk said Tuesday the commission has begun surveying and designing plans for the eight major sections of Lake Road that were damaged by the flash floods. Pionk said the damages total about $5.5 million. Down the road, Pionk said the commission has suspended all future road...

  • Iron County Heritage Festival has big weekend ahead

    Jul 27, 2016

    The Iron County Heritage Festival continues tonight with a presentation about life in the Civilian Conservation Corps. Beginning at 6 p.m. in the Iron County Historical Museum, Jeff Suzik will talk about growing up in the CCC during the Great Depression. The presentation is sponsored the by Range History, Geography and Geology Club. The festival continues Friday as Highline Corporation will host an open house to celebrate its 50th anniversary from 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Meanwhile, the Iron County Historical Society will celebrate Heritage Day at...

  • Community Calendar

    Jul 27, 2016

    Wednesday, July 27 Christian Men of the Northland, 6:30 a.m., Uptown Cafe, Ironwood. Mentoring of Moms, 9-10:30 a.m., Range Community Bible Church, Hurley. 715-561-4355. Mercer Area Play Group, 9:30-11 a.m., all welcome, Mercer, Wis., Public Library. 715-476-2366. Alcoholics Anony0mous, open meeting, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. DOVE Support Group, noon-2 p.m. 906-932-4990. Ironwood/Hurley Rotary Club, 12:15 p.m., Elk and Hound Restaurant, Ironwood. Iron County Veterans Service Officer, 1-3 p.m., Mercer, Wis., Town Hal... Full story