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Articles from the August 6, 2019 edition


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  • Community calendar

    Aug 6, 2019

    Tuesday, Aug. 6 Loony Pedalers, 8:30 a.m., Sharon’s Coffee Company, Hurley. Pickleball, 9 a.m.-noon, Patterson courts or Ironwood Memorial Building. Gogebic County Veterans Service Officer, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Ironwood Memorial Building. 906-667-1110. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Ironwood Kiwanis Club, noon, Golden Dragon. Wakefield Seniors, noon, Wakefield Senior Center. Cribbage, 1 p.m., Mercer, Wis., Public Library. 715-476-2366. Mountain Biking Group, 6 p.m., Wolverine Trails. Disabled American V... Full story

  • Prescribed burn planned for Johnson Lake area

    Aug 6, 2019

    IRONWOOD - The Ottawa National Forest of the U.S. Forest Service on Monday announced plans for a prescribed burn in the Johnson Lake area. The proposed burn of approximately 350 acres of forested land will occur within the next two weeks in the Kenton Ranger District, east of Bond Falls between Forest Road 530 and Forest Road 4500. The burn is dependent upon weather conditions. Signs will be posted in and around the area of the burn. At this time it is not anticipated that any roads will be clos...

  • Conservation District combats giant hogweed

    Aug 6, 2019

    By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] IRONWOOD - Among the invasive species the Gogebic Conservation District works to combat locally is giant hogweed. Locals had a chance to see the plant in bloom Saturday during a tour led by members of the conservation district and the Northwoods Cooperative Weed Management Area. A group of about 12 people gathered at a location on U.S. 2 close to Curry Park and the Gogebic County Fairgrounds to see a blooming giant hogweed and some plants that are o...

  • Jack Jeffrey Maccani

    Aug 6, 2019

    WASHBURN, Wis. - Jack Jeffrey Maccani, 36, of Washburn, entered eternal life Saturday, Aug. 3, 2019. He was born June 1, 1983, in Bessemer Township, Mich., a son of William L. and Diane Maccani. He was the youngest of five children. Jack attended elementary and junior high in Bessemer, Mich., and high school in Bessemer and Calumet, Mich., and Superior, as he traveled to pursue his passion of playing hockey. Jack graduated from Bessemer's A.D. Johnston High School in 2001, and also received a... Full story

  • GMCF to offer expanded parking near existing lot

    Aug 6, 2019

    By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] WAKEFIELD — The Wakefield planning commission voted Monday evening to approve progress on a new 180-foot x 90-foot parking lot across from the Gogebic Medical Care Facility. The action came in response to two letters dated July 25, one from Mark Ahonen, director of maintenance and service support at GMCF, and one from site contractor Paul Luppino, who is president of Angelo Luppino, Inc. in Iron Belt, Wis. “This lot will be located directly to the northwest of the facility, across North Street from the...