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Articles from the August 7, 2019 edition


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  • Land auction to be held

    Aug 7, 2019

    By BRYAN HELLIOS [email protected] WATERSMEET — The Michigan county land auction for Baraga, Gogebic, Houghton, Iron, Keweenaw and Ontonagon counties will be held at noon CDT on Saturday at the Northern Waters Casino in Watersmeet. Lisa Hewitt, treasurer for Gogebic County, said the county recommends “doing your homework” before purchasing any property, but she added when properties are sold through the foreclosure process most liens are discharged, except IRS and other liens filed by governmental agencies. She directed inter...

  • Volunteers bring fair to life

    Aug 7, 2019

    By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] IRONWOOD - The Gogebic County Fair opens Thursday and the staff and board are praising the volunteers who somehow seem to get everything up and running in a few short days - and just for some donuts and coffee in the morning. "We're thrilled that the fair is filling up with volunteers who are working, our vendors are arriving, the carnival is arriving, the harness racers are arriving and things are falling into place," said Terttu Anderson, fair...

  • Road conditions remain an issue in Wakefield Township

    Aug 7, 2019

    By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] WAKEFIELD - Road repairs are progressing in Wakefield Township, but there seems to be no shortage of continuing problems. Township supervisor John Cox made that clear at a Tuesday evening meeting of the township board of trustees. Cox, who is also the board chair, said some projects already have been addressed, such as general patchwork, culvert repair on Blackjack Road, and improvement of the intersection at Chippewa Drive and Planter Road. Meanwhile, he...

  • Community calendar

    Aug 7, 2019

    Wednesday, Aug. 7 Mercer Loon Day, downtown Mercer, Wis. Christian Men of the Northland, 6:30 a.m., Uptown Cafe, Ironwood. Alcoholics Anonymous, 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 Hall. 715-561-2190. Survivors of Suicide, 3 p.m., basement of Zion Lutheran Church. Mercer Health and Wellness Pickleball, 3-6 p.m., Mercer Community...