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Articles from the September 16, 2021 edition


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  • Hurley to use ARPA funds for water meters

    Sep 16, 2021

    By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] HURLEY — The Hurley City Council on Tuesday authorized the department of public works to transition the city from automatic meter reading systems to the advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) system. The city council approved a finance committee recommendation of $246,967 to Dakota Supply Group for the AMI meters and another $70,560 to HydroCorp for installation, based on information from finance committee chair Joanne Bruneau at the meeting. The project will be funded from $150,000 in local f...

  • Montreal appoints Traczyk mayor

    Sep 16, 2021

    By ZACHARY MARANO [email protected] MONTREAL, Wis. — The Montreal Common Council appointed council member Kelly Traczyk as the city’s first female mayor at its regular monthly meeting on Tuesday. Traczyk’s appointment will be effective Oct. 1. “I’m very excited. I was elected (as council member) in April and I’ve been working for the city ever since. I think we made a lot of progress since then and I think I will do a lot for the greater good,” Tracyzk said. Tracyzk will step into a position as Mayor Erik Guenard had submitted his...

  • Road Work

    Sep 16, 2021

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  • Gerald Clyde 'Bono' Britton

    Sep 16, 2021

    TITUSVILLE, Fla. - Gerald Clyde "Bono" Britton, 84, passed away on Sept. 11, 2021, in Titusville. Jerry was born Nov. 26, 1936, to Clyde and Esther Britton in Watersmeet, Michigan. He graduated from Watersmeet High School in 1954, and proudly served his country in the U.S. Merchant Marines and U.S. Army from 1955-59, including an overseas deployment in Korea. He met and married Dorothy Grove in 1965 in Chicago and moved to Streamwood, Illinois, where they lived for nine years until moving back... Full story

  • Rita Ann (Lesco) Searle

    Sep 16, 2021

    HURLEY, Wis. - Rita Ann (Lesco) Searle, 90, of Ironwood, Michigan, passed away peacefully on Monday, Sept. 13, 2021, at the Villa Maria Health and Rehabilitation Center in Hurley. Rita was born on July 26, 1931, the daughter of Joseph and Josephine (Cvengros) Lesco. She was the only child but spent her childhood surrounded by many loving aunts and uncles. She attended Norrie Elementary School in Ironwood and graduated from Luther L. Wright High School in 1949. She then attended Gogebic... Full story

  • Community Calendar

    Sep 16, 2021

    Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Thursday, Sept. 16 Pickleball, 9 a.m.-noon, Patterson Courts, Ironwood. If rain: Memorial Building. St. Vincent de Paul Food Pantry and Financial Assistance, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., located behind Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church, Ironwood. 906-932-4325. Gogebic-Ontonagon Community Action Agency food commodity distribution for seniors, Bergland Lake Gogebic Senior Center, 9:45-10 a.m. EDT; White Pine Township Hall, 10:20-10:35 a.m. EDT;... Full story