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  • Wolverine Trails Day

    Oct 10, 2017

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  • Wakefield Council raises rates at Eddy Park Campground

    Oct 10, 2017

    By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] WAKEFIELD - At Monday evening's Wakefield City Council meeting, members voted to raise all but seasonal rates at the Eddy Park Campground, as recommended by the planning commission. For premium sites - which include water and electricity - daily rates will rise $5, from $30 to $35, and monthly rates will rise $25, from $325 to $350. For tent sites, daily rates will rise $2, from $10 to $12, and monthly rates will rise $15, from $145 to $160. All sites will...

  • Mayor praises IPSD, other agencies for fire response

    Oct 10, 2017

    By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] IRONWOOD — Mayor Annette Burchell praised the Ironwood Public Safety Department and other responding agencies Monday for their quick response to the Golden Dragon restaurant fire last Wednesday. The downtown Chinese restaurant may not be reopening for another month because of the fire, according to city commissioner Jim Mildren, who talked with restaurant owner Anny Lin on Monday. Mildren noted the Kiwanis Club holds its noon lunches at the Golden Dragon and he pointed out what an asset the business is...

  • Township approves budget amendments

    Oct 10, 2017

    By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] IRONWOOD TOWNSHIP — As the end of the fiscal year approaches, the Ironwood Township Board of Trustees passed three budget amendment resolutions Monday night. The first resolution dealt with the township’s general fund, with the board approving $700 in revenue and $67,950 in expense amendments. “The reason (the expense amendment) is so high is because we have the road work coming up,” Clerk Mary Segalin said. “I wanted to place $70,000 from last year’s budget into Roads and Bridges to bring it up...

  • Community calendar

    Oct 10, 2017

    Tuesday, Oct. 10 Last day for voter registration for fall election, Ironwood Memorial Building, 7:30 a.m to 4 p.m. Pickleball, 10 a.m. to noon, Ironwood Memorial Building. Gogebic County Veterans Service Officer, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Ironwood Memorial Building. 906-667-1110. Friends of the Mercer Public Library, 10 a.m., library, Mercer, Wis. Tiny Tot Story Hour, Wakefield Public Library, 10 a.m., 229-5236 or [email protected] Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Ironwood Kiwanis Club, noon, Golden Dragon.... Full story

  • Laura D. Olson

    Oct 10, 2017

    WAKEFIELD, Mich. - Laura D. Olson, 100, a lifelong resident of Wakefield, passed away early Saturday morning, Oct. 7, 2017, at Gogebic Medical Care Facility in Wakefield. Laura was born on March 12, 1917, in Wakefield, a daughter of William Oscar and Linnea Marie (Torkko) Mackie. She attended Wakefield High School and graduated in 1935. On April 25, 1941, Laura was united in marriage to Ralph P. Olson in Bessemer. She was a member of All Saints Lutheran Church in Wakefield. Laura worked as a... Full story