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Articles from the October 15, 2019 edition


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  • MSP, Super One team up for food drive

    Oct 15, 2019

    By KIM E. STROM [email protected] IRONWOOD - The Michigan State Police Post and Super One Foods joined efforts Monday to help stock local food pantries for those in need. The Stuff a Goose food drive began Monday and ends Oct. 24. From now until then, donations can be made either by purchasing a $5 dollar bag filled with $10 worth of groceries at Super One, or by donating non-perishable food items to the Michigan State Police Post in Wakefield Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m....

  • Wakefield council grants tax exemption on vacant lake land

    Oct 15, 2019

    By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] WAKEFIELD - The Wakefield City Council voted Monday evening to approve Resolution No. 266, in relation to granting tax-exempt status to the Forward Wakefield Development Corporation for a three-year period. According to city manager Rob Brown, the resolution now will be sent to the State Tax Commission for final determination. The council's unanimous vote occurred after three members of Forward Wakefield presented a slide show regarding their goals during...

  • Appeals court overturns Gogebic juvenile conviction

    Oct 15, 2019

    By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] BESSEMER — A trio of judges with the Michigan State Court of Appeals recently overturned the conviction of local girl for messages she sent on social media. The girl was one of four girls in a Snapchat group that included fantasies about killing a 13-year-old boy they didn’t like, as well as his gold fish and his dog — if he had one. The boy had picked on some members of the Snapchat group, according to the opinion. One of the girls — identified in the opinion as JP - due to being a minor — was cha...

  • Community calendar

    Oct 15, 2019

    Tuesday, Oct. 15 Pickleball, 9 a.m.-noon, Patterson courts or Ironwood Memorial Building. Iron-Gogebic Integrated Family Services, 9-10:30 a.m., Iron County Courthouse, Hurley. 906-663-4045 or 715-561-2191. Wisconsin Veterans Employment Services Representative, 9-11:30 a.m., veterans service office, Hurley. 715-392-7808. Gogebic County Veterans Service Officer, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Ironwood Memorial Building. 906-667-1110. Blood Pressure Screening, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., with Regional Hospice nurses, Mill Street Garden, Bessemer. 906-663-0308. Alcoholics... Full story