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Articles from the January 30, 2019 edition


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  • Community calendar

    Jan 30, 2019

    Wednesday, Jan. 30 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. Mercer Health and Wellness Pickleball, 3-6 p.m., Mercer Community Center. Superior Snowshoe Walk, 6:30 p.m., Miners Memorial Park, Ironwood. IMPACT Life Support Group,...

  • GCC presidential finalists selected

    Jan 30, 2019

    IRONWOOD — The search for the next president of Gogebic Community College is in its final stages and the field has been narrowed to four candidates. Last week the Presidential Search Committee, comprised of board members, faculty, staff, foundation officials, a student and the public, interviewed 10 candidates. Among the finalists are Gerald “Jay” Edgren, president of Frontier Community College in Fairfield, Ill.; George McNulty, vice president of student affairs at Colby Community College in Colby, Kan.; Richard Sax, provost and vice presi...

  • Helping hand

    Jan 30, 2019

  • Iron County undersheriff position eliminated, Geach named chief deputy

    Jan 30, 2019

    By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] HURLEY — Iron County’s sheriff department no longer has an undersheriff. Instead, a chief deputy will be the department’s second highest-ranking employee after the Iron County Board of Supervisors approved the creation of the post Tuesday. The board also appointed Jason Geach, who has been with the department for 14 years, to fill the position. The move is designed to increase efficiency and ensures there’s stability and continuity when a new sheriff takes over. “This employee will stay with the co...

  • Wakefield-Marenisco may move up school start date

    Jan 30, 2019

    By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] WAKEFIELD - The Wakefield-Marenisco board of education voted Monday evening to consider moving the school year's start date before Labor Day for the 2019-2020 school year. "The main advantage is it's going to line us up with the college," said superintendent Jason Gustafson regarding Gogebic Community College. If the new timing is enacted, Gustafson said the first day of school at the Wakefield-Marenisco K-12 School will be Aug. 27, which is a Tuesday. He...