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Articles from the February 16, 2016 edition


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  • INDIANHEAD MOUNTAIN

    Feb 16, 2016

  • Bessemer council debates social media policy

    Feb 16, 2016

    By TOM STANKARD [email protected] BESSEMER - The Bessemer City Council debated the city's social media policy Monday after concerns were raised regarding a Facebook page relating to council business. Mayor Kathy Whitburn said it's important for the city council to establish a social media policy and have an "official" presence on Facebook and other social media sites. Whitburn asked if the Facebook page "The Bessemer City Council Rest of the Story" is administered by a council member...

  • Career Day returns to Hurley Thursday

    Feb 16, 2016

    By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] HURLEY — After an absence of several years, Career Day is returning to the Hurley K-12 school on Thursday. Students will hear presentations from experts in many fields. Staff member Steve Eder said Monday there will be 45-minute presentations and all students in grades 7-12 will participate. “It gives the professionals a chance to see our building and the students get the chance to visit with them,” Eder said. The Hurley School Board discussed the plans with Eder and Jake Hostettler, an instr...

  • Community Calendar

    Feb 16, 2016

    Tuesday, Feb. 16 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 Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Ironwood Ki...

  • June Lantta

    Feb 16, 2016

    APPLETON, Wis. - June Lantta, 84, of Appleton, passed away at St. Elizabeth Hospital, Appleton, on Saturday, Feb. 13, 2016. June was born on June 15, 1931, in Ironwood, Mich., to the late John and Ina (Siirila) Frederickson. She married William R. Lantta on Jan. 20, 1951, in Ironwood; he preceded her in death on Nov. 29, 2013. June truly enjoyed her grandchildren and spending summers at the family cottage in northern Michigan. She was well-known for keeping in touch with her relatives and...