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Articles from the March 7, 2019 edition


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  • Trail Blazing

    Mar 7, 2019

  • Natural Resources Board approves Iron County easement purchase

    Mar 7, 2019

    By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] MADISON, Wis. — More than 14,000 acres of land in southern Iron County may soon become publicly accessible after the state’s Natural Resources Board approved purchasing an easement on commercial timber land. The board approved spending approximately $4.8 million on a conservation easement for 14,352 acres of land in the towns of Carey, Knight and Mercer owned by the Keweenaw Land Association at its Feb. 27 meeting. “We’re excited about (the agreement). We’re thrilled that we’re going to continue...

  • Students represent Iron County at Superior Days

    Mar 7, 2019

    By BRYAN HELLIOS [email protected] MADISON - Students from Iron, Bayfield, Ashland and Douglas counties joined together with others bringing approximately 150 collaborative voices to legislators Feb. 11-13 in Madison during the 34th annual Superior Days. Neil Klemme, Iron County's 4-H youth development educator, said Superior Days is one of "the oldest grassroots lobbying practices" in the state. He said the yearly event started with all of the counties touching Lake Superior joined...

  • Wakefield Township hires WUPPDR to write master plan

    Mar 7, 2019

    By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] WAKEFIELD — The Wakefield Township board voted Tuesday night to fund $15,000 for staff from the Western Upper Peninsula Planning and Development Region to write a master plan for the township. According to the contract, WUPPDR will prepare the following content with input from township staff and residents: (1) Community profile of socioeconomic and demographic data, infrastructure, community facilities, utilities, natural resources, climate, recreation assets, major employers, and other assets and i...

  • Community calendar

    Mar 7, 2019

    Thursday, March 7 Red Cross blood drive, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Bessemer High School, Bessemer. Pickleball, 10 a.m.-noon., Ironwood Memorial Building. Gogebic-Ontonagon Community Action Agency quarterly food commodity distribution for registered families, 10 a.m.-noon and 1-3 p.m., Bessemer V.F.W. Post 3673, 605 W. Lead St., Bessemer; 1-2 p.m., Pioneer Park Apartments, Ironwood. 906-667-0283. Gogebic County Veterans Service Officer, 10:30-11:30 a.m., Wakefield City Hall; 1-2 p.m., Watersmeet Township; 2:45-3:15 p.m., Marenisco Township. 906-667-1110....