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Articles from the March 12, 2021 edition


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  • Courthouse elevator to get repairs

    Mar 12, 2021

    By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] BESSEMER — The Gogebic County Courthouse elevator will soon undergo repairs after breakdowns over the summer left people briefly stuck between floors. The Gogebic County Board of Commissioners on Thursday 7-0 approved a recommendation from the Economic Development and Capital Improvement Committee to authorize a $34,682 bid to Otis Elevator Company. According to meeting minutes, the committee found the repairs to be necessary immediately as it is the only elevator in the building. County Administra...

  • GCC to hold virtual graduation

    Mar 12, 2021

    IRONWOOD — Gogebic Community College will hold its graduation ceremony virtually again this year. “Due to the uncertainty of COVID-19 and to protect our students, their families, faculty and staff, we decided to host a virtual graduation ceremony,” said GCC President George McNulty, in a press release Wednesday. “This decision was not an easy one, and we are already working diligently to provide students with a ceremony that they will remember.” The online presentation, similar to last year’s virtual commencement, will be shown on YouTube on...

  • Mt. Zion closes for season

    Mar 12, 2021

    By CHARITY SMITH [email protected] IRONWOOD - The Mt. Zion Winter Recreation Area at Gogebic Community College is closed for the season. The college made the announcement Wednesday. Jim Vanderspoel, director of GCC's Ski Area Management program and Mt. Zion operations, said the closure came just a few days earlier than he had planned. He said he had hoped to have the hill open through Sunday. "After the recent warm temperatures and heavy rainfall, we had no choice but to close," Vandersp...

  • Community Calendar

    Mar 12, 2021

    Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Friday, March 12 Mercer Cribbage, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Mercer Senior Center. Double Trouble, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Serenity Center, Ironwood. Mercer Food Pantry, noon-1 p.m., Railroad Street, Mercer, Wis. Emergencies: 715-476-7655. Alcoholics Anonymous/ Al-Anon, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Harbortown AA, 7:30 p.m. EST, Ontonagon United Methodist Church basement, next to Holiday gas station, Ontonagon. area74.org.... Full story