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By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] IRONWOOD - The Gogebic Range Solid Waste Management Authority plans to continue the shutdown of its transfer station and recycling facility for the duration of the emergency order regarding the coronavirus pandemic. The waste management authority shut down operation except for garbage collection on March 23. The scheduled garbage collection in the townships of Ironwood, Bessemer, Marenisco and Wakefield and in the city of Wakefield continue on... Full story
LANSING — The Michigan National Guard is now authorized to perform humanitarian missions around the state after Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced Monday President Donald Trump granted her request to allocate up to 3,000 members of the Michigan Army and Air National Guard for 90 days to help respond to the coronavirus pandemic in the state. The humanitarian missions will include helping run mobile screening facilities, distributing food and other crucial supplies, disinfecting public spaces and supporting public safety when required, according t...
By CHARITY SMITH [email protected] With the threat of the coronavirus looming everywhere, a record number of voters in Iron County, Wisconsin, are choosing to vote absentee in this year's presidential primary and many local officials are encouraging it. "We are definitely promoting it," said Mercer Town Clerk Debbie Hohner. "We were trying to find the best way to promote the idea of absentee ballots, so our deputy clerk, Beth Wetzir, actually created a Facebook page for us. Hohner said...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Wednesday, April 1 Alcoholics Anonymous, open meeting, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Iron County Veterans Service Officer, 715-561-2190. Narcotics Anonymous, 7 p.m., Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7:30 p.m., Sharon Lutheran Church, Bessemer. area74.org. Thursday, April 2 Gogebic County Veterans Service Officer, 906-667-1110. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church,... Full story