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Articles from the May 2, 2019 edition


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  • Residents hear of upcoming repair work

    May 2, 2019

    By BRYAN HELLIOS [email protected] IRONWOOD — Impacted residents were informed of upcoming repair work scheduled on Lawrence and Francis streets during a public listening session held on Wednesday at the Ironwood Memorial Building. From the middle of May until the end of July work crews will be replacing water and sanitary sewer mains as well as sidewalks and roads in the in the 100th block of West Francis and one block on Lawrence between Francis and Coolidge. Paul Anderson, a civil e...

  • Minneapolis man sentenced on heroin charge

    May 2, 2019

    By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] BESSEMER - A Minneapolis man charged with bringing heroin into the area was sentenced to prison in Gogebic County Circuit Court Tuesday. Brandon Lee Bible, 36, was sentenced to at least 7 years, 11 months for possession of heroin with intent to deliver and at least 2 years for resisting and obstructing a police officer. "You took it upon yourself to supply heroin to Gogebic County on not just one occasion, on not just two occasions, but (on) at...

  • State of Michigan offers 'Step Up Your Business' help seminar

    May 2, 2019

    ONTONAGON — “Step Up Your Business,” a workshop designed for business owners in the area, will be held Thursday, May 16 in Ontonagon. The Ontonagon Downtown District Authority is hosting the workshop, sponsored by the Michigan Small Business Development Center and the Michigan Economic Development Corporation, that will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. On May 16 at the Ontonagon Village Council Chambers. There is no cost for the workshop. It will also be available as a webinar presentation. Topics in the seminar include: funding oppor...

  • Community calendar

    May 2, 2019

    Thursday, May 2 Pickleball, 9 a.m.-noon, Patterson courts or Ironwood Memorial Building. 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. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. SMART Recovery, 4:30 p.m., 101 E. Mary St., Bessemer. Free Community Dinner, 5-6 p.m., Wakefield Methodist Church. Public is invited. ReGeneration Youth, 5:30-6:45 p.m., ages 10-11; Relentless Youth, 7-9 p.m., ages 12-18;...

  • Alfrieda Marie Mattila

    May 2, 2019

    WAKEFIELD, Mich. - Alfrieda Marie Mattila, 77, a longtime resident of Wakefield, passed away peacefully Monday, April 29, 2019. Alfrieda's passions in life were her family and home, the love of animals and wildlife, fishing and camping. She took great pleasure cooking and baking for others. Alfrieda is survived by two daughters, Dianna Semenak and Paula (Ricky) Doney. She was preceded in death by her husband, Duane "Butch," on Aug. 15, 2004; her son-in-law, Stephen Semenak, on Aug. 13, 2015;...

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