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Articles from the May 31, 2017 edition


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  • Street Work

    May 31, 2017

  • Despite economical disadvantages, GCC outperforms others

    May 31, 2017

    By IAN MINIELLY [email protected] IRONWOOD - Gogebic Community College President Jim Lorenson reported on the state of the college to board of trustees Tuesday evening. He began by listing the constraints acting on GCC externally - things the school officials cannot do anything about, but must take into consideration due to the impact the constraints have. There are regional demographics to consider: -The Gogebic Range is chronically designated as economically disadvantaged compared...

  • Army Corps approves Saxon Harbor funding

    May 31, 2017

    By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] HURLEY — Saxon Harbor has made the cut for this years U.S. Army Corps of Engineering funding, meaning the Army Corps will contribute to part of the marina’s repair following its destruction during the rain and flooding of the July 11, 2016 storm. According to an announcement from Sen. Tammy Baldwin’s office, the Army Corps’ 2017 work plan includes a total of $1.375 million for work at the harbor — comprised of $575,000 for dredging work and $800,000 for structural repairs. “Those structural...

  • Former township treasurer bound over to circuit court

    May 31, 2017

    BESSEMER — The former Ironwood Township treasurer waived her preliminary hearing Tuesday in Gogebic County District Court and was bound over to Circuit Court. Jyl Olson-DeRosso, 47 is facing 10 felonies in connection with the embezzlement alleged to have occurred from 2011 to 2016 when she was defeated in November’s election. Olson-DeRosso is charged with five counts of forgery, one count of embezzlement by a public official, refusing to turn over records to the successor treasurer, removal and destruction of public records, using public mon...

  • Community calendar

    May 31, 2017

    Wednesday, May 31 Christian Men of the Northland, 6:30 a.m., Uptown Cafe, Ironwood. Alcoholics Anonymous, open meeting, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. DOVE Support Group, noon-2 p.m. 906-932-4990. Ironwood/Hurley Rotary Club, 12:15 p.m., Elk and Hound Restaurant, Ironwood. Iron County Veterans Service Officer, 1-3 p.m., Mercer, Wis., Town Hall. 715-561-2190. Superior Riders, 6:30 p.m., Don and GG’s Ride, Ironwood. Adult Children of Alcoholics, 7 p.m., Samaritan Counseling, Ironwood. Narcotics Anonymous, 7 p.m., Salem Luthera... Full story

  • Carol F. Allan

    May 31, 2017

    MANITOWOC, Wis. - Carol F. Allan, 87, a Manitowoc resident, passed away Sunday morning, May 28, 2017, at St. Mary's Nursing Care Center in Manitowoc. Carol was born on May 8, 1930, in Crystal Falls, Mich., daughter of the late Harry and Jean (Johnson) Freberg. She was a graduate of Luther L. Wright High School in Ironwood, Mich., with the class of 1948. She later attended Gogebic Junior College and graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Superior with a degree in education in 1952. On July 18... Full story