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Articles from the June 13, 2018 edition


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  • Ironwood man gets prison for overdose death

    Jun 13, 2018

    By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] BESSEMER - An Ironwood man was sentenced to prison in Gogebic County Circuit Court Tuesday for his role in the morphine overdose death of Angela Mylly in September. Bo Lee Menara, 37, was sentenced to a minimum of five years in prison for involuntary manslaughter and delivery of a controlled substance-morphine charges for giving Mylly part of his morphine prescription. The two five-year sentences will be served concurrently. "It was (Menara) who...

  • Wakefield City Council passes 2018-19 fiscal year budget

    Jun 13, 2018

    By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] WAKEFIELD — After a public hearing Monday, the Wakefield City Council unanimously passed its 2018-2019 fiscal budget, which totals nearly $5 million. The brief hearing specifically allowed commentary on a millage increase of 0.3114, which the council passed to facilitate coverage of about $462,149 in the general fund and $46,862 in the Wakefield Public Library fund, for a total of $509,011. The projected budget includes $1,155,965 for the general fund; $1,480,425 for the electric fund; and $1,256,286 f...

  • MacPherson wins IPSD contest

    Jun 13, 2018

    IRONWOOD - Chelsea MacPherson, from Bessemer, is the winner of the Ironwood Public Safety new patch contest. "The renderings we received were posted for viewing by members of the community and Ironwood Public Safety and voted on. The entries we received were outstanding," said IPSD Director Gregory Klecker. MacPherson, a local freelance graphic designer who recently moved to the Gogebic Range from California, was pleased to discover hers was the most popular design. "MacPherson wins a gift...

  • Community calendar

    Jun 13, 2018

    Wednesday, June 13 Christian Men of the Northland, 6:30 a.m., Uptown Cafe, Ironwood. Mentoring of Moms, 9-10:30 a.m., Range Community Bible Church, Hurley. 715-561-4355. Gogebic-Ontonagon County Remonumentation Peer Review, 9 a.m. Conference Room, Natural Resources Center. 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.,...

  • Roberta Jean Pavlovich

    Jun 13, 2018

    APPLETON, Wis. - Roberta Jean Pavlovich, 60, of Appleton, formerly of Wakefield, Mich., died Sunday, June 10, 2018, surrounded by her family and friends at ThedaClark Regional Medical Center, Neenah, after a lengthy and courageous battle with a neurological disorder. She was born on March 31, 1958, in Wakefield, daughter of the late Robert and Janice (nee' Bugni) Yon. Roberta married Michael Pavlovich on June 28, 1980, at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Wakefield. Roberta graduated...