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Articles from the June 17, 2017 edition


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  • Craning necks

    Jun 17, 2017

  • Michigan House passes recreation funding bill

    Richard Jenkins|Jun 17, 2017

    LANSING - The Michigan House of Representatives passed its version of Senate Bill 76 Thursday, which funds Michigan Natural Resources Trust Fund projects across the state, including several in Gogebic and Ontonagon counties. Rep. Scott Dianda, D-Calumet, praised the bill's passage, which would provide funding for 11 projects in his 110th Congressional District. "I am excited to announce these projects, and eager to see this work start in communities throughout House District 110," Dianda said...

  • Planning commission approves gravel pit permit

    Richard Jenkins|Jun 17, 2017

    IRONWOOD TOWNSHIP — The Ironwood Township Planning Commission approved a special use permit for a new gravel pit following a public hearing Thursday. The pit, which will be operated Angelo Luppino Inc., is located off Black River Road, near Maple Creek, north of Copper Peak. Township zoning administrator LeRoy Johnson said while one party expressed concern about road easements in connection with the pit, the commission’s jurisdiction doesn’t include the roads surrounding gravel pits — leading to the permit’s approval. While there a number of...

  • Community Calendar

    Jun 17, 2017

    Saturday, June 17 Community Pickleball Paddlers, 8:30-11:30 a.m., Mercer School gymnasium. 715-776-4588. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Sunday, June 18 Alcoholics Anonymous, 1 p.m., closed meeting, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. Narcotics Anonymous, 7 p.m., Wesley United Methodist Church, Ironwood. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7:30 p.m., Sharon Lutheran Church, Bessemer. area74.org.... Full story