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Articles from the August 1, 2016 edition


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  • Parade honors public servants, alumni

    Tom Stankard|Aug 1, 2016

    HURLEY - Hundreds lined Silver Street in downtown Hurley for the annual Iron County Heritage Parade on a sunny Saturday afternoon. Beginning with the "Star Spangled Banner," sung by Hurley High School class of 2016 member Reggie Kelly; floats, vehicles and people made their way up and down Silver Street to celebrate Iron County. The parade marshals were recently retired Hurley police chief Dan Erspamer, his father and retired Ironwood police chief Ted Erspamer, the new Hurley police chief Chris...

  • Group dedicates military crash site pavilion

    Richard Jenkins|Aug 1, 2016

    CAREY, Wis. - A group of over 20 people gathered near the B-47 crash site monument Saturday for a brief ceremony marking the dedication of a pavilion at the site. "If it wasn't for your group - this crash site has obviously been here since the crash, and it sat dormant for decades," Carey town Chairman Bob Walesewicz. "It's so nice to see someone stand up, take charge, a group come together and put together a facility like this. "It means so much our community, it means so much to the families...

  • Hurley honors five individuals, one team, during annual Hall of Fame induction

    Aug 1, 2016

    By JASON JUNO [email protected] HURLEY — An all-time great running back, two excellent basketball players, a coach credited with turning around the girls basketball program and an outstanding athlete and coach joined the 1949 Saxon boys basketball team at the 19th annual Hurley Athletic Hall of Fame induction ceremony. Kurt Van Epern, Nichole Mazurek, Luke Sargent, Chris Kelly, Bob Alleva and the district-champion Saxon hoops team were inducted with a ceremony at the Hurley K-12 School Saturday. Chris Kelly (coach 1987-2015) Kelly's c...

  • Gogebic County heads to polls in Tuesday's election

    Richard Jenkins|Aug 1, 2016

    Gogebic County voters will head to the polls Tuesday to cast their ballots in Michigan’s August primary. Besides several party primary races which will determine the names on November’s general election ballot, there are six millage renewals in various jurisdictions across the county on Tuesday’s ballot. Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. At the county level, Prosecutor Nick Jacobs, Clerk Gerry Pelissero and Treasurer Sue Pertile are running unopposed as Democrats, while Republican Jim Loeper isn’t facing a challenger for drain commission...

  • Community Calendar

    Aug 1, 2016

    Monday, Aug. 1 Iron County Food Pantry, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., 72 Michigan Ave., Montreal, Wis. 715-561-4450. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Alcoholics Anonymous, 6 p.m., Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Ironwood Sports Hall of Fame, 6 p.m., Luther L. Wright K-12 School, room 205. MECCA Ski Club, 6:30 p.m., MECCA cabin near the treatment facility, Mercer, Wis. Harbortown AA, 7:30 p.m. EDT, Ontonagon United Methodist Church basement, next to Holiday gas station, Ontonagon. area74.org....