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Articles from the September 5, 2019 edition


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  • Community calendar

    Sep 5, 2019

    Thursday, Sept. 5 Pickleball, 9 a.m.-noon, Patterson courts or Ironwood Memorial Building. Gogebic-Ontonagon Community Action Agency quarterly food commodity distribution for registered families, 10 a.m.-noon and 1-3 p.m., Bessemer V.F.W. Post 3673, 605 W. Lead St., Bessemer; 10-11 a.m., Pioneer Park Apartments, Ironwood. 906-667-0283. 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,... Full story

  • Downtown roads get routine maintenance

    Sep 5, 2019

    By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] IRONWOOD - The ride through downtown Ironwood should be a bit smoother now after two blocks got a new layer of asphalt Wednesday. The resurfacing of one block of East Aurora Street and one block of South Suffolk Street is part of the city's routine street maintenance, according to Ironwood City Manager Scott Erickson. "They mill off the existing asphalt - about two inches - and then they put down a new asphalt surface," Erickson said. The block of...

  • GCC holds 12th annual Samson Fest

    Sep 5, 2019

    By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] IRONWOOD - Students of Gogebic Community College were treated to a barbecue picnic lunch and a carnival as a socializing event to get better acquainted after two weeks of classes. The Samson Fest started 12 years ago as the campus kickoff event in the fall, said Dayle Jackson, director of student outreach and engagement at GCC. Students can stroll through and enjoy a free lunch while playing some games and interacting with students, staff and...

  • Wakefield Township gets good news on recent audit

    Sep 5, 2019

    By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] WAKEFIELD — Members of the Wakefield Board of Trustees learned Tuesday evening that they are in sound financial status for the foreseeable future. Township Supervisor John Cox said the good news came during a presentation by CPA Karl “Gus” Ahonen of Makela, Pollack and Ahonen, PLLC in Ironwood. In a Wednesday phone call with the Globe, Cox said the “mini audit” showed a total fund balance of $521,836. “That’s a very healthy financial picture for the township,” said Cox in echoing Ahonen’s report...