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Articles from the June 16, 2016 edition


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  • Kimball, Northwoods Land Trust to dedicate Interstate Falls property

    Richard Jenkins|Jun 16, 2016

    KIMBALL, Wis - The Northwoods Land Trust and town of Kimball are holding a ceremony June 25 to mark the protection of public access to Interstate Falls, The Northwoods Land Trust purchased property on the Wisconsin side of the falls in December 2015 and turned the land over to the town of Kimball. The day's events will begin with the trust's annual meeting at 11 a.m. in the Kimball Community Center. According to the trust's Executive Director Bryan Pierce, the meeting will include a virtual...

  • Ride off-road vehicles safely, legally this summer

    Tom Stankard|Jun 16, 2016

    With summer officially about to begin, Michigan Department of Natural Resources conservation officers and local law enforcement departments want to remind off-road vehicle riders to follow off-road-vehicle safety rules and land-use regulations, riding only where ORVs legally are permitted. "To ensure everyone's safety and the protection of our natural resources, ORV riders are cautioned to only ride their machines where it's legal to operate them," said Cpl. John Morey, DNR ORV and snowmobile...

  • Lightning storm sets another rainfall record for Ironwood

    Ralph Ansami|Jun 16, 2016

    IRONWOOD — Monsoon season produced another weather record for Ironwood as recorded Wednesday at the National Weather Service site off Cloverland Drive. The employees at the Gogebic-Iron Wastewater Treatment Plant measured 1.94 inches of rain for the 24-hour period to 7 a.m. Prior to the intense lightning storm, the NWS had issued flash flood warnings for the area. It rained so hard that at 4:30 a.m. the treatment plant began discharging wastewater into the Montreal River that didn’t receive full advanced treatment. That usually only occurs int...

  • Community Calendar

    Jun 16, 2016

    Thursday, June 16 Gogebic-Ontonagon Community Action Agency food commodity distribution, seniors, mothers, infants, children, 9:45-10 a.m. EST, Lake Gogebic Senior Center, Bergland; 10:20-10:35 a.m. EST, Porcupine Mountain Senior Center, White Pine; 11-11:45 a.m. EST, Holy Family Catholic Church parking lot, Ontonagon; 1:15-1:45 p.m. EST, Resource Center, Mass City; 2:15-2:45 p.m. EST, Stannard Township Ballpark, Bruce Crossing; 2:30-2:45 p.m., Watersmeet Town Hall parking lot, Watersmeet. 906-884-2106. Gogebic County Veterans Service Officer,...

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