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Articles from the September 11, 2019 edition


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  • Community calendar

    Sep 11, 2019

    Wednesday, Sept. 11 Christian Men of the Northland, 6:30 a.m., Uptown Cafe, Ironwood. Iron County Veterans Service Commission, 9 a.m., Iron County Courthouse Boardroom, Hurley. Mentoring of Moms, 9-10:30 a.m., Range Community Bible Church, Hurley. 715-561-4355. 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., Town Hall.... Full story

  • Ontonagon council hears warnings from residents

    Sep 11, 2019

    By JAN TUCKER jantuck@jamadots.com ONTONAGON - While the Ontonagon Village Council has been considering the question of an ordinance to allow the licensing of marijuana facilities and businesses in the village or adopting an ordinance to prohibit them, the crowd at Monday's council meeting left no doubt about what they wanted. Speaker after speaker called on the council to opt-out of permission for such business in Ontonagon. Tim Guzek, a former Ontonagon police chief and officer, and county...

  • Montreal council discusses resolving water system problems, hydrant maintenance

    Sep 11, 2019

    By KIM E. STROM kstrom@yourdailyglobe.com MONTREAL - The Montreal City Council discussed the progress of resolving water system issues within the city at its meeting Tuesday. The rehabilitation of pumps and reopening of well No. 5 are on the docket next for repair. According to Mayor Erik Guenard, the total well rehabilitation project will cost the city approximately $123,000. "That's a conservative estimate," said Guenard in a phone interview post meeting. "We're looking at replacing...

  • Hurley amends tobacco, gambling ordinances

    Sep 11, 2019

    By TOM LAVENTURE tlaventure@yourdailyglobe.com HURLEY, Wis. — The Hurley City Council on Tuesday added vaping to the juvenile tobacco use ban and revised three gaming ordinances. The council 5-0 approved amending the city ordinance prohibiting individuals under the age of 18 from purchasing or possessing tobacco and nicotine products to include vaping paraphernalia. Aldermen Jay Aijala was not present. There was no discussion on the ordinance but the language noted it had been possible for juveniles to legally purchase some alternative n...