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By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] IRONWOOD — The bulk of the U.S. 2 Business Route repaving project in Ironwood will extend through the end of the week, the city commission learned Monday. City Manager Scott Erickson said while one lane of the route through the city was paved on Monday, preparations for paving the second lane were scheduled for today. The other lane will then be paved on Wednesday. The connector streets to Business Route 2 will be worked on during Thursday and Friday, Erickson said. The Michigan Department of T...
BESSEMER - The 39th Annual Bessemer Pumpkin Festival is coming. Pumpkinfest offers something for the entire family. The festival begins on Wednesday, Sept. 27, with "Business after Five" at the Pit Stop Bar & Grill. According to Donna Frello, co-chairwoman, this is a wonderful opportunity for business leaders to network in a social atmosphere. The Pumpkinfest committee is proud to partner with the Downtown Development Authority (DDA) and Bessemer Branding Committee for the "Big Reveal" of...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] IRONWOOD TOWNSHIP — While it was a matter of routine, the Ironwood Township Board of Trustees approved the township’s winter tax rate Monday. The move is part of a standard process the township has to complete each year, according to Treasurer Maria Graser, and is requested by the county. “They’re just looking for us to sign off on (the rates). Nothing is changing from last winter’s taxes,” Graser said. “It’s just for our millages for our operational costs and for our roads.” The operational milla...
Tuesday, Sept. 12 Pickleball, 10 a.m. to noon, Ironwood Memorial Building. Tiny Tot Story Hour, 10 a.m., Wakefield Public Library. 906-229-5236. Gogebic County Veterans Service Officer, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Ironwood Memorial Building. 906-667-1110. Friends of the Mercer Public Library, 10 a.m., library, Mercer, Wis. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Ironwood Kiwanis Club, noon, Golden Dragon. New members welcome. Bessemer American Legion Post 27, 5 p.m., American Legion, Bessemer. Ironwood American Legion Post...
ISHPEMING, Mich. - Sam Michael Gerber, 32, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, Sept. 7, 2017. Sam was born Feb. 4, 1985, in Virginia, Minn., the son of Gary and Susan (D'Antonio) Gerber. He grew up mainly in the Kingsford-Iron Mountain Area, attending the Dickinson Area Catholic Grade School and then the Kingsford Middle School and was a graduate of the Kingsford High School class of 2003. While in high school, he was very active in sports, especially hockey, where he was a member of the...