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Articles from the October 20, 2016 edition


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  • County, FEMA work toward Saxon Harbor aid total

    Oct 20, 2016

    By RICHARD JENKINS rjenkins@yourdailyglobe.com HURLEY - Iron County has presented the Federal Emergency Management Agency with its initial estimates of the costs to repair Saxon Harbor to its status before the July 11 storm, when heavy rains caused flooding that destroyed the harbor. Iron County Forestry and Parks Administrator Eric Peterson told the county's Forestry and Parks Committee Tuesday that information was presented in a meeting earlier in the day, with the latest repair cost coming...

  • GCC gets birthing beds donation

    Oct 20, 2016

    IRONWOOD - Gogebic Community College has received a donation of two birthing beds from the Aspirus Medford, Wis., Hospital. "GCC received two Hill-Rom Affinity II birthing beds that will be used in the nursing skills lab and simulations," said Nicole Rowe, GCC Director of Allied Health programs. The donation enables students to become familiar with the equipment they will be using in the hospital to gain confidence in their skills. "In combination with GCC's birthing simulator, students will be...

  • Hurley City Council sets special session

    Oct 20, 2016

    HURLEY — The Hurley City Council will consider the budget for 2017 at a special session today at 4 p.m. at city hall. The budgets of the various city departments will be reviewed before the council makes recommendations on a proposed overall budget. The council will also act on approving short-term borrowing for a new truck for the department of public works and to purchase radios for the police department. The meeting will begin with a closed session for bargaining, including a discussion of employee compensation and the police union c...

  • Community Calendar

    Oct 20, 2016

    Thursday, Oct. 20 Pickleball, 9-11 a.m., Hurley High School Tennis Courts. 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,...

  • Vernon Cartner

    Oct 20, 2016

    NORTH CHICAGO, Ill. - Vernon Cartner, 91, of Spring Hill, Fla., passed away peacefully on Sept. 28, 2016. He died of kidney disease while receiving excellent care in hospice at the Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center in North Chicago. He bravely faced this stage in his life with the love and support of his children and their spouses. Vern was born Feb. 2, 1925, in Chicago. He grew up in a northern suburb as an only child. During World War II, he enlisted in the Army and served in...

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