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Articles from the October 20, 2018 edition


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  • Bessemer voters asked to weigh in on three proposals

    Oct 20, 2018

    By LARRY HOLCOMBE [email protected] BESSEMER — Besides a full slate of federal, state, county and school board officials, Bessemer voters will see three proposals written by city officials on the Nov. 6 general election ballot. The first two are proposed amendments to the city charter, while the third proposal asks the voters to weigh in on the sale of three lots in the industrial park. Proposal 1 deals with eligibility for holding a city elective office. It is proposed to require those running for a city position to have been a r...

  • A survivor's journey

    Oct 20, 2018

    By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] BESSEMER - Cheryl Taivalmaa, of Bessemer, was living in Phoenix when she learned her mother had cancer in 1985. It changed everything. "I quit my job and came home because I wanted to be close," she said, explaining that she took jobs in Ishpeming first and then in Marshfield, Wis., so it would be easier to drive here to provide support. Taivalmaa said the experience of her mother, Helmi Taivalmaa, went as follows: -She realized she had a lump in her...

  • Invasive species

    Oct 20, 2018

  • Both Walker, Evers pledge two-thirds education funding

    Oct 20, 2018

    By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] Both Gov. Scott Walker and challenger Tony Evers are pledging to restore two-thirds funding of public school costs. Republican Walker and Evers, a Democrat who is State Superintendent of Schools, have been sparring this week on many issues. Increasing funding to two-thirds would be a huge development for area school districts and the taxpayers who support them. The Hurley School Board will act Monday on a budget of $8,167,011 for 2018-’19, supported by a tax levy of $3,215,135. State aid for Hurley t...

  • Community calednar

    Oct 20, 2018

    Saturday, Oct. 20 Union Station Food Pantry/Food Bank, 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., 252 E. Ayer St., Ironwood. Alcoholics Anonymous, 11 a.m., Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Community Pickleball Paddlers, 2-5 p.m., Mercer School gymnasium. 715-776-4588. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Sunday, Oct. 21 Alcoholics Anonymous, 1 p.m., closed meeting, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. Mercer Health and Wellness Pickleball, 3-6 p.m., Mercer Community Center. Narcotics Anonymous, 7 p.m., Wesley United M...