Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By RICHARD JENKINS rjenkins@yourdailyglobe.com IRONWOOD - The Ironwood Area School's Watch DOGS program held a kick-off event Tuesday to begin its second year helping the district. Watch DOGS, which stands for Dads of Great Students, is a nationwide program designed to increase the number of positive male roles in the students' lives. "It's a father-involvement program - so getting dads into the school mentoring children," said Amanda Sprague, one of the parents organizing the program....
By RALPH ANSAMI ransami@yourdailyglobe.com HURLEY — A Nov. 8 initial appearance has been set in Iron County Court for a Mercer, Wis., woman who faces three counts of theft from a business setting. A criminal complaint against Tina M. Brunell, 45, who is charged in her role with the Mercer Area Chamber of Commerce, was filed on Oct. 18, according to court records. The three felonies accuse Brunell of theft in a business setting of more than $10,000; theft in a business setting between $5,000 and $10,000, and obtaining money or credit by i...
WAKEFIELD — The Wakefield-Marenisco Board of Education on Monday heard a report from the district’s School Improvement Team on changes in place for this school year to positively impact student achievement. Superintendent Cathy Shamion told the board the staff, working with the SIT, analyzed state test results and identified areas in which to focus for increased student achievement. “Our English Language Arts scores on the MSTEP have remained consistently good,” Shamion said. “This is the result of a five-year focus on literacy in grades K-...
Wednesday, Oct. 26 Christian Men of the Northland, 6:30 a.m., Uptown Cafe, Ironwood. Mentoring of Moms, 9-10:30 a.m., Range Community Bible Church, Hurley. 715-561-4355. Mercer Area Play Group, 9:30-11 a.m., Mercer, Wis., Public Library. 715-476-2366. 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. 715...
