Beacon awarded subsidy to serve Gogebic County

By RALPH ANSAMI

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BESSEMER — The present ambulance service for Gogebic County will continue into 2019, with Beacon Ambulance covering the west end of the county and Aspirus covering the east end.

The Gogebic County Board of Commissioners on Wednesday approved a $370,000 subsidy for Beacon to provide the service.

Aspirus has a current contract that runs through March and will likely be renewed then by the board for the eastern end with a $57,000 subsidy.

Jim Lorenson, of Ironwood, who chairs a special ambulance committee, said efforts continue to get an ambulance perman...