Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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HURLEY - Gogebic Taconite representatives met with residents in Iron and Ashland counties Wednesday, answering questions and discussing topics related to the proposed iron ore mine near Upson, Wis. According to Bob Seitz, spokesman for G-Tac, the event was "really great." It was the second time the company hosted one-on-one meetings, allowing citizens to speak with G-Tac, accomodating those who may be uncomfortable speaking in a public hearing format, or who were unable to attend previous... Full story
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) - From a field station in northern Wisconsin, where the previous night's low was a numbing 29 degrees below zero, climate scientist John Lenters studied computer images of ice floes on Lake Superior with delight. It may be hard to think of this week's deep freeze as anything but miserable, but to scientists like Lenters there are silver linings: Heavy ice cover may help raise low water in the Great Lakes and protect shorelines and wetlands from erosion. The extreme... Full story
ONTONAGON - The Ontonagon County EconomicDevelopment Corporation with just $30 in the bank is looking to the Ontonagon County Board to assist in keeping the unit in operation. Wednesday, the EDC held its annual reorganization meeting, acknowledging that it does not know what the future of the organization will be with the state actions which removed more than $600,000 in Revolving Loan Funds to a central organizational board, but left the EDC with some of the duties in qualifying requests for... Full story
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Television and radio personality Wink Martindale remembers the day nearly 60 years ago when Elvis Presley's first single, "That's All Right," played for the first time on the radio. It was July 8, 1954, and a fresh-faced Martindale was working as a disc jockey at WHBQ in Memphis. He was at the studio when legendary producer Sam Phillips brought by an acetate copy of the song Presley cut at Phillips' Sun Records. DJ Dewey Phillips - no relation to Sam - played the song on hi... Full story
ALPENA, Mich. - Mary Ann Wallenius, 81, of Alpena, passed away Saturday, Jan. 4, 2014, at Tendercare - Alpena. Mary Ann Alessandroni was born in Ironwood on Jan. 7, 1932, to the late Giachino "John" and Giovannina "Johana" (Ursini) Alessandroni. She graduated in 1949 from St. Ambrose Catholic High School in Ironwood, and on Sept. 1, 1951, married Harold Wallenius. He preceded her in death on Oct. 28, 1995. Mary's family and providing for them was the focus of all she did. She was a very... Full story
IRONWOOD, Mich. - Robert J. "Bob" McRae, 87, of Ironwood, died unexpectedly Thursday, Jan. 2, 2014, at home. He was born Oct. 14, 1926, in Ironwood, son of the late William and Amanda (Lundstrom) McRae, and graduated from Luther L. Wright High School in 1944. He then entered the U.S. Navy on June 14, 1944, serving in the Pacific Theater of Operations during World War II, and was honorably discharged as a seaman first class on July 1, 1946. He was married to the former Carol Schluentz on Oct.... Full story