Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] WAKEFIELD - At its first meeting of the year Monday, the Wakefield City Council received good and bad financial news, based on an audit of the 2016-17 fiscal year. Certified Public Accountant Karl "Gus" Ahonen said that the city has a total net pension liability of $2,379,511, a situation that many other cities and counties also face in varying degrees. In addition, he said the council should hire an actuary to update the city's "other post-employment...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] HURLEY — Iron County is looking for a company to clear sections of Oronto and Parker creeks at Saxon Harbor this spring, after the Iron County Forestry and Parks Committee approved going out for bids on the project Tuesday. The project will involve removing debris and sediment from Oronto Creek between the marina’s boat lift and Parker Creek, as well as Parker Creek from the confluence with Oronto to Lake Superior. The work is necessary to restore the flow of the creeks to their condition before th...
A winter storm watch for northern Wisconsin and the Gogebic Range is in effect from late this afternoon through Thursday. The National Weather Service predicts the storm could dump from 3 to 5 inches of snow tonight and another 8 to 12 inches on Thursday. There could be a period of freezing rain and sleet when the snow begins. Ice accumulations are possible. The band of snow was expected to produce accumulations of 4 to 7 inches for portions of east central Minnesota and areas of northwest Wisconsin, according to the NWS office in Duluth....
Wednesday, Jan. 10 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. 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. 715-561-2190. Mercer Health and Wellness Pickleball, 3-6 p.m., Mercer Community Center....
HURLEY, Wis. - John S. "Jack" Kallas, 93, of Hurley, died peacefully Sunday evening, Jan. 7, 2018, at Villa Maria Health and Rehabilitation Center in Hurley. Jack was born July 14, 1924, in Hurley, son of the late John and Anne (Pretti) Kallas, and graduated from Lincoln High School in 1942. He entered the U.S. Army on June 16, 1943, proudly serving his country during World War II in the European Theater of Operations, and was honorably discharged on Dec. 21, 1945. Following his discharge from t...
MERCER, Wis. - Gene R. Hickey, 86, of Mercer, died unexpectedly Wednesday afternoon, Jan. 3, 2018, in his home. He was born Dec. 14, 1931, in Milwaukee, son of the late Milton and Ruth (Fitzpatrick) Hickey, and graduated from West Milwaukee High School. He attended Milwaukee Teachers College prior to being drafted into the U.S. Army and serving in the Korean War as a sergeant in the Second Division. Following his honorable discharge on July 16, 1954, Gene returned to Milwaukee Teachers College,...
HOUGHTON, Mich. - Peter Cattelino, 100, a resident of The Bluffs Senior Living Community of Houghton, Mich., passed away peacefully on Jan. 3, 2018, at U.P. Health System-Portage Hospital in Hancock. He was born on Dec. 20, 1917, in Gile, Wis., the son of Italian immigrants Giuseppe Cattelino and Maria Bernarda Gallo. He attended school in Montreal, Wis., until the eighth grade while helping his widowed mother and five siblings with the family farm. Pete joined the Civilian Conservation Corps wh...
