Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By TOM LAVENTURE and CHARITY SMITH [email protected] HANCOCK — The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Gogebic County is now at two, and there are zero cases reported in Ontonagon County. The information released Tuesday from Western U.P. Health Department in Hancock, showed that as of March 31 there have been 40 individuals referred for COVID-19 testing in Gogebic County. So far 12 cases tested negative, 24 tests are pending, and one test was canceled. Gogebic County is so far the only county in the western U.P. to have reported a d... Full story
By CHARITY SMITH [email protected] When Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer mandated that residents “stay at home” to help slow the spread of COVID-19, many residents wondered how this was to be enforced, and essential business owners scrambled to get there employees papers to travel back and fourth to work. According to Gogebic County Undersheriff Ross Solberg, there have been “no more than half a dozen,” complaints received by his office, and they are usually regarding businesses and not individuals and many of the complaints were determi...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] MADISON, Wis. -— Gov. Tony Evers is seeking a major disaster declaration for Wisconsin as the state continues to work to fight the coronavirus pandemic. Evers sent a letter to the Federal Emergency Management Agency seeking the federal declaration Tuesday for the COVID-19, or coronavirus, pandemic. “The response to this virus has required a tremendous response from the state and all of its communities that far exceeds the resources currently available to us,” Evers said in a statement. “By seeking...
IRONWOOD TOWNSHIP, Mich. - Rita Rose Barto passed away peacefully at home of natural causes on March 28, 2020, in Ironwood Township. She was born on April 20, 1932, in Ironwood, daughter of Ray and Margaret (Himinick) Swanson. She resided in Ironwood for most of her life. Rita was married to Robert Barto in 1957, and together they had two daughters, Cynthia and Roberta. He preceded her in death in August 2000. Rita was a homemaker, a devoted wife, mother and grandmother. She loved the natural... Full story
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Thursday, April 2 Gogebic County Veterans Service Officer. 906-667-1110. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. SMART Recovery, 4:30 p.m., 101 E. Mary St., Bessemer. Alcoholics Anonymous, 6:30 p.m., First Presbyterian Church, Hurley. area74.org. Friday, April 3 Alcoholics Anonymous/ Al-Anon, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Harbortown AA, 7:30 p.m. EST, Ontonagon United Methodist... Full story
