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Articles from the January 15, 2019 edition


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  • Community calendar

    Jan 15, 2019

    Tuesday, Jan. 15 Iron-Gogebic Integrated Family Services, 9-10:30 a.m., Iron County Courthouse, Hurley. 906-663-4045 or 715-561-2191. Wisconsin Veterans Employment Services Representative, 9-11:30 a.m., veterans service office, Hurley. 715-392-7808. Gogebic-Ontonagon Community Action Agency food commodity distribution, 9-10 a.m., Pioneer Park Apartments, Ironwood. 906-932-4200. Gogebic County Veterans Service Officer, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Ironwood Memorial Building. 906-667-1110. Pickleball, 10 a.m.-noon, Ironwood Memorial Building. A Matter of... Full story

  • Township to keep ad-hoc salary committee

    Jan 15, 2019

    By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] IRONWOOD TOWNSHIP — The township will stay the course with its ad-hoc salary committee for now, after the board of trustees voted Monday against establishing a more formal compensation commission. As part of the recent budget process, the township established a three-person committee made up of Trustee Marlene Saari-Mieloszyk, Trustee Kevin Lyons and resident Sharon Hallberg to examine issues related to salaries, raises and compensation FOR township employees. Saari-Mieloszyk, who heads the c...

  • Michael 'Mike' Frederick Fauerbach

    Jan 15, 2019

    IRONWOOD, Mich. - Michael "Mike" Frederick Fauerbach, 67, of Saxon, Wis., passed away on Saturday, Jan. 12, 2019, while doing what he loved - skiing in the woods. Mike was born on April 21, 1951, to Robert and Kathleen (Miler) Fauerbach in Madison, Wis. He graduated from high school in Sun Prairie, Wis. He also attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he received his Bachelor's Degree in History and later received his Doctorate of Law, graduating with honors. After graduation, he was... Full story

  • Joseph Earl Kessler

    Jan 15, 2019

    LAKE GOGEBIC, Mich. - Joseph Earl Kessler, 75, a longtime resident of Lake Gogebic, passed away late Saturday evening, Jan. 12, 2019. Joe was born on April 23, 1943, in Detroit, a son of Dominic Louis and Betty Lorraine (Harju) Kessler. He attended Luther L. Wright High School in Ironwood and graduated in 1961. Joe proudly served his country in the U.S. Coast Guard for four years. He was honorably discharged on July 16, 1965, and received the Good Conduct Medal. Joe attended St. Ann's Catholic... Full story

  • DiGiorgio to return as IPSD director

    Jan 15, 2019

    By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] IRONWOOD — Here comes the new chief, same as the old chief. Andrew DiGiorgio is returning as Ironwood Public Safety Department Director, city manager Scott Erickson told the city commission on Monday. Erickson said DiGiorgio, who has been working part-time with the department in recent months, will return as director in a couple of months, as he’s still working at Gogebic Community College in the position he took after resigning the IPSD’s top job. The position had been vacant since Greg Klecker was f...

  • Rainbow Falls

    Jan 15, 2019

  • Village of Ontonagon discusses grant, broadband services

    Jan 15, 2019

    By JAN TUCKER [email protected] ONTONAGON - The Ontonagon Village Council Monday heard from Village Manager Joe Erickson that in the waning days of the Snyder Administration, the state approved a one-time Rural Community Demolition Grant program. He explained the program has $350,000 available and the maximum award of $50,000 for demolition of publicly owned blighted structures, with applications due Feb. 15. Councilman Tony Smydra noted the village of Ontonagon has all the criteria to apply...