Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] MARENISCO - According to the Michigan Department of Corrections, declining prison populations throughout the state have led to more than 20 prison facilities closing since 2005. So, as state officials begin wrangling the details of their next annual budget, it's no wonder that residents of this region fear that Ojibway Correctional Facility in Marenisco could be the next one to hit the chopping block. State Sen. Tom Casperson, R-Escanaba, does not believe...
By IAN MINIELLY [email protected] IRONWOOD - Tommy Libertoski, second-year student at Gogebic Community College, said, "Go Bold!," on the first day of the second semester on campus Monday. Libertoski, Hannah Plemons and Shane Cole were all taking a break in the Courtside Cafe within the belly of the Lindquist Center. Surprisingly, each of the students was happy to be back on campus, with Plemons saying, "It's nice to be back, staying at home is boring." Cole and Libertoski are...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] IRONWOOD — While no decision has been made, the Ironwood Area Schools’ Board of Eduction heard the case for privatizing the district’s school buses. “Our goal in any district we go to is that when you ask, ‘How’s your transportation?’ They say, ‘What transportation,’” said Greg Herfindahl. “My feeling is the school district’s job is to educate, our job is to transport.” Herfindahl, who owns Schilleman Bus Service of Eagle River, told the board privatizing the busing service had a number of b...
Tuesday, Jan. 16 Gogebic-Ontonagon Community Action Agency food commodity distribution, 9-10 a.m., Pioneer Park Apartments, Ironwood. 906-932-4200. Gogebic-Ontonagon Community Action Agency food commodity distribution, seniors, 1-3 p.m., 100 Mill St., Bessemer. 906-667-0283. Pickleball, 10 a.m. to noon, Ironwood Memorial Building. 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,... Full story
ONTONAGON, Mich. - James Patrick Strong, MD, Fellow of the American Academy of Family Physicians, 82, died on Jan. 6, 2018, at the Ontonagon, Aspirus Long-Term Care Unit after a lengthy illness. The oldest of four children, Jim was born on Aug. 16, 1935, in Milwaukee, Wis., to the late William F. Strong, MD, and Gertrude (Helmbrecht) Strong. In 1936, the family moved to Ontonagon, when Jim's father answered an advertisement to purchase a rural medical practice in Ontonagon. Jim attended St.... Full story
IRONWOOD, Mich. - Thomas "Tom" G. Wasley, 94, passed away peacefully on Thursday, Jan. 11, 2018. Tom was born in Ironwood on July 31, 1923, to Etta (Jacobson) and Thomas Wasley. Tom graduated from Luther L. Wright High School with the class of 1941 and was a lifelong resident of Ironwood. During high school Tom rode his bike across town to work at the Johnson Truck Farm for 5 cents/day. Then he would ride back home to Aurora Location, change clothes and return to the north side to spend time... Full story
ONTONAGON, Mich. - Andrew Lockhart, 75, Ontonagon, died Jan. 12, 2018, at the Aspirus Long- Term Care facility in Ontonagon after a prolonged illness. Born Thomas Andrew Lockhart III on Oct. 15, 1942, at Ontonagon, he was a son of the late Thomas A. and Genevieve M. (Dowd) Lockhart. He was named after his father and his great grandfather, a Union Army veteran of the Civil War. A former Ontonagon Township Clerk, he served in that capacity from November 1982 until November 2000. The organizer of O... Full story
WAUSAU, Wis. - Judith D. "Annie" Barbacovi, 71, of Bessemer, Mich., passed away unexpectedly on Friday, Jan. 12, 2018, in Wausau. She was born May 24, 1946, in Wakefield, Mich., and was the daughter of the late Sidney and Mary (Wuorinen) Barringer. Judy graduated from Wakefield High School with the Class of 1964. She was a devoted mother and grandmother; her world revolved around her friends and family. Judy frequented garage sales in her free time and she loved Marty's Goldenaires, especially... Full story
