Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By MEGAN HUGHES [email protected] GOGEBIC RANGE — Frigid weather this week closed all area schools on both Monday and Tuesday, with school officials instead encouraging students to stay home and stay warm. Only a few schools on Monday already had planned to close for Martin Luther King Jr. Day. The Marquette National Weather Service reported that the Gogebic-Iron County Airport in Ironwood Township had recorded a wind chill of 50 degrees below zero on Tuesday at 7:56 a.m. Many other areas reported wind chills hovering at 40 degrees b...
By MEGAN HUGHES [email protected] HURLEY — The Board of Education for the Hurley K-12 School learned Monday that the district had been subjected to a recent PowerSchool security breach. PowerSchool is the system many schools, including Hurley’s, use to store student data. According to District Administrator Kevin Genisot, the breach occurred on Dec. 28, when one of the PowerSchool login credentials used to maintain school servers, was compromised. PowerSchool administrators since deactivated the account to mitigate data loss. The dat...
By PAMELA JANSSON [email protected] HURLEY - The Finance Committee of the Iron County Board of Supervisors heard a preliminary report on Tuesday from one of its members who is serving temporarily as a part-time administrative coordinator. Roxanne Lutgen has been volunteering in the role for the past couple of weeks and will continue to do so in coming months. Her aim is to help her fellow committee members, and the board at large, to determine precisely what type of position would...
By PAMELA JANSSON [email protected] IRONWOOD – The Ironwood City Commission received good news on a recent audit of the fiscal year ending on June 30, 2024. “We had a clean audit,” said Paul Linn, treasurer and finance director, at a Jan. 13 meeting. “We had increases in most of our fund balances.” The findings by Makela, Pollack and Ahonen PLLC of Ironwood showed no material weaknesses or structural deficiencies, nor any questions relating to major federal award programs. Commissioner Rick Semo thanked Linn “for another good report...
By PAMELA JANSSON [email protected] WAKEFIELD — The Wakefield City Council approved two ordinances on Jan. 13 after holding public hearings on each of them. One is the Cross Connection Ordinance that City Manager Brown has stated is "a critical measure to ensure compliance with Michigan's Safe Drinking Water Act." In an agenda report, Brown wrote, "This update reflects ongoing efforts to maintain the safety and integrity of our drinking water supply and to protect public health." The second ordinance amends Municipal Infraction O...
By BRENDA MOSELEY [email protected] GILE, Wis. - The goal at the third annual Opie's Time-Out, Tip-Up Fishing Tournament on Saturday was to catch the largest walleye, northern pike, crappie or perch in the Gile Flowage. And participants did not let the steadily declining temperature stop them - nor the gusts of wind sweeping across the frozen surface of the lake. All in all, the tournament drew 191 contestants and served as a great opportunity for friends and families to unite, whether at...
IRONWOOD, Mich. - It is with heavy hearts that we announce that Wayne A. Sillanpaa, 75, passed away peacefully at Aspirus St. Luke's Hospital in Duluth, Minnesota, on Sunday, Jan. 5, 2025. Wayne lived a life devoted to family, hard work and enjoyment in the outdoors. Wayne graduated from Luther L. Wright High School in Ironwood in 1967. Shortly after, he entered and completed two years of trade school, receiving a diploma in machine tool operation from North Central Technical Institute and...
IRONWOOD, Mich. - Steven Roy Salmi, age 70, of Ironwood, passed away on Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025, at the Aspirus Ironwood Hospital. Steve was born on March 20, 1954, to Barney and Luella (Santi) Salmi in Ironwood. He attended Ironwood Township elementary schools and graduated from Luther L. Wright High School in 1972, having participated in many sports along the way, excelling in football, wherein he made lifelong friends. Steve then attended Gogebic Community College and later graduated from the...
IRONWOOD, Mich. - With sadness we announce the passing of our sweet and beautiful mother, Nadine Pearl (Sampson) Roebuck. She passed away peacefully at her home in Ironwood, surrounded by her loving family on Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025, at the age of 71. Nadine was born on July 23, 1953, in Gladwin, to Eugene and Vernie (Shirkey) Sampson. She graduated from Wakefield High School with honors in 1971. Nadine met her lifelong partner, Jose Tinoco, in 2000, and shared the love of life and their...
BESSEMER, Mich. – Ida Florence (Laakonen) Wick, 94, of Bessemer, passed away peacefully on Sunday, Jan. 19, 2025, at Villa Maria Health and Rehabilitation Center in Hurley, Wisconsin. Ida was born on March 21, 1930, in Superior, Wisconsin. She was adopted at six months old to the late George and Mary Magdziak. She was a resident of Ironwood until 2011. Ida then moved to Bessemer to live with her daughter, Donna, and son-in-law, Mike. On Jan. 10, 1948, she married Wilbert "Bolla" Laakonen and r...
TROUT CREEK, Mich. - Edward William Avedisian, of Trout Creek, passed away peacefully on Monday, Jan. 20, 2025. Ed was born Aug. 19, 1942, in Paynesville to Avedis and Ann (Ranta) Avedisian. He grew up in Redford Township and graduated from Thurston High School in 1960. He then attended Northern Michigan University. In 1973, he bought Sunnyside Tavern in Agate and owned and operated it for the next 49 years. Ed was also a substitute teacher at the Ewen-Trout Creek School District, worked as a...
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. - Robert W. Trudeau of Johnson City, passed away in his home on Jan. 5, 2025, at the age of 83. He was born in Ironwood, Michigan, on Nov. 13, 1941, to the late Archie and Lempi (Enkkeli) Trudeau. Bob was the youngest of three brothers and both of his parents were deaf. He learned sign language at an early age. His father, Archie, passed away when he was nine years old and his family struggled financially thereafter. Bob graduated from Ironwood High School in 1959 and...
MADISON, Wis. - Ronald A. Poquette, 63, of Beaver Dam passed away on Sunday, Jan. 12, 2025, at UnityPoint Meriter Hospital in Madison. Ron was born on Oct. 21, 1961, the son of Edward G. and Joanne M. (Dishaw) Poquette in West Allis, Wisconsin. On Aug. 19, 1995, he was united in marriage with Sharon L. Tippett Richardson in Ironwood, Michigan. A proud veteran, Ron served in the Michigan National Guard and retired after 20 years of dedicated service. Throughout his military service, Ron worked...
SAXON, Wis. - George Harvey Ehret, 83, of Saxon, was called home on Monday, Jan. 20, 2025. His body lost to cancer, but his eternity won to Jesus Christ. George was "Dad" to: Martin (Anna), Dawn and Lisa; "Grumpa" to: Robert and Kim, Kristen, Brent, Christy and Michael, Angela and Sean, Gabriel, Samuel, Logan and Amelia; "Great-Grumpa" to: Nora and Abigail; and brother to: Tom and Arlene. He is reunited with his wife, Maria; his parents, Tom and Erika; and brother, Bruce. George was loved and...
KIMBALL, Wis. — Bruce Tomczyk, 85, of Kimball, passed away peacefully at home on Jan. 15, 2025. He is survived by his wife of 62 years, Berniece. Bruce served in the U.S. Marine Corps and retired from the U.S. Army Reserve as Sergeant First Class. He was also employed at the White Pine Pine in quality control for 40 years. Bruce is also survived by his children, including son, Michael (Jodi) Tomczyk of Antigo; and daughter, Pamela (Kirk) Backman of Kimball; as well as grandchildren, Riley Michaela and Garrett Tomczyk, Brittany (Jeff) Hunt and M...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Thursday, Jan. 23 Bessemer St. Vincent de Paul, financial assistance, 9-10 a.m.; food pantry, 10 a.m. to noon. 906-663-4436. Ironwood St. Vincent de Paul, food pantry and financial assistance, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., located behind Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church. 906-932-4325. Gogebic County Veterans Service Officer, 10:30-11:30 a.m., Wakefield City Hall; 1-2 p.m., Watersmeet Township; 2:45-3:15 p.m., Marenisco Township. 906-667-1110....
By JASON JUNO [email protected] M ike Swartz and Gary Giancola both had the first-night jitters when the Hurley boys basketball team tipped off the season in Solon Springs. "I remember it like it was yesterday," Swartz said. It was a long time ago as it marked the start of the 2003-04 season when he was a sophomore playing in his first varsity game and Giancola was coaching his first varsity contest. They lost that night, but it was just the start of their journey together toward hall...
By JASON JUNO [email protected] IRONWOOD — Things are trending up again for GCC after a tough start to 2025. After losing three of their first four, the Samsons won all three of their games last week and welcomed their biggest playmaker back in X’Zavion McCoy. They fell short in a big game at DCTC Monday, but they were competitive in a 96-84 loss, giving them hope for the rematch on Feb. 3 in Ironwood. It was a four-point game, 45-41, at halftime. “(We) hung with them,” GCC coach Dennis Mackey said. “DCTC’s size wore us down.” McCo...
By JASON JUNO [email protected] DOLLAR BAY - At first glance, Ironwood's 53-49 win over Dollar Bay looks like an upset. The Blue Bolts were the ones ranked second in the U.P. Division 4 poll coming into Thursday night's game. But the Red Devils would be the No. 1 seed in its Division 3 district if the postseason started today. And in fact, their MPR, the formula the MHSAA uses to seed teams, is better than any D-3 or D-4 team in the U.P., except for Crystal Falls Forest Park, whom...
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