Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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SOCHI, Russia — Resi Stiegler gets a second chance at an Olympic medal after qualifying to compete in the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. Stiegler is the daughter of Ironwood native Carrie (Domin) Stiegler, of Presque Isle, Wis., and Olympic medalist Pepi Stiegler, an Austrian alpine ski racer who won medals in slalom events in the 1960 and 1964 Winter Olympics. Resi is the granddaughter of Norma and the late Ed Domin, of Ironwood. She qualified for the 2006 Olympics in Turnin, Italy, and p...
WASHINGTON (AP) - Roman Polanski. Edward Snowden. Manuel Noriega. Over the years, the famous and the infamous have been caught up in the legal process called extradition, which governs whether one country will turn over fugitives from justice to another country. It may ultimately be the turn of Amanda Knox, whose murder conviction in the stabbing of her roommate has been reinstated by an Italian court, raising the specter of a long extradition fight. She says she'll never willingly go back to...
HURLEY — During Thursday’s public hearing regarding a conditional use permit for Gogebic Taconite, local residents spoke about possible lawsuits against Iron County relating to language in the bulk sampling ordinance. Many residents urged the Iron County Comprehensive Planning/Land and Zoning Committee to “take it slow” and “think things through” regarding issuing G-Tac the permit to begin the bulk sampling process at a proposed iron mine site near Upson. However, the committee unanimously approved a conditional use permit allowing G-Tac to be...
IRONWOOD, Mich. — Elizabeth A. Stutz, 79, of 114 W. Gogebic St., Ironwood, died peacefully Friday, Jan. 31, 2014, at Aspirus Grand View Hospital in Ironwood, surrounded by her loving family. The former Elizabeth Snow was born May 29, 1934, in Ironwood, daughter of the late Raymond and Florence (Scott) Snow, and graduated from Luther L. Wright High School in 1952. She was married to Gerard D. Stutz on July 3, 1952, in Indianapolis. Elizabeth was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. Surviving are her husband, Gerard, of 61 y...
To the Editor: Last week Adam Bump, of the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, claimed 17 of the 23 wolves killed during last fall’s wolf hunt happened in places within known territories of packs repeatedly attacking livestock or pets and exhibiting fearless behavior around people. Once again, the DNR has stretched the facts. Data released this week in response to a Freedom of Information Act request revealed that no wolves were killed near either of the two farms in the U.P. with the greatest livestock losses to wolves. Most wolves k...
HURLEY - Hurley nearly came back to pull off another upset of Washburn, but the West Division leading Castle Guards were too tough in a 58-45 victory Friday. The Midgets shocked Washburn early in the season by coming out of Washburn with a win. Unfortunately for Hurley, that was a non-conference game. In the Indianhead Conference matchup Friday, Hurley held Washburn to a season-low 58 points, but the Midgets couldn't fully overcome a 16-point first half of their own. "They've been dropping 70,...