Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] IRONWOOD — A warm Saturday produced a new weather record for Ironwood. The high temperature of 45 degrees for the 24-hour period to 7 a.m. on Sunday broke a 110-year-old record, according to the National Weather Service office in Marquette, which compiles statistics gathered from weather stations across the Upper Peninsula. The heat wave followed a brief Friday night rainfall that coated the Gogebic Range. The rain was followed by a burst of heavy snow and strong winds that made visibility poor and d...
By TOM STANKARD [email protected] BESSEMER - Following a lengthy closed session, the Bessemer City Council approved contacting the city's insurance carrier and inform them of potential litigation against the city that could arise concerning Bessemer's city manager controversy. At the Dec. 7 council meeting, the council voted to buy out former City Manger Michael Uskiewicz's contract and appointed former Wakefield City Manager Margot Anderson as his replacement, pending Anderson's...
By JUSTIN LIBERTOSKI [email protected] BUTTERNUT, Wis. — The 11th annual Justin Donner Memorial Fisheree took place Saturday at Donner’s Bay on the Turtle Flambeau Flowage, drawing around 700 participants. The fishing tournament is put on each year by the JPD Warrior Project to help raise awareness for suicide prevention. The event began in January of 2006 and has been gaining more participants each year. People travel from all over the country, including Michigan, Minnesota and California. “We even had six people from Japan,” said or...
Tuesday, Feb. 2 American Legion Auxiliary of Mercer/Manitowish Waters Salvation Army event., 9-11:30 a.m., Mercer Community Building. Gogebic County Veterans Service Officer, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Ironwood Memorial Building. 906-667-1110. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Ironwood Kiwanis Club, noon, Golden Dragon. Cribbage, 1 p.m., Mercer (Wis.) Public Library. 715-476-2366. Disabled American Veterans, 6 p.m., American Legion clubroom, Ironwood Memorial Building. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., Episcopal Church...
WAKEFIELD, Mich. - Irma A. Dossetto, 86, a lifelong resident of Wakefield, passed away peacefully Saturday, Jan. 30, 2016. Irma was born on May 28, 1929, in Wakefield, a daughter of Battista and Carmelina (Bordano) Dossetto. She attended Wakefield High School and graduated in 1946. Irma worked as a bank teller for many years and retired from The First National Bank of Wakefield. She was an enthusiastic fan of the Green Bay Packers, loved gardening, was an avid reader, enjoyed knitting and had...
