Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By CHARITY SMITH [email protected] IRONWOOD - Nearly 20 volunteers worked Monday afternoon to shovel out a circular path in Ironwood's snow-filled Downtown City Square to make way for an ice-skating path in time for First Friday. "It was made for this, so we're going to try it out," said city commissioner David Andresen. "Hopefully, have it ready by First Friday if the weather helps us out here. We're all kind of new to this and just getting together to try and make something nice for...
By CHARITY SMITH [email protected] WAKEFIELD — The city of Wakefield is looking into changing some of the names of city streets after a mix-up with similar street names recently lead to a prolonged delay in response by emergency services, according to city manager Robert Brown. Brown said that within the city several of the street names are duplicated, such as Fifth Avenue and, Fifth Street, or are very similar such as Eddy Park Road and Eddy Street. To rename the streets would impose some inconvenience on affected residents. Once a s...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Wednesday, Feb. 2 Christian Men of the Northland, 6:30 a.m., Uptown Cafe, Ironwood. 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. Alcoholics Anonymous, open meeting, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. DOVE Support Group, noon-2 p.m. 906-932-4990. Ironwood-Hurley Rotary Club, 12:15 p.m., Elk and Hound Restaurant,... Full story
NILES, Mich. - Jack Thomas Hemminger Sr. passed away on Thursday Jan. 27, 2022, at Spectrum Lakeland Hospital in Niles, just days past his 94th birthday. Born Jan. 22, 1928, in Sterling, Illinois, to John and Anna (Messer) Hemminger. He was the third of five children. He graduated from Buchanan High School in 1946. He served in the U.S. Army in the 7th Calvary Regiment as a machine gunner stationed in Japan from 1946 to 1947. On Sept. 18, 1948, he married Joyce Marie Hill. He is survived by... Full story
IRONWOOD, Mich. - Robert V. Larson, 60, of Ironwood, passed away peacefully at home with his family by his side on Jan. 25, 2022. Bob was born July 12, 1961. Bob was preceded in death by his grandmother, Bee Larson; mother-in-law, Betty Soltis; and brother-in-law, Joel Soltis. Bob is survived by his wife, Tracy Larson. They were married on July 20, 1991. He is also survived by his children, Josh (Michelle) Bricco, Kortney (Gino) Larson and Sterling Larson; and grandchildren, Breeze Larson, and K... Full story
