Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By CHARITY SMITH [email protected] BESSEMER – Due to limitations on in-person gatherings the Bessemer City Council voted during its meeting Monday to hold the 2021 Board of Review hearings in a hybrid fashion. Residents will schedule an appointment during one of the two scheduled days. During that appointment he or she will have two options to meet with the council. If they have difficulty with Zoom a representative of the city will be available to assist them with logging into a “Zoom station” located at city hall or the resid...
By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] HURLEY — The Hurley K-12 School annual yearbook staff are using some innovation to create a meaningful depiction of an unusual year amidst changes during the coronavirus pandemic. “We are having an interesting time navigating the yearbook this year,” said Shannon Peterson, a high school English teacher at Hurley K-12 School, who also serves as the faculty advisor for the yearbook committee and the school chapter of the National Honor Society. “So we’re figuring that out.” The yearbook staff spend m...
By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] IRONWOOD — Flooring for the player benches, penalty box and ice level media area was the main topic at the Pat O’Donnell Civic Center Board meeting on Monday. The board unanimously approved the civic center staff to explore options to add the floor work to the contract with Rink Systems Inc., the company installing the dasher boards and plexiglass, with the option to seek a third party company, or to purchase materials and have volunteers do the work if possible. The flooring issue came as a surpri...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Wednesday, Feb. 3 Christian Men of the Northland, 6:30 a.m., Uptown Cafe, Ironwood. 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, Ironwood. Iron County Veterans Service Officer, 1-3 p.m., Mercer, Wis., Town Hall. 715-561-2190. Mercer Health and Wellness Pickleball, 3-6 p.m., Mercer Comm... Full story
BERGLAND, Mich. - Leona A. DeVowe, 83, of Bergland, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Sunday, Jan. 31, 2021. Leona was born on Nov. 29, 1937, in Trout Creek, daughter of the late William and Ina (Linna) Kananen. After graduating from Trout Creek High School in 1955, she moved to Green Bay, Wisconsin and worked as a long-distance telephone operator for Wisconsin Bell. Leona was joined in marriage to Jon David DeVowe on June 6, 1959, and they were married for 61 years. During this time,... Full story
OSHKOSH, Wis. - Rita Marie (Kontny) Oman, 77, formerly of Bessemer, Michigan, passed away Dec. 29, 2020, at her son's home in Oshkosh. Rita was born on July 10, 1943, daughter of Frank and Stella (Albertson) Kontny. She graduated from A.D. Johnston High School in 1961. Rita started her career at the Gogebic County Department of Human Services, worked for lawyers in Wisconsin and Michigan and at Josephson's Nursing Home. She also owned and operated Erickson's Pineaire Café. Most will remember... Full story
