Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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ASHLAND, Wis. - A pickup truck was demolished in a Wednesday afternoon accident on U.S. 2, near the top of Birch Hill, in the Odanah area. A semi tractor and trailer registered to the Redline company, of Saginaw, Mich., was involved in a collision with the Dodge truck around 1:30 p.m. The Ashland County Sheriff's Department was investigating the accident that slowed traffic and left debris on the roadway. The mangled passenger vehicle ended up on the bed of a tow truck, ready to be towed away,...
BESSEMER - Former Ironwood City Commissioner Tom Laabs was appointed to the District 2 seat on the Gogebic County Board of Commissioners Wednesday. Acting at a special meeting, the board voted 5-1 for Laabs. Brandon Snyder received his lone vote from board chair Tom Gerovac, of Ironwood. There were two other candidates for the open position that was created when Dan Siirila moved out of District 2. Dave Ramme and Mike Wiemeri also submitted letters of application, but Wiemeri withdrew from...
IRONWOOD - On Feb. 9, 1964, 73 million people turned on their televisions to watch "The Ed Sullivan Show." On the show that night, a little-known rock 'n' roll band from Great Britain graced the stage and performed two songs over the sounds of teenage girls screaming their love and devotion for the four boys from Liverpool. And Beatlemania began. Fast forward 50 years later, and The Beatles have been called one of the best, if not the best, bands of all time. To honor the anniversary of the...
BORYSEW, Poland (AP) - The owner of a private zoo in central Poland said Tuesday he feels three times lucky with the birth of white lion triplets who are getting loving care from their mother. Andrzej Pabich, head of the zoo in Borysew, said white lions often have defects that prevent giving birth, or mothers may reject the cubs. Triplets are rare. The white lion is a rare color mutation of the Kruger subspecies of African lion found in some wildlife reserves in South Africa and in zoos around...
LANSING (AP) - Gov. Rick Snyder on Wednesday proposed a $52 billion election-year budget that includes a tax cut targeted to low- and moderate-income residents, spending increases on education and local governments, and state aid for bankrupt Detroit's pension plans. The Republican governor broke from GOP and Democratic lawmakers pushing to use a $1 billion surplus for bigger tax relief and instead called for a tax cut targeted to households with less than $60,000 in annual income. It's a...
MENOMONEE FALLS, Wis. — Laura A. (Bale) Knapp, formerly of Wakefield, Mich., was born to eternal life on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2014, at the age of 50 years. She was the loving wife of Jeff; devoted mother of Robert, Taylor and Jordan; cherished daughter of Robert and Catherine Bale, of Wakefield; dear sister of Kevin Bale; daughter-in-law of Klemor and Joan Knapp; and sister-in-law of Karen Hagmann and Ken (Deb) Knapp. Laura is further survived by aunts, uncles, cousins, other relatives, many friends and her loving dogs, Murphy and Willow. V...
BESSEMER, Mich. - Eugene Joseph "Choch" Billie, son of the late Ronald (Aldo) and Sue (Matson) Billie, born in Bessemer on Oct. 1, 1942, went to heaven Feb. 4, 2014. Eugene graduated from A.D. Johnston High School in 1961, from the Wisconsin Institute of Mortuary Science in 1967, received his Bachelor of Science in 1969, and worked as a funeral director for 43 years. Gene was married in 1968 to the former Katherine Koski, of Wakefield, with whom he has one daughter, Sarah, and a son, Joey. He...
BRUCE CROSSING, Mich. - Robert A. Spears, 59, of Bruce Crossing, died at home on Jan. 31, 2014. He was born Sept. 22, 1954, to Art and Peggy Spears in Detroit. He grew up in Marine City and Walled Lake. He entered the apprenticeship program just after high school and became a boilermaker. He worked as a boilermaker (Michigan local 169) until his retirement. Bob (also known as Buffalo) retired to Bruce Crossing. He loved this community and found great joy in becoming involved in many ways. He...
