Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By Bryan Hellios [email protected] HURLEY - The Hurley School Board met Wednesday morning to open and review sealed bids from Angelo Luppino Inc. and Nasi Construction LLC for an expansion project to the Northwoods Manufacturing facilities in the Hurley school. Angelo Luppino's bid of $1,212,149 came in 13,071 lower than Nasi Construction's. After a short discussion by the board Angelo Luppino Inc. was awarded the contract by unanimous decision. School board president Joe Simonich said...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] BESSEMER — Gogebic County Prosecutor Nick Jacobs has brought charges against a fifth person in connection to a Marensico Township home invasion last December. An Appleton man, 31, is being held in the Outagamie County Jail pending extradition proceedings to Gogebic County on charges of armed robbery, first-degree home invasion, assault with intent to do great bodily harm, possession of a weapon while committing a felony and being a felon in possession of a weapon. His name is being withheld u...
By Bryan Hellios [email protected] WAKEFIELD — The Michigan State Police announced that 11 troopers from the Upper Peninsula were awarded the Cpl. Samuel A. Mapes Criminal Patrol and Investigation Award, including a local trooper. Tpr. Alexander L. Sackmann of the Wakefield Post received this award which is only given to the top 5 percent of troopers in each district who look “past the traffic stop.” Sackmann made 11 felony arrests in 2018 that met the criteria for this award. Sackmann joined the department in 2017 and came to the Wakefie...
Thursday, Feb. 7 Pickleball, 10 a.m.-noon., Ironwood Memorial Building. Gogebic County Veterans Service Officer, 10:30-11:30 a.m., Wakefield City Hall; 1-2 p.m., Watersmeet Township; 2:45-3:15 p.m., Marenisco Township. 906-667-1110. Strong Bones Class, 10:30 a.m., 1 p.m. and 5 p.m.. Mercer Community Center. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Free Community Dinner, 5-6 p.m., Wakefield Methodist Church. Public is invited. ReGeneration Youth, 5:30-6:45 p.m., ages 10-11; Relentless Youth, 7-9 p.m., ages 12-18;...
KENTON, Mich. - Arthur "Artie" Verner Johnson, 74, passed away unexpectedly at his home in Kenton, on Jan. 24, 2019. He was born on March 30, 1944. Artie loved being outdoors riding his four wheeler and partridge hunting. He enjoyed being around his friends having a drink at the local pub and playing his machine. Always smiling and could make people laugh, a good time was had by all when Artie was around. After high school, Artie enlisted in the US Navy from 1961-1967. He then drove over the...