Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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IRONWOOD TOWNSHIP -- The township board of trustees approved a four year plan to improve several of the most deteriorated roads in the township at Monday's meeting. The plan would have the township use funds generated from the township's millage to participate in the Gogebic County Road Commission's match program, which allows the township to receive 40 percent of the projects funding from the commission. According to a letter from Darren Pionk, an engineer with the road commission, taking... Full story
IRONWOOD - The Ironwood City Commission honored Department of Natural Resources law enforcement officer Grant Emery, of Bessemer, Monday for his role in thinning the deer herd in the city. Ironwood has conducted bow hunts in the city for the past nine years and Emery has been instrumental in the "implementation and development" of the city bow hunt, noted city clerk Karen Gullan. Every fall, the city issues deer kill tags that are filled through the cooperation of bow hunters who set up... Full story
IRONWOOD - Government and business leaders from all six counties that comprised the Western Upper Peninsula chambers of commerce in Gogebic, Ontonagon, Iron, Baraga, Houghton and Keweenaw counties gathered at the Maplewood Steakhouse in Ironwood on Jan. 22 to socialize and discuss new ideas for helping the region prosper for the chamber's "Thirsty Thursday" meeting. "We view the event as an opportunity to connect with each other, share best practices and gain understanding of what is happening... Full story
WOODRUFF, Wis. - Jacques J. LaFave, 89 years of age, of Woodruff, passed away February 3, 2015, at Howard Young Medical Center. He was born July 13, 1925, in Hurley, Wis., the son of William and Margaret (Hughes) LaFave. Right out of high school, he joined the Marine Corps and bravely fought in WWII. Jacques is survived by his wife, Jean (Fillner) LaFave; and eight of his children, Jerry LaFave, of Phoenix, Ariz., Marry (Richard) LaFave, of Wrenshall, Minn., Jacqui (George) Rus, of Mercer,... Full story
KIMBALL, Wis. - Jack A. Gustafson, age 74, of Kimball, passed away Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2015, at his home, surrounded by his loving wife and two sons. He was born Sept. 20, 1940, in Ironwood, Mich., son of the late Everett and Catherine (Siedleski) Gustafson. Jack was a butcher by trade, working in Nebraska as a young man, Kenosha Beef and also Morrells of Minneapolis. In the 1970s, he came back to his Kimball farm to help his father with harness race horses, and resided there ever since. He was... Full story
ASHLAND, Wis. - Dora "Dordean" Carlson, 84, of Saxon, died peacefully Friday, Feb. 6, 2015, at Ashland Health and Rehabilitation Center in Ashland. The former Dora Clement was born Nov. 15, 1930, in Saxon, daughter of the late Joseph and Gladys (LaJoice) Clement, attended Saxon schools, and graduated from Saxon High School in 1948. She was married to her high school sweetheart, Craig Carlson, on May 23, 1950, in Waukegan, Ill. Together, they raised their family in Saxon. Craig preceded Dora in d... Full story
ONTONAGON, Mich. - Elsie E. Ongie, 86, passed away Saturday, Feb. 7, 2015, at the Aspirus Long Term Care Facility in Ontonagon, where she had resided for several years. She was born July 16, 1928, in Green, Mich., to the late John and Maria (Lepisto) Honkavaara who were Finnish immigrants. On June 23, 1951, Elsie married her first husband William L. Stenson of Greenland. After the death of her first husband she later married Gordon D. Ongie on December 28, 1980. During her early life, Elise and... Full story
To the Editor: It would take pages to address the reasons Iron County should not agree to the lease option extension drafted January 23rd by GTAC’s lawyers. Here are a handful: 1. The lease is a bad deal for taxpayers. Iron County gets virtually nothing for well over 3,000 acres of land that is absolutely essential to a mine. Thecurrent deal doesn’t even adequately compensate for lost timber sales from the land. Even a tiny royalty payment of 50 cents/ton of taconite would yield Iron County $4 million/year. Minnesota mining companies pay ove... Full story
