Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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BESSEMER — Two men and a woman were arrested in Bessemer Thursday on charges of delivery/possession with intent to deliver heroin and methamphetamine, according to a Gogebic Iron Area Narcotics Team news release. According to a team spokesman, a search warrant was executed on a Porter Street residence in Bessemer, which led to the arrests. A GIANT spokesman said the matter is still under investigation. GIANT is a local task force comprised of officers from the Ironwood Public Safety Department, the Gogebic County Sheriff's Department, the H...
ROCKLAND — The Ontonagon County Sheriff’s Office was dispatched to a fatal snowmobile accident by Negaunee Regional dispatch Wednesday evening at 10:35. The accident occurred on Trail 12, 1/4 mile south of Old Victoria Rd. in Rockland Township. It is believed the driver of the vehicle, Brady Allan Kuennen, 36, of Waucoma, Iowa, was traveling on Trail 12 when he lost control, fell off the snowmobile and struck a tree, according to a sheriff’s department release. Alcohol is believed to be a factor, department officials said in the release. The a...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] BESSEMER — Gogebic County Search and Rescue is looking for volunteers. Overseen by the Gogebic County Sheriff’s Department, the organization is a private group of volunteers who help conduct search and rescue operations, provide emergency medical assistance and rescue victims from both wilderness and urban environments, according to group president Jon Brown. Brown said there have been a number of incidents in recent years, the group has responded to, including a number of calls out to Superior Fal...
Friday, Feb. 12 Double Trouble, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Serenity Center, Ironwood. Mercer Food Pantry, noon-1 p.m., Railroad Street, Mercer, Wis. Emergencies: 715-476-7655. Alcoholics Anonymous/Al-Anon, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. “The Age of Love” film documentary showing, 2 p.m., Mercer Community Center. Harbortown AA, 7:30 p.m. EDT, Ontonagon Village Housing, 100 Cane Court, Ontonagon. area74.org. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7:30 p.m., Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Friday Night Fight, 7:30 p.m., reg...
LANSING, Mich. - Clarence Richard Wasson, 71, passed away peacefully with his family by his side, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2016, in Lansing. He was born, Jan. 10, 1945, the son of Clarence and Josephine (Phelan) Wasson of Watersmeet. He received both a bachelor's and master's degree in education from Northern Michigan University and was a Michigan State University alumni. He relocated to the Lansing area in 1973 and later worked for the state of Michigan's Department of Education. Clarence became a...
HIGHBRIDGE, Wis. — Edward J. Platske, 88, passed away on Saturday, Feb. 6, 2016, in his Highbridge home. Edward was born in Ewen, Mich., the son of Emil and Elizabeth (Gerber) Platske, on Nov. 28, 1927. Edward graduated from Ewen High School and during World War II he served in the Pacific with the U.S. Army. He and Doris Kazekewicz were married in Mellen, on Sept. 11, 1954. Edward worked for Allis Chalmers for more than 30 years, before moving to the Ashland-Highbridge area in 1968. He enjoyed playing golf, trap shooting, singing in the c...
