Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] HURLEY — A Superior, Wis., man pleaded no contest to three counts and was sentenced in Iron County court Wednesday for his role in a fatal car crash in the town of Saxon. Jesse Troy Gasper, 35, was the driver of a car involved in an early-morning car crash March 27 on U.S. 2 in Saxon that killed Amanda Rose Schiller, 31, of Menominee. Several of Schiller's relatives and friends gave or submitted victim impact statements prior to Judge Patrick Madden imposing his sentence. “Make no mistake, Ama...
By BRYAN HELLIOS [email protected] BESSEMER - The Gogebic County Board of Commissioners approved James Lorenson's appointment to the board and he was sworn into office by County Clerk Gerry Pellisero at the board's Wednesday evening meeting. Lorenson of Ironwood applied to the board for the vacancy in District 4 made by the recent resignation of Joann Balduc of Bessemer Township. District 4 is made up of all of Erwin Township, Bessemer Township and Ramsay, excluding Bessemer Township...
IRONWOOD — Gogebic Community College officials are in contract negotiations with Stacy Young, of Goshen, Ind., with hopes she'll become the next president of the college. “Dr. Young is a forward thinking and entrepreneurial leader. She is approachable and collaborative and has demonstrated success in enrollment growth and fundraising as well as serving as a Peer Reviewer for the Higher Learning Commission,” said John Lupino, GCC board chairman. “She is an enthusiastic leader and we look forward to her arrival on campus." Young holds a doctora...
Thursday, Feb. 14 Pickleball, 10 a.m.-noon., Ironwood Memorial Building. Strong Bones Class, 10:30 a.m., 1 p.m. and 5 p.m.. Mercer Community Center. 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. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Iron County Development Zone Council, noon, Iron County Courthouse, board room. RSVP for lunch 715-561-2922. Grief Support Group, 1 to 2:30 p.m., Dr. Kate Hospice...