Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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WAKEFIELD - The fifth annual Wakefield Volunteer Fire Department Ice Fishing Contest was held at Sunday Lake and the Wakefield V.F.W. on Saturday during Michigan's Free Fishing Weekend. The contest brought out 661 ice fishermen, including 459 adults and 202 children. Each one went home with a door prize. "The ice fishing contest has been going on for 30, 40 years and the Fire Department took it over from the V.F.W. five years ago," ice fishing contest volunteer, Mike Yon, said. "The Ice Fishing...
CORNUCOPIA, Wis. - The sea caves along the south shore of Lake Superior near Cornucopia continue to draw thousands of spectators daily, according to Apostle Island National Lakeshore officials. Officials said the site near Meyer Beach on Wisconsin 13 between Bayfield and Cornucopia set a record Saturday of 11,000 visitors. They estimate a total of 54,000 people have visited the sea caves so far this winter. No Sunday numbers were available at press time. According to the AINL website, there...
To the Editor: During the so-called “polar vortex” of December, and the continuing brutality of the current season, I am reminded of an old friend of mine, a member of one of the nations within our nation. He once told me that his people never asked one “How old are you?,” but rather, “How many winters have you?” Having spent most of my winters in northern climes, I have come to value this time of year, not only as a character builder but a true test of my Scandinavian heritage. I grew up in Minnesota, where there was evidently no such thing...
WAKEFIELD, Mich. – James Robert Hocking, 77, a lifelong resident of Wakefield, passed away Saturday evening, Feb. 15, 2014, at his home. Jim was born on Oct. 7, 1936, in Wakefield, the son of William and Lena (Wanink) Hocking. Jim was known to many as the "mayor of Plymouth" and delivered the Ironwood Daily Globe for about 35 years. In December 1996, Jim received a "Person of the Year" award from the Wakefield Chamber of Commerce for his commitment to his customers. He enjoyed helping others, d...
SUNBURY, Pa. (AP) - A Pennsylvania woman charged with her newlywed husband with killing a man they met through Craigslist admitted to the slaying in a jailhouse interview with a newspaper and said she has killed more than 20 other people across the country, claims police said they are investigating. In an interview with The Daily Item in Sunbury, 19-year-old Miranda Barbour said she wants to plead guilty to killing Troy LaFerrara in November. She also said in the interview she has killed at...