Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By BRYAN HELLIOS [email protected] IRONWOOD - The Michigan Senate Oversight Committee met Tuesday in Lansing to hear testimony regarding an auditor general's report concerning the Michigan Department of Correction's decision to close the Ojibway Correctional Facility in Marenisco. The facility, which had 203 employees, closed Dec. 1. The report - a follow-up to a 2012 performance audit - found the MDOC partially complied with the changes recommended following the 2012 audit. "(The departme...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] MERCER, Wis. — The ballotis set for the April 2 general election after Tuesday’s primary narrowed the field for the Mercer Town Board. Town voters chose between seven candidates in the primary, with the top four vote-getters advancing to the spring election. That ballot will feature Eric Snow, Opal Roberts, Christa Reinert and Tom Thompson. Snow received the most votes with 206, Roberts received 160 votes, Reinert received 124 votes and Thompson received 70. David McNutt, Tanner Hiller and Bra...
IRONWOOD - The Downtown Art Place will celebrate Youth Art Month in March as it continues to provide an opportunity for area students to showcase their artwork and for the public to recognize the local school talent in the visual arts. March is nationally recognized as Youth Art Month. It is a month of promoting art and art education in the United States. Thousands of American schools participate, often with the involvement of local art museums and civic organizations. Local art teachers from...
Wednesday, Feb. 20 Christian Men of the Northland, 6:30 a.m., Uptown Cafe, Ironwood. Alcoholics Anonymous, open meeting, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. DOVE Support Group, noon-2 p.m. 906-932-4990. Ironwood-Hurley Rotary Club, 12:15 p.m., Elk and Hound Restaurant, Ironwood. Gogebic-Ontonagon Community Action Agency food commodity distribution, seniors, 1-1:30 p.m. EST, Stannard Township Ballpark, Bruce Crossing; 1:15 p.m. CST, Watersmeet Food Pantry, Watersmeet, followed by Marenisco. 906-667-0283 or 906-884-2106. Kimball... Full story
IRONWOOD TOWNSHIP, Mich. - On the morning of Feb. 18, 2019, Elaine Senia Niemi sat down for a long awaited chat and a cup of tea with her mom. At age 70, Elaine passed away at her home in Ironwood Township. She was born on Aug. 23, 1948, to Bill and Aleda (Saari) Pelto and was a 1966 graduate of Luther L. Wright High School. On April 20, 1968, she married John Niemi at Zion Lutheran Church in Ironwood. For 17 years, Elaine and John raised and raced standardbred harness horses. Elaine enjoyed... Full story
CEDARTOWN, Ga. - Melinda S. Sanchez-Torres, 37, of Cedartown, formerly of Wakefield, Mich., passed away unexpectedly Saturday, Feb. 16, 2019. Melinda was born on Oct. 6, 1981, in Ironwood, Mich., a daughter of Dennis "Gabby" and Marianne (Holmes) Brunelle. She attended Wakefield High School and graduated in 1999. She then moved to Georgia in 2001. On Dec. 6, 2003, Melinda married Luis Sanchez-Torres. She was employed as a customer service representative at AT&T. Melinda always had a smile on... Full story
