Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] HURLEY — The Wisconsin Department of Transportation is considering reclassifying Iron County’s County Road A in the town of Saxon, changing it from a rural major collector to a rural minor collector. While the final decision hasn’t officially been made yet, county officials expect the reclassification will inevitably happen. “As of right now, County A does not meet the criteria for a major collector. So they are removing it and turning it into a minor collector,” Highway Commissioner Mike Swar...
IRONWOOD - The National Weather Service's Winter Storm Warning for Thursday was spot on as snow filled the air for much of the late morning, all afternoon and into the evening across the Gogebic Range. The NWS in Marquette had a report of 7.5 inches of snow in Ironwood by late afternoon. The official 24-hour snow total scheduled for this morning at the Wastewater Treatment Facility in Ironwood will give an official number. While the forecast calls for a slight chance of snow today with a high...
By BRYAN HELLIOS [email protected] SUPERIOR, WIS. — The University of Wisconsin Superior’s alumni association named Mike Wiggins Jr., of Ashland, to be among the 25 outstanding alumni recognized in celebration of the universities 125th anniversary. Wiggins is serving his third term as chair of Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa and earned his bachelor’s degree at UW-Superior in 1992. He previously served as a conservation warden for the Great Lakes Indian Fish & Wildlife Commi...
Thursday, Feb. 21 GCC Career Day, 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Gogebic Community College. Gogebic-Ontonagon Community Action Agency food commodity distribution, seniors, 9:45-10 a.m. EST, Lake Gogebic Senior Center, Bergland; 10:20-10:35 a.m. EST, Porcupine Mountain Senior Center, White Pine; 11-11:45 a.m. EST, Holy Family Catholic Church parking lot, Ontonagon; 1:15-1:45 p.m. EST, Resource Center, Mass City; 906-667-0283 or 906-884-2106. Pickleball, 10 a.m.-noon., Ironwood Memorial Building. Gogebic County Veterans Service Officer, 10:30-11:30 a.m., Wak... Full story
BESSEMER, Mich. - Gertrude K. Newberg, 94, passed away with many loved ones by her side at Aspirus Hospital in Bessemer on Feb. 13, 2019. Gertrude was born June 11, 1924, in Ironwood. Gertrude's parents, Benjamin Finco and Helena (Bongers) Finco, immigrated from Oberhausen, Germany, to the United States in 1910. Gertrude was the youngest of eight children and the only one to graduate high school from St. Ambrose Catholic School in Ironwood. Gertrude was special and unique to all who knew her. On... Full story
