Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] MARQUETTE - Members of the Gogebic-Iron Area Narcotics Team - as well as representatives of the Michigan State Police and Drug Enforcement Administration - held a press conference with Assistant U.S. Attorney Maarten Vermaat in Marquette Thursday to announce the sentences of seven members of an Ironwood-area drug ring that authorities say was responsible for almost all of the crystal methamphetamine supply in the Ironwood-Hurley area. "The purpose... Full story
By JAN TUCKER [email protected] ONTONAGON — The Ontonagon-White Pine Rotary Wednesday presented the Ontonagon Hockey Association with a check for $1,000 to be used for a refurbishing project in the lobby of the Ontonagon Recreation Building. Hockey association president Stacey Somero and vice-chair Shannon Clinesmith accepted the check on behalf of the association, noting the recreation facility and ice rink is an important asset in Ontonagon. Clinesmith said on weekends more than 100 children use the facility for open skating. The Ontonagon... Full story
Friday, Dec. 18 Gogebic Conservation District, 10 a.m., Natural Resources Center, Bessemer. 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. Washington Elementary Vocal Concert, 1 p.m., Bessemer. Scrabble at the Mercer Library, 2:30-4:30 p.m., Mercer (Wis.) Public Library. 715-476-2366. Harbortown AA, 7:30 p.m. EST, Ontonagon Village Housing, 100 Cane Court,... Full story
ASHLAND, Wis. - James J. Vizanko, 94, of Ironwood Township, Mich., died on Monday, Dec. 14, 2015, in Ashland. He was born June 15, 1921, in Bessemer, Mich., the son of the late Steve and Veronica (Bailey) Vizanko. He attended Bessemer Schools, graduating with the class of 1939. He worked CCC Camps after high school and then joined the U.S. Army Air Force in 1942. Jim served in the European Theatre as a B-17 pilot and was awarded the Purple Heart Medal. Following his honorable discharge in 1945,... Full story
IRONWOOD, Mich. — Donna S. Mattson, 71, of Ironwood, died unexpectedly Monday, Dec. 14, 2015, in her home. She was born Oct. 20, 1944, in Ironwood, daughter of the late Toivo and Edith (Kivisto) Mattson, attended Roosevelt School, and graduated from Luther L. Wright High School in 1962. She worked in the family-owned business, Drives and Bearings, in Oshkosh, Wis., for several years, then was employed as an accountant for several businesses in the Fox Valley area, returning to Ironwood and retiring. Donna was a member of the Ironwood B... Full story
