Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] HURLEY — Iron County will have an additional $100,000 to help combat truancy and other juvenile issues after the Iron County Human Services Board learned Monday the county has received a state grant. The county was awarded the Young Justice Innovative Grant within the last month, according to Human Services Director Cally Kilger. “It’s very exciting. We did not think we were going to get it,” she said. She said the money will be used in collaboration with the other community stakeholders as part...
By KIM E. STROM [email protected] IRONWOOD - Being an intern at the Ironwood Chamber of Commerce has been a learning experience, not only for the interns, but for the director as well. "It's enjoyable, actually," said Amelia Green, who along with fellow Ironwood high school student Adriana Lorendo is interning at the chamber. "We learned a lot more than we thought." Recently, chamber director Michael Meyer brought the girls to the Land O'Lakes Area Art's art center to learn how such a...
By KIM E. STROM [email protected] BESSEMER - The Western Upper Peninsula Health Department in Bessemer offers several vaccination services to the public, and although they can bill insurance, they also offer a sliding scale for fees for those without insurance, according to public health director Cari DiGiorgio. "The services really are affordable," she said. Flu shots are now available and recommended annually, said DiGiorgio. They are seasonal, which means they are evaluated every...
Tuesday, Oct. 1 Pickleball, 9 a.m.-noon, Patterson courts or Ironwood Memorial Building. Gogebic County Veterans Service Officer, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Ironwood Memorial Building. 906-667-1110. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Ironwood Kiwanis Club, noon, Golden Dragon. Wakefield Seniors, noon, Wakefield Senior Center. Cribbage, 1 p.m., Mercer, Wis., Public Library. 715-476-2366. Disabled American Veterans, 6 p.m., Ironwood American Legion. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., Episcopal Church of the... Full story
APPLETON, Wis. - Michael "Mike" A. Smolcich, 68, of Appleton, passed away peacefully on Sept. 26, 2019. Mike was born on Oct. 18, 1950, in Wakefield, Mich., son of the late Michael and Darlene (Bierbrodt) Smolcich. Mike attended Wakefield High School where he excelled in several sports, earning many awards for basketball, track and field, baseball, and football including: 1966 M-W All-Conference Class C/D first team offense (tackle), 1967 M-W All-Conference Class C/D first team offense (tackle)... Full story
IRONWOOD, Mich. - Kathy A. (Paremsky) Schwab, 51, of Ironwood, passed away unexpectedly Wednesday morning, Sept. 25, 2019, at home. Kathy was born Oct. 12, 1967, in Wakefield, the daughter of the late James and Kay (Baluha) Paremsky. She graduated from Luther L. Wright in 1986. On June 12, 1994, Kathy married Dave Schwab at Our Lady of Peace Parish in Ironwood. Together they have two children, Alyssa, and Sean Schwab, who she loved very much. Before becoming a homemaker, she worked as a... Full story
IRONWOOD - When cancer is confined only to the breast, 99% of patients survive for at least five more years, statistically. Once the cancer enters the lymph nodes, the same survival rates drop to 85%, and if the cancer has metastasized to distant locations, the percentage plunges to 27%. "So, that's why it's important for women to get their annual mammograms," said Heather Nyman, FNP-C, RN, MSN, regarding the numbers provided by cancer.net. In addition, said Nyman, who is an oncology nurse... Full story