Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] IRONWOOD - A sense of normalcy is beginning to return to downtown Ironwood, as Aurora Street re-opened Friday and news came that two of the businesses closed since the Feb. 21 fire would be re-opening soon. Aurora Street had been closed since the early morning fire that left three dead. The fire destroyed the multi-story structure at 102 E. Aurora that housed Chelsi's Corner boutique on the street level and two floors of apartments above it, as...
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] IRONWOOD — The Ironwood City Commission will approve its annual goals Monday and the continuing blight fight is number one. At a recent work session, commissioners ranked 2018 goals and tackling commercial building blight scored 10 points to top the list. Commissioners agreed demolition of some blighted business buildings should be a priority. The blight fight has also included eyesore houses that have been torn down by the scores over the past few years. Second place produced a three-way tie, with the...
HURLEY — The Iron County Highway Department said Friday seasonal weight restrictions will be placed on county roadways effective Monday at 8 a.m. The weight limits will be in effect on the entire lengths of County Trunks A, B, C, CC, D, E, FF, G, H and J. The six-ton single axle and 10-ton maximum ban will stay in effect until further notice.... Full story
By IAN MINIELLY [email protected] IRONWOOD - The Gogebic Range hosts five to six beagle trials per year, according to Joe Kuklenski, who has raised national and international field champion beagles. The Gogebic Range Beagle Club site is north of the airport off Lake Road and the Borderline Beagle Club is in Iron Belt, Wis. The clubs maintain 80 acres of fenced-off property for running beagles on snowshoe hares. Fencing off 80 acres keeps coyotes and bobcats from eating the hares and...
Jay LaMarche GOLDENDALE, Wash. - Joseph Hartley LaMarche, 78, known to most as Jay, passed away in Goldendale, on Feb. 24, 2018. Jay was born to Margery (Hartley) and Gardner LaMarche on April 17, 1939, in Bessemer Township, Michigan. In his youth he had many adventures, including swimming across Sandy Beach Lake when he was only 13 and canoeing down the Saint Croix River from Solon Springs to Saint Croix Falls. He graduated with the class of 1957 from Luther L. Wright High School in Ironwood,... Full story
WAKEFIELD, Mich. — Olive F. “Tata” Behrendt, 93, formerly of Gile, Wis., passed away on Jan. 30, 2018, in Wakefield. Olive was born on June 29, 1924, in Gile, Wis., to Julius A. and Josephine A. (Laguna) Perin. She attended Montreal Grade School and Lincoln High School in Hurley. On Feb. 8, 1942, she was married to William “Jim” Behrendt at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Hurley by the late Rev. Peter Meyers. She loved visiting with family and friends, but more than anything, she loved her grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-gre... Full story
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Saturday, March 10 Community Pickleball Paddlers, 2-5 p.m., Mercer School gymnasium. 715-776-4588. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Sunday, March 11 Alcoholics Anonymous, 1 p.m., closed meeting, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. Mercer Health and Wellness Pickleball, 3-6 p.m., Mercer Community Center. Narcotics Anonymous, 7 p.m., Wesley United Methodist Church, Ironwood. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7... Full story
