Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By BRYAN HELLIOS [email protected] HURLEY — After hearing updates regarding recreational trails from Iron County Outdoor Recreation Enthusiasts during Tuesday’s meeting, the Hurley City Council decided more information is still needed before it could act. ICORE is asking the council to pass a pair of resolutions. The first would have the city of Hurley adopt Iron County’s Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan so the city could be eligible for certain grants. The second asked for the city to apply for Department of Natural Resou...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] BESSEMER — A Minnesota man told Gogebic County Circuit Judge Michael Pope he was delivering heroin to the area when the Gogebic Iron Area Narcotics Team arrested him in Ironwood last September. Brandon Lee Bible, 35, of Minneapolis, made the confession Tuesday as part of his guilty plea to a pair of felonies. Bible pleaded guilty to the delivery or manufacturing of heroin and resisting/obstructing police officers as part of a plea agreement. In exchange for the pleas, a charge of tampering with e...
ONTONAGON — The Ontonagon Village Council approved the 2019-2020 budget which is approximately $1 million less than last year. Total revenues and expenses in the new budget balance are at $3,266,245. The budget is significantly less than the previous one because of the number of grants and projects that were completed in the 2018-19 term. The grants and Ontonagon pass-through projects completed were a SAW grant, water telemetry project and other planned work. Ontonagon Village Manager Joe Erickson said one street project is on tap in the new b...
Wednesday, Mar. 13 Christian Men of the Northland, 6:30 a.m., Uptown Cafe, Ironwood. Mentoring of Moms, 9-10:30 a.m., Range Community Bible Church, Hurley. 715-561-4355. 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. Iron County Veterans Service Officer, 1-3 p.m., Mercer, Wis., Town Hall. 715-561-2190. Mercer Health and Wellness Pickleball, 3-6 p.m., Mercer Community Center.... Full story
MARENISCO, Mich. - Robert E. Anderson, 95, of Marenisco, passed away Monday, March 11, 2019. Bob was born on July 23, 1923, in Winegar, Wis., the son of Carl John and Agnes Anna (Hunt) Anderson. He graduated from Roosevelt High School in Marenisco in 1940. For 42 years, Bob worked as a dispatcher and telegrapher for the Chicago Northwestern Railroad. He was a faithful member of St. Catherine Catholic Church in Marenisco. Bob took great pleasure in feeding countless hummingbirds over the years. A... Full story
DULUTH, Minn. - Amy J. Sipponen, 42, beloved daughter, sister and aunt, passed away unexpectedly on March 7, 2019. Amy was born to Russell and Donna Sipponen on Aug. 5, 1976, in Bessemer, Mich., and resided in Minnesota for most of her life. She was a member of the 1995 graduating class of A.D. Johnston High School in Bessemer, and was employed at the Big Boy restaurant during her high school years. She spent several years working at Lutsen Resort in Lutsen, and most recently at Essentia Health... Full story
