Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By IAN MINIELLY [email protected] BESSEMER - The Bessemer planning commission met Wednesday evening to discuss whether they would recommend adoption of the Medical Marihuana Facilities Licensing Act of 2016 and they voted 3-1 to recommend to the city council adoption of the ordinance within the western zoned industrial area only. Ultimate authority rests with the city council to accept, modify, or reject the recommendation of the commission. Members of the commission voting in favor o...
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] HURLEY — After Donald Rick was sentenced for the murder of Lisa Waldros in the March 2016 fire that destroyed the Bear Trap Inn in Saxon, Assistant Attorney General Richard Dufour met with family members to discuss their concerns after an emotional day in court. That has been standard practice for Dufour all through the ordeal and his devotion to the case and compassion has not been lost on family members. Rick, 45, a Hurley native, was sentenced by Iron County Judge Patrick J. Madden on Thursday to l...
Thursday, June 8 Range Master Gardeners, 9:30 to 11:30 a.m., workbee, Pocket Park, Ironwood. Gogebic-Ontonagon Community Action Agency quarterly food commodity distribution for registered families, 9 a.m.-noon, Aurora Athletic Club, Ironwood; 1-2 p.m., Pioneer Park Apartments, Ironwood; 10 a.m.-noon and 1-3 p.m., GOCAA, 100 S. Mill St., Bessemer. 906-667-0283. Pickleball, 9 a.m. to noon, good weather, Hurley High School tennis courts, bad weather: Ironwood Memorial Building. Gogebic County Veterans Service Officer, 10:30-11:30 a.m., Wakefield... Full story
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] BESSEMER — An Ironwood woman was sentenced to probation and time served for two misdemeanor drug charges Monday in Gogebic County District Court. Rebecca Jade Gibbons, 22, was sentenced to 18 months probation and 19 days credit for jail time previously served on the charges of disorderly person-loitering about an illegal business and use of cocaine. The charges relate to a Gogebic-Iron Area Narcotics Team; Drug Enforcement Agency and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms search of a Bessemer h...
ONTONAGON, Mich. — Rose Marie Skoviak, 84, of Ontonagon, passed away, Jan. 18, 2017. Rose Marie was born to Arthur and Louise King on June 2, 1933, in Ewen, where she was raised and attended school, graduating from Ewen High School with the class of 1952. In 1954, she wed Calvin Hansen and was blessed with five children. Their union ended in 1968 and Rose Marie raised her children in Ewen. On July 23, 1982, Rose Marie and Joseph Skoviak united in marriage and began their new life in Ontonagon. They shared a beautiful life together, guided by th... Full story