Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By BRYAN HELLIOS [email protected] HURLEY — The Hurley Education Foundation donated $100,000 to help cover a portion of the approximately $1.2 million cost for the Northwoods Manufacturing expansion at the Hurley K-12 School. District Administrator Chris Patritto said the school is in a position to fund the project without asking taxpayers for money. “We’re very fortunate financially right now to have that fund balance where we can put something in like this in for the kids and the community,” he said. Patritto said the foundat...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] BESSEMER — A New London, Wis., man pleaded guilty to a pair of felonies for his role in a December home invasion in Marenisco Township in Gogebic County Circuit Court Tuesday. Todd Matthew Norton, 48, pleaded guilty to first-degree home invasion and assault with intent to do great bodily harm for his role in the home invasion and robbery. The plea came as part of a plea agreement that will have charges of armed robbery, possessing a weapon while c...
By JAN TUCKER [email protected] ONTONAGON — The Ontonagon County Board of Commissioners Tuesday joined other counties around the Upper Peninsula in supporting Michigan mining. The action comes in a resolution supporting state House Bill 4227 to create a committee on Michigan’s mining future to ensure a comprehensive plan focused on ferrous, non-ferrous and aggregate mining industry needs. The proposed committee would be comprised of 15 members with governor-appointed representatives from diverse areas of industry, state departments, env...
Wednesday, Mar. 20 Christian Men of the Northland, 6:30 a.m., Uptown Cafe, Ironwood. Red Cross blood drive, 11:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m., Memorial Building, 213 S. Marquette St. 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. Kimball Homemakers, 1 p.m., Community Center. Gogebic-Ontonagon Community Action Agency food commodity distribution, seniors, 1-1:30 p.m. EST, Stannard Township Ballpark,...
ERWIN TOWNSHIP, Mich. - Matt Junior Rahko, 85, of Erwin Township, passed away unexpectedly on March 15, 2019, at his home. Matt was born on May 8, 1933, to Matt and Lempi (Siirila) Rahko. He was a 1951 graduate of Luther L. Wright High School in Ironwood. After his graduation he served his country honorably in the U.S. Army. On Sept. 29, 1956, he married Carole Bardon in Ironwood, and they enjoyed 62 years together in the house they built. He was employed as a truck driver and mechanic for many...