Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By ZACHARY MARANO [email protected] BESSEMER — Gogebic County Sheriff Ross Solberg introduced a new road officer, Deputy Ryan Zawodny, to the Gogebic County Board of Commissioners at their regular meeting on Wednesday. Zawodny said he was originally from the Lower Peninsula and previously worked at the Ironwood Public Safety Department before starting to work at the Gogebic County Sheriff’s Office on March 13. “I’m not a native Yooper but hope to stay here for a long time. I went to Northern Michigan University, originally for biology...
By CHARITY SMITH [email protected] Heavy wet snow overnight Wednesday into Thursday caused power outages in northern Wisconsin, including the area around Mercer, Manitowish Waters and Presque Isle, according to a power company official. Chris Ouellette, a spokesperson for Xcel Engery, said they company had recorded 2,000 customers without power on Thursday morning. “The outages started Wednesday evening with the storm that brought heavy, wet snow to the region,” she said. “It broug...
BESSEMER, Mich. - Helen Josephine Whitburn, age 92, of Bessemer, took Jesus' hand home on March 22, 2022. She was born on Feb. 4, 1930, to her mother and father, Orsolina and Inocente Corozolla in Vulcan, and lovingly raised from infancy by her Mom and Dad, Louis and Agnes Barbacovi in Bessemer, along with her Barbacovi sisters and brother. Helen attended Bessemer area schools graduating with the A.D. Johnston High School class of 1949. She enjoyed music and excelled as a soprano in choral ensem... Full story
KENOSHA, Wis. - Mervyn Johnson, 82, of Kenosha passed away on March 19, 2022. Mervyn was born on March 7, 1940, in Ironwood, Michigan. He was the son of the late Ragnar and Sylvia (Nevala) Johnson. He was educated in the public schools of Ironwood. Mervyn married Patricia Peterson on Nov. 28, 1959, in Ironwood. They were married for 58 years before she preceded him in death in 2018. Mervyn was employed at AMC/Chrysler as a machinist for more than 42 years and was a member of UAW Local 72. His... Full story
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Friday, March 25 Mercer Cribbage, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Mercer Senior Center. Double Trouble, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Serenity Center, Ironwood. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Mercer Food Pantry, noon-1 p.m., Railroad Street, Mercer, Wis. Emergencies: 715-476-7655. Harbortown AA, 7:30 p.m. EST, Ontonagon United Methodist Church basement, next to Holiday gas station, Ontonagon. area74.org. Saturday, March... Full story
