Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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As the summer beach season kicks into high gear, Pure Michigan, Michigan Department of Environmental Quality and Michigan Department of Natural Resources are asking fans to weigh in on Instagram to share their favorite beaches across the state. "From sparkling blue waters to the chance to reconnect with friends and family, Michigan's beach experience is as diverse as it is beautiful," Leslie Hornung, senior vice president of marketing and public relations at the Michigan Economic Development... Full story
IRONWOOD - John Salazar spends most days as an employee at a manufacturing company in Ironwood, but this weekend he will fight in armored combat for the honor of his shire, Hvitskogar, as Lord Marcial de Salas. The shire of Hvitskogar lies within the boundary of the Kingdom of Northshield. The area is more commonly known as North and South Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan's Upper Peninsula, as well as Manitoba and Northwestern Ontario in Canada. Salazar is a member of the Ironwood... Full story
BROWNSVILLE, Texas (AP) - Children's faces pressed against glass. Hundreds of young boys and girls covered with aluminum foil-like blankets next to chain-link fences. The pungent odor that comes with keeping dirty travelers in close quarters. These were the sights from a Wednesday tour of a crowded Border Patrol station in South Texas where thousands of immigrants are being held before they are transferred to other shelters around the country. It was the first time the media was given access to... Full story
BAGHDAD (AP) - Iraqi security forces battled insurgents targeting the country's main oil refinery and said they regained partial control of a city near the Syrian border Wednesday, trying to blunt a weeklong offensive by Sunni militants who diplomats fear may have also seized some 100 foreign workers. In a televised address to the nation, Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki struck an optimistic tone and vowed to teach the attackers a "lesson" - even though Iraqi soldiers abandoned their posts in the... Full story
IRONWOOD TOWNSHIP, Mich. - Florian J. "Flory" Partyka, 84, of Sunset Road, Ironwood Township, died unexpectedly Tuesday, June 17, 2014, at home. He was born May 2, 1930, in Ironwood, son of the late John and Julia (Pieczara) Partyka. As a child, he grew up in Kimball, Wis., and graduated from J.E. Murphy High School in Hurley, Wis., in 1948. He drove truck for several years until entering the U.S. Army in 1952 and serving overseas during the Korean War. He was honorably discharged in 1954 with... Full story
OAK LAWN, Ill. - Joseph De Santis, 90, passed away Monday, June 16, 2014, at Little Company of Mary Hospital, Oak Lawn, after a lingering illness. He was born Feb. 24, 1924, in Ironwood, Mich., the son of Mary and Peter De Santis. He married Bernice Bedrick, of Ironwood, on July 26, 1952, at St. Michael's Church. After graduation from Luther L. Wright High School in 1942, he joined the U.S. Army in World War II, serving as a military police officer in 1946. Following military service, he was... Full story
HURLEY, Wis. - Louie Brunello, 90, lifelong town of Kimball resident, passed away Tuesday morning, June 17, 2014, at Villa Maria Health and Rehabilitation Center in Hurley. He was born in a log cabin on the family farm in Kimball Feb. 16, 1924, son of the late Frank and Mary (Nora) Brunello. He worked on and later operated the family farm until the 1960s, then worked in the plywood mill in Bessemer, Mich., until retiring in the 1970s. After retirement he continued to work part-time for the... Full story
