Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] IRONWOOD - With the Michigan legislature on spring break, state Sen. Tom Casperson, R-Escanaba, visited Ironwood Wednesday, taking a tour of Precision Tool & Mold. Casperson, along with state Rep. Ed McBroom - a Republican who represents Delta, Dickinson and Menominee counties in the 108th District - toured the factory to see the company's production process where it manufactures parts that can be used in a range of products from fish-bait...
By TOM STANKARD [email protected] IRONWOOD - To educate residents about the area's drug problem, members of the Ironwood Public Safety Department hosted an awareness session at Luther L. Wright School Wednesday to shine light on the dangers of drugs and how citizens can be on the lookout. Standing in front of about 15 people, Officer Matt Sterbenz said many drug users start as early as 14 years old. He said common trends among adolescents are drinking alcohol, and smoking marijuana...
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] IRONWOOD — The new Depot Park children’s playground equipment should be installed by June. City Manager Scott Erickson told city commissioners on Monday that representatives of the company that was awarded the bid for the playground equipment will coordinate the installation effort with the city’s department of public works. On March 14, the city commission approved a $37,000 bid from Miracle Midwest for the playground equipment, which will be installed on a 30-by-60-foot wood chip surface. The child...
Thursday, March 31 Gogebic County Veterans Service Officer, 10:30-11:30 a.m., Wakefield City Hall; 1-2 p.m., Watersmeet Township; 2:45-3:15 p.m., Marenisco Township. 906-667-1110. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Grief Support Group, 2 p.m., all welcome, The Inn Bed and Breakfast, Montreal, Wis. 906-663-0308. Free community dinner, 5-6:30 p.m., Wakefield United Methodist Church, Wakefield. ReGeneration Youth, 5:30-6:45 p.m., ages 10-11; Relentless Youth, 7-9 p.m., ages 12-18; Lighthouse Faith Center,...
CRYSTAL FALLS, Mich. - Eldon K. Mattson, 86, of Ironwood Township, died on Sunday, March 13, 2016, in Crystal Falls. Eldon was born on Dec. 3, 1929, in Winton, Minn., son of Yalmer and Hilma (Rokola) Mattson. He attended schools in Winton and Ely, Minn., Roosevelt School in Ironwood Township, Luther L. Wright High School in Ironwood and Gogebic Community College. He was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church in Ironwood. In 1946, he enlisted in the U.S. Army with basic training at Fort Lewis,...
GREEN BAY, Wis. — Mary Lou Swanson, 86, passed away on March 28, 2016, in Green Bay. She was born in Muskegon, Mich., on Nov. 5, 1929. She graduated high school in Hurley. She was preceded in death by her husband of 60 years, Douglas, in 2010. The Swansons lived primarily in Upper Michigan and Northern Wisconsin, and she moved to a senior independent living facility in Green Bay from Ashland (14 years) in 2014. Mary Lou Swanson is survived by four children, Christine Swanson of Marquette, Mich., Jeannine Swanson (Troy Westervelt) of E...
