Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By PAMELA JANSSON [email protected] GOGEBIC COUNTY — Gogebic County citizens may vote in Tuesday’s general election from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. at their designated precincts. Early and absentee voting options also are available with details available from each voter’s county or city clerk. The full ballot for each precinct is available on the Gogebic County website (choose “election results” and then “local ballot information,” and address the drop-down choices). In the information provided below, only contested races are noted, and na...
By MEGAN HUGHES [email protected] IRONWOOD - The Gogebic Community College Board of Trustees approved its most recent preliminary audit as presented on Tuesday evening. Josh Sullivan, a Traverse City CPA with Rehmann Robson LLC, presented the report. He expressed appreciation to the GCC team for its work in helping the audit come together. "Overall, when you look at the statement deposition, there was a decrease in overall assets of around $500,000," he said. "However, you also have a...
By MEGAN HUGHES [email protected] IRONWOOD - At a Monday meeting, the Board of Education for Ironwood Area Schools approved snow-plowing bids for the 2024-2025, 2025-2026, and 2026-2027 school year as presented. The overall bid was awarded to Jake's Excavating and Landscaping LLC of Ironwood at the rate of $7,475 per year. The bid covers the school parking lot, the West Pabst Street entrance doors and loading ramp, the north entrance and driveway, and the south bus drop-off drive on...
By PAMELA JANSSON [email protected] IRON COUNTY — Local citizens may vote in the Tuesday general election from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. in their designated precinct locations. Options also exist for absentee and early voting, with details available from each voter’s county, city or town clerk. According to Iron County Clerk Christan Brandt, all voters will receive the same ballot, which will include options to vote for the president/vice president, U.S. senator, U.S. Congressional District 7 and Wisconsin House District 74. According to the...
By JAN TUCKER [email protected] ONTONAGON — If the number of absentee ballots is an indication of the size of November’s election, Ontonagon will see increased numbers. Bill Chabot, the county’s deputy clerk, said that the township normally sends out 500 absentee ballots, but because of this year’s requests, 700 have been mailed. Chabot said he feels there would have been more requests, but the local ballot has only a few contested races. “There is not a race for sheriff this year, and that is one that generally brings out the biggest v...
By PAMELA JANSSON [email protected] IRONWOOD — The Ironwood City Commission voted on Monday evening to approve road, curb and sidewalk cost options in relation to the city’s Phase 5B project, for which bids are expected during the winter of 2025. According to city manager Paul Anderson, the project encompasses a broad section of the city, including major utility work — along with resulting reconstruction of roads — on portions of multiple streets. Those streets will include Lowell, Lawrence, Coolidge, Harding and Michigan, with in... Full story
OWENSBORO, Ky. - Phyllis Jean Armichardy-Quance, 79, formerly of Bessemer, Michigan, and Appleton, Wisconsin, passed away in her sleep on Saturday, Oct. 12, 2024, in Owensboro, where she had resided since March 2023. Phyllis was born on April 16, 1945, to Peter and Emily (Rigoni) Armichardy. She attended schools in Bessemer, St. Sebastian and Washington and graduated from A.D. Johnston High School in 1963. After high school, Phyllis continued her education at Gogebic Community College and... Full story
MINOCQUA, Wis. - Larry Arthur Scheel, 84, of Racine, passed away on Oct. 23, 2024, at his home in Minocqua, surrounded by his loving family. He was born on March 18, 1940, in Racine, the son of Hertha and Arthur Scheel. He worked at American Motors and Chrysler for 30 years before retiring at the age of 48 to a home he built on Red Lake in Presque Isle. On March 17, 1962, Larry married Carole Groenke Buffham at St. John's Lutheran Church in Racine. They were happily married for 62 years. Larry... Full story
DULUTH, Minn. - Bonnie Kathleen (Tuominen) Johnson, age 85, passed away at Elysian Senior Homes in Duluth, where she resided for the last three years. Bonnie was born on March 30, 1939, in Duluth to George and Eva Tuominen. She grew up in Cedar Valley. She married Ronald Johnson on Jan. 9,1960, in Floodwood. She was preceded in death by her parents, infant son Kyle Lee and brother and sister-in-law, Floyd and Jean Tuominen. Ronald and Bonnie raised their family in Ironwood, Michigan, for 40 year... Full story
FLINT, Mich. - Ray "Doug" Wirta passed peacefully on Friday, July 26, 2024, surrounded by family. A memorial service was held on July 31 at O'Guinn Family Funeral Home in Clio with Donald O'Guinn officiating. Doug was born Aug. 12, 1948, in Ironwood to Sulo and Miriam Wirta. He married Elaine Buning on June 8, 1968, and they have three daughters, along with eight grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Doug retired from General Motors after 36 and one-half years of service. He was a proud V... Full story
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Thursday, Oct. 31 Bessemer St. Vincent de Paul, financial assistance, 9-10 a.m.; food pantry, 10 a.m. to noon. 906-663-4436. Ironwood St. Vincent de Paul, food pantry and financial assistance, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., located behind Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church. 906-932-4325. 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.... Full story
By JASON JUNO [email protected] MERCER, Wis. - It took Mercer a little bit of time to get going Saturday night. But once they kicked it in gear, they were celebrating their ninth straight WIAA regional championship in a hurry. The No. 1 seeded Tigers rallied past No. 4 Mellen in the first set for a 25-18 win, won the next easily 25-8 and led the third 18-1 before closing it out for a 25-9 win. "This is our ninth one in a row, it feels amazing," Mercer senior Jenny Klopatek said. "We had...
By JASON JUNO [email protected] BESSEMER — Gogebic scored five straight touchdowns in the middle of the game to run away from Ironwood for a 50-12 win Friday night. The Miners beat their archrivals for the first time since they both became 8-player programs in 2021. Ironwood won the first three meetings, including a come-from-behind 34-30 win a year ago. “The kids had this marked on their calendar since last year,” Gogebic coach Nick Heikkila said. The Miners finished above .500 for the first time as an 8-player team and just misse...
By JASON JUNO [email protected] MINONG, Wis. — Jared Schultz did it all for Northwood-Solon Springs Friday night. What he did right before half might have been the most impactful thing he did against Hurley on a night he had a hand all seven of their touchdowns. The Northstars fought back from a brutal first quarter where NSS took a 24-8 lead in the WIAA playoff opener. After a 34-yard touchdown pass from Jack Rowe to Devin Soltis with 13 seconds left, Hurley looked to enter halftime down by just one touchdown, 30-22, while getting the...
By JASON JUNO [email protected] IRONWOOD — Turnover in junior college sports happens pretty fast all the time. It still seems pretty sudden for the GCC Samsons this season as they enter a new year without two-year standout Jaden Borseth and last year’s star Eli Talsma. “I’m not sure what to expect from the 2024-25 version of Samson men’s basketball,” Gogebic coach Dennis Mackey said. “We return four guys and have 11 new players, so the learning curve is severe right now. Thus far, I like our athleticism and the attitudes our guys put...
