Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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Voters in Iron County and elsewhere in Wisconsin are casting their ballots in state and local elections today in the state’s spring election. Although many of the races are uncontested, there are a number of contested elections for Iron County voters to participate in. The lone contested state-level race facing Iron County voters is the Wisconsin Supreme Court race between liberal-backed Lisa Neubauer and conservative-backed Brian Hagedorn. There are also several contested local races, including town and school board elections. Polls are o...
By JAN TUCKER [email protected] ONTONAGON - When third grade teacher Kristi Pestka tells students "class take your seats," some will be standing, peddling or sitting on bean chairs. It is called "flexible seating," a part of a three-pronged grant written by Pestka and 4-5 grade teacher Hillary Sunblad at the Ontonagon Area Elementary School. Students might be doing their work on a desk cycle, stand-up desk, bean bag floor seating, spinning chair or covered log. The teachers wrote and...
By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] BESSEMER — The Bessemer city council voted Monday evening to accept responsibility for a pending $9,222 state grant that would provide surveying funds for the continuation of the Western Gateway Trail. The council also voted to approve a related contract with Coleman Engineering Company of Ironwood, since it is engineering the trail project. If received, the grant will fund final surveying of a planned trail route through land that Pat Steiger of Bessemer has agreed to sell to the state. “This is the eas...
Tuesday, April 2 Gogebic County Veterans Service Officer, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Ironwood Memorial Building. 906-667-1110. Pickleball, 10 a.m.-noon, Ironwood Memorial Building. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Ironwood Kiwanis Club, noon, Golden Dragon. Wakefield Seniors, noon, Wakefield Senior Center. Cribbage, 1 p.m., Mercer, Wis., Public Library. 715-476-2366. Disabled American Veterans, 6 p.m., Ironwood American Legion, Memorial Building. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., Episcopal Church of the... Full story
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — James Richard Tassava, 75, died on March 31, 2019, in Birmingham, after a long illness. Jim was born to Leonard Tassava and Helmi (Talo) Tassava on May 13, 1943, in Ironwood, Mich. The little brother to Nancy and Marvin, Jim’s first language was Finnish; he learned English after starting elementary school. As a boy, he worked with his family on their dairy farm, showed 4-H cows at the Gogebic County Fair, and enjoyed hunting and fishing. Jim graduated from Luther L. Wri... Full story
DUNEDIN, Fla. - Lynn Marie Isaacson soared to the heavens on March 26, 2019, after a brief and fierce battle with acute myeloid leukemia (AML). She was surrounded by the love of her family and friends at her home in Dunedin, as she made her journey to peace and everlasting comfort. Lynn was born on Nov. 15, 1963, in Chilton, Wis., to Raymond F. Sokolowski (deceased) and Barbara J. Sokolowski (Brydges). She grew up in White Pine, Mich., and received a Bachelor of Science in chemistry from... Full story
