Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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HURLEY - Iron County voters head to the polls today in a series of state and local races. At the state level, voters will decide between incumbent Tony Evers and Lowell Holtz to see who will be the state's next superintendent of public instruction. Annette Ziegler is running unopposed for another term as a justice on the Wisconsin Supreme Court. Iron County Circuit Court Judge Patrick Madden is also running unopposed for another term on the bench. Iron County's local municipalities also have...
BESSEMER — The Bessemer City Council moved through many items on the agenda Tuesday, but those results were overshadowed twice by heated discussions about which city officials are truly looking out for the city. The most contentious of the two was during the Public Comment section at the end of the meeting. Board member Rob Coleman said he had been denied an agenda item. Coleman described some law enforcement issues and hearsay regarding the proponents of medical marijuana and culminated with his displeasure of city attorney Mike Korpula’s per...
Tuesday, April 4 Church Women United, 9 a.m., St. Paul Lutheran Church, Ironwood. Pickleball, 10 a.m. to noon, Ironwood Memorial Building. Gogebic County Veterans Service Officer, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Ironwood Memorial Building. 906-667-1110. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Ironwood Kiwanis Club, noon, Golden Dragon. New members welcome. Cribbage, 1 p.m., Mercer, Wis., Public Library. 715-476-2366. Disabled American Veterans, 6 p.m., Ironwood American Legion Clubrooms. Life Support Group, 6:30 p.m.,...
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our sister, Jane Marie Roland, of Marenisco, Mich., age 59, on Saturday, March 25, 2017, in Springfield, of natural causes. Jane was born July 1, 1957, in Wakefield, Mich., to the late John and Helen MacLeod, Marenisco. Jane graduated from Marenisco High School in 1975 and was employed at Simpson Electric Co. in Mercer, Wis., for several years. She also did housekeeping at Lake Gogebic. Jane was preceded in death by her...
BESSEMER TOWNSHIP, Mich. — Renee A. Babic, 50, of Bessemer Township, passed away on Thursday, March 30, 2017, at her home. She was born Dec. 3, 1966, in Woodruff, Wis., the daughter of the late Vanard and Judith (Holmes) Babic. Renee attended Mercer (Wis.) Schools. She worked as a housekeeper for Indianhead Ski Resort in Ironwood and Dairyman’s Resort in Boulder Junction, Wis. She enjoyed gardening, hiking and going for rides. She especially enjoyed spending time with her family. Renee is survived by her two daughters, Ashley (Tim Fel...
BEAVER DAM, Wis. — Sarah M. Lanford, 95, of Beaver Dam, Wis., passed away on Friday, March 31, 2017. Sarah was born in Millington, Mich., to William and Agnes Cypher. She was the second oldest of 11 children. She graduated from Millington Schools. She lived and worked in the greater Flint, Mich., area as a bookkeeper until moving with her husband Jim to Trenary, Mich. She continued to work after Jim’s retirement, and greatly enjoyed her job at the Huron Mountain Club. Sarah retired at age 65 and moved to Ironwood, Mich., to be near her fam...
