Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] MERCER, Wis. — Mercer has a new town chairman after John Sendra defeated long-time incumbent Jim Kichak in Tuesday’s town election. Sendra received 311 votes to Kichak’s 298 for the win. Tom Thompson will join incumbent Jeff Stenberg on the town board, as the pair were the top two vote-getters in the town supervisor race. Stenberg received 367 votes, while Thompson received 338 votes. James Schmidt came in third with 297 votes. Mercer Clerk Christan Brandt received 548 votes and Treasurer Lin M...
By IAN MINIELLY [email protected] BESSEMER - Scott Dianda, D-Calumet, visited six courthouses on Tuesday to announce his candidacy for Michigan's 38th State Senate District today. Starting at 5:00 a.m., Dianda and his staff covered 700 miles before pulling into the courthouse parking lot in Bessemer. In an interesting note, Dianda was behind the wheel. Was he making a statement, does his staff drive poorly, or were they taking turns? Either way it works out, Dianda has not outgrown hi...
Wednesday, April 5 Christian Men of the Northland, 6:30 a.m., Uptown Cafe, Ironwood. Alcoholics Anonymous, open meeting, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. DOVE Support Group, noon-2 p.m. 906-932-4990. Ironwood/Hurley Rotary Club, 12:15 p.m., Elk and Hound Restaurant, Ironwood. Iron County Veterans Service Officer, 1-3 p.m., Mercer, Wis., Town Hall. 715-561-2190. Alzheimer’s Disease Caregivers Support Group, 6-7 p.m., Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church, Mercer, Wis. Bessemer Booster Club, 6:30 p.m., A.D. Johnston High School. G... Full story
IRONWOOD, Mich. - Rose A. Pakonen, 86, of Ironwood and formerly White Pine, passed away Thursday, March 30, 2017, at Westgate Living Center in Ironwood. Rose Ann was born Aug. 30, 1930, at home on Kennedy Street in the Jessieville Location of Ironwood to Thomas Joseph and Anna (Biondich) Domencic. She graduated from Luther L. Wright High School in Ironwood in 1948. On Oct. 27, 1951, she was married to Kenneth Arthur Pakonen at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Ironwood. They enjoyed 63 wonderful... Full story
CRYSTAL FALLS, Mich. - Shirley A. Raffaelli, 81, formerly of Nisula , died peacefully Friday morning, March 31, 2017, at Iron County Medical Care Facility in Crystal Falls, surrounded by her loving family. The former Shirley Miller was born March 25, 1936, in Augusta, Mich., daughter of the late James Lucas and Dorothy (Kyle) Miller. She was married to Elmer Haustein in 1955. They later divorced. She then married Marv Raffaelli in 1986. He preceded her in death in 2007. Shirley's favorite place... Full story
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] BESSEMER - After nearly a whole day of jury selection, the first day of the trial of a Tennessee man accused of criminal sexual conduct wrapped up with opening arguments from both sides in Gogebic County Circuit Court Tuesday. James Victor Hackler, 39, of Harriman, Tenn., is facing one count of first-degree criminal sexual conduct involving a person under the age of 13 and one count of second-degree criminal sexual conduct involving a person under...
ADRIAN, Mich. - Richard H. Maurer, 84, of Adrian, passed away on April 1, 2017, at Provincial House, Adrian. He was born March 3, 1933, in Detroit, to Robert and Jane (Lake) Maurer. He was a member of the U.S. Army from 1954-1956, and was employed as the head of the Parking Meter Department for the city of Royal Oak. Richard loved books, reading and spending time with his family. He loved traveling and especially loved the German culture. Richard is survived by his partner of 38 years, Inge... Full story
LA CROSSE, Wis. — Nancy Jean Anderson Bugni, 82, of Sparta/Rockland, died on March 28, 2017, at Mayo Clinic Health System in La Crosse. Nancy was born on Oct. 15, 1934, in Wakefield, Mich., to Evelyn and Christian Christensen. Nancy is survived by her daughter, Nancy Ann (Jerry) Vernon, Sammamish, Wash.; her sons, Keith (Kathi) Anderson, Myrtle Creek, Ore., and Michael (Bernice) Anderson, Riddle, Ore.; and her seven grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. She is further survived by her sisters, Karen (Elmer) Miller, Riddle, Ore., and R... Full story
