Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] HANCOCK -- It appears reports of the first presumed positive coronavirus case in Ontonagon County on the state of Michigan’s COVID-19 reporting website is incorrect, according to a Western Upper Peninsula Health Department announcement Sunday. The error appears to stem from a former Ontonagon resident who was tested in southeast Michigan but no longer resides in the county. “We’re not sure if they moved or what, but it wasn’t a test that was done in this area,” health officer Cathryn Beer told...
By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] HURLEY — Sharon’s Coffee Company is accustomed to closing briefly for spring repairs, but the owners decided on a major project for the duration of the coronavirus pandemic shutdown order. “We are lucky this pandemic didn’t come during snowmobile season,” said Sharon Ofstad, owner, noting that it tends to slow down after winter until Memorial Day weekend. “We had a wonderful winter and we’re looking forward to a great summer. Let’s hope everybody...
By JAN TUCKER [email protected] EWEN — Friday is the deadline for school districts to submit to the state how they plan to educate students who will be without face-to-face education for the rest of the school year because of the COVID-19 virus. With that in mind, the school superintendents and principals within the Gogebic-Ontonagon Intermediate School District are meeting early this week with GOISD officials to devise a plan. The districts will then meet with teachers to continue to develop a plan for the rest of the school year. E...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Tuesday, April 7 Gogebic County Veterans Service Officer.906-667-1110. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration, Ironwood. area74.org. Wednesday, April 8 Alcoholics Anonymous, open meeting, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Iron County Veterans Service Officer. 715-561-2190. Narcotics Anonymous, 7 p.m., Salem Lutheran...
