Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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HURLEY - Hurley third graders held a book party Monday to celebrate the publishing of the class's book on pioneers in the old West. Students in Kristen Kolesar's class wrote fictional stories about pioneers traveling west and the challenges they faced along the way. Each student also offered a picture to go with the story. All of the stories were published in a hardcover book called "The American Experience: Pioneers Going West." According to Kolesar, students learned about pioneers in social... Full story
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - U.S. and Canadian Coast Guard crews kept up their battle Monday to clear pathways for vessels hauling vital raw materials on the ice-clogged Great Lakes, where a shipping logjam forced a weeklong shutdown of the nation's largest steel factory. Traffic remained largely at a standstill after a winter that produced some of the heaviest ice on record across the five inland seas, where more than half the surface area remained solid this week. Icebreaking ships slogging across... Full story
PERTH, Australia (AP) - After a month of failed hunting and finding debris that turned out to be ordinary flotsam, an Australian ship detected faint pings deep in the Indian Ocean in what an official called the "most promising lead" yet in the search for Flight 370. Officials coordinating the multinational search for the missing Malaysia Airlines jet still urged caution Monday after a weekend that also brought reports of "acoustic noise" picked up by a Chinese vessel also trying to solve the... Full story
IRONWOOD, Mich. - Bryan M. "Roundy" Pumala, 69, of Ironwood, died unexpectedly Thursday, April 3, 2014, at home. Bryan was born May 30, 1944, in Bessemer Township, son of the late Matt and Helen (Ranta) Pumala, attended A.L. Norrie Grade School, and graduated from Luther L. Wright High School in 1962. He then worked at American Motors in Kenosha, Wis., and at Caterpillar Corporation in Milwaukee, prior to being drafted into the U.S. Army on Nov. 8, 1966, and proudly serving a two-year tour of du... Full story
MILWAUKEE, Wis. - Livio A. "Leo" Ravanelli, 79, of Milwaukee, and a native of Ironwood, Mich., passed away Tuesday, April 1, 2014, at Lake Terrace Health and Rehabilitation Center in Milwaukee, with his godchild, Charlotte Gaudreau, at his side. He was born in Ironwood on Nov. 7, 1934, to Joseph L. and Agnes (Betta) Ravanelli Sr. He attended Newport School in Jessieville and graduated from St. Ambrose High School with the class of 1952. After graduation, he enlisted in the U.S. Air Force for... Full story
LAKE PANASOFFKEE, Fla. - Robert F. Youngberg Sr., 80, passed away Thursday, March 20, 2014. Robert was born in Winegar, Wis., to the late Doris and George Youngberg. He attended Luther L. Wright High School, and after graduating from high school in 1951 in Ironwood, Mich., he joined the U.S. Air Force. He was stationed at Mac Dill Air Force Base in Florida. This is where he met and married Gloria L. Stanley. Upon his honorable discharge, he returned to Ironwood. There he raised five sons. He... Full story
To the Editor: The citizens of Bessemer, Ramsay and Bessemer Township are asked to vote on May 6 for a revised bond allowing the Bessemer Area School District to make necessary upgrades. These upgrades will allow our schools to become more energy efficient, secure and technologically sound. In 2013, the citizens of Bessemer were asked to vote on a $6.9 million bond to allow our district to upgrade the schools. I went to the school board and town hall meetings. I met the engineers from Johnson Controls and was impressed. However, I could not... Full story
To the Editor: The Bessemer Education Association took great offense to Kim Wright’s swipe at the reputation of Bessemer Area Schools and the community of Bessemer as a whole. The Bessemer school community excels at educating students and supporting its school. This is proven by Bessemer students’ consistent high scores on state standardized tests, national recognition and reputation as top school of choice in the Gogebic-Ontonagon Intermediate School District. Wright has spread misinformation and ignored facts. The BEA is questioning his com... Full story
