Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] HURLEY - The Iron County board of canvass met Friday to complete the canvass of local votes cast in Tuesday's election, formally certifying the results. The three-person board reviewed the tally sheets for every ward in the county to ensure the filled out tally sheets accurately reflect the number of paper and electronic ballots cast. The process largely confirmed the results initially reported Tuesday night, with the exception of Sharon Ofstad...
By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] HURLEY — The Hurley K-12 School has released its spring calendar with events modified for public participation. Scheduled spring events include traditional but modified graduations and prom, choral and band concerts, scholarship and awards programs, according to Melissa Oja, the middle and high school principal. The success of the fall and spring sports programs provided a model for pandemic safety and allow for more people to attend with the open gym floors not in use for the events, she said. ...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] HANCOCK — As the weather warms up, the Western Upper Peninsula Health Department is warning residents of potential diseases they can get from ticks and mosquitoes. Ticks live in grassy, bushy or wooded areas, according to the health department, and can be active any time there are multiple days in a row where temperatures are above 32 degrees. They can carry a variety of diseases — including Lyme disease, Rocky Mountain spotted fever, tulameria and anaplasmosis — a health department spokesperson sa...
SAXON, Wis. - Donald "Don" Valkama, age 75, of Saxon, went to the abundant hunting and fishing area in the sky on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, unexpectedly at his home. Don was born on Feb. 8, 1945, to Ernest and Jennie Valkama of Saxon. He attended Saxon Public School and had training in welding after high school. Don was drafted into the U.S. Army in 1966 and served during the Vietnam War when he was injured and awarded the Purple Heart. When he returned to the States he worked as a logger and... Full story
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Saturday, April 10 Union Station Food Pantry and Northern Food Bank, 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., 252 E. Ayer St., Ironwood. Alcoholics Anonymous, 11 a.m., Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Community Pickleball Paddlers, 2-5 p.m., Mercer School gymnasium. 715-776-4588. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Sunday, April 11 Alcoholics Anonymous, 1 p.m., closed meeting, Salem Lutheran Church, I... Full story