Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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BESSEMER — Friday’s continuing trial against Kenneth Wayne Peters, 50, of Bessemer, was “unpredictable,” according to 32nd Circuit Court Judge Roy Gotham after a day of testimony at the Gogebic County Courthouse. District attorney Richard Adams called numerous witnesses, presenting a case against Peters for allegedly murdering his wife, Ethel Grzena-Peters, 79, of Bessemer, in August 2012. Grzena-Peters went missing on Aug. 3, 2012, and her body was found on Aug. 13, 2012, in Watersmeet Townshi...
IRON BELT, Wis. — “The weather threw a little curve to us,” said Sandy Larson at the district Lion Club convention at Whitecap Mountains Friday afternoon. Larson, Lion’s Club District Convention Chair, is attending the conference for Lions across Northern Wisconsin. She is from Rhinelander. Some of the speakers scheduled for the weekend cannot make it due to the spring snow storm, said Hurley Lions Club treasurer Bob Traczyk. Another speaker, scheduled to present at the Hurley K-12 School...
Prom season kicks off tonight with Wakefield-Marenisco High School’s prom at the Wakefield VFW. Seven area proms will be held through May 11. School and other public officials have tips for precautions to make sure the celebrations stay safe and everyone has a good time. For Wakefield-Marenisco, once the teens are at the prom site, they must stay there until it is over, as they will not be readmitted if they leave, said Melody Saubert, W-M high school secretary and junior prom advisor. For the p...
Despite stormy, whiteout conditions on the Gogebic-Iron Range, 71 pints of life-giving blood were collected at the Ironwood Memorial Building by the American Red Cross on March 20. The Red Cross relies on the generosity and dedication of its coordinators, volunteers and donors to support its lifesaving mission. They asked me to share their sincere appreciation with everyone who supported the blood drive. I, too, would like to add my heartfelt thanks to the volunteers: the crew from Kiwanis Club who helped set up the tables and chairs on the...
FORT WAYNE, Ind. — Janet (Yankosky) Kenworthy, 84, of Fort Wayne, passed away on Friday, Feb. 22, 2013, at Visiting Nurse and Hospice Home in Fort Wayne. Born in Ironwood, Mich., she was the daughter of the late Frank and Mary Yankosky. She is survived by her husband, Forest Kenworthy; children, Jim (Karen) Yankosky, Judy (Randy) Kahn and Bob (Maria) Kenworthy; eight grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. A prayer service was held Tuesday, Feb. 26, at Klaehn, Fahl and Melton Funeral Homes W... Full story
WASHINGTON (AP) — A promised path to citizenship for the 11 million immigrants in the U.S. illegally may leave out hundreds of thousands of them. Bipartisan Senate legislation would make legalization and ultimately citizenship available only to those who arrived in the U.S. before Dec. 31, 2011, according to a Senate aide with knowledge of the proposals. Anyone who came after that date would be subject to deportation. The bill, expected to be introduced next week, also would require applicants t...
