Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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HURLEY — A backpack left near the front door of Gogebic Taconite’s office in downtown Hurley led to the evacuation of the area for more than six hours Saturday until a bomb squad declared there was no threat. Gogebic Taconite personnel located the backpack near the front door of their office at 402 Silver St. Saturday morning and reported it as a “suspicious item” to police at about 10 a.m., according to Hurley Police Chief Dan Erspamer. Police cordoned off a four-square block area of downtow...
HURLEY — Local residents warmed themselves up with a hot meal benefitting the Iron County Memorial Building Restoration Committee at the Iron Nugget in Hurley on Sunday. Attendees dined on hot bowls of chili and a baked potato bar with all of the fixings. “Our turn out was really good,” committee chairman Paul Mullard said. “Once church let out, we had a rush.” One hundred percent of the proceeds benefit the project, and according to Mullard, the numbers for this year’s chili feed were up ove...
IRONWOOD — Ironwood’s firefighters joined forces to create the new Ironwood Fire Division Tuesday. The organizational change fused together the Ironwood Public Safety Department’s firefighting efforts and the Ironwood Volunteer Fire Department into one entity, said Ironwood Public Safety Fire Officer Brandon Snyder. Firefighters are anticipating a better command structure, and more accountability on the fire scene, said Snyder, Ken Jacobson, Ironwood Volunteer Fire Department chief since 1991, said it’s basically worked this way for a long ti...
VERONA, Wis. — Anita I. Lopez, 84, of Verona, and a former longtime Ironwood, Mich., resident, died peacefully on Monday, April 8, 2013, at Agrace HospiceCare in Fitchburg. She was born on Oct. 5, 1928, in Ironwood, the daughter of Paul and Isabel (Matrella) Chouinard. She attended grade school in Ironwood and graduated in 1946 from Tony High School in Tony. After graduation, she worked at Michigan Bell for several years. On Sept. 6, 1952, she was united in marriage to Anthony “Tony” Lopez at St... Full story
SAXON, Wis. — Leonard F. “Len” Berube, 82, of Saxon, died peacefully Friday, April 12, 2013, at home, with his family by his side, following a brief battle with melanoma. He was born Jan. 6, 1931, in Ironwood, Mich., son of the late Thomas and Lillian (Barta) Berube, attended Roosevelt School in Ironwood Township, and graduated from Saxon High School in 1951. He worked with his parents on the Berube Dairy Farm in Saxon for many years, purchasing the business in 1967 and retiring in 1996. Len w... Full story
IRONWOOD, Mich. — Robert N. DeRosier, 94, of Hurley, Wis., died Thursday, April 11, 2013, in Ironwood. He was born March 4, 1919, in Calumet, son of the late Caroline DeRosier. Robert resided in the Detroit area for many years. From 1978 until 1995, he resided in White Pine. Since 1995 he had lived in the Ironwood/Hurley area. He was united in marriage with Isabelle E. Huffman. She preceded him in death in May, 1964. Robert was a veteran of World War II, serving in the United States Army. He was awarded the Purple Heart. Robert is survived b... Full story
NEW YORK (AP) — Sometimes the bait is a small amount of cash in a stray wallet. Or a credit card. Even a pack of cigarettes can do the trick. Police in New York City leave the items unattended — on subway platforms, on park benches, in cars — and wait to see if someone grabs them. The New York Police Department says the practice has been a valuable tool for catching career criminals and deterring thefts in public places. But a recent court ruling throwing out a larceny case against a Bronx...
