Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] IRONWOOD TOWNSHIP — With its members all dialing in remotely to a conference call to prevent the need for an in-person gathering, the Ironwood Township Board of Trustees approved a resolution in response to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic Monday. The measure temporarily allows township officials to take steps to comply with Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s “Stay Home, Stay Safe” executive order, such as limiting access to the township office building and providing necessary township services through...
By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] HURLEY - The Hurley City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved a resolution to ratify an earlier COVID-19 emergency proclamation that was issued by Mayor Paul Mullard. The resolution acknowledges the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted, or is anticipated to impact the city. The emergency conditions create a situation where the governing body is unable to "meet with promptness," after which Mullard declared that a state of emergency existed from March...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] MADISON, Wis. — Iron County’s 12 cities and towns will be receiving over $380,000 in general transportation aid to help with road work, the Wisconsin Department of Transportation announced last week. The money — which is one of several payments the communities receive from the state each year — help communities fund the construction, maintenance, and operation of roads and streets under their jurisdiction. “The importance of a sound transportation system is especially evident as we face the chall...
BELLEVILLE, Mich. - Betty Marie (Liljegren) Goxem, 97, joined her Lord on April 1, 2020. Betty was born to Paul and Elsie (Hoeft) Liljegren on Nov. 6, 1922, in Bessemer. Her family lived in the Ironton Location. She attended the Puritan School and A.D. Johnston High School. During her younger days she enjoyed ice skating, skiing and visiting the family's cottage in Mercer, Wisconsin. After graduating in 1940, Betty's family moved from Bessemer to Detroit, where she met Rolf Goxem, a design...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Thursday, April 16 Gogebic County Veterans Service Officer, 10:30-11:30 a.m., Wakefield City Hall; 1-2 p.m., Watersmeet Township; 2:45-3:15 p.m., Marenisco Township. 906-667-1110. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Alcoholics Anonymous, 6:30 p.m., First Presbyterian Church, Hurley. area74.org. Government Hurley Senior Center Board of Directors, 12:30 p.m., Hurley Senior Center, Hurley. Gogebic Range...