Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By TOM STANKARD [email protected] More than 16,000 Xcel Energy customers experienced a power outage Saturday throughout Gogebic County and parts of Hurley,Wis., according to Chris Ouellette, of Xcel Energy. Ouellette said an arrestor blew at a substation in Ironwood, causing thousands of residents to lose power. The outage occurred at about 4:30 p.m. and power was restored at 6:22 p.m., Ouellette told the Daily Globe. Traffic signals were out during the outage. In response, the...
IRONWOOD TOWNSHIP — A 49-year-old Hurley man died in a Saturday afternoon kayaking accident on the Black River. Clint Mabie suffered a head injury around 2:30 p.m. while kayaking near Narrows Creek, according to Michigan State Police from the Wakefield Post. State police and deputies from the Gogebic County Sheriff’s Department responded, along with paramedics from Beacon Ambulance, after receiving a report that a member of a group of kayakers had been injured. The Gogebic County Search and Rescue team, Ironwood Township Fire Department. Gog...
ONTONAGON — The Ontonagon County Cancer Association is planning for its annual door-to-door canvas. Hundreds of volunteers from all parts of the county will begin the canvas May 7. They will not only be collecting funds in support of the association, but will bring life saving material to each home. Board member Bev Meagher said each volunteer will carry a pamphlet explaining information on colorectal cancer. There will also be information on how to contact people within the association for those needing financial help and information on the o...
Monday, April 18 Gogebic County Human Services Agency Board, 9 a.m., Gogebic County Medical Care Facility, Wakefield. Iron County Food Pantry, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., 72 Michigan Ave., Montreal, Wis. 715-561-4450. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Iron County Historical Society, 2 p.m., Iron County Historical Society Museum, 303 Iron St., Hurley. Alcoholics Anonymous, 6 p.m., Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Harbortown AA, 7:30 p.m. EDT, Ontonagon United Methodist Church basement, next to Ho...
MERCER, Wis. – Kenneth J. Huybrecht, 83, of Mercer, died peacefully Tuesday, April 12, 2016, at his home. Ken was born on Sept. 24, 1932, in Ashland, a son of Frederick and Inez (Hruska) Huybrecht. He attended Ashland High School and graduated in 1950. Ken proudly served his country at the beginning of the Korean War. He was honorably discharged from the National Guard of Wisconsin on July 7, 1950. On Aug. 23, 1952, Ken was united in marriage to Naida W. Eschenbauch in Hurley. They made their h...