Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] IRONWOOD — While it may not seem like it, warmer weather will be here soon and activity will pick up on the local segment of the Iron Belle Trail. In preparation of the upcoming season, the Friends of the Iron Belle Trail will be holding a fundraising dinner Saturday. The event will run from 5 to 8 p.m. Saturday at the Elk and Hound Restaurant. The menu will feature a mix of barbecue, potato salad, baked beans, chips and dessert; according to Sam Davey, one of the fundraiser’s organizers. “We’re as...
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] HURLEY - Negotiations are continuing in an effort to keep Beacon Ambulance in business. The Hurley City Council on Tuesday discussed the status of the talks with Iron County Emergency Management Director Stacy Ofstad, who said Beacon is decreasing its proposed costs to area communities in seeking a new contract. At a city council meeting last week, Hurley Mayor Joe Pinardi said Beacon was requesting an increase in its annual contract with Hurley from...
ONTONAGON — Repairs on the M-64 bridge over the Ontonagon River will begin Monday. The Michigan Department of Transportation said the estimated completion date is Sept. 14. The $1.2 million MDOT project will include epoxy overlay, deck patching, joint replacement, substructure repair and approach reconstruction work. One alternating lane of traffic will be open, with use of temporary traffic signals. An 11-foot width restriction will be in effect in the work zone. MDOT said the project will restore the pavement condition on the bridge and a...
Thursday, April 19 Pickleball, 10 a.m. to noon, Ironwood Memorial Building. 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. Mended Hearts and Diabetes Support Group, 2 p.m., Aspirus Grand View Hospital conference area, Ironwood. 906-932-2443. Bessemer Area Historical Society, 2 p.m., 403 Sophie St., Bessemer. Regional Hospice Grief Support Group, 2 p.m.,... Full story
STURGEON BAY, Wis. – Shirley Ann Hanisko, 93, of Sturgeon Bay, formerly a long-time resident of Bessemer, Mich., passed away Sunday morning, April 15, 2018, at Door County Medical Center in Sturgeon Bay. Shirley was born on Nov. 13, 1924, in Ironwood, Mich., a daughter of Peter and Margaret (Brach) Lotzer. She attended St. Ambrose Catholic High School and graduated in 1942. Shirley continued her education at Silver Lake College in Manitowoc and earned a nursing degree. On Oct. 18, 1955, she w... Full story
