Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] IRONWOOD - A number of the Gogebic Range's best chefs, bakers and restauranteurs had a chance to show off their skills at the Gogebic Community College Foundation's Taste of the Gogebic Range event; all while raising money for a good cause. The 200 people who purchased tickets to the evening had an opportunity to sample a variety of appetizers, salads, entrees and desserts from twelve local businesses. "I'm hearing (it's) possibly the best year...
IRONWOOD — The city of Ironwood will receive a $469,000 grant from the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality. City Manager Scott Erickson announced the grant near the end of Monday’s regular city commission meeting. Erickson said the grant will be used for inventorying the city’s water distribution system. It was awarded through the DEQ’s clean drinking water program. It will not require a city match. Following the meeting, Erickson said the city applied for the grant about a month ago and was notified Monday that it will receive...
By JAN TUCKER [email protected] ONTONAGON — The Ontonagon Village Council Monday praised the work of Upper Peninsula Substance Enforcement Team-West, noting team has produced “incredible” results in the Western U.P. from October 1, 2016 through March 1, 2018. Reports indicate the team investigated 158 new cases, 78 of which were closed; 62 people were arrested on a total of 136 counts. The team’s drug seizures included 421 grams of heroin, 553 grams methamphetamine and 740 units of other narcotics. The council approved spending $1,500...
Tuesday, April 24 Pickleball, 10 a.m. to noon, Ironwood Memorial Building. Create your own Family Documentary, 10 a.m., Mercer Public Library Gogebic County Veterans Service Officer, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Ironwood Memorial Building. 906-667-1110. Breakfast For Your Brain, 10 a.m., Mercer, Wis., Community Center. 715-561-2695. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Ironwood Kiwanis Club, noon, Elk and Hound. Grief Support Group, 2 to 3:30 p.m., Education Room, Aspirus Ironwood Clinic. Woods and Blooms Garden Club, 6...
EWEN, Mich. — Linnea J. Bishoff, 71, a long-time resident of Ewen, passed away Sunday afternoon, April 22, 2018, at her home, surrounded by loved ones, after a courageous battle with cancer. Linnea was born on Dec. 2, 1946, in Marquette, a daughter of Ernest and Olga (Seppanen) Cummings. She attended L’Anse High School and graduated in 1965. On Aug. 25, 1967, Linnea was united in marriage to A. Owen Bishoff at Bethany Lutheran Church in Covington. They made their home in L’Anse until Owen finished forestry school. Then, they moved to Minne...