Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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IRONWOOD - The Ironwood Public Safety Department has been chosen as the hazardous materials response team to cover the entire Upper Peninsula. IPSD Director Andrew DiGiorgio said Monday eight of the 12 officers in his department are training to receive technician 1 certification to respond to hazardous responses and more training is planned. "The IPSD has received well over $1 million in equipment to accomplish this task, including a response vehicle, air sampling and monitoring equipment, prote... Full story
IRONWOOD - More than 100 families attended Family Fun Night at the Ironwood Memorial Building Tuesday. This is the sixth annual event, and families were able to attend at no cost. According to Sue Guenard, director of the Great Start Collaborative through the Gogebic-Ontonagon Intermediate School District, the event gets more popular each year. "Especially this year, with the weather not so nice, it gave families and opportunity to get out of the house," Guenard said. At Family Fun Night,... Full story
IRONWOOD - Just a few days before a new garbage contractor is to begin serving Ironwood, city residents were told Monday the new company will do all it can to make the transition smooth. "Customer satisfaction is my company's priority," said Jim Whittinghill, sales manager for Eagle Waste, of Eagle River, Wis. The company will begin collecting garbage Thursday from customers' 64-gallon receptacles. If people prefer, they can receive 48- or 96-gallon containers, he told the city commission.... Full story
DULUTH, Minn. - Joseph A. Belany, 61, of Mesa, Ariz., and Ironwood, Mich., died Wednesday, April 23, 2014, in Duluth. He was born March 19, 1953, in Ironwood, son of the late Joseph and Adeline (Arducant) Belany. Joseph attended Ironwood schools, graduating from the Luther L. Wright High School with the class of 1971. He graduated from Gogebic Community College in Ironwood in 1973, and he received his bachelor's degree from the University of Wisconsin-Superior in 1975. After graduation, Joseph... Full story
To the Editor: There is an increase of methamphetamine use and manufacturing in our area. Generally society handles these types of behaviors with a legal response by incarceration or mandatory inpatient treatment. The significance of these factors is that the individuals are given the opportunity to clean up from the highly addictive drug, meth. A local group is being formed to help those who decide they no longer want to be using this drug and want their life back. If the individual desires to get off the drug or they are currently using and... Full story
