Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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HURLEY — The Gogebic Iron Area Narcotics Team has released additional details about the three defendants arrested in the town of Knight over the weekend. The Iron County Sheriff’s Department initially responded to a report of an altercation in the town of Knight at approximately 6:53 a.m. Sunday, according to a GIANT press release. During the initial investigation, responding deputies located drug paraphernalia and suspected controlled substances, which led to the execution of a search warrant on the residence, which resulted in the discovery o...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] IRONWOOD — While neither has the job yet, the Ironwood Area Schools Board of Education narrowed the field for the district’s next superintendent down to two Wednesday. Ewen-Trout Creek Superintendent Alan Tulppo and Travis Powell, principal of Lake Superior Elementary School in Ashland, Wis., will both be offered second interviews. “I think we’ve been very fortunate to have two good choices,” board trustee Marilyn Carey said after the board made its selections. The pair were two of the four cand...
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] SAXON, Wis. - Brown trout were released near chunks of floating ice in Lake Superior at Saxon Harbor on Wednesday. A crew from the Department of Natural Resources Brule hatchery released the 14,200 Seeforellen browns into the lake on a cold morning. The trout would typically be stocked later in the year, but the harbor boat landings will be closed May 15 when dredging begins. The harbor is being reconstructed after a July 11, 2016, storm destroyed the...
Thursday, May 3 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. ReGeneration Youth, 5:30-6:45 p.m., ages 10-11; Relentless Youth, 7-9 p.m., ages 12-18; Lighthouse Faith Center, Ironwood. Celebrate Recovery, 6 p.m., free meal followed by meeting, Bessemer city hall auditorium. Knights of Columbus 4th... Full story
MARQUETTE, Mich. - Sarah J. Nurmesviita, 58, of Marquette, passed away Jan. 7, 2018, at U.P. Health System. Sorrowfully, yet not without hope, is how we, her family, announce her passing. We are profoundly thankful for her being part of our family. Sarah was born at Trinity Hospital on Feb. 25, 1959, in Ashland, Wis., to Donald W. and Irene F. (Hautala) Mildren. As a child, Sarah loved to go on rides with her parents. As a youth, she was involved in Gogebic County 4-H and horse showmanship.... Full story
WAKEFIELD, Mich. – Woodie Gene Ozzello, 56, of Wakefield, went home to be with Jesus on Monday, April 30, 2018. Woodie was born on April 13, 1962, in Okinawa, Japan, a son of Richard Gene and Anna Jane (Warrick) Ozzello. In 1972, Woodie became a Yooper when the family moved to Wakefield. He graduated from Wakefield High School in 1980. Woodie worked at the G.E.O. Company and moved to Kansas and later to Ohio. After returning to Wakefield, he worked for Corullo's Sawmill. Several years later, Woo... Full story
