Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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HURLEY - In addition to providing valuable evidence in case they become lost or abducted, Wednesday's fingerprinting session at the Hurley K-12 school allowed students to bond with police officers. Police Chief Chris Colassaco and officer Don Packmayer began the collection effort early in the morning in Tonette Obradovich's kindergarten classroom, where the students were eager to dab their fingers in the ink. Colassaco explained to the youngsters that no two fingerprints are alike before each...
By IAN MINIELLY [email protected] IRONWOOD - Billy Demong, olympic gold medalist in Nordic Combined, CMO for Reynolds Cycling in Utah, and executive director of the USA Nordic Sports team, visited Gogebic Community College and spoke to local area high school students Wednesday morning. Demong is the classic determined, over-achieving, pull yourself up by the bootstraps kind of guy most Americans love, because he not only talks the talk, he walks the walk. Demong, by all appearances...
MARQUETTE — David Kel Baldwin Jr., 45, of Watersmeet, was sentenced to 41 months in federal prison for assault resulting in serious bodily injury, the Department of Justice announced Tuesday. U.S. District Judge Paul L. Maloney also ordered Baldwin to serve three years of supervised release following his prison term, pay a $2,000 fine and a $100 special assessment. Baldwin pleaded guilty to the charge Feb. 2. The charge stems from Aug. 12, 2016, when Baldwin — who is an enrolled member of the Gila River Indian Community in Arizona — assau...
Thursday, May 4 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. Grief Support Group, 2 p.m., The Inn Bed and Breakfast, Montreal, Wis. 906-663-0308. ReGeneration Youth, 5:30-6:45 p.m., ages 10-11; Relentless Youth, 7-9 p.m., ages 12-18; Lighthouse Faith Center, Ironwood. Knights of Columbus 4th Degree...
WAKEFIELD, Mich. — Ruth E. Karianen, 91, of Trout Creek, passed away Saturday, Feb. 4, 2017, at Gogebic Medical Care Facility in Wakefield. Ruth was born in Bruce Crossing, to Jacob and Hilda (Heikkinen) Niemi on April 20, 1925, on the family farm. She enjoyed making rugs, wine, canning and the outdoors. Ruth was a member of the General Grand Chapter Order of the Eastern Star. She is survived by one son, Kenneth (Gloria) Karianen, of Trout Creek; two daughters, Clare (Jack) Pfeifer, of Brookfield, Wis., and Barbara (Kirk) Piehl, of Kenosha, W...