Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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LANSING — State Rep. Greg Markkanen, R-Hancock, is advocating Houghton County acquire a closed prison facility in Painesdale and convert it into a regional jail for the Western Upper Peninsula. Markkanen said he recently set up a meeting between county and state officials regarding the acquisition of Camp Kitwen, a low-security facility that closed in 2009. “It is my hope that Houghton County commissioners will consider purchasing Camp Kitwen from the state to use as a jail facility and provide for a long-term inmate facility for the Wes...
MARENSICO — The Marensico Township Historical Society is sponsoring a presentation on local stage coach robber Reimund Holzhey later this month. The presentation by local historian Bruce Cox will take place at 6 p.m. May 14 at the township museum on Center Street. Holzhey is credited with the last stage coach robbery in the state when he held up a stage carrying four prominent bankers on their way to vacation at Lake Gogebic Aug. 26, 1889, according to information on the Michigan State University libraries’ website. One of the bankers, A. G....
Saturday, May 4 Union Station Food Pantry and Northern Food Bank, 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., 252 E. Ayer St., Ironwood. Alcoholics Anonymous, 11 a.m., Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Community Pickleball Paddlers, 2-5 p.m., Mercer School gymnasium. 715-776-4588. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Sunday, May 5 Alcoholics Anonymous, 1 p.m., closed meeting, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. Mercer Health and Wellness Pickleball, 3-6 p.m., Mercer Community Center. Gogebic Range Trail Authority, 6 p... Full story
IRONWOOD, Mich. - Gerald Eugene Trotochaud Sr., 76, of Ironwood, passed away on Thursday, May 2, 2019, surrounded by his loving family at Aspirus Hospital in Ironwood after a lengthy illness. Jerry was born March 21, 1943, in Marquette, to Mark and Jeanette (DuRocher) Trotochaud. He graduated from Bishop Baraga High School in 1961 and Northern Michigan University in 1965. Jerry married his high school sweetheart and love of his life, Mae Beauchamp, on March 17, 1962. Jerry was employed by the... Full story
WAKEFIELD, Mich. – Lucille A. Wasielewski, 89, a longtime resident of Wakefield, passed away Tuesday, April 30, 2019. Lucille was born on July 15, 1929, in Wakefield, the daughter of Adam and Anna Lucille (Kuiawa) Selsemeyer. She attended Wakefield High School and graduated in 1947. Lucille continued her education at The College of St. Scholastica in Duluth, Minn., where she received her nursing cap. In 1948, Lucille moved to Kalamazoo and was employed at The Upjohn Company. After living t... Full story
