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Articles from the May 5, 2022 edition


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  • GCC to hold graduation on Friday

    May 5, 2022

    IRONWOOD — Gogebic Community College will hold its 88th commencement ceremony at the Lindquist Student gymnasium on Friday at 6 p.m. This will be the first in-person ceremony the college has held since 2019. The last two years, the college has held its graduation ceremony online because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Graduates from 2020 and 2021 have been invited back to participate in Friday’s ceremony. The college will be awarding approximately 180 degrees and certificates including: 36 Associate of Arts degrees, 43 Associate of Applied Sci...

  • Wisconsin's general inland fishing season to start Saturday

    May 5, 2022

    By ZACHARY MARANO [email protected] As the sun and warmer temperatures melt the sheets of ice covering the inland lakes in northern Wisconsin, many outdoor recreation enthusiasts are starting to take their boats and kayaks out on the water for the first time since the 2021-2022 winter season. The general inland fishing season begins in Wisconsin on Saturday. According to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Bureau of Fisheries Management's hook and line fishing guide, the...

  • Carl H. Raisanen

    May 5, 2022

    HURLEY, Wis. - Carl Henry Raisanen, 82, of Hurley, and former Ontonagon and Mass City, Michigan, resident, passed away peacefully Tuesday, April 26, 2022, at Howard Young Medical Center in Woodruff, following a lengthy illness. Carl was born March 29, 1940, in Negaunee, Michigan, to Karlo and Hilja (Hyvonen) Raisanen, grew up in Palmer, Michigan, and graduated from Negaunee High School. He served in the U.S. Army from 1959 until his honorable discharge in 1963. Following his service to his... Full story

  • Bonnie Victoria (Ahola) Reynolds

    May 5, 2022

    WAUSAU, Wis.- On Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021, Bonnie Victoria (Ahola) Reynolds, originally of Hurley, passed away peacefully in her sleep. Bonnie was an amazing, wonderful person, friend, mother, daughter, sister and wife. Bonnie left us way too soon, she will be missed in ways not able to be expressed. Bonnie will be cremated, as per her wishes. Bonnie is survived by her husband, Sid; her sons, Duncan and Zachary, and his daughter, Sherrie; her daughter, Rebecca; her brother, Denny and his wife,... Full story

  • Community Calendar

    May 5, 2022

    Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Thursday, May 5 Pickleball, 9 a.m.-noon, Memorial Building, Ironwood. Bessemer St. Vincent de Paul, financial assistance, 9-10 a.m.; food pantry, 10 a.m. to noon. 906-663-4436. Ironwood St. Vincent de Paul, food pantry and financial assistance, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., located behind Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church. 906-932-4325. Gogebic County Veterans Service Officer, 10:30-11:30 a.m., Wakefield City Hall; 1-2 p.m., Watersmeet... Full story