Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] IRONWOOD — The Ironwood Economic Development Corporation reviewed development goals and projects at its Wednesday meeting. In the Redevelopment Ready Communities program update, Tom Bergman, director of city community development, said that a certification extension from Michigan Economic Development Corporation has allowed the city to complete its zoning ordinance certification first, which will also extend the downtown Tax Increment Financing district plan from 2022 to 2023, he said. A draft o...
By CHARITY SMITH [email protected] IRONWOOD - Dwindling membership has resulted in the closure of First Presbyterian Church in Ironwood. The church has been in operation on East Aurora for 115 years this month. A once thriving church with more than 300 members, in the end, the congregation counted just seven members. Of the remaining seven, two are in nursing homes and two are seasonal - retreating to Florida in the winter, said Pastor Jack Fashbaugh. "Membership steadily declined. It...
WAUSAU, Wis. - Geraldine (Joki) Fuller, 74, of Ironwood, Michigan, passed away peacefully on April 30, 2021, at Aspirus Wausau Hospital. Geraldine was born on Oct. 28, 1946, the daughter of Reino and Geraldine (Collins) Joki. She attended Ramsay, Michigan, schools and graduated from A.D. Johnson High School in Bessemer, Michigan. She then attended Gogebic Community College in Ironwood. She worked at Munsingwear and Foxpoint in Ironwood. Geraldine was blessed with a large family which was her... Full story
HANCOCK, Mich. - Robert F. Veeser, 95, of Hancock, passed away at the Omega House in Houghton on Monday, May 3, 2021. He was born on April 14, 1926, in Iron River, to the late Henry J. and Ethel M. Veeser. He graduated from Iron River High School in 1943, later from Michigan State University in 1949 with a Bachelor of Arts degree. During World War II he served in the U.S. Navy from 1944 to 1946. He was employed at Upper Peninsula Power Company for 41 years, retiring as Western Division manager... Full story
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Friday, May 7 Mercer Cribbage, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Mercer Senior Center. Mercer Food Pantry, noon-1 p.m., Railroad Street, Mercer, Wis. Emergencies: 715-476-7655. Alcoholics Anonymous/ Al-Anon, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Harbortown AA, 7:30 p.m. EST, Ontonagon United Methodist Church basement, next to Holiday gas station, Ontonagon. area74.org. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7:30 p.m., Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church,... Full story
