Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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HURLEY — In baseball’s equivalent of the Border Bowl, the Hurley baseball team swept a pitcher-depleted Ironwood team 9-1 and 16-8 in Indianhead Conference action at the Hurley K-12 field on Thursday. Game 1 — Hurley 9, Ironwood 1 The Ironwood Red Devil baseball season has turned into a roller-coaster ride. After posting a 16-5 record last season and having almost everyone back, the forecast was looked positive for another impressive season. But Ironwood’s No. 1 and No. 2 pitchers (Adam Mackey... Full story
HURLEY — Hurley pitcher Brittany Czarnecki allowed one baserunner as the Midgettes started the WIAA Division 3 regional tournament with a 10-0 victory over Washburn/Bayfield Thursday. No. 2 seed Hurley hosts No. 3 Ladysmith Tuesday in a regional semifinal. Ladysmith survived an upset bid by No. 6 Chetek/Weyerhaeuser 5-4 Thursday. The playoff game was also Hurley’s home opener and the Midgettes (10-5) played like they’ve been here all season, having no trouble with No. 7 seed Washburn. Czarnecki... Full story
IRONWOOD — It was pancakes in the morning, pancakes in the evening, pancakes at suppertime at the annual Ironwood Kiwanis Pancake Day at Tacconelli's in Ironwood on Thursday. Hundreds of people dined on flapjacks and sausages from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. "Things have been steady," Kiwanis member Joe Cayer said. "It's a great time for our guests to not only have a great meal, but have coffee and socialize." More than 100 pounds of sausage and 130 pounds of pancakes were served throughout the day, w... Full story
GRANBURY, Texas (AP) — Habitat for Humanity spent years in a North Texas suburb, helping build many of the 110 homes in the low-income area. But its work was largely undone during an outbreak of 10 tornadoes Wednesday night that killed six people and injured dozens. On Thursday, authorities combed through debris in Granbury for another roughly half-dozen still missing, while residents awaited the chance to see what was left of their homes. Witnesses described the two badly hit neighborhoods a... Full story
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama, seeking to regain his footing amid controversies hammering the White House, named a temporary chief for the scandal-marred Internal Revenue Service Thursday and pressed Congress to approve new security money to prevent another Benghazi-style terrorist attack. The efforts did little to satisfy Republicans, who see the controversies as an opportunity to derail Obama’s second-term agenda. House Speaker John Boehner suggested the White House had vio... Full story
WAUSAU, Wis. — Lynn A. “Buck” Starkey Sr., 79, a former Ironwood, Mich., resident, died Wednesday, May 8, 2013, at Wausau Manor in Wausau. He was born Dec. 15, 1933, in Charles City, Iowa, son of the late Harold and Iva (Short) Starkey, and attended Charles City schools. He farmed, worked in construction and in bridge building, and was employed at a trucking company. He entered the U.S. Marine Corps in January 1952, proudly serving his country in Korea, and was honorably discharged in 1955.... Full story
MARQUETTE, Mich. — James B. Dean, 82, of Wakefield, died Monday evening, May 13, 2013, at the D.J. Jacobetti Home for Veterans in Marquette with family at his side. He was born June 18, 1930, in Birmingham, a son of the late J. Boyd and Irene (Rohloff) Dean, and was raised in Mohomet, Ill. James was a decorated veteran of the Korean Conflict and served in the U.S. Navy, assigned to destroyers and submarines stationed in San Deigo, Honolulu, Virginia Beach, and Hampton, Va., and Charleston, S.C.,... Full story
RAMSAY, Mich. — Ernest Govednik, of Ramsay, passed from this life Feb. 4, 2013. He was born Oct. 31, 1921, to Angeline and Marko Govednik. He was their eighth child. Ernest graduated from Luther L. Wright High School, Ironwood, in 1939. He then joined the Civilian Conservation Corps and was assigned at Camp Gogebic. On Dec. 27, 1941, he met Isabel Leoni. They were married June 27, 1942. In April 1943, he was drafted into the United States Army, were he proudly served as a radio operator instruct... Full story
