Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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IRONWOOD - Normal traffic patterns will remain on U.S. 2 for another week as delays push the starting reconstruction date back to May 27. Dean Aberly, transportation technician with the Michigan Department of Transportation, said the delay in construction was due partly to weather-related issues and acquiring materials. "We had some typical construction type delays with these early starting jobs," he said. "And with this spring being unusual, and a lengthy spring, it has affected road...
IRONWOOD - The Ironwood Area Schools Board of Education held a busy meeting Monday night, covering multiple topics. The board approved the retirements of faculty members 1st Sgt. Tim Rang, Camille Lupino, Barb Aspinwall and Bonnie Sanders, and lifted the pink slips from 10 teachers and three community school instructors in the district. Master Sgt. William E. Murphy was hired as the Junior ROTC instructor to replace the retiring Rang and Lt. Col. Dave Manki. Another JROTC instructor will be...
BESSEMER - Members of the Bessemer City Council approved a five-year contract with Eagle Waste & Recycling, Inc., to handle all of the city's trash and recycling services at their meeting Monday. Eagle Waste & Recycling, Inc., will provide each eligible Bessemer household with a 64-gallon cart for trash and a 96-gallon recycling cart for a combined cost of a little more than $16 per month. Mayor Butch Semmerling stated his support of the contract. "The cost here per month or so between doing it...
IRONWOOD - The Ironwood Chamber of Commerce has partnered with the city and Michigan Department of Transportation to propose alternate detour routes through the city for the U.S. 2 construction project. Peter Grewe, chamber president, said the alternate routes will work hand-in-hand with the existing detour and direct people through downtown and out to U.S. 2 as well. "As the chamber of commerce, we're invested in the businesses in Ironwood," he said. Grewe said the chamber was concerned that...
WAKEFIELD - Gogebic Community Mental Health continues its efforts to end stigma associated with mental illness and developmental disabilities during May, National Mental Health Awareness Month. GCMH is planning its third annual "Walk a Mile in My Shoes" Rally for Wednesday, May 28, at 11 a.m. at Sunday Lake in Wakefield. Registration beings at 10:30 a.m. with the rally to begin at 11 a.m. at the new pavilion in Eddy Park at Sunday Lake in Wakefield. In case of inclement weather, the event will...
MARINETTE, Wis. - Charles "Chuck" Paro, 71, of Menominee, Mich., son of David and Ida (DeMolen) Paro, passed away peacefully on Saturday, May 17, 2014, at Bay Area Medical Center, Marinette, with his family at his side. Chuck was born in Ewen, Mich. A Memorial Mass of Christian Burial will be 11 a.m. on Friday, May 23, at St. Agnes Catholic Church in Amberg, Wis., with the Rev. Don Burkart officiating. Family and friends may call from 9 a.m. until the time of the service at church on Friday....
WAKEFIELD, Mich. — Friends are invited to attend the burial service for Mary G. Draxler, to be held at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, May 23, at Lakeside Cemetery, Wakefield. Mary passed away on Feb. 19, 2014, in Marshfield, Wis. The Rev. Antony Lukka, pastor of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, will officiate. Lakeside Memorial Chapel is assisting the family....
LINDEN, Mich. — Vera Jo Jansson, nee Niemi, 91, formerly of Bessemer, passed away May 12, 2014. She died in peace, surrounded by family, at the Argentine Care Center in Linden. Preceded by visitation, a funeral service took place on May 16 at the Linden Presbyterian Church, followed by a funeral lunch in the church hall with interment following at Fairview Cemetery. A memorial service in Gogebic County will be announced in a full obituary before July 4....