Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] HURLEY - A June 5-6 jury trial was averted in Iron County Court Tuesday when a 46-year-old former Hurley woman entered no contest pleas to delivering a controlled substance near a school and bail jumping. Tracy Lynn Gehrke was sentenced to a year and a half in prison on the two counts and 18 months of extended supervision by Iron County Judge Patrick Madden. The prison time will run concurrently with a sentence she received and is serving in Gogebic...
WAKEFIELD TOWNSHIP - The joint Wakefield and Wakefield Township clean-up effort at the Western Upper Peninsula Recycling Center in the township's industrial park last Friday and Saturday, yielded better than expected results. John Cox, township supervisor, said they expected 3,000 tires would get dropped off, but they received 4,000 and roughly 85 tons of waste was removed, too. Cox said both municipalities were thrilled community members "came out to properly dispose of their tires and to...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] BESSEMER — A Gile, Wis., woman is facing six felony counts in connection with the alleged embezzlement from her job. Heather Lee Maki, 33, is charged with one count of embezzlement between $50,000 and $100,000 and five counts of forgery. Maki is accused of embezzling money while working as a bookkeeper at C & M Oil in Bessemer, according to Gogebic County Prosecutor Nick Jacobs. Jacobs said Maki worked at the company for five years, and her duties included putting together the company’s pay...
Wednesday, May 24 Christian Men of the Northland, 6:30 a.m., Uptown Cafe, Ironwood. Mentoring of Moms, 9-10:30 a.m., Range Community Bible Church, Hurley. 715-561-4355. Alcoholics Anonymous, open meeting, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. DOVE Support Group, noon-2 p.m. 906-932-4990. Ironwood/Hurley Rotary Club, 12:15 p.m., Elk and Hound Restaurant, Ironwood. Iron County Veterans Service Officer, 1-3 p.m., Mercer, Wis., Town Hall. 715-561-2190. Superior Riders, 6:30 p.m., Rigoni’s Bar Ride, Ironwood. Narcotics Anonymous, 7 p...
FOND DU LAC, Wis. - Horst Karnau, 79, of Horicon, passed away on Saturday, May 20, 2017, at St. Agnes Hospital in Fond du Lac. A funeral service will take place at Koepsell Funeral Home in Mayville on Saturday, May 27, at 11 a.m., with the Rev. Fr. Michael Petrie presiding. Visitation will take place from 9 a.m. until the time of the service. Horst was born on Nov. 27, 1937, in Oldenberg, Germany, the son of August and Elizabeth (Wilken) Karnau. He was united in marriage to Marie Louise Heitman...
CHICAGO — Patricia J. Petersen, nee Rosen, 58, of Arlington Heights, Ill., died May 22, 2017, in Chicago. She was born in Chicago on June 22, 1958. Patricia was the beloved wife of Paul W.; fond sister of Dr. Jacqueline (William) Rosen-Sakas and Dr. Ronald G. (Rebecca) Rosen; and caring aunt of Presley (Cody Snay), Rex and West Rosen, and Kristina (fiancé, Jordan Katz), Robert, and the late Alec Sakas. Visitation will be Thursday, May 25, from 2 p.m. until time of the funeral service at 4:30 p.m., at Haben Funeral Home & Crematory, 8057 Ni...
ALTOONA, Wis. — Lorraine A. Rosenberg, 91, formerly of Hurley, passed away peacefully in her sleep at her home in Altoona on March 14, 2017. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, May 27, at St. Mary’s of the Seven Dolors Catholic Church, 401 Iron St., Hurley, with visitation one hour prior to the Mass at the church. Inurnment will take place in the Hurley Cemetery....
