Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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Thursday, May 24 Pickleball, 10 a.m. to noon, Ironwood Memorial Building. Gogebic County Veterans Service Officer, 10:30-11:30 a.m., Wakefield City Hall; 1-2 p.m., Watersmeet Township; 2:45-3:15 p.m., Marenisco Township. 906-667-1110. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. ReGeneration Youth, 5:30-6:45 p.m., ages 10-11; Relentless Youth, 7-9 p.m., ages 12-18; Lighthouse Faith Center, Ironwood. Alcoholics Anonymous, 6:30 p.m., First Presbyterian Church, Hurley. area74.org. Government Downtown Ironwood... Full story
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] BESSEMER — Representatives of townships in Gogebic County again requested Wednesday that they receive 30 percent of federal payment in lieu of tax money that’s paid to the county. A total of 38 people attended the county board meeting at the courthouse, with the majority there because of the PILT issue. Watersmeet Township Supervisor Mike Rogers said the county has received around $5 million in the last 10 years in PILT money and his township has a high percentage of the federal lands involved. Rog...
EWEN, Mich. - Dorothy was born on May 21, 1925, to Rena and Harry Fleming in Breckenridge, Minn. The family moved to Ewen and then to Maple Grove on Taylor Road. At age 12, Dorothy lived and worked for her Aunt Bernice (Taylor) Greeno at the Greeno Hotel in Ewen, where she graduated from school in 1943. After graduation she went to Detroit with Jane (McCory) Huhtala and worked for the war efforts as a stamp operator and attended beauty school. While working as a stamp operator, she injured and... Full story
WYOMING, Mich. - Heaven gained an angel on Monday, April 30, when Hazel Marie (Salonen) Rouker, age 74, went to be with her Lord and Savior after a courageous battle with cancer. Hazel is the daughter of Reino and Tyyne (Niemi) Salonen. She grew up the homecoming queen, tuba player and church organist in Bessemer. Hazel went on to work as a McDonald's manager and then a meat buyer for Spartan Foods. More importantly, she shared her talents to become a seamstress, piano teacher, choir director,... Full story
DENMARK, Wis. - Lori A. (Cramblit) Anderson, 57, of Denmark, passed away Sunday, May 20, 2018 after a long battle with cancer. She was born April 3, 1961 in Wakefield, Mich., daughter of Gary and Jean (Penberthy) Cramblit. Lori was a homemaker and worked as a bartender/therapist. She enjoyed hunting, fishing, and gathering with friends and family. She loved animals, especially horses and many beloved dogs. She loved to cook and was well known for it. Her meals brought many together and, at... Full story
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] HURLEY - Five men charged in the shooting death of a Lac du Flambeau, Wis., man whose body was found on New Year's Day in the Mercer area were bound over for trial Wednesday in Iron County Court. Judge Patrick Madden bound over all five after listening to the testimony of Wisconsin Department of Justice Division of Criminal Investigations Special Agent Michael Reimer, the only witness. Reimer was called to the stand by Assistant Attorney General...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] IRONWOOD - The search for a superintendent is over, after the Ironwood Area Schools Board of Education approved a contract with Travis Powell Wednesday. "It's kind of surreal in a way, because I wasn't really looking for this type of advancement this early. I feel I'm pretty lucky to be superintendent at only 43," Powell told the Daily Globe shortly after signing the contract Wednesday evening. He said while he got excited during the interview...