Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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BESSEMER— The Gogebic County Board of Commissioners Wednesday set the 2016 county millage rate at .00668, the same as in 2015, but it will result in $44,100 more being collected in taxes. A total of $3,401,704 will be collected in taxes, up $44,100 from 2015, according to a report from Gogebic County Equalization Director Tom Novascone. The reason more money will be collected is because the taxable value of the county has increased from $502,635,304 to $509,237,147. In setting the millage, the county board did not need to hold a truth n t...
Thursday, May 26 Cuddlebugs Story Time, 9:30 a.m., Ironwood Carnegie Library. Babies and toddlers. 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. Grief Support Group, 2 p.m., all welcome, The Inn Bed and Breakfast, Montreal, Wis. 906-663-0308. Pokemon Club, 4 p.m., Ironwood Carnegie Library. ReGeneration Youth, 5:30-6:45 p.m., ages 10-11; Relentless Youth, 7-9... Full story
BRADENTON, Fla. - Donald D. Fortune went to be with the Lord on May 21, 2016. He was born on Oct. 7, 1932. He is survived by his beloved wife, Marilyn. He is also survived by a daughter, Debra, K. Johnson; and sons, Scott (Sandy), Todd and David (Yong) Fortune; as well as grandchildren, Tina (Matt), Nathan, Michael, Maria (Chris), David, Daniel, Sonja, Christina (Drew), Alexandra and Sarah; four great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. Don had a very successful banking career as... Full story
KING, Wis. — Clyde Olson, 92, passed away peacefully at the Veteran’s Home in King on Saturday, May 21, 2016. Clyde was born in Bessemer, Mich. on May 15, 1924, the youngest child of Frank Olson and Hilda (Anderson) Olson family, whose fathers emigrated from Sweden in the 1800s eventually settling in the Ironwood, Mich., area. Clyde was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II and fought in the European Theater. He worked in electronic/communications during the war, and after the war he was employed by the same companies who previously had U.S. Gov... Full story
MARBLE FALLS, Texas - Karen N. (Kauppi) LeBlanc, 72, died peacefully on Tuesday, May 24, 2016, in Marble Falls. Karen was born Oct. 20, 1943, in Ironwood, Mich., a daughter of Walter and Margaret (Rowe) Kauppi, and attended the Ironwood area schools. Karen was known as a wonderful singer. She enjoyed reading, writing, listening to music and caring for her cats. She also loved birds, flowers and plants. Karen grew up in Ironwood, located in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. She then enjoyed time in... Full story
