Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] HURLEY - Donald Rick agreed Thursday morning he shouldn't be eligible for parole in the 2016 fire that destroyed the Bear Trap Inn, killing Lisa Waldros, of Kimball. "If I was you, I'd give me no choice, either," Rick told Judge Patrick Madden, who sentenced him to a mandatory life sentence, without the possibility of parole. Madden could have made Rick eligible for extended supervision, or parole, after 20 years in prison or thereafter, but denied...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] HURLEY — The effort to expand the local non-motorized trail system into Iron County got a boost, as the Iron County Regional Trail Committee learned Thursday the Gogebic Range Health Foundation had awarded a grant. The $11,000 matching grant will go to the purchase of a two-block strip of land that runs parallel to Silver Street, between U.S. 51 and the Montreal River. The land is intended to bring the local section of the Iron Belle Trail — which will ultimately run between Belle Isle in Det...
RAMSAY — The Bessemer Township Fourth of July Committee will again be the first to offer fireworks in the area to help celebrate the nation’s birth next month. “Rumble Over the River” is set for dusk on Saturday, July 1, in Ramsay. The night will begin at 6 with live music behind the Ramsay Fire Hall, with entertainment to be announced. Marty’s Goldenaires Senior Drum and Bugle Corps will offer a concert between 8:30 and 9 p.m. The Bessemer Township Fire Department will set off the fireworks and officials hope the crowd enjoys the spectacul...
Friday, June 2 Mercer Cribbage, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Mercer Senior Center. Mercer Food Pantry, noon-1 p.m., Railroad Street, Mercer, Wis. Emergencies: 715-476-7655. Alcoholics Anonymous/Al-Anon, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Harbortown AA, 7:30 p.m. EDT, Ontonagon United Methodist Church basement, next to Holiday gas station, Ontonagon. area74.org. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7:30 p.m., Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Saturday, June 3 Community Pickleball Paddlers, 8:30-11:30 a.m., Mercer School gymnasium....
KENOSHA, Wis. - William B. "Bill" Bruneau, 79, of Kenosha, passed away unexpectedly at his home on Wednesday, March 1, 2017. Born in Montreal, Wis., on July 22, 1937, he was the son of the late Bertrand and Catherine (Bogun) Bruneau. Raised and educated in northern Wisconsin, he was a graduate of Hurley High School. Following graduation, Bill enlisted in the U.S. Navy on June 22, 1955, serving aboard the U.S.S. Fulton in New London, Conn. He received his honorable discharge on July 21, 1959. On...
ANTIGO, Wis. - Denise R. Matuszczak, 53, of Antigo, passed away Monday, May 29, 2017. She was born Sept. 12, 1963, the daughter of Richard Powell and Peggy Matuszczak. After attending school in Antigo, Denise started baking. Denise would work at several places over the years creating some of the best cakes and cookies. Baking, as well as cooking, were her passions. Denise also enjoyed helping friends and family. She was always willing to give the shirt off her back and not think twice about it....
