Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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BESSEMER - The Bessemer City Council unanimously approved contractor Angelo Luppino, Inc. to complete needed repairs along U.S. 2 at its meeting Monday. Luppino contractors will repair a patch on U.S. 2 near Beecher Street measured 13-by-12-feet, replace 11 feet of curbing and 14 feet of sidewalk. The bid submitted for the small project was $3,859. Neal Nelson, leadman at the city's Department of Public Works, said the damage to the road was caused from this past winter's harsh temperatures, so... Full story
IRONWOOD - An apparent murder-suicide in the city of Ironwood's Jessieville Location was under investigation Monday. An elderly man and woman were found dead in the back yard at a Burt Street residence around 7:30 a.m. Monday, with a shotgun found at the scene, according to a Gogebic County Sheriff's Department report. Officers found the couple upon arriving. The woman was seen with blood on her chest, lying about 20 feet away from the man, according to the GCSD report. An older model shotgun... Full story
NEW DELHI (AP) - The vows for change came quickly after the young Indian woman was beaten, gang-raped on a moving bus and finally died in a faraway hospital. No longer, politicians promised, would rape victims be shamed by police. No longer, the judicial system said, would rapists be able to blame their victims. Thousands of people swept through the streets of New Delhi in spontaneous protests after the December 2012 bus rape, demanding protection for women. The victim became "the daughter of th... Full story
WASHINGTON (AP) - Sure, living in the White House has its perks. But a clothing allowance is not one of them. First ladies feel all sorts of pressure to project a fashionable look, and over the decades they have tried a range of cash-saving strategies to pull it off without going broke. Seven frugal do's and don'ts that first ladies have tried over the years: 1. Trot out retreads. Even first ladies recycle their clothes. Michelle Obama recently welcomed military moms to a Mother's Day tea... Full story
