Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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WAUSAU, Wis. - I, John D. Nordberg, passed away peacefully at the Aspirus Wausau Hospital on Thursday, June 2, 2016. I was born on July 22, 1930, in Ashland. My father passed in July of 1945, leaving me to be the man of the house at 15 years old. I was the oldest of five children so I took on the responsibilities for the farm my family owned. I spent many days home from school to help with the dairy cattle and crops my family raised. The vegetables and berries had to be sold to help the family,... Full story
Tuesday, June 7 Pickleball, 9-11 a.m., Ironwood Memorial Building. Gogebic County Veterans Service Officer, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Ironwood Memorial Building. 906-667-1110. Ask the Master Gardeners, 10 a.m. to noon, Ironwood Pocket Park. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Ironwood Kiwanis Club, noon, Golden Dragon. New members welcome. Cribbage, 1 p.m., Mercer, Wis., Public Library. 715-476-2366. Gogebic Range Band Concert, 7 p.m., Longyear Park, Ironwood. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., Episcopal Church of the...
HURLEY - A Saxon, Wis., man has been charged with murder and arson in the March 12 fire that destroyed the Bear Trap Inn in Saxon, resulting in the death of Lisa Waldros. Donald Rick, 44, who resided on Church Street at the time of the fire, is scheduled to appear in Iron County Court on the charges next Monday at 1:45 p.m. He told investigators that he stabbed Waldros in burglarizing the tavern, then burned the building in an attempt to make it look like she had died in the fire. According to t...
BESSEMER - After offering Daniel Wendt, of Monroeville, Ohio, the city manager position in May, the Bessemer City Council announced Monday the candidate has rejected their offer. After interviewing eight of 28 applicants, the council agreed to offer him the job during a May 23 meeting. The council agreed offer him a first-year salary of $50,000 and a list of benefits. On Monday, Mayor Kathy Whitburn said Wendt contacted her on May 26 and said he had accepted another position in a neighboring...
IRONWOOD, Mich. - Reino W. Suliin, 74, of Ironwood, died Saturday, June 4, 2016, in Ironwood. He was born Jan. 18, 1942, in Ironwood, the son of the late Walter and Hulda (Maki) Suliin. He graduated from Luther L. Wright High School in Ironwood. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy on March 30, 1962. He served during the Vietnam War in Okinawa and was honorably discharged on March 19, 1965. Following his discharge, he resided in Erwin Township, where he owned and operated the Suliin Greenhouse. He had... Full story
By RICHARD JENKINS rjenkins@yourdailyglobe.com IRONWOOD — The effort to launch a Boys and Girls Club of America chapter in the area continues as a group of residents met Monday at the Ironwood Public Safety Department to discuss moving forward. The group touted surveys filled out by parents of local students indicating their interest in participating in the club. “Our community actually thought we lost contact with the Boys and Girls Club, that (forming a local chapter) was a dead issue, because of events leading up to this point. So then I t...