Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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UPSON, Wis. — Gogebic Taconite broke ground Wednesday to begin drilling core samples at the proposed iron ore mine near Upson after crews were obstructed by protesters the day before. Protesters earlier placed large rocks, trees and other obstructions in the roadway to block crews from entering the drill sites. In addition, they came out of the woods and began to yell at workers, and took and damaged personal property of a G-Tac worker. Iron County Sheriff Tony Furyk said a protester stole a c... Full story
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — A wildfire fueled by hot temperatures, gusty winds and thick, bone-dry forests has destroyed 92 homes, damaged five more and prompted more than 7,000 residents northeast of Colorado Springs to flee, sheriff’s official said Wednesday. A separate Colorado wildfire to the south has destroyed 20 structures and prompted evacuations of about 250 residents and nearly 1,000 inmates at medium-security prison. To the north, another fire burned in Rocky Mountain National Par... Full story
ONTONAGON — The seventh annual Barbecue Cook-off for Life, held Saturday, generated $6,074 for the Ontonagon County Cancer Association. This raises the total amount raised by the event to nearly $40,000. All the funds raised are used to assist Ontonagon County cancer patient with medical expanses. Tom Domitrovich and Griff Roehm, who chair the event, said it would not be possible without all the volunteers, barbecue teams, 48 business and individuals who gave monetary donations, 13 firms and i... Full story
IRONWOOD, Mich. — Clement C. Kolesar, 93, 37 Newport Heights S., Ironwood, died peacefully Tuesday, June 4, 2013, at Aspirus Grand View Hospital in Ironwood. Clem was the 11th child born in Ironwood to John and Mary (Dravecky) Kolesar on Sept. 15, 1919. Coming from a family of 17 children, he entered the work force at an early age with the death of his father on June 24, 1935. He was given a special permit to start working in a mine in order to help support the family. He began his mining career... Full story
ASHLAND, Wis. — Helen Edith (Truitt) Eilo, of Ashland, died of complications of diabetes on June 11, 2013, in Duluth, Minn. She was born on Sept. 12, 1928, in Wilmington, Del., the daughter of Herman and Mary Jane (Blanchfield) Truitt, and raised by her loving aunt and uncle Warren and Carrie (Truitt) Williams. Helen graduated from schools in Wilmington and was employed at the E.I. Dupont de Nemours Company prior to her marriage, and subsequently was employed at nursing homes in Delaware, New J... Full story
MIAMI (AP) — Carlos Gomez added another impressive offensive performance during his breakout season. Gomez had four hits, including two triples, drove in three runs, and scored three runs to lead the Milwaukee Brewers to a 10-1 win over the Miami Marlins on Wednesday. “He had a very big night, two triples,” said Jonathan Lucroy, who drove in four runs. “Anytime you have a guy with that kind of speed and a ballpark this big, things like that are going to happen. He did very well for us tonight... Full story
