Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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BESSEMER — The 17th annual Relay for Life kicked off in a big way on Friday, despite damp weather. The event was originally scheduled to be held at Massie Field in Bessemer, but because of soggy conditions, it was moved inside the gymnasium at A.D. Johnston High School. “We’re sad that we had to move inside,” Carol Lillar, planning committee chairman, said. “Even though it cleared up a bit in the afternoon, the field is just too wet.” During the opening ceremony, it was announced that almost...
HURLEY — A felony robbery count and three misdemeanor charges were filed in Iron County Court Friday against a Stevens Point woman in a June 11 heated confrontation at the site of a proposed iron mine. Katie Kloth, 26, is alleged to have committed the crimes near the site of the mine in the town of Anderson, near Upson, during a protest demonstration. The criminal complaint filed by Iron County District Attorney Marty Lipske charges that Kloth used force to grab and destroy a camera, wrestling it away from a Gogebic-Taconite employee, who s...
BESSEMER — Local senior citizens are voicing their opinions about cuts in federal funding for senior programs nationwide through a medium that they are not necessarily familiar with. Paper plates. Seniors have been writing messages to state representatives on plates through the “Don’t Empty My Plate” campaign. According to Chris Trolla, senior programs director for the Gogebic-Ontonagon Community Action Agency, the response has been good. “We’ve had a lot of seniors participate, by writing mes...
IRONWOOD — St. Vincent de Paul Thrift Store in Ironwood is facing challenges because of some of the donations that are received. According to store manager Terri Cvengros, the store has been receiving a number of unusable donations, including broken and stained items. In addition to the unusable items, items have been dropped off after store hours and on weekends, left in the rain. Cvengros said items left in the rain or snow had to be hauled to the transfer station. Some usable items that were...
IRONWOOD, Mich. — Anne M. Keranen, 90, of Ironwood, died peacefully Thursday, June 20, 2013, at Aspirus Grand View Hospital in Ironwood, with her loving family by her side. The former Anne LaSota was born Nov. 9, 1922, in Ironwood, daughter of the late John and Angeline (Jubek) LaSota, and attended local schools. She was employed at Grand View Hospital and the Cohodas-Paoli Co. in Ironwood and Appleton Electric and Gibson and Springs Co. in Chicago. Anne was a member of Our Lady of Peace C...