Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] IRONWOOD TOWNSHIP - As nightfall approached Wednesday, the search continued for an escaped inmate from the Gogebic County Jail, despite two sightings in the Powderhorn area in as many days. Daniel Ferguson, 26, escaped sometime after 8:45 p.m., Monday, according to a Gogebic County Sheriff's Department Facebook post at approximately 9:33 p.m., that night. Wednesday's search effort centered around Big Powderhorn Mountain, after there were two...
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] HURLEY — A 48-year-old Ironwood woman was ordered released from jail Wednesday morning after serving 71 days of a one-year sentence for identity theft. Iron County Judge Patrick Madden cited new information in the case from two doctors in modifying the sentence of Wendy Wuorinen. Defense attorney James McKenzie successfully argued that Wuorinen should be released early and Madden granted McKenzie’s motion. McKenzie said information about Wuorinen’s mental condition “was not really known by the court a...
By IAN MINIELLY [email protected] BRUCE CROSSING — Finnish Ambassador Kirsti Kauppi is coming to Bruce Crossing Sunday for the third day of Juhannus 2017, a three day celebration of midsummer. Friday starts the fun in Askel, Baraga County. Saturday the party is moving to Hancock on the Finlandia University campus, where Kauppi will raise the Finnish flag near the midsummer pole, or Juhannussalko. Sunday in Bruce Crossing, the Settler’s Co-operative becomes ground zero for Juhannus and is scheduled to show a premier of a doc...
Thursday, June 22 Pickleball, 9 a.m. to noon, good weather, Hurley High School tennis courts, bad weather: Ironwood Memorial Building. Story Time for Toddlers, 9:30 a.m., Carnegie Library, Ironwood. Gogebic County Veterans Service Officer, 10:30-11:30 a.m., Wakefield City Hall; 1-2 p.m., Watersmeet Township; 2:45-3:15 p.m., Marenisco Township. 906-667-1110. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Grief Support Group, 2 p.m., The Inn Bed and Breakfast, Montreal, Wis. 906-663-0308. Build It Yourself Youth... Full story
IRONWOOD, Mich. - Kevin D. Chiapuzio, 47, passed on June 17, 2017, in a motorcycle accident. He was born on Aug. 28, 1969, in Wakefield to William Chiapuzio and Diane (Waurio) Chiapuzio. Kevin graduated from Luther L. Wright high school in 1987. He was well accomplished in hockey and martial arts. He was a "Jack of all Trades," working for himself and for many contractors. He was an active and proud supporter of B.A.C.A. (Bikers Against Child Abuse). Kevin is survived by a son, Mason; daughter,... Full story
