Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] IRONWOOD — The Ironwood City Commission preliminarily approved the first licenses under its adult-use marijuana ordinance during a special meeting with the city planning commission on Thursday. The 4-1 city commission approval followed a unanimous 7-0 planning commission approval of 10 applications in five categories of marijuana retail, growing, processing and micro-businesses in Ironwood. The approved applications were recommended by the city department of community development following a s...
By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] MARENISCO TOWNSHIP — A vote to acquire White City radio tower in the Kimberly Hill area might result in Marenisco Township getting a greater range of broadband internet options. The action at the Monday evening meeting of the Marenisco Township Board of Trustees followed a historical review of the site by town supervisor Bruce Mahler. He said that in 2007 the state Department of Transportation owned the tower, but sold it to the township when the DOT no longer needed it. According to Mahler, the township...
MELLEN, Wis. - Kathryn M. "Peggy" Gerry, 97, a lifelong resident of South Carey, in Hurley, Wisconsin, passed away peacefully on June 21, 2021, at Mellen Manor Nursing Home. Peggy was born on June 9, 1924, in South Carey to Peter and Mary (Obert) Pedretti. She attended the Cary School and graduated from Lincoln High School with the class of 1942. She then attended St. Elizabeth School of Nursing in Chicago, graduating in 1945. She returned to the area and was united in marriage to John W. Gerry...
HARTFORD, Wis. - Joseph G. Schemenauer, 79, passed away on June 19, 2021, at his home on Spider Lake with his family present after a battle with pancreatic cancer. He was born on Feb. 11, 1942, in the township of Addison, Washington County, to Clarence and Lucille (nee Peters) Schemenauer. Joe is survived by his wife, Barbara A. (Pfalz); his children, Randy S., of Hartford, Wisconsin, and Stephen J., of Hartford. He is also survived by his sister, Eeileen (Norvin) Lehman; brother-inlaw, Ralph...
IRONWOOD, Mich. - Maj-Britt Kangas, 89, of Ironwood, passed away on Wednesday, June 23, 2021, at Westgate Nursing, Rehabilitation and Assisted Living Community. Maj-Britt was born the daughter of Leo and Irma (Lehtinen) Nyberg on Oct. 17, 1931, in Helsinki, Finland. She attended and graduated from school in Finland. After school Maj-Britt worked for a telephone company, a retail store, and the Finnish State Department. On Aug. 16, 1953, Maj-Britt was united in marriage with John "Gil" Kangas in...
IRONWOOD, Mich. - Dennis E. Novascone, 80, of Ironwood passed away on June 17, 2021, at Aspirus Ironwood Hospital. Dennis was born March 31, 1941, in Ironwood, the son of Emil and Kathryn (Jurakovich) Novascone. He graduated from A. D. Johnson High School in Bessemer, Michigan in 1959. He served in the U.S. Army from Nov. 1963 until Aug. 1965. He married Carol McRae on Sept. 29, 1979. He worked at Indianhead Ski Hill for 49 years as the food and beverage manager. Dennis was a good family man...
