Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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HURLEY — A Hurley businessman pleaded guilty to one count of possession with intent to deliver narcotics as part of a plea agreement Thursday in Iron County Court and he'll be on probation for two years. Daniel F. Rossi, 52, owner and operator of Rossi Wear on Silver Street, and his attorney, Anthony Stella, reached a plea agreement with special prosecuting attorney Susan Sommer, of Phelps, Wis. Originally, Rossi had also been charged with one count of manufacture or deliver of schedule I and II narcotics and one count of possession with i...
BAYFIELD, Wis. (AP) — Every day for 46 years, Vietnam veteran Jeff Savelkoul was haunted by a single thought — that when he came home he left some of his buddies behind. Savelkoul survived a helicopter crash in 1967 that killed almost everyone on board, including his best friend, Lance Cpl. Merlin R. Allen of Bayfield. For decades the Marines' remains lay undiscovered, but a recovery team excavated the crash site last year and found Allen's remains. Now, almost 46 years to the day Allen was kil...
IRONWOOD — Changes are coming for this year's Gogebic-Iron County Airport Fly-In, slated for Saturday, Aug. 24. “We are hoping for better weather with the earlier date,” said Fly-In committee chair Donna Scorse. Welcoming ceremonies begin at 10 a.m. This year there will be four aircrafts offering free plane rides to youth aged 8 to 17, accompanied by a parent or guardian, and another aircraft will be available for younger children with parents to fly for a small fee. This year's event will...
KIMBALL, Wis. — The annual Midsummer Festival is set at Little Finland on Saturday. The event celebrates the longest day of summer (which was actually on June 21), commemorated by many Scandinavian countries around the world. Also called Juhannus, in celebration of St. John, the event focuses on bonfires that were lit to protect against evil spirits believed to roam freely when the sun was turning southward again. At Little Finland on U.S. 2 in Kimball, the traditional bonfire is still lit, a...
BESSEMER, Mich. — Harold J. Peters, 77, of 201 S. Peck St., Bessemer, passed away Thursday, June 27, 2013. He was born June 16, 1936, in Ashland, Wis. He graduated from Luther L. Wright High School and was employed at Chrysler Corp. in Kenosha, Wis., for 35 years. Harold retired physically disabled. He was a member of Sharon Lutheran Church in Bessemer. Harold is survived by his wife, Doreen; five children, Susan, Mike (Sharon), Tim, Dale (Shirley) and Peggy Ann; six grandchildren, Jessie, Lon, Jason, Carrie, Julie and Jeff; five g...
BUTTERNUT, Wis. — Lynn (Burge) Hurley, of Butternut, passed away on Monday, June 24, 2013, at the age of 66. She was the beloved wife of the late Skip for a loving 26 years; the devoted mother of Ken (Lisa) Bergquist and Steve (Christine) Bergquist; loving stepmother to Patty (Frank) Pisano and Michelle (Chuck) Benson; fond grandmother of Josh, Alyssa, Frankie, Lauren, Eric and Bret; dear sister of Denny (Diane) Burge, Pete (Janet) Burge, Shirley (Tim) Rolling and Jim (Rose) Burge; and dear aunt and great-aunt to many. Family and friends are t...
WAUSAU, Wis. — Clement R. “Bob” Rondeau, 84, of Ironwood, Mich., died peacefully Saturday, June 15, 2013, at Aspirus Wausau Hospital in Wausau, with his loving wife by his side. Bob was born July 3, 1928, in Ironwood, son of the late Clement and Beatrice (Johnson) Rondeau, attended local schools, and graduated from Luther L. Wright High School in 1946. He then entered the U.S. Army, serving in the 88th Infantry, Blue Devil Division, in Trieste, Italy, at the end of World War II, and later serve...
