Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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BESSEMER - Melissa Rajala, librarian for the Bessemer Public Library, opened the doors and kicked off the annual summer book sale Thursday morning. The sale runs through Monday, with all proceeds earmarked to benefit the summer reading program. Rajala said this year the bulk of the offerings are donated books from estates or personal libraries. If the library already owns a book that is donated, the book will be used to support the summer reading program, so the donated books come in handy and...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] BESSEMER — While Daniel Ferguson has been charged with one count in connection with his escape last week from the Gogebic County Jail, additional charges are expected in the case. Ferguson, 26, has been charged with escape while awaiting trial for a felony — a felony charge with a maximum potential sentence of four years in prison — in connection with the escape that led to a multi-day manhunt. In addition to the escape charge, additional breaking and entering charges are expected in the case,...
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] BESSEMER — The Gogebic County Board of Commissioners agreed to advance $30,000 to pay pre-fair expenses Wednesday. In a letter, Gogebic County Fair Chairman Jim Gribble said at its most recent meeting, the fair board unanimously requested an advance to cover pre-fair vouchers. He said the money will be repaid by fair receipts, as has been done in previous years. County board member Jeff Wasley, of Ironwood, who also sits on the fair board, said the county board also advanced the fair board the same a...
Friday, June 30 Mercer Cribbage, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Mercer Senior Center. Mercer Food Pantry, noon-1 p.m., Railroad Street, Mercer, Wis. Emergencies: 715-476-7655. Alcoholics Anonymous/Al-Anon, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Harbortown AA, 7:30 p.m. EDT, Ontonagon United Methodist Church basement, next to Holiday gas station, Ontonagon. area74.org. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7:30 p.m., Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Government Ironwood School Board, 4:20 p.m., Luther L. Wright. Saturday, July 1 Community... Full story
SUGAR ISLAND, Mich. - Eugene Koivisto, 97, died peacefully in his sleep at his home on Sugar Island, on June 24, 2017, after a brief but hard fought battle with brain cancer. His ashes will be laid to rest at his family plot in Ironwood. Eugene was born on Feb. 2, 1920, to first generation Finnish immigrants Jacob and Maria (Mattson) Koivisto in Ironwood. He was a member of the Civilian Conservation Corps, working on projects that are still in use today (e.g. a swinging foot bridge over the... Full story
