Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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IRONWOOD - Construction of Ironwood's Safe Routes to School project has begun on Curry Street. Ironwood City Manager Scott Erickson said sidewalks will be improved and new sidewalks will be installed in an effort to improve students' safety. "The goal of Safe Routes is to increase pedestrian safety around Luther L. Wright," he said. Lake and Park streets are also part of the project. Erickson said the walking route will connect streets, spurs of trails and the Gateway Trail to Luther L. Wright... Full story
IRONWOOD - Enbridge Pipelines conducted hands-on training exercises for employees Tuesday outside Tacconelli's Down Towne restaurant in Ironwood. Scott Paquette, an Enbridge employee who lives in Bessemer, explained it was "confined space entry" training, simulating what might happen when employees respond to a pipeline emergency. A large tripod rigged with a cable was set up to lower employees into a huge tube, then crank them back up. Enbridge conducts the annual training sessions locally and... Full story
WAKEFIELD - The Penokee Range All-Star team narrowly defeated Keweenaw in a 10-9 thrilling battle on Thursday in the Little League District 11 (11-12 year olds) baseball tournament at Wakefield. "I knew we had it all the way," joked Penokee Range coach Ross Solberg. "Actually, we're proud of every kid on the team." Now it's on to Marquette to play the winner of the Marquette-Ishpeming today at 4 p.m. CST. The field is located just past Longyear Field by the Superior Dome. Solberg said the two... Full story
PORT LAVACA, Texas - David Karl Brach, 75, of Port Lavaca, passed away on July 7, 2015, after a five-year battle with cancer. David was born on Aug. 2, 1939, to the late David and Elaine (Novascone) Brach in Bessemer, Mich., and was married to Judith (Hedberg) Brach in Bessemer on Aug. 22, 1959. David was drafted into the U.S. Army in 1959 and served in Korea. David worked for Verizon for 29 years, starting out as a lineman for General Telephone Co. and advancing to cable splicer, PBX repairman... Full story
IRONWOOD, Mich. - Ruby Mae Leppanen, 79, of Ironwood, passed away peacefully Sunday, July 5, 2015, at St. Mary's Essentia Health in Duluth, Minn., surrounded by her loving family at her side. Ruby was a precious mother to her three children, and a wonderful grandmother to her nine grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Ruby was born on Aug. 23, 1935, the middle child of three, to Clara and Oscar Ohman. Ruby resided in the area her entire life. She attended and graduated from St. Ambrose... Full story
EWEN, Mich. - Kevin W. Shultz, 57, of Ewen, passed away suddenly on Monday, July 6, 2015. Kevin was born in Columbus, Ohio, on May 8, 1958, the son of Truman "Gus" and Joan (Dunn) Shultz. He graduated from New Albany High School in 1976, and served in the U.S. Air Force. Kevin worked as an analyst for the U.S. government. He married the former Ellen Mannikko, in Korea, in June of 1985. Kevin had many talents, including working on cars, computers and doing various construction tasks. They ran a v... Full story
Friday, July 10 Double Trouble, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Serenity Center, Ironwood. 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 Village Housing, 100 Cane Court, Ontonagon. area74.org. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7:30 p.m., Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Saturday, July 11 Alcoholics Anonymous, 11 a.m., Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Sunday, July 12... Full story