Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By JEAN NORDINE [email protected] BESSEMER - A public meeting in the auditorium of Bessemer City Hall, concerning the possible closure of Marenisco's Ojibway Correctional Facility, drew approximately 40 people last evening. Jeanne Graham, Gogebic Community College's dean of students, power point presentation provided statistics and information the public can use to spread the word about how detrimental the closure would be for the area. The information shared was compiled by Graham...
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] HURLEY - The Hurley City Council approved sewer rate increases at Tuesday's regular monthly meeting. The increase to Hurley customers was necessary because of higher rates being charged by the Gogebic-Iron Wastewater Authority. City clerk Stacey Wiercinski said the first bill from the wastewater authority with the higher rates was for $1,667 more per month, or around $5,000 per quarter. She said the Hurley increase will amount to about $7 per quarter...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] MARQUETTE — Four western Upper Peninsula drug dealers were sentenced to federal prison, the Department of Justice’s office in Michigan’s Western District announced Monday. Patrick Joseph Sievers, 36, formerly of Ironwood, was sentenced to 22 years in federal prison and eight years of supervised release. Kathryn Maria Hellen, 27, formerly of Ironwood, was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison and five years of supervised release. Jennifer Elizabeth Smith, 29, formerly of Ontonagon, was sente...
Wednesday, July 11 Christian Men of the Northland, 6:30 a.m., Uptown Cafe, Ironwood. Mentoring of Moms, 9-10:30 a.m., Range Community Bible Church, Hurley. 715-561-4355. Alcoholics Anonymous, open meeting, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. DOVE Support Group, noon-2 p.m. 906-932-4990. Ironwood-Hurley Rotary Club, 12:15 p.m., Elk and Hound Restaurant, Ironwood. Iron County Veterans Service Officer, 1-3 p.m., Mercer, Wis., Town Hall. 715-561-2190. Wakefield American Legion, 5:30 p.m. Auxiliary, 6 p.m. regular meeting, post, Wakef... Full story
MARQUETTE, Mich. - Jeanne M. (DeMarte) Davis, age 69, a former resident of Bessemer and Wakefield, entered eternal life Monday morning, July 9, 2018, at the Norlite Nursing Center, where she had resided for the past 14 months. Born Aug. 26, 1948, in Bessemer Township, a daughter of Anton and Lorraine (Tousignant) DeMarte, Jeanne was raised in Bessemer and attended the Washington Grade School and A.D. Johnston High School. Later, as a resident at Keen Agers Assisted Living in Wakefield for over... Full story
