Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] HURLEY — The Kimball man accused of making threats around the area in a pair of Iron County cases was found not competent to stand trial in an Iron County courtroom Thursday. Price County Judge Kevin Klein ruled Robert “Barrel Bob” Gollubske, 82, not competent based on a report from the Wisconsin Forensic Unit, suspending the two criminal cases that were the subject of Thursday’s hearing. “The doctor opines that based upon the current evaluation … the defendant, Robert Gollubske, is presently rende...
By BRYAN HELLIOS [email protected] HURLEY - A new logo for the Hurley Northstars was chosen during a rebranding committee meeting Tuesday evening held at Hurley K-12 School. Kevin Genisot, district administrator for the school, said 38 students on the committee narrowed down 36 citizen generated submissions. The group chose a logo which incorporated the letter "H" using font similar to the letterman sweater from 1949. "The one that the committee voted on was the old nostalgic type of b...
By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] WAKEFIELD - Wakefield Township residents with opinions about how best to move the area forward can now share them via a door-to-door survey this month. The township has hired two young men, Austin Ahonen and Niko Hewitt, to conduct the survey as a means to gather data for its new master plan. Thursday was their first day to begin knocking on doors, said township supervisor John Cox, adding the boys will work as a team. Cox said that township board members...
Friday, July 12 Mercer Cribbage, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Mercer Senior Center. 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. EST, 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. Saturday, July 13 Union...
WAKEFIELD, Mich. - Sarah "Smily" Smiljanich, 94, of Wakefield, died surrounded by her loving sons on Wednesday, July 10, 2019. The former Sarah Batinich was born on June 14, 1925, in Verona, a daughter of Bogdan and Anna (Dukich) Batinich. She was the youngest of seven children. Sarah attended Verona School and graduated in 1943 from Wakefield High School. After graduation, she moved to Milwaukee to work at a defense plant during World War II. On July 27, 1946, Sarah married the love of her...
OCOEE, Fla. — Arleen Harris-Andrews, 99, died Tuesday, July 2, 2019, in Ocoee. She was born Oct. 25, 1919, in Ironwood, Mich., daughter of the late John and Hannah (Nikela) Harri. She graduated from Luther L. Wright High School in 1937 and was a proud member of the National Honor Society. Arleen attended New York University and graduated with a B.A. degree in English and Speech from Washington Square College in 1941. In 1942 she was united in marriage with Robert G. Harris, just prior to World War II. Thereafter they followed assignments to N...
