Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] HURLEY — Members of the Hurley City Council made progress toward pending reconstruction of U.S. 51/2nd Avenue at their Tuesday evening meeting. The council voted to approve an agreement with MSA Professional Services relating to the pending Wisconsin Department of Transportation utility reconstruction project. The cost will be $10,000 to process an application for a related community development block grant and $3,500 for the related environmental review. Approximate start and end dates will be Aug. 1, 2...
By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] BESSEMER — Despite expressing regret at the current sting of inflation, members of the Bessemer City Council voted on Monday evening to deny a request from a contractor providing lawn services at Hillcrest Cemetery. Joe Saari of Saari’s Lawn Service had requested an additional payment of $300 per cutting beyond the agreement in his current contract. “A contract is a contract,” said Mayor Adam Zak. “I agree,” said Councilman Charlie Tirpik. “We don’t want to set a precedent with all the contractors we...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Thursday, July 14 Pickleball, 9 a.m.-noon, Patterson Courts, Ironwood. Bessemer St. Vincent de Paul, financial assistance, 9-10 a.m.; food pantry, 10 a.m. to noon. 906-663-4436. Ironwood St. Vincent de Paul, food pantry and financial assistance, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., located behind Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church. 906-932-4325. Gogebic County Veterans Service Officer, 10:30-11:30 a.m., Wakefield City Hall; 1-2 p.m., Watersmeet...
IRON RIVER, Mich. - Mark A. Martini, 75, of Iron River, passed away on Sunday, July 10, 2022, at his home surrounded by his family. Mark was born on May 11, 1947, in Marquette. He was the son of the late Arthur and Ann (nee Fochesato) Martini. Mark married Barbara (nee Ippolite) on March 16, 1968, in Marquette. Mark taught high school English at West Iron County Schools for 30 years and remained an educator and coach at heart; he spent his last few years after retirement as a substitute...
MERCER, Wis. - Robert James "Bob" Masech died due to a house fire in Mercer. He was born to the late Eli, a retired U.S. Army veteran and Chicago North Western Railroader, and Dorris, a homemaker, Masech. Bob was the second of their five children. He graduated from Addison Trail High School in Addison, Illinois, followed by the acceptance to Iowa State with a full four-year hockey scholarship. There he earned his logistics degree which positioned his career for the next 40 years. Bob was...
EAU CLAIRE, Wis. - Amanda Lee Koski, age 38, of Eau Claire, passed away peacefully Sunday, July 10, 2022, at her home. She was born Sept. 16, 1983, in Ironwood, Michigan, to Mitch and Kathy (Manchester) Koski. Amanda is survived by a sister, Emma Koski of St. Paul, Minnesota; an aunt, Linda Palmer, Ironwood, Michigan; and uncle, Jim Manchester, Ironwood, Michigan; many cousins; friends and Hurley classmates of 2002; and her longtime aide Roberta Endrezzi of Montreal. Amanda was proceeded in...