Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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IRONWOOD - The Ironwood Area Schools Board of Education heard the city and IAS were awarded the Safe Routes to School Grant of $386,614 at its meeting Monday evening. The grant is intended to cover renovation costs regarding school routes, i.e. sidewalks and administrative costs. It will be used to replace the Curry Street and Lake Street sidewalks and also to build three spur trails plus a school path to connect LLW with the Gateway Trail and nearby neighborhoods. The board also made three new... Full story
HRABOVE, Ukraine (AP)Pro-Moscow separatists released a train packed with bodies from the downed Malaysia Airlines plane and agreed to hand over its black boxes Monday, bowing to heavy international pressure four days after the jet plunged into rebel-held eastern Ukraine. With body parts decaying in sweltering heat and signs that evidence at the crash site was mishandled, anger in Western capitals has mounted at the rebels and their allies in Moscow. Their reluctant cooperation will soothe... Full story
BESSEMER - The city of Bessemer is looking to promote and advertise some of its commercially zoned property with hopes of spurring some economic development in the area. The Bessemer City Council unanimously approved the decision at its meeting Monday to move ahead with the potential sale of three properties; two downtown lots, one on Sellar Street and another on the corner of Sellar and Sophie streets, as well as an 80 acre parcel along U.S. 2. City Manager Mike Uskiewicz said the city needs... Full story
PANAMA CITY, Fla. - Jonis John Braghini passed away peacefully on Friday, July 18, 2014, at Covenant Hospice Bay Medical after a courageous battle with cancer. John was born Dec. 5, 1930, in Bessemer, Mich. At 17, John joined the U.S. Air Force and honorably served his country. After leaving the Air Force, he joined IBM in Boca Raton, where he was part of the team that developed the first personal computer. After retirement from IBM, John moved to Panama City to be closer to his grandsons. He... Full story
DULUTH, Minn. - William Farnham "Bill" Penrose, 90, of Ironwood, Mich., died Saturday, July 19, 2014, at Essentia Health-St. Mary's Medical Center in Duluth. He was born May 6, 1924, in Ironwood, son of the late Norman and Winifred (Trethewey) Penrose. He was married to his wife of 68 years, the former Gertrude Nelmark, on March 2, 1946. She survives. Also surviving are two children, Greta (Michael) Erm, Eagle Harbor, Mich. and Bill (Mary) Penrose, Ironwood; grandchildren, Daniel (Lori)... Full story
