Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] HURLEY — With costs skyrocketing the last few years, the Iron County Board of Supervisors voted 13-1 Tuesday to begin taking out loans to cover the expense of court-ordered placements, a move that will pass at least a portion of the burden to the county’s taxpayers. The court-ordered placements occur for a variety of reasons, but generally deal with drug and alcohol offenses and can include defendants being sentenced to treatment facilities rather than prison. Supervisor John Sendra was the lon...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] HURLEY - Two Iron County men have been charged in connection to the vandalism of an Iron County Forestry Department excavator in June. Matthew R. Christoferson, 19, of Saxon and Jeffrey John Franzoi, 20, of Hurley, are each charged with one count of felony criminal damage to property - a Class I felony that carries a potential maximum sentence of 42 months in jail and/or up to a $10,000 fine. The Iron County Sheriff's Department received a report...
By LARRY HOLCOMBE [email protected] IRONWOOD - Officials with the Ironwood Little League have big plans during the offseason, including the construction of a new concession stand. Now that play has wrapped up for the season on the city's girls and boys Little League fields near the corner of Day and Vaughn streets, Shaun Munn said the concession stand is only the beginning of many projects they hope to accomplish before the beginning of next season. Munn is a board member of the...
Wednesday, July 26 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. Superior Riders, 6:30 p.m., Rigoni’s, Ironwood. Narcotics Anonymous, 7 p.m., Salem...
MERRIWEATHER, Mich. - Carolyn Maves passed away unexpectedly in Merriweather on July 23, 2017. Born Carolyn Janet Higby in Seattle on Jan. 26, 1959, she was the daughter of Kenneth Edwin Higby and Janet Elizabeth Higby. Carolyn was a 1977 graduate of Hinsdale Central High School. She married George Maves, in Dixon, Ill., on March 3, 1989, and they moved to Merriweather with her three sons in the fall of 1989. She was co-owner of the Hoop N Holler Tavern in Merriweather for 28 years with her husb...
HURLEY, Wis. - Vivian Saari passed away on Monday, July 24, 2017, with her family at her side. Vivian was born on Oct. 12, 1928, in Mercer, daughter of Herman and Ella Stone. She enjoyed fishing, picking agates at Little Girls Point, playing cards, gardening, watching traffic from her porch swing and cheering for the Green Bay Packers. Vivian was a gentle soul with a contagious laugh and a heart of gold. She was very supportive of her family and loved them unconditionally. She was loved...
