Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Sorted by date Results 1 - 4 of 4
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] IRONWOOD - Those visiting the overlook at Ironwood's Mt. Zion park near Gogebic Community College this summer will notice a new sign at the entrance to the hill. Ironwood City Manager Scott Erickson said the sign was the latest in a series of improvements that have been completed at the overlook park over the past year and a half. These included the construction of a new deck, improved seating and paving the road to the top of the hill. Most of the...
By JEAN NORDINE [email protected] BRUCE CROSSING - A number of new road signs were installed along U.S. 45 south of Bruce Crossing Thursday. Although the old signs are still readable, MDOT says that while a sign may be very visible during the day, they lose their ability over time to reflect light back to drivers' eyes, making them less visible when the information they contain is most crucial. According to State Transportation Director Kirk T. Steudie, "Time, weather, and other...
By LARRY HOLCOMBE [email protected] Voters in four townships in Gogebic County will be asked on Tuesday, Aug. 7, to renew millages to fund township operations. The Aug. 7 election is a primary election in Michigan for local, state and federal offices, but there are also a number of ballot proposals, including millage renewals for “general township operating purposes” in Erwin Township, Marenisco Township, Wakefield Township and Watersmeet Township. Wakefield Township is asking to renew its 3 mills for four years. One mill tra...
Friday, July 27 Ontonagon County Fair, fairgrounds, Greenland. Coffee With A Cop, Rigoni’s Bakery, 8 a.m. GOISD Special Education actiivity, Camp Josh, 8 a.m., meet at L.L. Wright High School. 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. EDT, Ontonagon United Methodist Church b...