Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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HURLEY - Ben Schneider is coming off a top-50 overall finish at April's Boston Marathon. His wife, Candice, is nearly fully healthy after winning last year's Paavo Nurmi Marathon with a nagging injury and then picking up her second best marathon time at Boston despite still battling the injury. Now they're hoping to keep their Paavo streaks going at Saturday's 46th annual marathon. Ben seeks his ninth straight men's title and Candice her fourth consecutive women's crown. Ben is the all-time...
HURLEY - Students at the Hurley K-12 School are getting their hands dirty while planting, growing and selling produce from the school garden at the Iron County Farmers Market. Every Wednesday, students sell their own produce at the market with the "Garden to Market" program under the guidance of the Iron County University of Wisconsin-Extension office. According to Joy Schelble, Wisconsin Nutrition Education Program coordinator in Iron County, it is the second year students have participated in...
IRONWOOD - Eastbound traffic on U.S. 2 will still have access to the Gogebic County Fair set to begin next week, regardless of the ongoing U.S. 2 reconstruction. Several traffic barricades equipped with "Do Not Enter" signage still remain in place on the western end of U.S. 2, however signs were recently put in place informing eastbound travelers that the fairgrounds are accessible without having to take the detour route. The fair's western entrance will be available for visitors. "They should...
HONOLULU (AP) - The first hurricane expected to hit Hawaii in 22 years weakened slightly Thursday as its outer edges began to bring rain and wind to the Big Island, while residents and tourists prepared for a possible one-two punch as another major storm lined up behind it in the Pacific. The eye of Hurricane Iselle was about 250 miles southeast of Hilo, moving at roughly 17 mph and expected to make landfall Thursday evening, according to the National Weather Service. Meanwhile, Hurricane Julio...
DULUTH, Minn. — Delores Catherine George, 72, passed away peacefully at St. Mary’s Essentia Health in Duluth on Aug. 6, 2014. Delores was born Sept. 30, 1941, in Wakefield, Mich., the daughter of Ina and Delore Baker. Delores was joined in marriage to Donald George on Aug. 7, 1976. She spent her career as a nurse after graduating from Gogebic Community College and Northern Michigan University with degrees in nursing. She is survived by her husband, Donald, Bessemer; her children, Mary and husband, Joe, of Minneapolis, Minn., Thomas (Gina), Iro...
NEW HAVEN, Conn. - Rita Jean (Supercynski) Ravenna was truly one of God's most amazing creations. She was blessed with so much: intelligence, creativity, athleticism, beauty, courage, strength and compassion. The loss of Rita is not only a loss to her family and friends, but to the whole human race. Prior to her short but intense battle with cancer, she had not been sick a day in her life. She passed away peacefully Aug. 3, 2014, in New Haven with her husband, children, and sisters by her side....