Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By PAMELA JANSSON [email protected] GOGEBIC COUNTY - Unofficial results of Tuesday's Gogebic County primary election held strong for incumbents, with U.S. Rep. Jack Bergman, a Republican from Watersmeet, covering the First District of Congress, earning 1,303 votes next to fellow Republican Josh Saul, 199. In the same race, Democrat Callie Barr beat Bob Lorimer, 637-571. Results were provided by Gogebic County Clerk Ramona Collins. In the U.S. Senate race, in which Debbie Stabenow...
By PAMELA JANSSON [email protected] IRON COUNTY — The primary election in Iron County is scheduled for Tuesday, with polls open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. in all voting locales. According to Christan Brandt, interim county clerk, separate ballots are issued for each site, but “everything is the same” in terms of election choices on all ballots. Iron County includes only three sites with more than one ward. They include the town of Mercer and the city of Hurley, with four wards each, and the city of Montreal, with two wards. The remai...
By PAMELA JANSSON [email protected] IRONWOOD — In an August 1 special meeting, the Ironwood City Commission approved a request by the Ironwood Area Schools District to sign a release of reverter in relation to property that once held the former Norrie School. The unanimous action, with all members present, now opens the site to housing construction by an as yet unnamed local developer. “A local developer would like to purchase the property from the ISD to start a housing development,” stated Thomas Bergman, the city’s communi...
By PAMELA JANSSON [email protected] GOGEBIC COUNTY — In the race for seven seats on the Gogebic County Commission, the closest call among unofficial results in Tuesday’s primary election was for District 1, wherein incumbent Dan Siirila beat Bob Michaels, 143-141. They are both Republicans. In District 6, which covers Wakefield and Wakefield Township, Republican Michael Yon earned 200 votes versus Democratic incumbent Bob Orlich with 124. In District 3, incumbent Democratic incumbent James Byrns earned 173 votes versus Republican Dan...
By PAMELA JANSSON [email protected] GOGEBIC COUNTY — Primary election results from the county’s six townships resulted with a few upsets, even though many races were uncontested. In Watersmeet Township, Republican Yvonne Clark got 193 votes next to incumbent Democrat Mike Rogers,101. Republican Kirsten Boehm also bested incumbent Democratic clerk Julie Mathiesen, 186-98. Democratic treasurer Paul Kempainen was uncontested with 105 votes. In Watersmeet’s race for two trustee seats, John T. Oliver III and Simon Zelinski were the top v...
WAKEFIELD, Mich. - Darrol Keith "Dud" Dalbec, a lifelong resident of Wakefield, passed away peacefully on Thursday Aug. 1, 2024, at Aspirus Wausau Hospital, Wausau, Wisconsin, following a brief illness. He was surrounded by his loving family as he passed on to a better place. Dud was born on Nov. 12, 1938, in Wakefield, son of the late Elfreedor and Mayme (Cappo) Dalbec. He attended grade school in many different states as his father worked construction throughout the South and Midwest. Dud... Full story
FOND DU LAC, Wis. - Diana Marie Zarzyski, "Deedee" to all who knew and loved her, was born in Ironwood, Michigan to James and Patricia (Cvengros) Nichols on March 21, 1959 and passed away peacefully on July 31, 2024, at Home of Hope in Fond du Lac with her family by her side. Deedee was an amazing woman, mother, partner and friend who lived her life always helping others both as a nurse and friend. Deedee earned her LPN degree from Gogebic Community College in 1980 and her RN degree from St. Luk... Full story
BESSEMER, Mich. - June M. Bulinski, 86, of Bessemer, passed away on Friday, Aug. 2, 2024, at Aspirus Ironwood Hospital in Ironwood, after a brief illness, with her son at her side. June was born on June 21, 1938, in Bessemer, a daughter of William and Gladys Walls. She attended Bessemer schools and graduated from A.D.Johnston High School with the class of 1956. On June 10, 1961, June married Peter Bulinski at Christ the King Catholic Church in Ramsay. They were married for 43 years. She was empl... Full story
IRONWOOD, Mich. - Patricia D. Lane, 80, of Ironwood, Michigan, formerly of Hazel Park, died peacefully on July 28, 2024. Patricia was born on Sept. 20, 1943, in Detroit. She attended grade school and junior high school in Detroit and graduated from David Mackenzie High School in February of 1960. Patricia was a lifelong learner who loved reading. She spent most of her life in service to others. Patricia worked for the Kmart Corporation for 20 years as a data entry specialist. When K-Mart... Full story
WAKEFIELD, Mich. – Dorothy M. (nee Myers) Bates, 82, of Wakefield, passed away on Saturday, Aug. 3, 2024, surrounded by her loving family. She was born on April 16, 1942, in Chicago, a daughter of Bernard and Ruth Myers. On Aug. 20, 1960, Dorothy married the love of her life, Richard W. Bates Sr., at the Bethany Methodist Church in Chicago. They celebrated nearly 52 years of marriage before his passing on June, 27, 2012. For more than 20 years, she was the lunch lady at D.R. Cameron School in C... Full story
FARGO, N.D. - John Joseph Priante, 66, passed away on Tuesday, July 16, 2024, at Essentia Health, Fargo, North Dakota. John had been in ill health in recent years battling multiple health issues. John was born on August 28, 1957, in Ironwood, Michigan, son of the late Geno Priante and Donna (Ferkovich) Doucette. He was a graduate of Luther L. Wright High School in Ironwood where he excelled in football, wrestling, and track. John was an over the road trucker for many years. His passion for... Full story
GRAND HAVEN, Mich. — Bruce Robert Siskonen, 79, passed away on June 25, 2024, at his home in Grand Haven, Michigan, following a two-year battle with cancer. He was born Feb. 21, 1945, in Salinas, California, to Elmer and Mamie (Maki) Siskonen. He grew up in Ironwood and attended area schools, graduating from Luther L. Wright High School in 1963. He finished his education at Gogebic Community College and graduated from Northern Michigan University in 1968. He pursued a successful career in medical sales, retiring as a vice president of m... Full story
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Thursday, August 8 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 Township; 2:45-3:15 p.m., Marenisco Township. 906-667-1110.... Full story
By PAMELA JANSSON [email protected] HURLEY — The Iron County Board of Supervisors received good and bad news in relation to budgetary progress, as reported during the July 30 meeting. Finance Committee chairman Kurt Wolff said that $1.75 million already has been saved from the county’s 2024 budget. He added that, as part of Phase 1 in a budget reduction process, those savings were realized by addressing budget oversights, reducing expenses and postponing the purchase of capital items. More good news is that, in his words, “Ph...
By MEGAN HUGHES [email protected] IRONWOOD - The Ironwood Area Sports Hall of Fame inducted new members during their annual banquet held on Saturday at the Lindquist Center. These members included Ron Tretheway, Gordon "Big Slim" Kennedy, Jan Swetkovich, Jim Kivisto, Jacob DiGiorgio, the 1990-91 Ironwood girls volleyball team and the 1997 girls cross country team. The evening started with a welcome from IASHOF board member Tim Kolesar, who acted as the MC for the event. Ron Tretheway Ron...
