Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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HURLEY — Ben Schneider’s third straight Paavo Nurmi Marathon win back in 2008 was one of his toughest as he didn’t pass Wakefield’s Ryan Holm until late in the race. His wife, Candice, 28, shoots for her third consecutive title in Saturday’s 45th Paavo, which starts at 7:30 a.m. along Wisconsin 77 in Upson, Wis. It could be her toughest as she recovers from an injury. Only two women have ever won three straight Paavos, Ann Heaslett (eight, 2001-08) and Mary Bange (seven, 1978-84). No male has... Full story
HURLEY – There always seems to be feel-good stories that come out of each Paavo Nurmi Marathon. One of the best ones in the 2013 Paavo, set for Saturday in Iron County, belongs to Amanda Koivisto-Niemi of Bessemer. And sometime around noon on Saturday, Koivisto-Niemi will be standing on Silver Street feeling very good about herself after she finishes running with her five-person relay team. It will have nothing to do with the time she ran. It will have everything to do with the simple i... Full story
HURLEY — The Iron County Finance Committee approved hiring of a third economic support specialist for the Iron County Human Services Department Thursday. At its July meeting, the committee approved hiring of two economic support specialists for the department, as required by the state of Wisconsin. The hiring does not cost the county any money, as the position is funded entirely by the state. According to county clerk Mike Saari, human services director Carolyn Kolson-Janov told him the state m... Full story
BEAUMONT, Calif. (AP) — A growing wildfire chewed through a rugged Southern California mountain range on Thursday, damaging buildings, threatening as many as 600 homes and forcing some 1,500 people to flee. A thousand firefighters, 13 helicopters and six air tankers battled the flames as they pushed eastward along the San Jacinto Mountains, a desert range 90 miles east of Los Angeles, said Daniel Berlant, a spokesman for the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. The fire was e... Full story
