Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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IRONWOOD — Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder kicks off a two-day tour of the Upper Peninsula Monday, beginning with a stop in Ironwood. Snyder will help dedicate the Western Gateway to Pure Michigan trailhead at Depot Park in downtown Ironwood at 9 a.m. Monday. The park is at the intersection of Suffolk and Lowell streets. Also in Ironwood, Snyder will attend a presentation on the Orvana Copperwood mine project at Orvana’s offices on Lake Road in Ironwood at 9:35 a.m. Immediately following the presentation, Snyder will tour the mine site at 10:15 a.m....
IRONWOOD — All it took was a badge for local resident Bruce Cox to be inspired by something from the past. For more than 30 years, Cox has researched streetcars on the Gogebic Range. It started after Cox received a couple of copper badges once used by streetcar line operators from the Twin City General Electric Company. “I wrote a story for the ‘Junk Box,’ an official publication of the Michigan Token and Medal Society in 1982,” Cox said. “I was also interested in the celluloid tokens used...
IRONWOOD TOWNSHIP — Things are going “slow and steady” with the Copperwood project, the proposed copper mine in Ironwood and Wakefield townships, according to Dave Anderson, of Orvana Resources. Construction hasn’t started on the site, but the company has obtained all six permits required for mining in Michigan. Currently, employees are finishing the final design on the underground portions of the mine site and refining the design on the mill to improve concentrated grade. “We hope to have all of that done by October,” Anderson said. “Then we’l...
MERCER, Wis. — Winners have been announced for the annual loon calling contest during the Loon Day celebration in Mercer on Wednesday. More than 60 participants of all ages gave their best shots at impersonating a loon. According to Tina Brunell, executive director of the Mercer Area Chamber of Commerce, the event was successful. “Loon Day was again very successful, and the weather turned out beautiful after the brief rain outburst in the morning,” Brunell said. In the age 0-6 category, there were 23 participants and Landon Keberle, of Spoka...
IRONWOOD — Michigan State University Extension will offer a training program for local officials working in planning, zoning, community and economic development starting next month. The MSUE Citizen Planner program will meet Thursday evenings between Sept. 19 and Oct. 30, with the final session on a Wednesday. Local courses will meet from 5 to 8 p.m. at Gogebic Community College. The training includes proper procedure for planning and zoning, knowledge to avoid compromising people’s due process and private property rights and more, a news rel...
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Stepfan Taylor aced his first test. Exactly what you expect from a Stanford kid. Taylor ran for 64 yards in his NFL debut, and the Arizona Cardinals exposed several trouble spots for the Green Bay Packers in a 17-0 preseason win Friday night. Carson Palmer and Drew Stanton each threw for a touchdown against a Packers secondary that had trouble containing anybody, and Arizona’s aggressive new defense had three sacks, one interception and one forced fumble. “You just try to...
