Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] HURLEY - Hurley City Council members expressed frustration on Tuesday that nearly four years after a fire destroyed the Wishbones restaurant on Silver Street, the bottom part of the structure has not been removed. The Dec. 12, 2013 fire created a spectacular blaze that sent smoke for miles on a cold winter night. On Tuesday, council member Joanne Bruneau questioned the status of removal of the remains of the building during the public comment section...
By IAN MINIELLY [email protected] IRONWOOD - Gogebic Community College is a leader in the rural community college ranks nationwide, according to school President Jim Lorenson. Lorenson was selected to lead the Rural Community College Alliance, comprised of about 650 rural community colleges. Lorenson said a rural community college in the southwest and the southeast and the upper Midwest will all have striking similarities, once you account for the regional demographics. A rural CC is...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] ERWIN TOWNSHIP — Erwin Township’s financial situation appears to be improving, at least according to the audit report the township board of trustees approved Tuesday. Roger Kolehmainen, the township’s auditor, walked the board through his report on the previous fiscal year. He said the township received an “unqualified” audit opinion — the highest possible rating — and complimented the board on fixing many of the past problems. “There has been a lot of improvements made in the accounting syst...
Thursday, Aug. 10 Friends of the Carnegie Library, 9:30 a.m., Library. Pickleball, 10 a.m. to noon, Ironwood Memorial Building. 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. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Red Hat Society Luncheon, noon, Burgers Bar and Grill, Gile, Wis. 906-667-0116 for reservations. Grief Support Group, 1 to 2:30 p.m., Dr. Kate Hospice office, 1571 Highway 51 North in...
BESSEMER, Mich. - Kenneth I. Forslund, 80, a lifelong resident of Bessemer, passed away peacefully Tuesday afternoon, Aug. 8, 2017, surrounded by his loving family. Ken was born on Oct. 6, 1936, in Ironwood, a son of Elmer and Fannie (Mattson) Forslund. He attended A.D. Johnston High School in Bessemer and graduated in 1954. After graduation, Ken proudly served his country in the U.S. Army from 1955 to 1957. After an honorable discharge, he attended and graduated from Gogebic Community College...
