Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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ONTONAGON - The cause of an early Monday morning fire and explosion in Ontonagon remains under investigation, according to the Ontonagon County Sheriff's Department and Michigan State Police. A fire marshal was on the scene of the fire, reported at 1:23 a.m. Monday. It demolished a two-story building at 426 Minnesota Ave. According to neighbors, two young men saw flames in the house as they drove by and broke in the door and yelled to see if anyone was inside. Shortly after that, neighbors said...
IRONWOOD TOWNSHIP - The Ironwood Township Board of Trustees was busy Monday, discussing the final details of two events taking place in a few weeks. The township is hosting an open house to celebrate the completion of the Airport Recreation Park on Aug. 19. Questions were raised on whether a speaker should be present at the event, and supervisor Alan Baron said he left a message with state Rep. Scott Dianda (D-Calumet) to see if he would be willing to speak at the open house. As of Monday evenin...
WAKEFIELD - The Wakefield City Council authorized a tire collection event for Sept. 17 at its meeting Monday evening. The event is aimed to address the blight and safety issues scrap tires create on residential property, said City Manager Margot Rusinek. "Each homeowner would have the opportunity to place standard size automotive tires curbside with a ticket attached," she added. Tickets will be sold at city hall for $2. This price is indicated for rimless tires only. The Krist Oil Company is...
ROSWELL, Ga. - Margaret Alma (Sedlock) Mayer Mascotti, 99, of Roswell, formerly a longtime resident of Bessemer, Mich., passed away peacefully Friday, Aug. 8, 2014. Margaret was born on July 16, 1915, the third of eight children to Joseph and Mary Sedlock of Negaunee, Mich. On Jan. 12, 1946, she was united in marriage to Leonard L. Mayer. The young couple made their home in Bessemer. Margaret and Leonard were members of St. Sebastian Catholic Church in Bessemer, where she was a member of the...
