Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] BESSEMER - Matthew James LaPlant, 37, of Bessemer, took the stand Thursday to defend himself during his child abuse trial in Gogebic County Circuit Court. LaPlant is charged with one count of first-degree child abuse, two counts of second-degree child abuse and one count of unlawful imprisonment. All four counts are felonies, with first-degree child abuse carrying a potential maximum sentence of up to life in prison. The prosecution has alleged...
By JEAN NORDINE [email protected] GILE, Wis. - The eighth annual Danny B Suicide Awareness Jack and Jill Softball tournament is slated for Aug. 25-26 at Gotta's field in Gile. The tournament originated as a tribute to the memory of Danny Baross, who lost his battle with depression and committed suicide in 2009. This year the tournament committee expects to top the $20,000 total that they have raised for Range Suicide Prevention Council over the past seven years of holding the Danny B....
By JEAN NORDINE [email protected] MARENISCO — State Sen. Tom Casperson said he was not informed ahead of time by the Michigan Department of Corrections of its decision to close the Ojibway Correctional Facility in Marenisco before the DOC’s public announcement Tuesday morning. Ojibway was on a short list of possible closings and while the public was waiting to hear the DOC’s decision many, including Casperson, thought the decision would be made in September. He was part of a group lobbying against the closure. Meanwhile, hundreds of p...
Friday, Aug. 17 Coffee With A Cop, Mike’s Restaurant, 8 a.m. Mercer Cribbage, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Mercer Senior Center. Double Trouble, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Serenity Center, Ironwood. Mercer Food Pantry, noon-1 p.m., Railroad Street, Mercer, Wis. Emergencies: 715-476-7655. Alcoholics Anonymous/ Al-Anon, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Harbortown AA, 7:30 p.m. EDT, Ontonagon United Methodist Church basement, next to Holiday gas station, Ontonagon. area74.org. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7:30 p.m., Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church, I...
WAKEFIELD, Mich. - Leonard C. "Sonny" Perttula, 84, a long-time resident of Wakefield, passed away peacefully Wednesday morning, Aug. 15, 2018, surrounded by his loving family. Leonard was born on April 24, 1934, in Bessemer, a son of Leonard Nelo and Annette Selma (Johnson) Perttula. He spent his early years on the family farm north of Bessemer. Leonard graduated from Luther L. Wright High School in Ironwood and attended Michigan State University for one year, studying business agriculture....
MADISON, Wis. - Joyce L. Nesbit Bruns, 90, of Madison, passed away on Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2018, at Agrace HospiceCare. She was the daughter of Edwin and Florence (Olson) Mattson, growing up in Iron Belt. Joyce was united in marriage to Leonard Nesbit in 1948; they were blessed with three children. Leonard passed away at a young age, in 1975. She was then united in marriage to William Bruns in 1982. Joyce is survived by her son, Brian (Dorothy) Nesbit; several grandchildren and...
