Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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The Routheaux family will continue its tradition of producing head basketball coaches. Deke Routheaux was the head coach at Gogebic Community College for many years and his son, Tim, was hired Monday night by the Ironwood Board of Education as the new varsity girls’ basketball coach after Noel Aho stepped aside after four years. Routheaux has been the middle school girls’ basketball coach for two years and he feels very good about the players coming into the junior varsity and varsity programs. “I’m excited to be coaching these girls,” Routheau... Full story
MERCER, Wis. - U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Oshkosh, toured Action Floor Systems in Mercer Wednesday, the proposed iron mine site near Upson and visited the Hurley K-12 School. Johnson, kicked off the day by spending about an hour and a half touring the plant at Mercer, and discussing some concerns the company has regarding possible or pending legislation. Dan Corullo, owner of Action Floor Systems, said he and Johnson have met on other occasions, and Johnson was interested in stopping by. "He is... Full story
ST. LOUIS (AP) - Attorney General Eric Holder sought Wednesday to reassure the people of Ferguson about the investigation into Michael Brown's death and said he understands why many black Americans do not trust police, recalling how he was repeatedly stopped by officers who seemed to target him because of his race. Holder made the remarks during a visit to the St. Louis suburb that has endured more than a week of unrest fueled by the fatal shooting of the black 18-year-old by a white officer. Th... Full story
HURLEY - Dozens of people attended a drive-in theater style fundraising event at the Hurley K-12 School Wednesday evening held by the 2015 Last Blast Committee. Hurley students graduating in 2015 and their parents hosted the event to raise money for the class' Last Blast party, which is held annually at the end of each academic year for the seniors and chaperoned by the junior class' parents. Each year, the class holds the Last Blast party at Gogebic Community College to encourage a... Full story
WAUSAU, Wis. - June E. Popko, 88, of Mercer, Wis., died Monday, Aug. 18, 2014, in Wausau. June was born June 5, 1926, in Endlee, S.D. June retired from Simpson Electric in Mercer after 30 years. June attended the Wausau School of the Deaf, where she met her sweetheart, Robert E. Popko. They married on Dec. 28, 1957. June is survived by two sisters, Betty Daul and Patty Hytry; a grandson, Shawn Libertoski, who serves in the Army, stationed at Fort Hood, Texas; two sons, Robert J. Popko, Worth,... Full story
SPRINGSTEAD, Wis. - Mary Ann Kramer, 79, of Springstead was called by the Lord to eternal life on Monday, Aug. 18, 2014. Mary Ann was born on March 25, 1935 in Park Falls, Wis., the daughter of Alois and Delia (nee Boyer) Fenzl. She attended St. Anthony's School and graduated from Lincoln High School in 1953. She received her teaching degree at the University of Wisconsin and Northland College in Ashland, Wis. In her early years, she taught grade school in Beloit, Wis., and Robbinsdale, Minn.... Full story