Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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IRONWOOD TOWNSHIP — Construction is underway at the Pat O’Donnell Civic Center, with the old floor being removed right now, said Brian Roehm, manager of the facility. According to Roehm, Ruotsala Concrete donated $17,000 worth of labor to cut and remove the slabs. From Sept. 9-26, volunteers are needed, because that is when rebar needs to be laid and mesh piping will be installed. On Sept. 27 the concrete of the new floor will be poured, a critical time for volunteer assistance, Roehm said. Cur...
HURLEY — The Iron County Board of Supervisors approved language and alterations to the zoning ordinance for the county, in relation to ferrous and nonferrous mining, Tuesday. The changes approved by the board for sections 9.4.4 through 9.4.11 were in relation to districts with ferrous and nonferrous mining and the uses authorized by a conditional use permit in those areas. The addition of two new sections to the ordinance were also approved, which focused on the requirements set by the county f...
DECATUR, Ill. — Marcia Ann Reardon, 43, of Decatur, passed away at 12:31 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 24, 2013, at the Indiana University Hospital Bone Marrow Transplant Unit, Indianapolis. Marcia was born July 9, 1970, in Ironwood, Mich., the daughter of George W. and Kathryn Marie (Gorrilla) Reardon. She was a 1989 graduate from MacArthur High School. She graduated in 1993 from Illinois College in Jacksonville, obtaining her Bachelor of Arts degree in sociology. While attending Illinois College, Marci...
KIMBALL, Wis. — Larry Vittone, 68, of Kimball, died at home Thursday, Aug. 22, 2013, with his loving wife by his side, following a courageous fight against cancer. Larry was caring and generous. He was a wonderful husband, father, brother, uncle and papa and was loved very much by his family. He was born Oct. 14, 1944, in Kimball, son of the late Esther (Ahonen) and James Vittone. He graduated from J.E. Murphy High School in 1962 and attended University of Wisconsin-Superior and University of W...
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Unnaturally long intervals between wildfires and years of drought primed the Sierra Nevada for the explosive conflagration chewing up the rugged landscape on the edge of Yosemite National Park, forestry experts say. The fire had ravaged 282 square miles by Tuesday, the biggest in the Sierra’s recorded history and one of the largest on record in California. Containment increased to 20 percent but some 4,500 structures remained threatened and firefighters were making sta...
(AP) — After just one year, some schools around the country are dropping out of the healthier new federal lunch program, complaining that so many students turned up their noses at meals packed with whole grains, fruits and vegetables that the cafeterias were losing money. Federal officials say they don’t have exact numbers but have seen isolated reports of schools cutting ties with the $11 billion National School Lunch Program, which reimburses schools for meals served and gives them access to...