Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] U.S. 2 has been humming with activity as asphalt placement has begun this week between Wakefield and Bessemer. According to Dan Weingarten, communications representative with Michigan's Department of Transportation, the $1.34 million project began on July 7 with gradual preparations for the current work along a 4.2-mile stretch. "This project is preventive maintenance - designed to improve the ride quality and maintain fair and good condition roads," said... Full story
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] HURLEY — The health departments in both Iron County and the Western Upper Peninsula continue to work with local school districts as they start the school year in the midst of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. “You, your children and our schools are preparing for a very different start to the school year. Positive cases continue to rise and the COVID-19 virus remains active in Iron County,” an Iron County Health Department spokesperson said in a news release Thursday. “Regardless of whether your ch...
By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] HURLEY — The Genisot family wants their COVID-19 experience to give others confidence that the community will get through the pandemic together but to expect that others will become infected before a vaccine or other solution will lessen the threat. “We’re expecting it with more staff. We’re expecting it with kids,” said Kevin Genisot, the administrator of Hurley K-12 School. “This is something that we are going to deal with at a level that hopefully everyone with an experience will find it eve...
OCALA, Fla. — Lorraine Lauzon, 84, of Ocala, Florida, passed away peacefully on Aug. 26, 2020. She was born on April 18, 1936, to the parents of Lawrence and Mary Hook. She graduated from Luther L. Wright High School in Ironwood, Michigan, in 1954, with her beloved friends “The 7up Gang.” She married Joseph Lauzon in 1956, and spent the majority of her life in Ironwood before retiring in Ocala in 1994. She was an excellent tax preparer, and not only did it professionally, but did taxes for several friends and family throughout her life. She a... Full story
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Saturday, Aug. 29 Community Pickleball, 9-noon, Patterson Tennis Court, weather permitting. Union Station Food Pantry and Northern Food Bank, 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., 252 E. Ayer St., Ironwood. Alcoholics Anonymous, 11 a.m., Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Community Pickleball Paddlers, 2-5 p.m., Mercer School gymnasium. 715-776-4588. Community Night Meal Free Supper, 5-6 p.m., Apostolic Lutheran Church, Aurora Street,... Full story
