Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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WAKEFIELD — Wakefield-Marenisco started the volleyball season with a 3-0 sweep of defending Porcupine Mountain Conference champion Ewen-Trout Creek Tuesday night. The Cardinals won 25-17, 25-11, 25-16. “The girls have been working really hard over the last 2.5 weeks,” W-M coach Jessica Novascone said. “They’re very excited about this season. To come out here and be 3-0, they never really had a lull point in the game. They always kept that momentum up. To be able to come here and do that from... Full story
The 8.4 inches of rain that Ironwood received in August didn’t set a monthly rainfall record, but it came close. A whopping 6.53 inches fell in the last week of the month, the result of numerous thunderstorm cloudbursts, after a relatively dry first three-plus weeks of August. The 8.4 inches compares to the record 8.86 inches recorded in 1941, according to the National Weather Service office in Marquette. Records are kept for about the past 110 years. In comparison, 1.84 inches fell on I... Full story
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama gained ground Tuesday in his drive for congressional backing of a military strike against Syria, winning critical support from House Speaker John Boehner while administration officials agreed to explicitly rule out the use of U.S. combat troops in retaliation for a suspected chemical weapons attack. The leader of House Republicans, Boehner emerged from a meeting at the White House and said the United States has “enemies around the world that need to und... Full story
BESSEMER — A public hearing was scheduled directly before Tuesday’s city council meeting in Bessemer to discuss a variance request from Shawn Koski, who wanted to put a home behind his shop, which is zoned for industrial purposes. Koski’s request was denied. Council member Linda Nelson, who sits on the Planning Commission, said the commission made their recommendation to deny the variance because, “It’s not a hardship situation.” Mayor John Frello said that variances to zoning ordinances... Full story
IRONWOOD, Mich. — Michael Wayne Turkal, of Wakefield, passed away Sunday, Sept. 1, 2013, in Ironwood. Michael was a resident of Keenagers in Wakefield. He was born March 22, 1937, at home in Bessemer, to the late John and Rose Turkal. He was the youngest of seven children. He was also preceded in death by his wife Delores. Michael was a graduate of the A.D. Johnston High School class of 1955 in Bessemer. He served in the United States Air Force from Feb. 7, 1957, until Feb. 1, 1960. He was an a... Full story
ARCADIA, Wis. — Barbara Ann (Charles) Tieman, of Arcadia and Watersmeet, Mich., died Thursday, Aug. 22, 2013, at her daughter Chris’s home in Arcadia, following a yearlong illness. Barb was born on March 20, 1938, in Algoma, to Harold and Leona Charles. She married Robert Tieman and together they owned and operated the Watersmeet Trout Hatchery in Watersmeet for more than 30 years. Barb was always an energetic and upbeat lady with a huge sense of humor and an extraordinary zest for life. She... Full story
PUEBLO, Colo. — Viola F. Juno, 97, passed away peacefully on Aug. 30, 2013, in Pueblo. She was born Dec. 17, 1915, in Ironwood, Mich., to Victor and Olga Koponen. She graduated from Luther L. Wright High School in 1933. Viola was preceded in death by her beloved husband, George A. Juno; grandson, Victor Juno; brothers, Leonard and Gilbert Koponen; and sisters, Helen Winkler and Gertrude McKinstry. She is survived by sons, Allan (Sandy) Juno and George V. (Judith) Juno; Juno grandsons, Erik (... Full story
WAKEFIELD, Mich. — Lawrence F. “Larry” Recla, 86, of Ironwood, died Friday, Aug. 30, 2013, at Gogebic Medical Care Facility in Wakefield. He was born Aug. 1, 1927, in Montreal, Wis., son of the late Frank and Josephine (Chambretti) Recla, and attended Montreal schools. He was employed as an electrician prior to entering the U.S. Army Air Corps and serving in Occupation Forces in Japan at the end of World War II. Following his discharge, Larry worked at the Roddis Lumber Mill in Ironwood, in th... Full story
