Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] IRONWOOD - A project to extend decorative lighting poles on the U.S. business route from downtown Ironwood to Hurley in the west and to Douglas Boulevard in the north is nearly complete. There are around 18 new lights in all, said Tim Erickson, community development specialist for the city of Ironwood. Nine new lights are installed along the stretch of Silver Street on the Michigan side that now meet up with existing lighting that extends from downt...
By CHARITY SMITH [email protected] BESSEMER — The majority of Bessemer students have elected to go for in-person education, with only 10% of the student population choosing to go for virtual education. “Kids are finding that it is easier for them to come in to school,” said superintendent Dan Niemi. The remote learning program is run on the same time line as the in-person classes, according to Niemi. He said if a student has a homeroom at 8 a.m., they must log in to the class at 8 a.m. This helps the school keep track of atten...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] LANSING — The Gogebic Range’s two representatives in Lansing have introduced legislation that would allow the state to sell the former Ojibway Correctional Facility in Marenisco. Sen. Ed McBroom, R-Waucedah Township, and Rep. Greg Markkanen, R-Hancock, issued a joint statement announcing the legislation Wednesday. “The surprise closure of the Ojibway Correctional Facility was a loss to the people of Marenisco and Gogebic County,” McBroom said in the statement. “The impact of the prison’s closure ha...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Friday, Sept. 4 Gogebic-Ontonagon Community Action Agency quarterly food commodity distribution for registered families, Fairview Apartments, 9 a.m. Hillcrest Apartments, 9:30 a.m. Sunset Manor Apartments, 10 a.m. Riverview Apartments, 10:30 a.m. (Home deliveries for Meals on Wheels recipients in Bessemer and Wakefield will follow). Mill Trace Apartments, 11:30 a.m. to noon. Wildwood Manor Apartments, 12:15 to 12:30 p.m. Pioneer Park...
