Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By BRYAN HELLIOS [email protected] HURLEY - The Hurley K-12 School board approved using Hurley Northstars as the school's mascot name during Monday night's meeting. The change was passed with Leslie Kolesar being the only member to vote "no." Prior to the board's vote, senior class president Ally Rye along with Dayne Stuhr - president of the mascot executive committee - explained how the name was selected. "Once we had it down to three (choices), we sent that out to the whole school...
By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] MARENISCO - Members of the Marenisco Township board voted 3-2 Monday evening to pass a Marijuana Facilities Ordinance that includes terms in which marijuana enterprise can operate within township boundaries. Ordinance No. 06172019, which is unprecedented in Gogebic County, will require any such entrepreneurs to meet the qualifications for state licensing, which have yet to be determined in Michigan. The action follows last year's vote by citizens to...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] HURLEY — Iron County’s forestry and parks committee approved the winning bids for the county’s 2019 spring timber sale last week, a key source of revenue for the county. A total of 55 bids were received on 17 of the 18 sales up up for bid, with one sale failing to receive a bid. The winning bids the committee approved June 11 are expected to generate approximately $1,228,743 for the county’s coffers. However, the exact amount won’t be known until the parcels are logged. Iron County Forester...
Tuesday, June 18 Gogebic-Ontonagon Community Action Agency food commodity distribution for seniors, Pioneer Park Apartments tenants only, Ironwood, 9-10 a.m.; Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church parking lot, 10:30-11:15 a.m.; Mill Trace Apartments west parking lot, 11:35-11:45 a.m.; Mill Trace Apartments east parking lot, 11:45-11:55 a.m.; Wildwood Apartments community room, 12-12:15 p.m. Loony Pedalers ride, 9 a.m., M & N, Vilas County Pickleball, 9 a.m.-noon, Patterson courts or Ironwood Memorial Building. Iron-Gogebic Integrated Family...
WAKEFIELD, Mich. — Sylvia A. “Smo” Oja, 93, formerly of Putnam St., in Wakefield, passed away peacefully Tuesday, March 19, 2019. She was born on Oct. 5, 1925, in Wakefield, the third daughter of Elias and Maria (Hautaoja) Oja. Smo attended Wakefield High School and graduated in 1943. She continued her education at Suomi College in Hancock. Smo worked for many years at the Wakefield City Finance Department. She was also employed for a period of time at the U.S. Forest Service in Ironwood. She was a devoted member of All Saints Lutheran Churc...