Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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MERCER, Wis. —Bessemer took the first game, but Mercer came back and showed why it will be very tough to beat in the Indianhead Conference East Division this season. The Tigers won 3-1, 19-25, 25-10, 25-12, 25-10. After losing the first game, Mercer didn’t give up another 25 total points until it was ahead 9-3 in the fourth set. The Speedgirls battled in the third set, leading early and trailing 9-8 at one point. But Mercer went on a big run, giving up just four more points in the win. “Ou... Full story
HURLEY — The Iron County Finance Committee continued to move forward with the process of refinancing courthouse-jail construction bonds from 2004 Thursday. If the bonds, originally borrowed for $3.2 million, are refinanced, the county is projected to save $15,000 to $20,000 a year, based on interest rates as of Wednesday, according to Dave DeYoung, senior vice president of the public finance department for Stifel, Nicolaus and Company of Brookfield, Wis. In July, DeYoung told the committee i... Full story
KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — Twin water spouts put on a spectacular show over Lake Michigan, near the Wisconsin shore. The water spouts were sighted a couple of miles off shore about 1:30 p.m. Thursday after a funnel cloud was sighted in the Wisconsin town of Kenosha. Sgt. Bill Beth of the Kenosha County Sheriff’s Department said two water spouts merged into one large one, then split. Beth says it was a “beautiful day” when the water spouts “just popped out of nowhere.” National Weather Service met... Full story
WAUSAU, Wis. — Donald D. McCoy, 80, of Ironwood, Mich., died Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2013, at Aspirus Wausau Hospital in Wausau. He was born Sept. 24, 1932, in Aitkin, Minn., son of the late Jay and Minnie (Cole) McCoy, and graduated from Aitkin High School in 1951. He then served stateside in the U.S. Army as a baker at Ft. Leavenworth, Kan., during the Korean War, and was honorably discharged as a sergeant in 1955. Following his discharge, Don worked for his brother as a route salesman for M... Full story