Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By TOM STANKARD [email protected] IRONWOOD - The final touches are being made in preparation to open Aspirus Grand View Hospital's state-of-the-art outpatient clinic in November. Earlier in the week, the hospital parking lot closed for construction and work continued on Wednesday. "This is the last major phase of the outpatient clinic project," said GVH spokesperson David Sim. According to the schedule, the construction period is estimated to last four weeks, weather pending. All serv...
By TOM STANKARD [email protected] WAKEFIELD - To encourage local teachers to re-imagine educational possibilities, Wakefield-Marenisco School District teacher Kathy Makela hosted a screening Wednesday of the movie "Most Likely to Succeed." Before playing the movie, Makela said the current educational format hasn't changed enough over the past 100 years, and now is the time to make changes. According to a release she provided, the movie aims to help schools re-imagine their purpose...
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] MARENISCO — Eighteen prisoners were transferred out of the Ojibway Correctional Facility after six different fights broke out. Deputy warden Mike Yon recapped the events of Aug. 17 at a Sept. 8 quarterly meeting of the OCF’s Community Liaison Committee. Yon said the fights occurred over a 42-minute period and involved “multiple prisoners,” according to administrative assistant Micki Sorensen’s minutes of the committee meeting. A total of 26 misconduct violations were written for 25 prisoners and 18 wer...
Thursday, Sept. 15 Pickleball, 9-11 a.m., Hurley High School Tennis Courts. Gogebic County Veterans Service Officer, 10:30-11:30 a.m., Wakefield City Hall; 1-2 p.m., Watersmeet Township; 2:45-3:15 p.m., Marenisco Township. 906-667-1110. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Grief Support Group, 2 p.m., The Inn Bed and Breakfast, Montreal, Wis. 906-663-0308. Mended Hearts and Diabetes Support Group, 2 p.m., Aspirus Grand View Hospital conference area, Ironwood. 906-932-2443. Bessemer Area Historical Society, 2... Full story
IRON BELT, Wis. — Donald W. Pirk, 64, of Iron Belt, died on Monday, Sept. 12, 2016, in Iron Belt. He was born June 22, 1952, in Burlington, the son of the late Leslie and Marion (Normolle) Pirk. Don grew up and attended schools in the Burlington area. He was a self-employed accountant for many years and most recently worked for Walmart in Ironwood in the accounting department. He was a very proud and active member and former District Governor of the Hurley Lions Club. Don thought of the Lions members as members of his family. He is survived b... Full story