Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] IRONWOOD — The surviving sister and nephew of Walter Kellett, a soldier who died in the Philippines during World War II, were present Thursday to see his recently identified remains arrive at Central Wisconsin Airport in Mosinee, and sent on to Ironwood where he will be buried Saturday. “It means a lot being here,” said Staff Sgt. T.J. Maleport, the U.P. team leader for Army funeral honors. “Lately, we’ve had a number of transfers for repatriat...
By KIM E. STROM [email protected] BESSEMER - Conversation at the Bessemer Recreation Committee centered around a new skatepark for Bessemer's Bluff Valley Park at the old tennis courts Thursday. Current equipment placed in the park by the Mission Skate Shop in Bessemer is reportedly being used, and the city would like to see it grow. Consequently, a full skatepark will be delivered to the park by the Mission Skate Shop Sunday evening. It will consist of a five foot quarter pipe, grind le...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] IRONWOOD — The Ironwood Area Schools provided information at a special meeting Thursday on several federal grants the district is seeking. The district applied for a total of four U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development grants last month, according to Ironwood superintendent Travis Powell, but two of the grants are identical. USDA Rural Development will fund up to 55% of any successful applications, with the district paying the remaining costs. “The way that the grant is set up … they...
Friday, Oct. 4 Mercer Cribbage, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Mercer Senior Center. Double Trouble, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Serenity Center, Ironwood. Mercer Food Pantry, noon-1 p.m., Railroad Street, Mercer, Wis. Emergencies: 715-476-7655. Alcoholics Anonymous/ Al-Anon, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Harbortown AA, 7:30 p.m. EST, Ontonagon United Methodist Church basement, next to Holiday gas station, Ontonagon. area74.org. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7:30 p.m., Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Saturday, Oct. 5 Union...
