Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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IRONWOOD - Now that's more like it. Although the players, coaches and fans knew the Gogebic Community College volleyball team was talented, the results have not been there this year and no one could really explain why. It has been frustrating for all involved. But on Breast Cancer Awareness Night, the Lady Samsons played inspired volleyball and upended four-year school, Finlandia University, 25-23, 25-14, 16-25 and 25-13 on Wednesday at the Lindquist Center. "That's the best we've played in a... Full story
After experiencing the coldest year on record in 2014, Ironwood residents are now in line for the second most frigid 12-month period since 1901. That's the word from Kevin Crupi, of the National Weather Service office in Marquette. Crupi said Tuesday the average 2014 temperature for the January through September period in Ironwood was 39.2 degrees, compared with the long-term average of 43.7. In his review of September, Crupi noted the thermometer reached 80 only once, on Sept. 28. It was a wet... Full story
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Brittany Maynard will not live to see if her advocacy makes a difference. The 29-year-old woman expects to die no later than Nov. 1. If the brain cancer from which she suffers does not kill her in October, she plans to take advantage of Oregon's Death with Dignity Act and end her own life on the first of November - a few days after her husband's 30th birthday. Maynard and her husband, Dan Diaz, uprooted from Northern California and moved north because Oregon allows... Full story
IRONWOOD - Gogebic Community College has announced the initial accreditation status for its medical assistant certificate program by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP). CAAHEP is the largest program accreditor in the health sciences field. Currently, CAAHEP reviews and accredits over 2,000 educational programs in 26 health science occupations. "Attainment of this national industry-based accreditation is recognition that the medical assistant program is... Full story
MASS CITY, Mich. — Mrs. Evelyn M. Plutchak, 92, of Mass City, went home to be with her Lord on Sunday, Sept. 5, 2014. Evelyn was active, when able, with many community organizations and with her church, St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Ontonagon. Surviving are her children, Tom (Sharon) Plutchak, of Rochester, N.Y., Janet Behrens, of Grand Rapids, Jerry (Karen) Plutchak, of Greenland: daughter-in-law, Cheryl Plutchak, of St. Louis, Mo.: 12 grandchildren; several great-grandchildren; and great-great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews. She was preced... Full story
