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Articles from the October 13, 2018 edition


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  • Bessemer US 2 lane talks continue

    Oct 13, 2018

    By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] BESSEMER - While no decisions are expected any time soon, talks continued Friday regarding the number of lanes U.S. 2 should have through Bessemer. A group of roughly 15 city council members, residents and Michigan Department of Transportation officials walked the downtown section of U.S. 2 Friday morning in an effort to visualize how the various plans would work. The city is being asked to choose between making the highway three lanes or four...

  • Rural ambulance costs high, rising in Gogebic County

    Oct 13, 2018

    Editor’s note: This is the second story in a three-part series on the Nov. 6 ambulance millage vote for Gogebic County. By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] While Beacon Ambulance presently provides ambulance service to much of Gogebic County, the eastern end, in the Watersmeet area, is served by Aspirus out of Iron River, at an annual cost of $43,000 a year. Residents of that area are out of the “golden hour” that can determine life and death in a 911 emergency response call, said Jim Lorenson, chair of the Aspirus Ironwood Hospi...

  • A survivor's journey

    Oct 13, 2018

    By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] MARENISCO - Nan Powell of Marenisco used to be a teacher in the Watersmeet Township School District. "I'm retired," she kidded in a recent interview with The Globe, "but I bought myself a job." For five years now, she and her husband, Bill, have owned the Old Dutch Bar in Marenisco. As though that were not enough, she said, "I had breast cancer one and one-half years ago. "I was diagnosed in March (of 2017). Fortunately, I have yearly mammograms, and that...

  • Community calendar

    Oct 13, 2018

    Saturday, Oct. 13 Union Station Food Pantry/Food Bank, 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., 252 E. Ayer St., Ironwood. Story Time, 10 a.m., Wakefield Public Library. Stories, activities and a craft. 906-229-5236. Alcoholics Anonymous, 11 a.m., Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Community Pickleball Paddlers, 2-5 p.m., Mercer School gymnasium. 715-776-4588. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Sunday, Oct. 14 Alcoholics Anonymous, 1 p.m., closed meeting, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. Mercer Health and W... Full story

  • Bernard J. McKevitt

    Oct 13, 2018

    IRONWOOD, Mich. - Bernard J. McKevitt, 84, a lifelong Ironwood resident, died unexpectedly on Oct. 2, 2018, at his home. Bernie was born on July 15, 1934, in Ironwood to Bernard and Francis (Banovetz) McKevitt. He was employed with Bessemer Auto, Schult Mobile Homes and with Ski Patrol at Indianhead. Bernie was an avid sports fan. He especially loved NASCAR and the Green Bay Packers. He and his sister, Pat, had quite the sibling rivalry, as she was a Vikings fan. He enjoyed auto shows and was a... Full story

  • Ronald John 'Muzz' Muzzy

    Oct 13, 2018

    WAYCROSS, Ga. - Ronald John "Muzz" Muzzy, 48, passed away Oct. 9, 2018. Ronald was born Oct. 3, 1970, in Wakefield, Mich., to the late Ronald and Sandie (Zell) Muzzy. He graduated from A.D. Johnston High School in Bessemer in 1988. He attended Gogebic Community College, then transferred to UW-Stevens Point, where he pursued a degree in broadcasting and communications, and where he worked for awhile. Ronnie had such a love of life, which took him places all over the country. Because of his great... Full story