Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] The Hurley School District is one of 45 percent of Wisconsin’s districts that will see state aid shrink for the 2018-’19 school year. The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction said state aid will be down by $16,902 for the Hurley district, from $2,546,628 to $2,529,726. The DPI has certified amounts each public school district will receive from the $4.656 billion appropriated for general state aid for 2018-’19. Overall, it amounts to a $72.75 million (1.6 percent) increase in general state aids...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] BESSEMER — Ironwood Township’s civil case against former Ironwood Township treasurer Jyl Renee Olson-DeRosso has been resolved. Gogebic County Circuit Court Judge Michael Pope issued a judgement in favor of the township on Oct. 2 for $1,398,654 — the same amount he previously ordered Olson-DeRosso pay in restitution — as well as any applicable attorney fees. “We are pleased and relieved at the outcome, and it validates the judge’s decision on compensation of $1.4 million” Township Supervisor St...
BESSEMER — The Bessemer City Council continued its effort to deal with traffic issues on U.S. 2 through town at its meeting Monday evening. A “general discussion” of the highway traveling through town included ideas about how to slow traffic, according to City Clerk Jim Trudgeon. One idea floated was to put up electronic signs that flash the driver’s speed as they approach. During public comment, concerns were heard about the Michigan Department of Transportation’s proposal to widen traffic lanes on the highway — either four wider lanes, or j...
Wednesday, Oct. 17 Christian Men of the Northland, 6:30 a.m., Uptown Cafe, Ironwood. Mercer Annual Health Fair, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Mercer Community Center. “Foxconn in Wisconsin: What Does it Mean for My Community?” 10 a.m., meeting room, Iron County Courthouse. Alcoholics Anonymous, open meeting, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. DOVE Support Group, noon-2 p.m. 906-932-4990. Ironwood-Hurley Rotary Club, 12:15 p.m., Elk and Hound Restaurant, Ironwood. Kimball Homemakers, 1 p.m., Community Center. Iron County Veterans Service Office...
IRONWOOD, Mich. - Joseph Frank Cayer, 68, of Ironwood, passed away peacefully with his loving family by his side on Friday, Oct. 12, 2018. Joe was born on June 1, 1950, in Ironwood, son of the late Joseph C. and Waltrude (Schwab) Cayer. Many of Joe's school years were spent living in various places, as his father was a lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Army. Some of his favorite childhood memories were of living in Fort Riley, Kan. Joe graduated from Hurley (Wis.) High School in 1968. He loved...
KOKOMO, Ind. - Willard Mathew Puranen, 80, Kokomo, passed away on Saturday, Oct. 13, 2018. Willard was born Aug. 29, 1938, in Ironwood, Mich., to the late Edward and Ingrid Puranen. Will married Susan (Rytman) Puranen Aug. 18, 1962, in Cudahy, Wis. She survives him. Will graduated from Ironwood High School with the class of 1957. Following graduation, he enlisted into the Navy and was discharged in 1963, after six years of service. Will earned an Associate of Science from Purdue University and...
HURLEY, Wis. - Ruth T. Grenda, 88, of Ironwood, Mich., passed away on Oct. 16, 2018, at Villa Maria in Hurley. Ruth was born on Dec. 25, 1929, in Bessemer, Mich., the daughter of John and Magdaline (Evsich) Lucas. She was a graduate of Bessemer High School in 1948. On June 25, 1955, she married Donald Grenda at St. Sebastian Parish in Bessemer and they enjoyed over 63 years together. She was employed as an overseas telephone operator with Michigan Bell in Lansing, Mich., for many years then...
EVANS, Ga. - Mrs. Tina Rae Trolla Gscheidle, 43, beloved wife of Brian Gscheidle, entered into rest on Saturday, Oct. 6, 2018, at Doctors Hospital, Evans. A memorial Mass will be held on Friday, Oct. 19, at 11 a.m. at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Wakefield, Mich., with the Rev. Dominic Agyapong officiating. Viewing will be held at 10 a.m. prior to the mass. Tina was a 1993 graduate of Wakefield High School and then attended Gogebic Community College, graduating in 1995. She volun...
