Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By CHARITY SMITH [email protected] BESSEMER — The Bessemer City Council is considering implementing a special assessment tax to cover police and fire services. If passed, the tax would allow the city to generate additional revenue by freeing up funding from the general fund. According to councilman Terry Kryshak, the city pays $100,000 to Gogebic County Sheriff’s Office and between $17,000 and $25,000 per year for the fire department. “This is something we didn’t know could be done, we haven’t done this in the past, but it got broug...
By ZACHARY MARANO [email protected] IRONWOOD — The Ironwood Township Board held a special meeting at the Ironwood Township Office on Monday for a workshop for the 2022 proposed budget. Supervisor Jay Kangas said that according to the renewal form that the office received half an hour before the meeting, there will be an 11.64% increase in the rates for health insurance in 2022. Kangas said this was “quite a bit higher than I anticipated it was going to be.” Kangas said that the health insurance rate was without the township’s Health Re...
IRON MOUNTAIN, Mich. - Linda L. Spigarelli, 63, of Iron Mountain, passed away on Saturday, Oct. 16, 2021, at her home, surrounded by family. Linda was born June 23, 1958, in Ironwood, daughter of the late Robert and Rose (Gironimi) Leskoviansky. She graduated from Luther L. Wright High School in Ironwood in 1976 and went on to earn a bachelor's degree in biology from Northern Michigan University. Linda married Paul Spigarelli on Oct. 31, 1981, at St. Ambrose Catholic Church in Ironwood. She... Full story
MERCER, Wis. - Rockney Bernard Johnson, 83, of Mercer passed away on Oct. 13, 2021. Rocky was born on Sept. 16, 1938, the son of Bernard and Antoinette (Filippini) Johnson in Bessemer, Michigan. After graduating from high school, he entered the U.S. Air Force, where he was stationed in Iceland. After he left the service, he moved from Milwaukee to Ironwood to Shawano for various job opportunities. He particularly enjoyed his time as part of the Shawano Paper Mill family and made many lifelong... Full story
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Wednesday, Oct. 20 Christian Men of the Northland, 6:30 a.m., Uptown Cafe, Ironwood. Gogebic-Ontonagon Community Action Agency food commodity distribution for seniors, Marenisco Town Hall, 9:15-9:30 a.m; Watersmeet Food Pantry, 10-10:30 a.m.; Bruce Crossing, Stannard Township ballpark, 12:30-1 p.m. EDT. St. Vincent de Paul Food Pantry and Financial Assistance, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., located behind Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church,... Full story
