Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] IRONWOOD — In a bid to save money, the Ironwood Area Public Schools Monday approved offering a financial incentive to teachers who decide to retire this month. According to information presented to the board, the district will offer a total of $15,000 per teacher who decides to retire by March 31. “We set a specific date, basically, (so) that when we have to replace somebody, the schools are still in and we have a chance to make sure we get some good people,” board President Steve Thomas said,...
By JAN TUCKER [email protected] ONTONAGON — The Ontonagon Area Board of Education Monday voted to renew its contract with superintendent Jim Bobula. The terms of the new one year contract will be determined prior to June 30. The board also adopted the Superintendents evaluation which gave Bobula high marks for his guidance of the Ontonagon Area District. With 4 points as outstanding, the majority of items ranged from 3.80 to 4 points. The evaluation, now required by the state, includes student growth data, collected from teacher e...
By ISABELLE KLEINSCHMIDT [email protected] WAKEFIELD-MARENISCO - The Wakefield-Marenisco School Board of Trustees met Monday night and discussed the recent purchase of a school bus. The new bus got off to a "rocky start," said Cathy Shamion, superintendent. Within 24 hours of delivery, she said it broke down twice. Shamion said the problem was a set of wires that had not been properly connected at the factory causing fuse shortages and other problems. The seller, the Nelson Bus company,...
Tuesday, March 22 Gogebic County Veterans Service Officer, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Ironwood Memorial Building. 906-667-1110. Breakfast For Your Brain, 10 a.m., Mercer, Wis., Community Center. 715-561-2695. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Ironwood Kiwanis Club, noon, Golden Dragon. New members welcome. Survivors of Suicide, 6 p.m., Zion Lutheran Church Basement, Ironwood. 906-932-5718. Woods and Blooms Garden Club, 6:30 p.m., Haines Civic Center, Mercer, Wis. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., Episcopal Church of th...
ONTONAGON, Mich. — James R. White, 76, of Ontonagon, passed away on March 18, 2016, in Ontonagon with his family by his side. He was born Aug. 22, 1939, to the late Keith and Marcella (Jenkins) White in Marquette. After graduating from high school in Ontonagon, he attended Central Michigan College for a year and a half. He then transferred and graduated from Northern Michigan College with a degree in teaching. While in high school, he met the love of his life, Carol Aho. They were united in marriage on June 29, 1963, in Ontonagon. He spent t...
