Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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MARQUETTE — Menominee High School senior Kameron Burmeister completed a perfect cross country season last Saturday by earning her first Upper Peninsula Division 1 title. It should come as no surprise she was a unanimous choice for Female Runner of the Year during Wednesday’s meeting of the Upper Peninsula Cross Country Coaches Association. Also selected for the Dream Team were Marquette sophomore Lindsey Rudden and freshman Amber Huebner, Hancock senior Abbey Tembreull, Gladstone freshman Lei... Full story
SOUTHFIELD, Mich. — Lucille B. Jarvela, 96, formerly of Hurley, Wis., passed away on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2013. Lucille was born June 25, 1917, in Gillespie, Ill., to Alexander “Alex” and Mary (Bugni) Chesky. She attended Lincoln High School in Hurley and graduated in 1934. She was married to Waino “Jake” Jarvela in Hurley on April 10, 1939. They were married 69 years at the time of his passing. Lucille is survived by and will be missed by two daughters, Janette Bloom, of Southfield, and Joni (Terry) Mildren, of Warren; grandchildren, Jennifer... Full story
I am ashamed of the Ironwood Township Board which is responsible for cutting $14,000 worth of funding to the Ironwood Carnegie Library. I’m afraid the library will be forced to charge Ironwood Township residents a fee to access the library. The annual non-resident fee was recently increased to $60 for 2014. That is substantially more than the $8 per person the township has provided the library in the past, and will make it impossible for economically challenged families to access a valuable resource. I encourage Ironwood Township residents t... Full story
IRONWOOD — Wintery weather on Tuesday didn’t stop the city of Ironwood from putting on a good show as a possible stop for a traveling Smithsonian exhibit next year. Gina Schreck, Michigan Humanities Council program officer, visited Ironwood to see if the community would be a good fit for an exhibit called, “The Way We Worked — A Museum on Main Street.” Winter weather cut Schreck’s visit shorter than expected, but according to project leader Mara MacKay, things went well despite Mother Natu... Full story
HURLEY— Staff from Northlakes Community Clinic were at Hurley K-12 school on Wednesday to provide fluoride varnish applications, screenings, and oral hygiene information to students from pre-kindergarten through 8th grade. They are in Hurley for three days this week, Ginger Nuutinen, Seal-A-Smile coordinator, said. Staff will return twice more this school year to apply dental sealants for students that need them, as well as provide more fluoride applications, education, and screenings. The c... Full story
IRON MOUNTAIN (AP) — A former volunteer firefighter says his 4-year-old daughter helped save his life when she ran a quarter-mile for help after he was knocked unconscious. Chris Lucas of Iron Mountain in the Upper Peninsula says his daughter Cadence was with him as he was unloading scrap metal from his truck Oct. 15 and he hit his head. “I got out of the truck to take the stuff out, and I think I dropped something underneath the tailgate,” The Daily News reported Wednesday. “After that, I... Full story
DANVERS, Mass. (AP) — A well-liked teacher was found slain in woods behind this quiet Massachusetts town’s high school, and a 14-year-old boy who was found walking along a state highway overnight was charged with killing her. Blood found in a second-floor school bathroom helped lead investigators to the body of Colleen Ritzer, a 24-year-old math teacher at Danvers High School who was reported missing when she didn’t come home from work on Tuesday, Essex District Attorney Jonathan Blodgett said.... Full story