Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] HURLEY, Wis. - Hurley School District dedicated its Northwoods Manufacturing expansion Thursday with several area business and community leaders present. The project adds 6,500 square feet, nearly double the original shop building, said Kevin Genisot, school administrator. The expansion offers more space for teaching and equipment. Discussions for collaboration and shared resources are underway with area K-12 school districts and Gogebic Community...
By KIM E. STROM [email protected] HURLEY - After a review of what was learned in the first class, students in David Vuorenmaa's hunter's safety course were ready for a "hands on" session Thursday. Vuorenmaa teaches for the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources in Iron County. Throughout the night not only was safety the main priority, but responsibility, knowledge and involvement were highly emphasized as well. Students learned how to pick up a rifle, how to load it with the correct...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] IRONWOOD TOWNSHIP — Although details remained relatively scarce Thursday, the FBI was involved in “law enforcement activity” in Ironwood Township Wednesday. Special Agent Mara Schneider, the media coordinator with the FBI’s Detroit Field Office, declined to comment beyond confirming the bureau’s presence in the area, citing the ongoing nature of the investigation. Locals told the Daily Globe the activity appeared to involve a property near Vanderhagen and Nylund roads in the township. The Detro...
Friday, Oct. 25 Mercer Cribbage, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Mercer Senior Center. Double Trouble, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Serenity Center, Ironwood. Mercer Food Pantry, noon-1 p.m., Railroad Street, Mercer, Wis. Emergencies: 715-476-7655. Alcoholics Anonymous/ Al-Anon, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Harbortown AA, 7:30 p.m. EST, Ontonagon United Methodist Church basement, next to Holiday gas station, Ontonagon. area74.org. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7:30 p.m., Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Saturday, Oct. 26 Union...
WAUSAU, Wis. - James Stanley Fyfe, 80, died on Oct. 22, 2019, at the Aspirus Wausau Hospital after a lengthy battle with cancer. James, best known as "Chugger" to family and friends alike, was born on Dec. 14, 1938 in Ontonagon, Mich., to the late James Herbert Fyfe and Beatrice Ann (Fischer) Fyfe. One of his most closely guarded secrets was how he came by the name "Chugger." There are several versions to this story, none of which he would confirm or deny. One tale was a childhood friend...
