Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] MARENISCO - Members of the Wakefield-Marenisco Board of Education learned Monday night that the good news outweighs the bad in relation to an audit of the fiscal year ending on June 30. According to Gus Ahonen, CPA, of Makela, Pollack, and Ahonen, PLLC, of Ironwood, the district had a pension liability of $5,659,153 net, as well as $1,492,314 net in other retiree liabilities at the end of the fiscal year. He added, however, that these figures actually...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] BESSEMER — The woman who started the fire above the Pines Cafe in August pleaded guilty to committing arson in Gogebic County Circuit Court Tuesday. Hykesha Deshay Martin, 24, pleaded guilty to first degree arson, a felony which carries a potential life sentence. During the hearing, she testified she didn’t remember exactly how the fire started but that it began after she poured lighter fluid on the bed in her husband’s apartment above the restaurant. “I don’t really recall exactly what happened,...
By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] IRONWOOD — The Gogebic Community College Board of Trustees has begun to consider full-time coaches as a way to build sustainable sports programs with strong recruiting and more support for students. The trustees on Tuesday approved 6-0 to change the volleyball coach job description to full time to help fill a vacant position that has cancelled the 2019-20 season. Board Vice-chair William Malloy was not present. “This is the most functional way to ensure our volleyball team is moving forward and...
Wednesday, Oct. 30 Christian Men of the Northland, 6:30 a.m., Uptown Cafe, Ironwood. Recovery Walk ‘n Talk, 10 a.m. to noon, Iron Belle Trailhead, Hurley. Talk with a recovery coach. Call 715-660-0073. 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. Iron County Veterans Service Officer, 1-3 p.m., Mercer, Wis., Town Hall. 715-561-2190. Mercer Health and Wellness Pickleball, 3-6 p.m., M...
