Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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HURLEY - Hurley's offense may be among the best defenses in Wisconsin. No. 2 Hurley (10-1) dominated time of possession and blanked No. 3 Athens (9-2) Friday in WIAA Division 6 Level 2 playoff action. The reward couldn't be better. The Midgets host next week's state quarterfinal against No. 4 Webster (10-1), which upset No. 1 Edgar 14-6 Friday night. Maybe Hurley will let Webster have the ball a couple of times. Or not. "You look at our guys who just play offense and their jerseys are clean beca... Full story
CRYSTAL FALLS - When your high school team is still playing football in November, that's a good thing. But playing Crystal Falls Forest Park in their own backyard in your opening playoff game, that's not so good. A perennial powerhouse since the 1970s, Forest Park stayed unbeaten with a 30-16 victory in the MHSAA Division 8 pre-district playoff game on Friday night. The score didn't indicate just how close or hard-hitting the game really was. "First of all, I''m very thankful to come out on top... Full story
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Republican state senator has crafted a new compromise plan that would allow outdoor lovers to continue to explore the forest near a potential northwestern Wisconsin mine site and keep protesters away from mine workers. About 3,500 acres around the site just south of Lake Superior are part of the state’s managed forest program, which grants landowners reduced fees in lieu of property taxes if they keep the land open for public recreation. Tensions have run high at the site since protesters walked up to mine workers thi... Full story
ODANAH, Wis. - A former tribal council member said Friday he can't understand why the Bad River Indian Reservation's council isn't making inadequate treatment of its sewage more of a priority. With a tribal election set for Tuesday, Tom Deragon Jr., who said he sat on the tribal council for a year, has put up a sign along U.S. 2, near the Bad River Casino, seeking to "raise community awareness" about the tribe's polluting of the Bad River and Lake Superior. "Nothing's getting done," he said. "I... Full story
BESSEMER - A.D. Johnston's Key Club got the whole school inspired to gather coats for those in need with winter approaching. The students' first period classes competed against each other, with Tracy Rowe's class bringing in 40 of the 77 coats donated. The children's coats will be donated to Washington Elementary students in need, with the remainder going to St. Vincent de Paul, Barbara Waara, Key Club advisor, said. Principal Dan Vander Velden is congratulating the classes by bringing in... Full story
IRONWOOD - Staff members used part of an in-service day to tackle bullying Friday at Luther L. Wright School in Ironwood. Heidi Lauzon, crisis prevention institute instructor and behavior consultant for the Gogebic-Ontonagon Intermediate School District, spoke to faculty about how to address bullying. The session dealt with student-to-student bullying, focusing on the bully, the bullied and the bystander. Lauzon discussed definitions of bullying, roles students play in bullying situations and... Full story
HOLMEN, Wis. — Carol J. Fisher, 66, of Holmen, Wis., formerly of Mellen, passed away Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2013. Carol was born on Nov. 28, 1946, in Ashland, the daughter of John and Myrtle (Peterson) Same. Carol was a graduate of Mellen High School. She then went on to receive her associate degree in nursing at Gogebic Community College in Ironwood, Mich., and worked as a loving and caring nurse at various facilities over the years. Carol’s biggest joys in her life were her grandchildren, Brena and Brett, and many other children, as well. She was... Full story
WAKEFIELD, Mich. - Maxine E. Lillar, 90, of Wakefield, formerly of Flint and Davison, passed away peacefully Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2013, surrounded by her loving family. She was born on March 12, 1923, in Akron, the daughter of Bert and Wavia (Enos) Wolverton. Maxine graduated from Flint Northern High School. She was united in marriage to James N. Lillar in Flint. Maxine was a former member of Holy Rosary Catholic Church in Flint, a member of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Wakefield and... Full story
HURLEY, Wis. - Mary Louise Sjowall, 87, of Ironwood, Mich., died Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2013, at Villa Maria Health and Rehabilitation Center in Hurley. The former Mary Louise Roberts was born Nov. 9, 1925, in Ironwood, daughter of the late William and Myrtle (Anderson) Roberts, and graduated from Luther L. Wright High School in 1942. She was employed at the Oliver Iron Mining Co. and as payroll supervisor at Luther L. Wright High School until her retirement. She married Oscar Sjowall on June 22,... Full story
ONTONAGON, Mich. — Stephen “Steve” Peter Sundberg, 63, of Ontonagon, passed away suddenly of an apparent heart attack on Oct. 31, 2013. Steve was born Oct. 18, 1950, in Duluth, Minn., to Oscar and Katherine Sundberg. The family moved to Madison, Wis., where Steve spent most of his life. Steve was a graduate of LaFollette High School and later in life, the Wisconsin School of Electronics. He served in the U.S. Army as a medic in Germany and was employed by Yellow and Union Cab Company in Madison, as well as the Greyhound Bus Company. Steve... Full story
DUNEDIN, Fla. - Robert Thomas "Tom" Gorshe, 61, formerly of Watersmeet, Mich., passed away Oct. 15, 2013, in Dunedin. Tom was born May 22, 1952, to the late Dorothy (Sorlie) Haken and the late Francis Gorshe. He is survived by four brothers, Harold (Margot) Allen, Sun City West, Ariz., Joe (Heidi) Gorshe and Gerald Gorshe, Wausau, Wis., and Timothy (Carmen) Gorshe, Cibolo, Texas; two sisters, Mary Malinowski, Wausau, and Ann (Greg) Baker, Lake Geneva, Wis.; and many loving relatives and... Full story
EWEN, Mich. - The family of Arlyss Gloria Danielson Waters would like to invite her friends to a memorial and celebration of her life. Please join us at the First Lutheran Church in Ewen from 1 to 4 p.m. EST on Saturday, Nov. 9. Your presence is your gift. Please feel free to share your thoughts, prayers and memories at this gathering in her honor... Full story
