Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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BESSEMER - Those who attended the MHSAA Class D District 127 Volleyball Tournament in the House of Noise on Monday came away thinking the 2014-15 version of the Forest Park Lady Trojans is every bit as good as the 2013-14 team that featured Lexi Gussert. Crystal Falls Forest Park stormed through a good Wakefield-Marenisco team 25-9, 25-11 and 25-14. Even Forest Park's coach Kim Bjork was impressed. "We were real fired up tonight," Bjork said. "We leaned on Lexi a lot last year. This year we h... Full story
IRONWOOD -The Michigan Economic Development Corporation has pledged $10,000 as the state's match for a downtown Ironwood art park. The art park will be on Aurora Street, between Mattson's TV and Appliance and Book World, and across from the Downtown Art Place and Historic Ironwood Theatre. MEDC President-CEO Michael A. Finney said the initiative in Ironwood is "one of the first of its kind in the country, a great opportunity for residents, businesses, and others to pool resources and actively... Full story
Dear Editor, I am only a second generation American and am proud to say my grandparents emigrated here legally from Europe. They did not sneak into this country during the night like cockroaches emerging from their holes when the lights went out. The government did not support them; they paid their own way with hard work and perseverance and became upstanding citizens, proud to be new Americans. One of my grandfathers was a farmer, the other a coal miner and both later became factory workers, which was certainly no picnic in the first half of... Full story
IRON MOUNTAIN, Mich.- William G. Murra, 87, of Iron Mountain, died Sunday, Nov. 2, 2014, at ManorCare Health Services in Kingsford. He was born on April 24, 1927, in Ironwood, the son of the late Edward and Julia (Jarpko) Murra. Bill graduated from St. Ambrose High School, in Ironwood, in 1945. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II in Okinawa, Japan, and the Pacific Theater. He was honorably discharged in 1946. On July 1, 1950, he married Joan Westergreen at St. Ambrose Catholic C... Full story
BESSEMER–– Hot topics at Monday's Bessemer City council meeting included the Eagle Waste rewards program and the possible purchase of an excavator for the city. About 20 residents were in attendance and many made public comments on the contract the city has with Eagle Waste & Recycling of Ashland, Wis. Several residents said privatizing the city's waste removal through Eagle Waste was not the right choice, citing higher prices as one reason. A possible rewards system through Eagle Waste has als... Full story
WOODRUFF, Wis. — Nelle Marie (Silkworth) Haag, 80, of Woodruff and Boulder Junction, passed away peacefully at her residence at One Penny Place, Woodruff, on Friday, Oct. 31, 2014. She was born on June 5, 1934, in Prentice, the daughter of Ray and Hannah (nee Peterson) Silkworth. Nelle is survived by sons, Mark (Gina), of Madison, and Fred of Minocqua; granddaughters, Amanda (Chris) Braunschweig, of Madison, and Michaela (Josh) Grueneberg, of Merrill; great-grandson, Louis Braunschweig; her sister, Doris Kindred, of Ironwood, Mich.; and n... Full story