Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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IRON RIVER - Ironwood, with senior Jessica Gering firing a match-best 13 kills and plenty of support from a festive student cheering section, claimed the Class C District 95 volleyball final here Thursday night at Charles Greenlund Gymnasium, holding off the Mountaineers 26-24, 25-16, 25-23. "Gering, she's our senior leader out there, and she had one of her better games tonight," said Ironwood coach Lisa Graham, who thinks it's been at least 15 years since Ironwood won a district championship.... Full story
IRONWOOD TOWNSHIP - Gogebic Community College's Construction Technology program is ahead of schedule this fall. Students have been busy working on a ranch-style home on two levels with 3,500 square feet in north Bessemer. GCC students are enrolled, along with high school students from Wakefield-Marenisco, Bessemer and Ironwood in the Gogebic-Ontonagon Intermediate School District's vocational building trades program. "At this point, the students have completed the foundation work, rough framing... Full story
IRONWOOD - Ironwood's Social Security office is moving to the upper floor in the Memorial Building on Tuesday. The relocation is being undertaken as a cost savings measure. Workers from Angelo Luppino Construction, Iron Belt, Wis., remodeled the third floor space to accommodate the Social Security Administration office. The federal government will reimburse the city for the remodeling costs paid to the company. Office hours will be Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays from 9 a.m. to noon... Full story
To the Editor: America’s schools are adjusting to the decreasing student enrollments. To meet the challenges of enrollment decline, communities across the country will need to find ways to renovate old and outdated facilities. Bessemer schools are fortunate to have experienced a steady or slight increase in student population; however, there are still challenges the Bessemer School District needs to meet. One strategy to meet the challenges of decreased enrollment is consolidation. School districts have been lured by these “consolidated sch... Full story
HOUSTON, Texas - Jeffrey Joseph Conard, 54, of Houston, formerly of Ironwood, Mich., passed away on Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2013, in Houston. Jeff was born April 27, 1959, in Ironwood, son of Lawrence and Mary Jane (Lagina) Conard. He attended St. Ambrose Grade School and Ironwood Catholic High School, graduating in 1977. Jeff worked in Houston for UPS for 34 years. Jeff is survived by his children, Brooke and Tyler Conard, of Victoria, Texas; his mother, Mary Conard, of Ironwood; his sisters, Cindy (... Full story
NEW YORK (AP) - There's no shortage of buzz about beekeeping these days. From environmentalists worried about disappearing colonies to foodies seeking locally sourced liquid gold, lots of new beekeepers are itching to roll down their sleeves. With cities like New York lifting beekeeping bans, and with a wealth of new books, online videos and meet-up groups, learning the basics is easier than ever. But as a hobbyist beekeeper myself, who once moved a hive full of bees from Washington, D.C., to Ne... Full story