Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] MADISON, Wis. — It took until 1:24 a.m. Wednesday for the Associated Press to call the race, but Democrat Tony Evers will be the next governor of Wisconsin, defeating Republican incumbent Scott Walker’s bid for a third term in office in Tuesday’s election. In a race that initially appeared to be headed for a recount, Evers received 1,324,648 votes to Walker’s 1,293,799. In Iron County, it was Walker who came out ahead; getting 1,788 votes to Evers’ 1,264 votes. Libertarian Phillip Anderson...
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] Republican Greg Markkanen squeaked by Democrat Ken Summers in Michigan’s 110th State Representative race Tuesday. The final vote tally, tabulated well after midnight, was 17,980 to 17,401. Summers, from L’Anse, beat Markkanen, from Hancock, 3,485 to 2,895 in Gogebic County. Summers campaigned extensively in the western Upper Peninsula. Markkanen defeated Brady Tervo, Kirk Schott and Keith LaCosse to advance to the mid-term election. He listed the biggest campaign issues as auto insurance, energy costs,...
By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] BESSEMER - Although no action was taken, members of the Bessemer planning commission discussed at their Tuesday evening meeting a new trend in using shipping containers for storage. City manager Charly Loper said one Bessemer resident whom she did not identify already has ordered containers for that purpose and asked commission members if they had any concerns. "I think so," said chairman Dave Osier. "That's going to be a heck of an eyesore if we have them...
Thursday, Nov. 8 Pickleball, 9-11 a.m., Ironwood Memorial Building. Gogebic County Veterans Service Officer, 10:30-11:30 a.m., Wakefield City Hall; 1-2 p.m., Watersmeet Township; 2:45-3:15 p.m., Marenisco Township. 906-667-1110. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Red Hat Society Northwoods Divas, noon, Ben’s Place, Ironwood. Reservations or cancellations to 906-667-0116. Free Community Dinner, 5-6 p.m., Wakefield Methodist Church. Public is invited. ReGeneration Youth, 5:30-6:45 p.m., ages 10-11; R...
MINOCQUA, Wis. - Robert (Bob) John Harry Pace, 66, passed away on Nov. 1, 2018, after a courageous battle with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Bob was born on April 17, 1952, in Chicago, Ill., to Jean M. and Robert M. Pace. Bob graduated from Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. He was married to Heike Taube for 20 years, during which time they had two children, Jonathan and Joanna. Bob was an accountant for 42 years and came to know Minocqua as his lifelong home. Bob's passions lived on...
