Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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HURLEY - A 58-year-old former Manitowish Waters, Wis., resident was sentenced to 90 days in the Iron County Jail Tuesday for running over a companion with his vehicle. James Heller, 58, of Duluth, Ga., was sentenced to two years in prison and three years of extended supervision by Iron County Judge Patrick Madden, but the prison sentence was then stayed. After spending the three months in jail, Heller will be placed on probation for five years. He must pay $30,000 in restitution. The incident... Full story
IRONWOOD — Monday afternoon’s severe thunderstorms throughout the Gogebic Range caused sporadic power outages, a few downed trees and heavy downpours. Streets that are under construction in Ironwood flooded around mid-afternoon as the sky turned pitch black and car lights came on amid the deluge. A broken six-inch water line downtown near Lowell Street added water to the rain-flooded streets. The Ironwood Public Safety Department received a 1:45 p.m. Monday complaint that the area in front of the Fabric Patch store at the Lowell Str... Full story
Wednesday, July 1 Christian Men of the Northland, 6:30 a.m., Uptown Cafe, Ironwood. Bessemer Library, Summer Book Sale, 9 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., 411 S. Sophie St., Bessemer Library. Mercer Area Play Group, 9:30-11 a.m., all welcome, Mercer (Wis.) Public Library. 715-476-2366. Alcoholics Anonymous, open meeting, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. DOVE Support Group, noon-2 p.m. 906-932-4990. 4-H Tech Wizard meeting for children, 1 to 3 p.m., kids 7 and up, Lac Vieux Desert Recreation Center, Watersmeet. Iron County Veterans Ser... Full story
IRON MOUNTAIN, Mich. - Gerald "Jerry" Kenneth Korpi, 74, of Pioneer Park Apartments, Ironwood, passed away peacefully on Sunday, June 7, 2015, at the Oscar G. Johnson Veterans Administration Medical Center in Iron Mountain. Jerry was born at home in Ironwood on Nov. 12, 1940, during a snowstorm. His mother always joked that Jerry rolled in, in a snowball. He was the only son of the late Jalmer and Johanna (Kantala) Korpi. Jerry graduated from Luther L. Wright High School with the Class of 1958.... Full story
STAR PRAIRIE, Wis. - Helen M. Brace, 85, of Bessemer, died peacefully on June 20, 2015, at her lake home in Star Prairie, Wis. Helen was born on Aug. 7, 1929, to Winifred and Ernest Bakewell in Fort William, Ontario, Canada. At 19 years old, Helen married her soulmate, Richard, and moved to the USA. Married for 65 years, she became a naturalized U.S. citizen in 1976. Helen worked as a bookkeeper, fashion model, homemaker, dental assistant, in ski patrol, as a ski instructor and tour guide. At... Full story
WAUSAU, Wis. — Charles “Chuck” Hulstrom, 63, died Nov 3, 2014, at Aspirus Wausau Hospital. Chuck was raised at Little Girl’s Point Park, on Lake Superior, just north of Ironwood, Mich. He was proud to be a “caretaker’s son” and loved to be at the lake. He and his wife, Linda (Cadeau), raised their family in Wausau. Chuck was accomplished at electronics and enjoyed his work. He had many hobbies, including reading, music, traveling, making maple syrup and camping with his grandkids. He was proud of his family and his Swedish heritage and... Full story
