Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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IRONWOOD TOWNSHIP- Merit Network Inc. and community partners in Gogebic County commemorated the completion and lighting of the fiber optic network's segment between Watersmeet and Ironwood on Tuesday. In 2010, Merit received two federal stimulus awards for the Rural, Education, Anchor, Community and Health Care-Michigan Middle Mile Collaborative to create more than 2,200 miles of open access advanced fiber optic infrastructure in rural and underserved areas in Michigan. This has been... Full story
HURLEY - A Weston, Wis., woman Tuesday was bound over for trial on robbery and theft charges in connection with a June 11 protest at the Gogebic-Taconite mine site near Upson. Katie (Krow) Kloth, 26, was ordered to stand trial by Iron County Judge Patrick Madden after one witness testified at the preliminary examination. About 20 people attended the hearing, including both G-Tac officials and Kloth supporters. Stacy Saari, a G-Tac employee, described Kloth as the "lead protester" at the site... Full story
PORT HURON (AP) - Gina McKillop and Brittney Palmer are going to have a big shipment to send out at the end of the month. McKillop and Palmer, who are mother and daughter, are sending 200 packages to the 1st Battalion, 9th Marines, 2nd Marine Division in Afghanistan, according to the Times Herald of Port Huron. "I feel there are a lot of kids that don't have the support we have," said McKillop, of Marysville. "I feel they definitely need to know we appreciate what they're doing and definitely th... Full story
To the Editor: I would like to take this opportunity to thank and acknowledge all the wonderful people who in some way, big or small, helped to make our football experience memorable Saturday during Hurley’s semifinal game in Wausau, Wis. A big thank you goes to Sharon Ofstad, food service director at Hurley K-12 School, for putting on and sponsoring morning breakfast for our team and the high school band. She was assisted by Natalie Patritto, Spanish teacher; Marcy Kusz from guidance; and our district administrator, Chris Patritto. Thanks g... Full story
IRONWOOD - The Friends of Miners Memorial Heritage Park will sponsor a fundraiser performance by Bill Jamerson Friday at 7 p.m. at Theatre North in Ironwood. Jamerson will perform his show "Up in the U.P.!" featuring tales and tunes about Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Story and original song topics include iron miners, early immigrants, ski jumpers, pasties, thimbleberries and Finnish people. "Many of Jamerson's stories are based on actual interviews with iron miners and other longtime residents... Full story
MERRILL, Wis. - Elsie M. (Woller) Jaeger, 96, of Merrill, passed away Nov. 19, 2013, at Bell Tower Residence, Merrill. Elsie was born Aug. 27, 1917, in the town of Maine, Marathon County, to Sigmund and Adela (Kasten) Woller. As the oldest of their 13 children, she shouldered great responsibility in helping to raise her younger siblings. She was united in marriage to Herman C. Jaeger on June 27, 1942, at Zion Lutheran Church, town of Maine. During the war, Elsie accompanied Herman to many U.S.... Full story
WAKEFIELD, Mich. – Roger Bernard Randall, 91, a prominent longtime Wakefield businessman, passed away Tuesday afternoon, Nov. 19, 2013, surrounded by his loving family. Roger was born on Oct. 7, 1922, in St. Paul, Minn., the son of James H. and Mabel L. (Simonson) Randall. He graduated from Wakefield High School with the class of 1941. While at WHS, Roger was a member of the football and baseball teams. He was part of the Civilian Conservation Corps before entering the military. Roger proudly s... Full story
IRONWOOD, Mich. — Virginia A. Sjogren 79, of North Agate Road, Trout Creek, passed away Monday, Nov. 18, 2013, at Aspirus Grand View Hospital in Ironwood. She was born on June 2, 1934, to Wainio and Emma (Gustafson) Kananen in Agate. In June 1952, Virginia married the late John B. Sjogren. Virginia loved to talk on the phone to her family and friends. She liked to cook, can and bake. Virginia was a fan of the Jan Tucker Radio Show. She called in to the radio program nearly every morning with the weather conditions from her home on North Agate R... Full story
HIGHLANDS RANCH, Colo. — Louis L. Gotta, 85, also known as “Jumbo,” died Nov. 15, 2013. Lou was born in Bessemer, Mich., on Sept. 7, 1928, to Louis J. Gotta and Stella (Strom) Gotta. He attended Washington School until the 10th grade and was confirmed at Sharon Lutheran Church. The family moved to Detroit, where he completed high school and served in Korea in the U.S. Army. Upon return, Lou attended the University of Detroit, and after completion he was employed by RCA and taught computers in the U.S. and Europe until his retirement. His paren... Full story
