Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] HURLEY — A second defendant in the murder of a Lac du Flambeau man appeared in Iron County Court Monday for a hearing where his bond was set at $1 million cash. Joseph Lussier, 26, appeared in court after being transferred to the Iron County Jail from Vilas County Friday. He is one of five defendants facing charges of conspiracy to commit first-degree intentional homicide as a party to a crime while armed with a dangerous weapon and hiding a corpse in connection to the death of Wayne Valliere J...
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] IRONWOOD — The Ironwood City Commission voted 3-1 Monday to approve a U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development pay package for the Phase 4 water project. Commissioners approved a $26,654 water payment, with Rick Semo absent and Joe Cayer Jr. opposed. Cayer said after the meeting he is opposed to up to $164,000 being added to the transmission line project for matting that he said should have been included in the original specifications. At a special city commission meeting on Jan. 29, the need f...
By IAN MINIELLY [email protected] HURLEY — During a meeting at the Historic Ironwood Theatre last fall with the Gogebic Community College Foundation, Aspirus Ironwood Health Foundation and local attorneys, an effort was decided to promote the three nonprofits and their charitable work by following a model used in England, according to attorney Paul Sturgul in Hurley. The borrowed idea involves willing attorneys providing free simple and free mirror wills, which are for married couples, while inviting people to make a donation to t...
Tuesday, Feb. 13 Gogebic-Ontonagon Community Action Agency food commodity distribution, 9-10 a.m., Pioneer Park Apartments, Ironwood. 906-932-4200. Mercer Friends of the Library, 10 a.m., Mercer Public Library. Pickleball, 10 a.m. to noon, Ironwood Memorial Building. Gogebic County Veterans Service Officer, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Ironwood Memorial Building. 906-667-1110. Friends of the Mercer Public Library, 10 a.m., library, Mercer, Wis. Tiny Tot Story Hour, 10 a.m., Wakefield Public Library, 906-229-5236. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran... Full story
MIDLAND, Mich. - Allan R. Knivila, of Midland, passed away at MidMichigan Medical Center, Midland, surrounded by his family. Allan was born and raised in the logging town of Trout Creek in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. After high school, he joined the Navy where he was on active duty on the USS Intrepid. Al was involved in the Cuban Missile Crisis and aided in the recovery of one of the original Apollo missions. After the military, he attended Michigan Technological University on two... Full story
HURLEY, Wis. — Mary Elizabeth “Liz” Moon, 91, of Ironwood, Mich., died on Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2018, at Villa Maria Health and Rehabilitation Center in Hurley surrounded by her loving family. Mary was born Jan. 18, 1927, in Ironwood, Mich., daughter of the late Robert and Elizabeth (Read) Edyvean. She graduated from Luther L. Wright High School in 1944 and received her secretarial certificate from Gogebic Junior College in 1945. Mary treasured time with family. She dearly loved her children, grandchildren and great grandchildren, and was an en... Full story
ASHLAND, Wis. - LaVern M. Utegaard, age 85, of Mellen, passed away Friday, Feb 9, 2018. at Memorial Medical Center in Ashland. LaVern was born Sept. 12, 1932, in Washburn, the daughter of Fred L. and Alty M. (McCulloch) Ledin. She was a graduate of Washburn High School, class of 1950, and Northland College, class of 1965. On Aug. 5, 1967, she was united in marriage to Thomas F. Utegaard in Washburn. She was a homemaker and a beloved music teacher for the Mellen School District for over 26... Full story
FRANKLIN GROVE, Ill. - Margaret Foster, 96, died on Feb. 11, 2018. at the Franklin Grove Nursing Home, Franklin Grove. She was born on Sept. 21, 1921, in Oregon, Ill.. to Henry and Hazel (Lindsay) Mattison. She graduated from Oregon Community High School and Northern Illinois University. She was an accomplished musician, enjoyed gardening, loved animals, especially cats, and worked very hard to raise her large family. She lived in Sycamore most of her adult life. Margaret was married to Elroy... Full story
