Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] IRONWOOD - Constant snow and freezing road surfaces resulted in area school closings and event cancellations around the region on Monday, as weather forecasters said to look for more snow and a cold front this week. As much as 5 to 8 inches of snow fell on the western Upper Peninsula and northeast Wisconsin, with the forecasts for continued snow showers through Wednesday, said Jacob Horton, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in...
By JAN TUCKER [email protected] ONTONAGON – Village President Tony Smydra brought the village council good news Monday about a Dec. 2 visit with Jessica Frost, the president and CEO of LakeShore Systems in Iron Mountain. Councilman Don Chastan and MEDC Fellow Michael Burznski also attended the meeting with Frost. Frost told the men that LakeShore looks to better utilize its resources in Ontonagon, according to Smydra, as well as expand its operations and utilize the facility to its maximum potential. The Ontonagon operation has filled its f...
By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] WAKEFIELD — Members of the Wakefield City Council voted Monday evening to create an ice rink for free public use on the southwest corner of Sunday Lake. The site is in the same vicinity as the large snowman that appears each winter by Lakeshore Drive, near U.S. 2. Street lighting, hydrant water, and park restrooms are available in the same area. “I think we’ve got to do something for the kids,” said Marco Movrich, a member of the city’s planning commission who was in the audience on Monday evening. City M...
Tuesday, Dec. 10 Pickleball, 9 a.m.-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., Wakefleld Public Library. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Ironwood Kiwanis Club, noon, Golden Dragon. Bessemer American Legion Post 27, 5 p.m., American Legion, Bessemer. Ironwood American Legion Post 5, 5:30 p.m. dinner, 6:30 p.m.... Full story
IRONWOOD, Mich. - Herman Roy Stone, 71, of Ironwood, passed away peacefully Sunday, Dec. 1, 2019, at his home, surrounded by his loving family. Herman was born on Oct. 5, 1948, in Washington, D.C., a son of Robert Herman and Mary Katherine (Lauzon) Stone. He proudly served his country in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War and spent most of his working career at White Pine Copper Mine. Herman is survived by two sons, Nathan (Barbi), Ironwood, and Joseph (Holly), Elgin, Ill.; four cherished... Full story