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Articles from the December 16, 2020 edition


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  • Ironwood assessor, building inspector to retire

    Dec 16, 2020

    By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] IRONWOOD — It will take two people to fill the shoes of a retiring city assessor and building inspector, according to the Ironwood City Commision meeting on Monday. Dennis Hewitt is retiring at the end of December after 24 years in the dual role of city assessor and building official for the city of Ironwood, according to city manager Scott Erickson at the meeting. Hewitt has abilities and specific credentials, certifications and licenses that have allowed him to serve both in positions. “Both posi...

  • Bond Falls

    Dec 16, 2020

  • Township board votes to accept ownership of spring

    Dec 16, 2020

    By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] IRONWOOD TOWNSHIP — For the second time in four years the Ironwood Township Board of Trustees voted to take ownership of the natural spring off Lake Road near Little Girl’s Point Monday. The board’s decision came in anticipation of an expected decision at the Gogebic County Road Commission meeting that same night to either transfer the property to the township or pull the pipe that people use to get water from the spring. “If we don’t take possession of it, their plan is to go ahead and pull the sp...

  • Wakefield chooses new DPW site

    Dec 16, 2020

    By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] WAKEFIELD — Members of the Wakefield City Council voted Monday evening to enter a purchase agreement for two industrial lots intended for pending use by the Department of Public Works. The cost now stated in the agreement is $400,000, and a written report by City Manager Robert Brown, Jr. states that the total cost could run more than $600,000 due to interest on an expected 30-year government loan of $450,000. The targeted property — which is southwest of Sunday Lake — consists of about eight acres and t...

  • Community Calendar

    Dec 16, 2020

    Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Wednesday, Dec. 16 Christian Men of the Northland, 6:30 a.m., Uptown Cafe, Ironwood. Gogebic-Ontonagon Community Action Agency food commodity distribution for seniors, Marenisco Town Hall, 9:15-9:30 a.m; Watersmeet Food Pantry, 10-10:30 a.m.; Bruce Crossing, Stannard Township ballpark, 12:30-1 p.m. EST. Alcoholics Anonymous, open meeting, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. DOVE Support Group, noon-2 p.m. 906-932-4990....

  • John T. Osborne

    Dec 16, 2020

    BESSEMER, Mich. – John T. Osborne, a longtime resident of Bessemer, passed away Saturday, Dec. 12, 2020. John was born on Dec. 19, 1931, in Bergland, the son of Leonard J. and Anna (Bergland) Osborne. He proudly served his country in the U.S. Air Force. On Jan. 31, 1957, John married Darlene E. Knehans at Selfridge Air Force Base near Mount Clemens. They celebrated their 50th golden wedding anniversary in 2007. He was a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church in Ironwood and a supporting member a...

  • Stanley Roy Johns

    Dec 16, 2020

    BARAGA, Mich. - Stanley Roy Johns, 69, of Baraga, passed away on Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2020, at UP Health System-Marquette after a month-long battle with COVID-19. Stan was born on April 4, 1951, in Wakefield. He graduated from Wakefield High School in 1969 and later attended Gogebic Community College before earning his bachelor of science in forestry from Michigan Technological University. He worked for the National Park Service on Isle Royale for two summers during college. He was an avid runner...

  • David W. Morrison

    Dec 16, 2020

    IRONWOOD, Mich. - David W. Morrison, 79, of Ironwood, Michigan, went to be with our Lord on Nov. 19, 2020. David was born on June 20, 1941, in Tula, son of the late Lorenzo and Vernabelle Morrison. David graduated from Bergland High School and attended Michigan Technological University-Trade School in diesel mechanics. David is survived by his wife of 54 years, Mary Morrison; three children, Damon (Cheryl) Morrison, Lisa (Jack) Sweat and Shane (Andrea) Morrison; 16 grandchildren; and 13...