Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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ASHLAND, Wis. - Hurley has been good at overcoming slow starts. After losing their first two games, the Midgettes have won four straight. The fourth in that run came Thursday night when they overcame Ashland's early 14-5 lead and went home with a 58-50 non-conference victory. The Midgettes outrebounded Ashland 49-27 and shot 13 of 15 from the free throw line, including 7 of 8 in the final three minutes. Hurley didn't let Ashland's early jump get out of hand. After the Oredockers took that...
IRONWOOD - Students in Ted Sim's history and social studies classes listened to presentations by fellow students on the harmful effects of methamphetamines throughout the day on Thursday at Luther L. Wright School in Ironwood. Juniors Madison Ofstad and Scoti Tanula, along with school resource officer Adam Clemens, of the Ironwood Public Safety Department, discussed different aspects of meth in the community and the impact it has on the body. According to Ofstad, she and Tanula decided to do...
WAKEFIELD - It was a big day Thursday for Wakefield-Marenisco elementary school students. The students in grades pre-kindergarten through fourth entertained family and friends at an evening Christmas concert. For first grade students in teacher Mary Ann Mazari's class, a Christmas project added to their enthusiasm for the holidays. The students fashioned evergreen boughs into Christmas balls, adding ribbons to them, and planned to surprise their parents with the gifts. "They're bringing them...
IRON MOUNTAIN, Mich. — Albert A. Haapala, 95, of Bruce Crossing, passed away Dec. 15, 2014, at the Oscar G. Johnson VA Medical Center in Iron Mountain. Albert was born on Nov. 29, 1919, in Paynesville to Henry and Sofia (Morti) Haapala. Albert served in the U.S. Army during World War II as a light truck driver, and also worked as a truck driver for the Bruce Crossing dairy. He was a very talented guitar player and enjoyed playing in local establishments. Albert was preceded in death by his parents; brothers, Waino, Eino and Ted; and sisters, M...
