Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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A building that was constructed by the Village of Ontonagon in the early 2000's as an incentive to bring business to the area has finally achieved that goal. In a special meeting Monday, the speculation building, located in the former Renaissance Zone was sold to a relatively young new business. Following the closing of the Ontonagon paper mill, several men headed to the oil fields in North Dakota. Several of them were fabricators and found they could make and improve on equipment used in... Full story
7 marks the 50th anniversary of one of the most beloved holiday classics of all time, "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer." Rudolph originally premiered on NBC on Dec. 6, 1964, and is still loved by children and adults alike. "The Rankin-Bass animated film production company used Japanese puppets and stop motion to tell the tale," said CNN writer, Lisa Respers France. The story follows Rudolph, the son of Santa Claus's reindeer, Donner, and his wife. With a bright, glowing, red nose, Rudolph... Full story
HURLEY, Wis. - Cleone Joyce Trevarthen, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, aunt, friend and neighbor, 86, of Ironwood, Mich., died peacefully Friday, Dec. 19, 2014, at Sky View Nursing Center in Hurley. The former Cleone Anderson was born Oct. 20, 1928, in Ironwood, daughter of the late Rudolph and Lily (Erickson) Anderson, attended G.N. Sleight School and graduated from Luther L. Wright High School in 1946. She was united in marriage to Robert J. Trevarthen on April 16, 1948,... Full story
HURLEY, Wis. — Anne M. Stanke, 96, of Mercer, died peacefully Friday, Dec. 19, 2014, at Villa Maria Health and Rehabilitation Center in Hurley. She was born July 25, 1918, in Rothschild, Wis., daughter of the late Leo and Marie (Bogno) Dorshak. On Oct. 3, 1948, she married Alex Stanke at St. James Catholic Church in Wausau. They then made their home in Mercer. Anne was a member of St. Isaac Jogues Catholic Church in Mercer. Surviving are a son, Timothy Stanke, of Hurley; two daughters, Marie Stanke, Appleton, and Susan Stanke, Park Falls; a... Full story