Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] Incumbent Gogebic County Sheriff Pete Matonich outpaced two challengers for the post in Tuesday’s partisan primary. Matonich received 2,162 votes to overcome Joseph Cayer with 384 votes, and David Kinnunen with 144 votes. There were no Republican candidates and Matonich will likely move forward unopposed on the Nov. 3 general election ballot. “All in all with the COVID19 social distancing and safety precautions the primary went well,” said Gerry Pelissero, clerk of court and register of deeds... Full story
By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] IRONWOOD TOWNSHIP - Boutique Air, the new Essential Air Provider for Gogebic-Iron County Airport, started service to the area on Saturday with flights to Minneapolis and Chicago. Boutique took over EAS service from Air Choice One with a contract from Aug. 1, 2020, through July 31, 2022, that was approved in April by the U.S. Department of Transportation. The San Francisco-based Boutique has air service routes nationwide and fly mostly the 9-seat...
By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] The partisan primary election results from Tuesday showed there were some changes in contested seats going forward to the general election in November, but many incumbents for town offices ran unopposed. In Ironwood Township, the Democratic voters chose incumbent Mary Segalin for the town clerk with 313 votes against the 242 votes for challenger Marlene Saari Mieloszyk. There were no Republican candidates. There were five Democratic candidates in the Ironwood Township trustee race where the top fou...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Thursday, Aug. 6 Community Pickleball, 9-noon, Patterson Tennis Court, weather permitting. Gogebic County Veterans Service Officer, 10:30-11:30 a.m., Wakefield City Hall; 1-2 p.m., Watersmeet Township; 2:45-3:15 p.m., Marenisco Township. 906-667-1110. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. SMART Recovery, 4:30 p.m., 101 E. Mary St., Bessemer. Knights of Columbus 4th Degree Pere Menard Assembly 471, 6... Full story
CITRUS HEIGHTS, Calif. — Hazel Loretta (Barron) McGill, 99, formerly of Byron, California, passed away peacefully in her sleep on July 23, 2020, at Best Life Home Care in Citrus Heights. She was born Jan. 22, 1921 in Ramsay, Michigan, to the late William Sr. and Lauretta (Harris) Barron. She was married to Denver H. McGill on July 9, 1955, in Santa Rosa, California. She is preceded in death by husband, Denver H. McGill; daughter, Cheryl (McGill) Ginochio; sisters, Norma Johnson, Emily Bersano and Violet Sloma; and brother, William Barron Jr. S... Full story