Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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IRONWOOD - Singer/songwriter Lydia Patritto will perform at Theatre North Saturday, bringing new, original songs all the way from Nashville. Patritto, formerly of Kimball, Wis., graduated from Middle Tennessee State University with a degree in music business management in 2012. Since then, she has been "writing a lot" and working at the Musician's Union in Nashville, working with session and live performance musicians. In addition to writing and working, Patritto also manages a band called The... Full story
READING, Pa. (AP) - Highways in eastern Pennsylvania have been reopened after being shut down for hours because of chain-reaction pileups that ensnared dozens of vehicles on snow-covered roads. No deaths have been reported. Pennsylvania Turnpike officials say 35 vehicles piled up Thursday, blocking westbound lanes and causing a 4-mile backup about 50 miles west of Philadelphia, between the Morgantown and Reading exits. Turnpikespokeswoman Renee Colborn says the highway reopened after 5 p.m. and... Full story
To the Editor: I guess the word is “wow.” Where did year 2013 go? On behalf of the St. Vincent de Paul Thrift Store in Ironwood, I would like to thank the following. To the individuals and businesses from area communities that flooded us with donations of clothing, household items, furniture and individuals who made monetary donations in memory of deceased loved ones, thank you. To our “family” of customers, thank you for your purchases, patience standing in what seemed to be a long line at the check-out during busy times, and to some, just fo... Full story
MARQUETTE (AP) - With less than a week left until the end of Michigan's first wolf hunt in decades, hunters had killed fewer than half the maximum 43 allowed. Frigid weather in parts of Upper Peninsula likely has kept the hunt in check. Another factor might be that trapping isn't allowed as it is in some other states with regulated wolf hunts. As of Thursday morning, 21 wolves had been killed in the U.P., according to the state Department of Natural Resources. The hunt that began Nov. 15 will... Full story
IRONWOOD, Mich. - Bruce Alexander Currin, 56, of Ironwood, died Thursday, Dec. 26, 2013, at home, with his parents at his side. His death came after a five-year battle with basal cell carcinoma, which metastasized unexpectedly to his lungs. He was born March 5, 1957, to Cedric and Betty (Kraft) Currin in Midland. They survive. Bruce graduated from H.H. Dow High School in Midland, and Alma College in Alma. Bruce loved the western Upper Peninsula, and during his 10 years in the Ironwood area he... Full story
ASHLAND, Wis. - Jean R. Robleski, 76, of Saxon, died Monday, Dec. 23, 2013, in Ashland. She was born April 5, 1937, in Ashland, daughter of the late Dominic and Rose (Shaybel) Robleski. She attended school in Gurney and Saxon. Jean was employed at Munsingwear, Simpson Electric and Louisiana Pacific. She enjoyed reading, playing cards, Westerns and writing to her pen pals. In her younger years, she enjoyed riding horses, snowmobiles and her Harley-Davidson. Jean is survived by a daughter,... Full story
ANKENY, Iowa - Patricia Lynn (Soine) Nelson, 53, of Ankeny, passed away Dec. 23, 2013, at her home, surrounded by her family. Funeral services will be held 10 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 28, at Memorial Services of Iowa Funeral Home, 4208 N. Ankeny Blvd. in Ankeny. A visitation will be held 6 to 8 p.m. today, Friday, Dec. 27, also at the funeral home. She worked 28 years as a computer systems analyst for EMC National Life Insurance Company. Pat was married to Randy Nelson Sept. 1, 2001. She is survived... Full story
HONOLULU (AP) - Rounding out a tough and frustrating year, President Barack Obama signed a bipartisan budget deal Thursday easing spending cuts and a defense bill cracking down on sexual assault in the military, as the president and Congress began pivoting to the midterm election year ahead. Obama put his signature on both hard-fought bills while vacationing in Hawaii, where he has been regrouping with his family since Saturday. The bill signing marks one of Obama's last official acts in a year... Full story