Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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IRONWOOD - City commissioners learned Tuesday that since Ironwood's U.S. 2 reconstruction project is now under way, city workers will tackle some water leaks along Cloverland Drive with the reduced traffic there. Bob Richards, of the department of public works, said work on two leaks will begin today and could be completed by Friday. Commissioner Dave Sim noted there's water along the highway from the leaks. Richards said there are four or five other leaks in the city that also must be...
HURLEY - Wisconsin Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch and Reed Hall, secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Economic Development, stopped in Hurley Tuesday morning to discuss Iron County's struggling economy. Kleefisch and Hall started with a tour of Highline Corporation in Hurley and followed with a tour of Northwoods Manufacturing, a student-ran company in the Hurley K-12 School. Iron County's unemployment rate is the second worst in the state, at 13.3 percent, or twice the national average. After...
BESSEMER - The Bessemer Area School District's Board of Education went into closed session for about 45 minutes at its meeting Tuesday to discuss personnel issues. Board member Bill McDonald was arrested last week by Michigan State Police on three counts of misdemeanor warrants for aiding and abetting in the fraudulent signing of voter petitions that were circulated regarding consolidating the school with nearby Wakefield-Marenisco. Following the closed session, board member Dave Osier read a...
HASTINGS, Minn. — F. Robert “Bobski” Slomkowski, 74, of Hastings, passed away peacefully on May 23, 2014, in Minnesota, after a battle with cancer. He was born in Ironwood, Mich., to Felix and Elsie Slomkowski. He was very active in the Bessemer, Mich., community, especially during Fourth of July festivities. He was preceded in death by his parents; and brothers, “Jimmy” and Rudy. He is survived by sisters, Judy and Margie; and many nieces and nephews. A graveside service with military honors will be held on Thursday, May 29, at 2 p.m. at F...
WAKEFIELD, Mich. - Rudy J. Massi, 76, of Wakefield, died Thursday, May 22, 2014, in Wakefield. He was born Feb. 19, 1938, in Ironwood, son of the late Virgil and Elsie (Carlson) Massi. His stepmother, Eva Massi, survives in Anvil. Rudy attended Bessemer schools and graduated from A.D. Johnston High School with the class of 1956. He served in the United States Marines Corps from July 11, 1956, until July 10, 1958. He was employed at the White Pine Copper Mine for 36 years and then at Action Floor...
DULUTH, Minn. - Joan Rae Bolich, 78, a longtime resident of Hurley, Wis., passed away peacefully Sunday, May 25, 2014, at Essentia Health-St. Mary's Medical Center in Duluth. Joan was born July 12, 1935, in Hurley, to the late Leonard and Josephine (Gudleski) Tilton. She attended St. Mary's Grade School and received her general education degree from Luther L. Wright High School in Ironwood, Mich. She then worked in Colorado Springs, Colo., and Stevens Point, Wis. Joan married Casmir Zeleski on S...
IRON BELT, Wis. - Michael A. Zak, 60, of Iron Belt, passed away peacefully after a brief illness on Tuesday, May 27, 2014. He was born Oct. 12, 1953, to James and Anita (Trolla) Zak. He attended Ironwood area schools, graduating in 1972. He attended Gogebic Community College, completing the electronics course in 1974. In 1982, Michael married the former Kathy Matonich in Glenwood Springs, Colo. They have two sons, Adam (Jennifer Cocking), of Bessemer, Mich., and Noah, a student at University of...
FOND DU LAC, Wis. - Corey A. Lawson, 24, of Fond du Lac, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, May 25, 2014. He was born on Sept. 13, 1989, in Edina, Minn., and two months later, he became a part of David and Paula Lawson's family. Corey graduated from Luther L. Wright High School in Ironwood, Mich. He attended Gogebic Community College in Ironwood and the University of Wisconsin-Fond du Lac. He served for a brief time in the United States Army and returned to Fond du Lac and worked at various job...
