Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] HURLEY — The Hurley Police Department is looking to complete a year-long policy and procedure update in the spring, according to reports at the Police, Fire and License Committee on Wednesday. Earlier this year, the department embarked on a project to update policies and procedures with Lexipol, a law enforcement policies and training agency, according to Chief of Police Chris Colassaco with members Steve Lombardo, chair, Joanne Bruneau and Stephanie Smith all present. The work is to make the d...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Saturday, Nov. 6 Union Station Food Pantry and Northern Food Bank, 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., 252 E. Ayer St., Ironwood. Alcoholics Anonymous, 11 a.m., Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Community Pickleball Paddlers, 2-5 p.m., Mercer School gymnasium. 715-776-4588. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Sunday, Nov. 7 Alcoholics Anonymous, 1 p.m., closed meeting, Salem Lutheran Church, I...
BESSEMER, Mich. – Marge Hanson, 77, of Bessemer, passed away peacefully on Saturday, Oct. 23, 2021, at her home. She is healthy again, she can breathe. Marge was born on July 8, 1944, in Ashland, Wisconsin, a daughter of Sylvester and Cora (Watland) Tomczak. She attended St. Sebastian Grade School and graduated from A.D. Johnston High School in Bessemer in 1962. Marge attended Gogebic Community College and received degrees in food service and early childhood education. She worked at numerous a...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Thursday, Nov. 4 Pickleball, 9 a.m.-noon, Patterson Courts, Ironwood. If rain: Memorial Building. St. Vincent de Paul Food Pantry and Financial Assistance, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., located behind Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church, Ironwood. 906-932-4325. 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,...
By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] HURLEY — The Iron County Development Zone Council on Oct. 27 acted to prioritize the ongoing efforts to bring broadband wireless across the entire county as an essential goal. The action followed discussion of the Iron County Board of Supervisors’ recent rejection of a multi-county bond agreement for Bugtussle Wireless to install 108 miles of a fiberoptic cable corridor. The line would have provided gigabyte or faster downloads directly from Bugtussle or through leaser companies that would bra...
WAUSAU, Wis. - John P. Patritto, 89, of Medford, passed away on Tuesday, Oct. 26, 2021, at Aspirus Hospital in Wausau, with his wife by his side. He was born on Aug. 29, 1932, in Ironwood, Michigan, to the late Felix and Erma (Cornolo) Patritto of Hurley. He was a 1950 graduate of the Lincoln High School in Hurley. John was very proud of his Italian heritage. A funeral mass for John will take place at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 3, at Holy Rosary Catholic Church, with Fr. Patrick McConnell...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Wednesday, Nov. 3 Christian Men of the Northland, 6:30 a.m., Uptown Cafe, Ironwood. St. Vincent de Paul Food Pantry and Financial Assistance, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., located behind Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church, Ironwood. 906-932-4325. Alcoholics Anonymous, open meeting, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. DOVE Support Group, noon-2 p.m. 906-932-4990. Ironwood-Hurley Rotary Club, 12:15 p.m., Elk and Hound Restaurant,...
WAKEFIELD, Mich. - Ralph John Jurmu, 88, of Wakefield, went to his eternal rest on Thursday evening, Oct. 28, 2021. Ralph was born to J. Oscar and Eva (Pekkola) Jurmu on Nov. 2, 1932, in Wakefield, 15 minutes before his identical twin, Russell. Ralph graduated from Wakefield High School in 1950. After working on ore ships on the Great Lakes, he enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1953, and served as a radar operator in Seattle until his honorable discharge in 1955. He continued in the Army Reserves...
HURLEY, Wis. - Dorothy Bernice Wyzlic, 90, passed away in her sleep at Villa Maria Health and Rehabilitation Center on Oct. 25, 2021, where she had been a resident for the past six years. She was born to Polish immigrants, Kostec and Magdalena (Mankowski) Wyzlic of Lake Avenue in Ironwood, Michigan on Nov. 21, 1930. She graduated from Luther L. Wright High School in the class of 1948. She worked for the Ira Joseph family in Manitowish Waters, Wisconsin, and relocated with them to Glencoe,...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Tuesday, Nov. 2 Pickleball, 9 a.m.-noon, Patterson Courts, Ironwood. If rain: Memorial Building. Gogebic County Veterans Service Officer, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Ironwood Memorial Building. 906-667-1110. St. Vincent de Paul Food Pantry and Financial Assistance, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., located behind Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church, Ironwood. 906-932-4325. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Ironwood Kiwanis...
By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] IRONWOOD — Work has started on downtown holiday decorations with more to come in the weeks ahead, according to reports at the Downtown Ironwood Development Authority on Thursday. Tim Erickson, city community development specialist, said that Walmart Inc. provided an $150 donation for the lighting. The wreathes are purchased and the next task is selecting the lighting for decorative light poles downtown from samples. The donations for holiday wreaths, lights and street pole decorations are coming i...
IRONWOOD, Mich. - Carol J. DeCarlo, 76, of Ironwood, gained her angel wings on Oct. 26, 2021, at her home in Ironwood with her husband by her side. She was born April 16, 1945, the daughter of Laurel and Carolyn (Fisher) Heinske. She graduated from Mercer High School with the class of 1963. She then attended the University of Wisconsin-Superior for business. Following her schooling, she held numerous jobs including secretary at White Pine Mine, bartender at Nora's in Hurley, Wisconsin, and...
By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] HURLEY — The Iron County Board of Supervisors on Monday rejected a resolution to join a multi-county bond issuance to support financing for a company to install broadband infrastructure in rural areas. The board voted 13 against the final resolution for an unconditional county guarantee of a pro rata share in a multi-county agreement for $8 million in taxable revenue bond financing for the Bugtussle 1 LLC project to install communication towers and fiber optic lines for rural broadband. Board membe...
By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] HURLEY — A slight policy change will allow Hurley students who test negative following a COVID-19 exposure to return to school sooner. The Hurley K-12 School Board of Education on Monday approved a change to the current close contact policy that requires a student with a close contact to wear a face covering for nine days instead of the previously required 14 days as long as they test negative after day five and do not have symptoms for COVID-19. The student could return to school on day eight b...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Thursday, Oct. 28 Pickleball, 9 a.m.-noon, Patterson Courts, Ironwood. If rain: Memorial Building. Hurley Senior Center Board, 9 a.m., senior center, Hurley. St. Vincent de Paul Food Pantry and Financial Assistance, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., located behind Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church, Ironwood. 906-932-4325. 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.,...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Wednesday, Oct. 27 Christian Men of the Northland, 6:30 a.m., Uptown Cafe, Ironwood. Mentoring of Moms, 9-10:30 a.m., Range Community Bible Church, Hurley. 715-561-4355. St. Vincent de Paul Food Pantry and Financial Assistance, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., located behind Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church, Ironwood. 906-932-4325. Alcoholics Anonymous, open meeting, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. DOVE Support Group, noon-2...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Tuesday, Oct. 26 Pickleball, 9 a.m.-noon, Patterson Courts, Ironwood. If rain: Memorial Building. Gogebic County Veterans Service Officer, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Ironwood Memorial Building. 906-667-1110. St. Vincent de Paul Food Pantry and Financial Assistance, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., located behind Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church, Ironwood. 906-932-4325. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Alcoholics...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Saturday, Oct. 23 Union Station Food Pantry and Northern Food Bank, 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., 252 E. Ayer St., Ironwood. Alcoholics Anonymous, 11 a.m., Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Community Pickleball Paddlers, 2-5 p.m., Mercer School gymnasium. 715-776-4588. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Sunday, Oct. 24 Alcoholics Anonymous, 1 p.m., closed meeting, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwoo...
By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] HURLEY — With a projected $13,000 shortfall for 2022, the Iron County Transportation Coordinating Committee will seek additional funds from the county following a Wednesday meeting. The committee approved a $109,000 request from the County Elderly and Disabled Transportation Assistance Program (85.21 Grant). The items within the request include $55,000 for Highline Corporation, $4,000 for volunteer drivers and $50,000 for the county Aging and Disability Resource Center (ADRC). The $13,133 s...
IRONWOOD, Mich. - Katherine Karjala-Johnson, 97, of Ironwood passed away on Oct. 19, 2021, at Westgate Nursing Rehabilitation and Assisted Living Community in Ironwood. She was born on Dec. 10, 1923, in Ironwood, the daughter of Antonio and Antonia (Dal Degan) Benetti. She attended school at St. Ambrose High School graduation June 2, 1940. She then attended Gogebic Community College graduating June 4, 1942, and afterward attended Northern Michigan University in Marquette, graduating on May 31,...
HURLEY — The Iron County Comprehensive Planning, Land and Zoning Committee discussed the topic of broken covenants on Tuesday. The topic arose when the committee delayed approval of a conditional use permit for the construction of a 2,560 square foot accessory building in an residential-recreation (RR-1) zoned district at Camp Nokomis Estates on Sand Lake Road in the town of Mercer. The committee acted 4-0 to wait for the Mercer town board recommendation for or against the permit. Committee members John Sendra and Brandon Snyder were not p...
HURLEY, Wis. - Workers with the Iron County Public Health Department provided influenza vaccines to community members at a drive-thru clinic at the Iron County Highway Department in Hurley on Wednesday. Public information officer Zona Wick said that the health department provides influenza vaccines to the community annually in the fall. The health department starts reaching out to the community as soon as the influenza vaccine becomes available, she said. The health department works with the...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Thursday, Oct. 21 Pickleball, 9 a.m.-noon, Patterson Courts, Ironwood. If rain: Memorial Building. St. Vincent de Paul Food Pantry and Financial Assistance, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., located behind Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church, Ironwood. 906-932-4325. Gogebic-Ontonagon Community Action Agency food commodity distribution for seniors, Bergland Lake Gogebic Senior Center, 9:45-10 a.m. EDT; White Pine Township Hall, 10:20-10:35 a.m. EDT;...
