Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] HURLEY - A pedestrian's quick action helped to reduce the amount of what is believed to be discarded motor oil that made its way through the stormwater system into the Montreal River on Monday. Jeff Paddock, Northern Region Spills coordinator for the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, said the caller complained there was a "sheen present on the river" near the Hurley bridge. The city of Hurley and Iron County Emergency Management placed...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Wednesday, May 5 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,... Full story
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Tuesday, May 4 Pickleball, 9 a.m.-noon, Ironwood 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 Club, noon, Golden Dragon. Wa... Full story
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Saturday, May 1 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, May 2 Alcoholics Anonymous, 1 p.m., closed meeting, Salem Lutheran Church, I... Full story
By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] BESSEMER — An increase in development and real estate sales was credited in part for an increase in assessed value, according to the 2021 Equalization Report that was approved by the Gogebic County Board of Commissioners on Wednesday. The compilation of agricultural, commercial, industrial, timber and residential valuations among nine county taxing units that are used to fund county services was assessed at $7,801,943 for 2021, which is a 3% increase over 2020, according to Kathy Jo Koval, c...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Wednesday, April 28 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... Full story
MERCER, Wis. — The town of Mercer held its annual meeting on Thursday, where John Sendra, town board chair, asked the nearly 20 residents present to contact their elected state officials to ask their support for the town’s Premier Resort Area Tax (PRAT) request. Mercer voters approved PRAT on April 6. A municipality with at least 40% of its equalized assessed property value in use by tourism-related retailers, would qualify for PRAT. A municipality at less than 40% tourist driven value must have a PRAT request authorized by the state leg...
MERCER, Wis. - Students of the Mercer School District are getting a first-hand experience with wildlife field research through a county program. Mercer School eighth- and ninth-graders are continuing the annual participation in the Iron County Loon and Lake Study, in support of the Iron County Land and Water Conservation Department, according to Sarah Engler, the middle and high school science teacher at Mercer School. The project involves three field trips to the nearby Fox Lake and Deer Lake....
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Tuesday, April 27 Pickleball, 9 a.m.-noon, Ironwood 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 Anonymous, 6 p.m., Sharon...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Friday, April 23 Mercer Cribbage, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Mercer Senior Center. Double Trouble, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Serenity Center, Ironwood. Mercer Food Pantry, noon-1 p.m., Railroad Street, Mercer, Wis. Emergencies: 715-476-7655. Alcoholics Anonymous/ Al-Anon, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Harbortown AA, 7:30 p.m. EST, Ontonagon United Methodist Church basement, next to Holiday gas station, Ontonagon. area74.org. Alcohol... Full story
IRONWOOD, Mich. - Terry Gene Decker, 62, of Ironwood, passed away Tuesday, March 30, 2021, in Duluth, Minnesota, after a brief illness. Terry was born on March 13, 1959, in Waupaca, Wisconsin, the son of Robert E. and Goldie Lou (Georgeson) Decker. He graduated from Waupaca High School. Terry proudly served his country in the U.S. Army for two years at Fort Knox, Kentucky. On July 18, 1998, he married Georgene Kay Anderson in Ironwood. Terry loved playing pool and played for Monday night... Full story
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] HURLEY — A Schofield, Wisconsin, man is facing charges in Iron County Court for his role in a fatal accident south of Hurley that closed a portion of U.S. 51 for several hours last October. Joshua L. Shields, 25, is facing one count of homicide by vehicle-use of a controlled substance, a felony that carries a maximum punishment of up to 25 years in prison or a $100,000 fine. Shields is charged in connection to a multi-car crash on U.S. 51 at Spruce Road in Oma on Oct. 1. Iron County Dispatch r...
HURLEY — The Iron County Health Department will be conducting a student COVID-19 vaccine clinic on Friday at Hurley K-12 School. The health department will be administering the Pfizer vaccine to students age 16 or older who wish to receive the vaccine, according to a post on the school district’s Facebook page on Tuesday. Parents were sent a survey about the service and were contacted by the health department to schedule a vaccination if they wished. The health department and the school district understand that this is a personal choice, sai...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Wednesday, April 21 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,... Full story
By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] IRONWOOD TOWNSHIP — Residential testing of private wells for the presence of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in the area of the Gogebic-Iron County Airport in Ironwood Township was held early last week, according to officials involved in the testing. The testing involved contractors with the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE), with assistance of the Western Upper Peninsula Health Department. The two are working as partners with the Michigan PFAS Action R...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Tuesday, April 20 Pickleball, 9 a.m.-noon, Ironwood Memorial Building. Iron-Gogebic Integrated Family Services, 9-10:30 a.m., Iron County Courthouse, Hurley. 906-663-4045 or 715-561-2191. Wisconsin Veterans Employment Services Representative, 9-11:30 a.m., veterans service office, Hurley. 715-392-7808. Gogebic County Veterans Service Officer, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Ironwood Memorial Building. 906-667-1110. St. Vincent de Paul Food Pantry and... Full story
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Saturday, April 17 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, April 18 Alcoholics Anonymous, 1 p.m., closed meeting, Salem Lutheran Church, I... Full story
By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] HURLEY — The Hurley City Council on Monday approved a recommendation from the parks and recreation and finance committees to build a full court basketball court at Riccelli Park, a new court at Pena Park, and to continue researching costs for playground equipment at both parks. Riccelli Park has an existing half-size basketball court and aging playground equipment. To make room for a full-size court two restrooms that are no longer in use may need to be removed. The need to bid out the work or a...
By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] HURLEY — The Hurley City Council on Monday voted 4-1 not to close Silver Street or provide other support that would allow for a downtown parade during the annual Memorial Weekend ATV/UTV Rally. Council members Joanne Bruneau, Jamey Francis, Robert Lanctoe and Stephanie Innes-Smith voted with the decision to withhold city support required for the Hurley Area Chamber of Commerce and other event partners to hold the parade in the interest of following COVID-19 pandemic guidelines that still r...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Thursday, April 15 Pickleball, 9 a.m.-noon, Ironwood 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; Ontonagon Holy Family... Full story
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Wednesday, April 14 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. Gogebic-Ontonagon Community Action Agency food commodity distribution for seniors, Marenisco Town Hall, 9:15-9:30 a.m; Watersmeet Food Pantry, 10-10:30 a.m.; Bruce Crossing, Stannard Township ballpark, 12:30-1 p.m. EDT. St. Vincent de Paul Food Pantry and Financial Assi... Full story
HURLEY, Wis., – Frank P. O'Berto, 88, of Iron Belt, passed away on April 10, 2021, at the Villa Maria Health and Rehabilitation Facility in Hurley. Frank was born on Dec. 4, 1932, in Ironwood, Michigan, the son of Frank O'Berto and Mae (Barrett) Stella. He grew up in Cary and attended St. Mary's Catholic Grade School and J.E. Murphy High School in Hurley, graduating in 1951. He then attended the University of Wisconsin-Superior earning a master's degree in Education Administration. During the K... Full story
By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] IRONWOOD — There have been significant improvements with on-time arrivals and departures along with increased boardings according to comments from an official of Boutique Air Inc., the Essential Service Provider that started service on Aug. 1. Tom Warren, vice president of business development for Boutique Air, traveled from Colorado to provide a progress report on issues presented by the Gogebic-Iron County Airport Regular Board at its meeting on Monday. He first appeared before the board in F...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Tuesday, April 13 Pickleball, 9 a.m.-noon, Ironwood Memorial Building. Gogebic-Ontonagon Community Action Agency food commodity distribution for seniors, Pioneer Park Apartments tenants only, Ironwood, 9-10 a.m.; Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church, Ironwood, parking lot, 10:30-11:15 a.m.; Mill Trace Apartments, Ironwood Township, parking lot, 11:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m.; Wildwood Apartments, Ironwood Township, community room, 12:30-12:45 p.m.... Full story
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] HURLEY - The Iron County board of canvass met Friday to complete the canvass of local votes cast in Tuesday's election, formally certifying the results. The three-person board reviewed the tally sheets for every ward in the county to ensure the filled out tally sheets accurately reflect the number of paper and electronic ballots cast. The process largely confirmed the results initially reported Tuesday night, with the exception of Sharon Ofstad...
