Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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WAKEFIELD - Unless advisories from health officials change, masks are a must on buses but only encouraged on school property for students in the Wakefield-Marenisco K-12 School. The 5-2 vote by the district's Board of Education on Monday evening was for a motion that states, specifically, that masks on school property will be "highly recommended, but not required" regardless of vaccination status, with the action contingent on continuing advisories from regional, state and national health...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Thursday, Aug. 19 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 Catholic Church, 11-11:30 a.m. EDT; Mass City Resource Center, 1-1:30 p.m. EDT. Pickleball, 9 a.m.-noon, Patterson Courts, Ironwood. If rain: Memorial Building. St. Vincent de Paul Food Pantry and Financial... Full story
HURLEY — The Hurley School Board modified its back-to-school policy concerning coronavirus contact quarantines on Monday, but will continue optional rather than mandated face coverings to start the fall semester. The school board 5-0 approved adopting the current recommendations of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention regarding close contact with persons exposed to COVID-19 positive persons. Going forward, the policy requires vaccinated individuals to be monitored for symptoms and tested in three to five days after exposure, a...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Wednesday, Aug. 18 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. 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,...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Tuesday, Aug. 17 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. Pickleball, 9 a.m.-noon, Patterson Courts, Ironwood....
HURLEY, Wis. — David Dale “Chief” Khoury, 74, of Hurley, passed away peacefully on Thursday, Aug. 12, 2021. David was born Nov. 5, 1946, in Wakefield, Michigan, to June Martin and Dale Khoury. He attended Union Grove High School in Union Grove, Wisconsin, and graduated in 1965. He then entered military service in the U.S. Navy on April 5, 1966. On Dec. 12, 1970, he married Deidre Zirzow of Silver Lake, Wisconsin, with whom he shared 20 years of marriage and two children. While employed by the U.S. Navy, David obtained his bachelor’s degree... Full story
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Saturday, Aug. 14 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, Aug. 15 Alcoholics Anonymous, 1 p.m., closed meeting, Salem Lutheran Church, I... Full story
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Thursday, Aug. 12 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,... Full story
By Zachary Marano [email protected] IRONWOOD — The Delta variant of the coronavirus has been identified in Gogebic County, according to the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services’ Bureau of Laboratories. A COVID-19 update from Thursday said there were two confirmed cases of the Delta variant in the county. “When a variant is identified or suspected, additional measures take place, such as a strict 14-day quarantine,” said Kate Beer, health officer for the Western Upper Peninsula Health Department. “A new variant in our commu...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Saturday, Aug. 7 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, Aug. 8 Alcoholics Anonymous, 1 p.m., closed meeting, Salem Lutheran Church, I... Full story
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Thursday, Aug. 5 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,...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Wednesday, Aug. 4 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, Aug. 3 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... Full story
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Saturday, July 31 Iron County Heritage Festival: Hurley Education Foundation induction of distiguished alumni, 10 a.m., at school; Hurley Athletic Hall of Fame induction, noon, at school; parade on Silver Street in Hurley, 2 p.m.; Hurley all-class reunion, 4 p.m., Eagle Bluff. 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.... Full story
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Friday, July 30 Mercer Cribbage, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Mercer Senior Center. Iron County Historical Museum Open House, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Hurley. Double Trouble, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Serenity Center, Ironwood. Alcoholics Anonymous/ Al-Anon, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Mercer Food Pantry, noon-1 p.m., Railroad Street, Mercer, Wis. Emergencies: 715-476-7655. Harbortown AA, 7:30 p.m. EST, Ontonagon United Methodist Church... Full story
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Thursday, July 29 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,... Full story
By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] IRONWOOD - The region is cleaning from a thunderstorm that rolled through Monday evening, leaving a string of fallen trees and power lines that left thousands without power, most temporarily and others for an entire day. There were 26,000 customers impacted in Gogebic County and Iron County, Wisconsin, according to Christine Ouellette, senior media relations representative for the Michigan and Wisconsin office of Xcel Energy Inc. Approximately...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Saturday, July 24 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, July 25 Alcoholics Anonymous, 1 p.m., closed meeting, Salem Lutheran Church, I... Full story
By Zachary Marano [email protected] IRONWOOD — Since the Western U.P. Health Department’s last update on July 1, there has been a surge in COVID-19 cases in Gogebic County. In the 19-day period between July 2-20, 33 people in the county tested positive for the coronavirus. “Testing is encouraged for anyone who is having symptoms or has been in contact with a known case. Contact your local healthcare provider or pharmacy for testing information,” a release from the WUPHD said. There were two new cases in Houghton County and two new cas...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Thursday, July 22 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,... Full story
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Saturday, July 17 Festival Ironwood at Depot Park: Walk, Run and Roll, registration at 7 a.m., race at 8:30 a.m.; car show, registration 8-10 a.m., show, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.; volleyball tournament, 9 a.m.; outdoor pool tournament, 9 a.m.; arts and crafts show, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; open stage with music and dance, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.; DJ music, 4-6 p.m.; car show cruise, 6 p.m.; Marty’s Goldenaires, 6:30 p.m.; music by XTRA, 8 p.m. to m... Full story
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Thursday, July 15 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,... Full story
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Saturday, July 10 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, July 11 Alcoholics Anonymous, 1 p.m., closed meeting, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwoo...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Thursday, July 8 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. Red Hats Society, 11:30... Full story
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Wednesday, July 7 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
