Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By RYAN JARVI [email protected] IRONWOOD TOWNSHIP - Brock Inglehart and Leola Walker are originally from southwest Michigan near Kalamazoo, but they have an official mailing address in Box Elder, S.D. The reason for the "mailing address" is because the couple has been living life on the road for the past two years as "professional RV'ers," Inglehart said. Driving around a motorhome, with a truck in tow and a motorcycle secured in its bed, Inglehart joked, "He who dies with the most toys... Full story
IRONWOOD - Gogebic Community College is looking to increase its appeal with a new logo and website, as well as improve its social media presence, to attract more potential students. Some of the college's degrees have seen a growing interest, such as its welding program, for which administrators are in the process of finding an additional instructor. However, in April three of GCC's programs - sociology, paraprofessional in education and a certificate of childcare - were suspended for having no... Full story
WAKEFIELD — The Wakefield-Marenisco School Board authorized a ballot proposal to renew the 1 mill building site sinking fund Monday. The proposal will appear on the November ballot. The board heard federal Impact Aid money not paid to the district since the consolidation between Wakefield and Marenisco 10 years ago was authorized in the last federal budget. The district has so far received three payments for retroactive impact aid and plans to receive two more, for a total of $214,000. “As a result of increased revenue,” said super... Full story
By RYAN JARVI [email protected] IRONWOOD - Michigan state legislators visited Gogebic Community College in Ironwood on Tuesday to discuss a number of issues including mining, western Upper Peninsula broadband access and road funding. State Sen. Tom Casperson, R-Escanaba, joined State Reps. John Kivela (D-Marquette), Ed McBroom (R-Vulcan), and Scott Dianda (D-Calumet), for a town hall style meeting attended by a small group of people. Part of the reason behind the meeting was to show the... Full story
SHAKHTARSK, Ukraine (AP) - Panicky residents in an eastern Ukrainian town fled their homes Monday carrying a few possessions in plastic bags and small suitcases as shells exploded in the distance, fighting that also prevented an international police team from reaching the area where the Malaysia Airlines plane was downed. "Mom, hang in there," exclaimed a weeping woman who was fleeing Shakhtarsk with her mother. Associated Press reporters saw a high-rise apartment block in the town being hit by... Full story
WAKEFIELD - The Wakefield city council held a hearing for the condemnation of two structures at its meeting Monday evening. It decided to proceed with condemnation of the buildings at 111 Bedell Ave. and 502 Sunday Lake St. The building owners have until Sept. 26 to remove the structures. The city was notified of a resolution to set aside $6 million in Community Development Block Grant Funds for eligible projects impacted by extreme cold last winter. City manager Margot Rusinek is currently... Full story
By J.M. HIRSCH AP Food Editor Watermelon is one of those foods you really don't need to overthink. Slice it. Eat it. Spit out the occasional seed. Done. Trouble is, the sweet, refreshing taste of watermelon is so appealing in summer, I tend to overbuy. And before long I find myself with two or even three massive melons rolling around (and sometimes off...) my counter. Or with a refrigerator full of chunked (or when I'm feeling more ambitious, balled) watermelon flesh waiting to be eaten. And no... Full story
HURLEY - Four people were honored with the Distinguished Alumni and Friends Award given by the Hurley Education Foundation during its 12th annual awards ceremony held Saturday morning in the commons of the Hurley K-12 school. The first recipient was Roger Myren, who was the Hurley district administrator from 1987-97. Myren was instrumental in unifying all of the district's students under one roof by establishing the K-12 school building. "This was, and still is, a nice memory for me," Myren... Full story
WHITE PINE - Ninety-six people registered for the Chris' Warrior Walk during Warrior Weekend in White Pine Saturday. The walk honors the late Warrior graduate and athlete Chris Marshand who died in January 2013 of ALS, known as Lou Gehrig's Disease. Marshand was a sports reporter with the Midland News at the time of his death. Warrior weekend is celebrated the last weekend in July each year bringing hundreds of graduates and former White Pine residents to the tiny community. This year the... Full story
MARENISCO - The Fire Brigade Band of Kropp, Germany, held a concert Saturday evening as part of the fourth annual Marenisco "Milltown" Heritage Days. The band played various styles of music, ranging from German folk songs such as "Trompetenecho" to modern pop songs like "Africa." The band consisted of 29 members, with ages ranging from 14 to 74. "Back in Germany, we have 48 people," said band leader Johannes Rasmussen. "But we couldn't all stay here for many reasons." It is the fifth... Full story
OMA, Wis. - The second annual Aging-Friendly Communities Summit was held on Friday at the Oma Town Hall and featured a number of speakers discussing a variety of topics from elder law to dementia. The event was hosted by the Iron County Aging Friendly Communities Coalition, of which Andrea Newby is a member. Newby is a family living agent with Iron County's University of Wisconsin Extension Office. "We really just want to spread the word and try and engage as many people as we can," she said of... Full story
HURLEY - The Iron County Historical Society and the Iron County Museum has taken recent measures to insure the clock at the old courthouse building keeps ticking. Members of the historical society, along with David Malmquist, a clock repairman from Ashland, recently cleaned the clock and analyzed it for further work. "The clock is fairly dirty and I would like to take it down and overhaul the entire piece, but overall it appears to be in fairly decent shape," Malmquist said. The historical... Full story
MERCER, Wis. - Odonata Art Gallery is again taking part in the annual Northwoods Art Tour this weekend. The tour consists of art galleries across northern Wisconsin. Some locations also include demonstrations. Mitch and Laurie Myers, owners and operators of Odonata, have participated in the tour since its second year. "The art tour has been very good to us," Mitch Myers, an outdoor photographer and woodworker, said. "We try to bring in different artists with different types of style, so people... Full story
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Writer-producer Sam Shaw was grappling with how to craft a TV drama about the war on terror and the price it exacts from those who keep its secrets. He found the answer by looking back to the early 1940s, when U.S. scientists and others working in isolation created the first atomic bombs without the knowledge of Congress, the vice president or the American public. The result is "Manhattan," debuting Sunday (9 p.m. EDT) on cable channel WGN America. The drama is set in a... Full story
IRONWOOD - Members of the Downtown Ironwood Development Authority heard a brief update about a proposed "Art Park" for an empty lot on Aurora Street Thursday morning. Ironwood Community Development Director Michael Brown updated DIDA members about the proposed Art Park for the city-owned green space between Mattson's TV and Appliance and Book World. "We're working with the Downtown Art Place and theater in conjunction on this project to come up with an idea where artists can display their art... Full story
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Staking out a populist stand ahead of the midterm elections, President Barack Obama on Thursday demanded "economic patriotism" from U.S. corporations that use legal means to avoid U.S. taxes through overseas mergers. "I don't care if it's legal," Obama declared. "It's wrong." Obama and congressional Democrats are pushing to severely limit such deals, a move resisted by Republicans who argue the entire corporate tax code needs an overhaul. At issue are companies that enter... Full story
