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Articles from the March 11, 2022 edition


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  • Gogebic County ambulance service contracts signed

    Mar 11, 2022

    By ZACHARY MARANO [email protected] BESSEMER — The Gogebic County Ambulance Committee and Board of Commissioners met at the courthouse on Wednesday. Jim Lorenson, chair of the ambulance committee, reported that the contracts with the Beacon and Aspirus MedEvac services have been signed by all parties and are in place. He reminded the committee that the Aspirus MedEvac contract includes a payment to license staff and rigs at the Eagle River hospital, so Watersmeet Township will be served from the south and east. Lorenson said that an a...

  • Western UP high school students travel to leadership conference with TRIO program

    Mar 11, 2022

    By CHARITY SMITH [email protected] BESSEMER - Eleven high school students in Gogebic and Ontonagon counties will participate in the Michigan College Access Program Personnel Student Leadership Summit at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor this week, as part of the TRIO pre-college programs. This includes six students from Bessemer, one from Wakefield-Marenisco, one from Ewen-Trout Creek and three from Ontonagon. In total, the Keweenaw TRIO Upward Bound and TRIO Talent Search...

  • Geraldine Miller

    Mar 11, 2022

    ONTONAGON, Mich. - Geraldine Miller, age 89 of Ontonagon passed away on March 6, 2022, at Gogebic Medical Care Facility in Wakefield, where she had been a resident since October 2021. She left peacefully with her children by her side. Geri was born on May 7, 1932, in New Boston, Michigan, to Charles and Verna Townsend. Her father was a jack-of-all-trades, so she lived in many different towns throughout her childhood. One of those towns was Ontonagon, where she met her future husband, John... Full story

  • Raymond Paul Beling

    Mar 11, 2022

    WHITE PINE, Mich. - Raymond Paul Beling, 95, of White Pine, passed away on Thursday, March 10, 2022. Ray was born on Nov. 23, 1926, in Wakefield, and was the son of Joseph and Pearl (Lepinski) Beling. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II and after the Navy spent 14 years as a teacher and principal on Eielson Air Force Base outside of Fairbanks, Alaska. In 1969, he returned to Michigan, where he became the superintendent of the White Pine school district until his retirement. He is... Full story

  • Bradley James 'BJ' Boggs

    Mar 11, 2022

    IRONWOOD, Mich. - Bradley James "BJ" Boggs, 43, of Ironwood, passed away on Thursday, March 3, 2022, at his home from natural causes. BJ was born on Sept. 24, 1978, in Youngstown, Ohio, a son of Donald Wesley and Susan Elaine (Wade) Boggs. He was always a character and made everyone laugh. BJ will be forever missed by all who had the pleasure of knowing him. BJ is survived by the love of his life for nine years, Treana Melton; his daughter, Madison; his son, Bradley Jr.; a sister, Dana; four... Full story

  • Community Calendar

    Mar 11, 2022

    Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Friday, March 11 Mercer Cribbage, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Mercer Senior Center. Double Trouble, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Serenity Center, Ironwood. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Mercer Food Pantry, noon-1 p.m., Railroad Street, Mercer, Wis. Emergencies: 715-476-7655. Saturday, March 12 Union Station Food Pantry and Northern Food Bank, 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., 252 E. Ayer St., Ironwood. Alcoholics Anonymous,... Full story