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Articles from the May 22, 2018 edition


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  • Ironwood approves co-op football agreement

    May 22, 2018

    By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] IRONWOOD - The three-district Gogebic Miners football team should be taking the field this fall after the Ironwood Area Schools' board of education approved changes to the agreement governing the co-op team. "After long discussion, I think we came up with an agreement which is fair to everyone," Superintendent Tim Kolesar said. "We want to provide the best program we can for our student athletes, and we have to have three voices with one common...

  • Wakefield-Marenisco hires one teacher, two coaches

    May 22, 2018

    By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] WAKEFIELD — The Wakefield-Marenisco Board of Education voted Monday to hire one teacher and two coaches to start in the 2018-2019 school year. Diane Jaskie was hired as a third grade teacher. She will replace Jason Gustafson, who will take over Catherine Shamion’s job as superintendent when she retires this summer. Gustafson said Jaskie has taught kindergarten, as well as first and second grades, for the past three years in the Bessemer School District. Christopher Tweiten was hired as varsity gir...

  • Community calendar

    May 22, 2018

    Tuesday, May 22 Clair d’Loon Birthday Celebration, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Mercer Area Chamber of Commerce. Gogebic County Veterans Service Officer, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Ironwood Memorial Building. 906-667-1110. Pickleball, 10 a.m. to noon, Ironwood Memorial Building. Breakfast For Your Brain, 10 a.m., Mercer, Wis., Community Center. 715-561-2695. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Ironwood Kiwanis Club, noon, Elk and Hound. Woods and Blooms Garden Club, 6:30 p.m., Haines Civic Center, Mercer, Wis. Alcoholics Ano... Full story

  • Lillian G. Tervonen

    May 22, 2018

    HURLEY, Wis. - Lillian G. Tervonen, 86, a resident of Hurley, and former Hurontown, Mich., resident, passed away Thursday, May 10, 2018, at the Villa Maria Health and Rehabilitation Center in Hurley, where she had been a resident patient for the past two years. She was born on March 10, 1932, in South Range, Mich., a daughter of the late Jacob and Ida (Kinnunen) Siira. Lillian was raised in South Range and was a graduate of the Jeffers High School with the class of 1950. On Feb. 11, 1953, she... Full story

  • Wakefield area bridge project begins May 29

    May 22, 2018

    WAKEFIELD - The Michigan Department of Transportation is investing $3.9 million to remove and replace the M-28 bridge over Jackson Creek, east of Wakefield. The DOT said the existing bridge, built in 1932, has reached the end of its service life. The overall life expectancy of the new structure is 75 years, with routine maintenance, according to Dan Weingarten, of MDOT. Westbound M-28 will be closed at the bridge. A detour is planned from May 29 to Sept. 8, when the bridge will reopen to...

  • William 'Willi' Wallace Armstrong II

    May 22, 2018

    NORMAL, Ill. - William 'Willi' Wallace Armstrong II, 63, formerly of Normal, died on Friday, March 16, 2018, following a massive heart attack. His funeral service was held on Wednesday, March 21, in Bloomington. Per his wishes, Willi will be laid to rest at the Mercer Cemetery in Mercer, Wis., on Saturday, May 26. A small grave-site service will be held at 11a.m., with Pastor Paul Devantier presiding. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorials be made to the Veterans Memorial Park of... Full story

  • Joseph Steven Moskwa

    May 22, 2018

    ONTONAGON, Mich. - Joseph Steven Moskwa, 88, of Ontonagon and Red Wing, Minn., passed peacefully Saturday, May 19, at St. Mary's Hospital, Rochester, Minn., following a brief illness. He was born July 26, 1929, to Joseph and Sophie (Mazurek) in Ontonagon, the oldest son of three siblings, Helen (Drew) and John Moskwa. His youth was spent living in Ontonagon and he attended OHS, graduating in 1947. He especially enjoyed his athletic competitions in football and track and continued to support the... Full story

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