Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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Wednesday, March 22 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. 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, Ironwood. Iron County Veterans Service Officer, 1-3 p.m., Mercer, Wis., Town Hall. 715-561-2190. Narcotics Anonymous, 7 p.m., Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org....
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] IRONWOOD — The body of a person who had been dead for perhaps years was found Monday afternoon in a house that’s being considered for demolition in Ironwood. The Ironwood Public Safety Department issued a Tuesday news release saying the human remains were discovered around 4 p.m. Monday in a home that was being inspected for demolition this summer. The IPSD was notified by city building inspector Dennis Hewitt when the body was found. It appears as if the person might have owned the house, according to...
By IAN MINIELLY [email protected] IRONWOOD - Sixty-seven competitors from Gogebic and Ontonagon counties descended on Larry's Lucky Strikes Tuesday to bowl and raise money for Special Olympics. Barb Siira, director of Special Olympics Michigan locally since 1972, said they had to cancel the event last Friday due to weather so they held it on Tuesday instead. The Special Olympics, according to Siira, does not receive tax dollars. They rely on a bevy of volunteers and fundraising to sup...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] MERCER, Wis. - The candidates in Mercer's two contested race in April's election had the opportunity to make their cases to voters Tuesday night at the Mercer Candidate Forum. The April 4 ballot will feature John Sendra facing off against incumbent Jim Kichak for town chairman; while incumbent Jeff Stenberg, Tom Thompson and James Schmidt are facing off for two town supervisor seats. Sponsored by the Mercer Public Library and the Iron County Citizen...
WOLF LAKE, Minn. - Rev. Norman E. Kangas, 83, a longtime resident and pastor in Ironwood, Mich., and Kimball, Wis., peacefully entered the presence of the Lord on Sunday evening, Feb. 26, 2017, at his home near Wolf Lake. Norman was born on Nov. 14, 1933, to Edwin and Linne Kangas at his grandfather Kangas' farm near Wolf Lake. He attended country schools and graduated from the high school in Frazee. On Dec. 1, 1953, Norman entered the U.S. Army. Following his honorable discharge in 1955, he...
HURLEY, Wis. - William L. "Bill" Vaughan, 72, of Hurley, passed away on Monday, March 20, 2017, at his home. He was born April 8, 1944, in Palatine, Ill., the son of the late Anna (Mecklenberg) Vaughan. Bill spent the majority of his life in Illinois. In 1967, he became the proud owner and operator of Vaughan's Broasted Chicken in Mundelein, Ill., with other satellite locations in Lake County. On Sept. 16, 1995, he married Jerrie (Lafin) Rouse in Hebron, Ill. Following his retirement, he and...
WINCHESTER, Wis. — Betty Lou Duncan, 88, of Winchester, formerly of Monon, Ind., passed away at 7:50 a.m. on Monday, March 20, 2017, at Avanti Health and Rehabilitation in Minocqua. Born April 18, 1928, to Edward and Myrtle Nomanson, she was married on June 8, 1946, to James K. Duncan, who preceded her in death. Surviving are five children, Jerry (Anita) Duncan, Ginny (Dale) VanMeter, Linda (Rudy) Owens, Karen (Chuck) King, and Joyce (Rick) Clem; 14 grandchildren; 30 great-grandchildren, and one great-great-grandson. She was preceded in d...
