Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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IRONWOOD - Gogebic Community College President James Lorenson announced his intention to retire Thursday. Lorenson stated in a letter, "After careful consideration, I have determined that it is time I step down from the Presidency of Gogebic Community College." Lorenson has served as the President of the College since 2007 and has been employed with GCC for 31 years in various administrative positions. Accomplishments during Lorenson's tenure include fiscal responsibility and clean audit...
Friday, March 30 City of Ironwood offices and Public Works Department closed. Bessemer Township offices closed. Mercer Cribbage, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Mercer Senior Center. Double Trouble, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Serenity Center, Ironwood. Mercer Food Pantry, noon-1 p.m., Railroad Street, Mercer, Wis. Emergencies: 715-476-7655. Alcoholics Anonymous/ Al-Anon, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Harbortown AA, 7:30 p.m. EDT, Ontonagon United Methodist Church basement, next to Holiday gas station, Ontonagon. area74.org. Alcoholics... Full story
ONTONAGON — While the Michigan Department of Transportation is removing winter road restrictions from main downstate roads, Ontonagon County is a step closer to the time when its three major highways can be clear of winter ice. One of the three highway frost tubes monitored by the Ontonagon County Road Commission for the state is now free of frost. The three highways monitored are U.S. 45 in Woodspur, U.S. 45 near Bruce Crossing and M-64, between White Pine and Bergland. The Woodspur tube is thawed. Last week, it was thawed 18 inches and f...
MENTOR, Ohio - Rodney Arnold Mattson, 84, of Mentor, passed away peacefully on March 19, 2018. He was under hospice care, and his wife and his children were by his side. Rodney was born on July 9, 1933, in Ironwood, Mich., to Arnold and Helia Mattson. In 1955, he earned engineering degrees from Michigan Technological University. He served briefly in the United States Air Force. Rodney spent his career developing medical diagnostic equipment, such as X-ray and Magnetic Resonance Imaging and... Full story
By IAN MINIELLY [email protected] WAKEFIELD - St. Patrick's Day provides many adults an excuse they do not need, to drink, followed by driving while intoxicated. Michigan State Police statistics do not break down arrests by date, but other locations have truncated their data fields to specific days and holidays for better statistical consumption related to holiday arrests. The MSP made four arrests locally of drivers suspected of being behind the wheel while intoxicated over the St....
MENOMINEE, Mich. - Amanda R. Schiiller, 31, of Menominee, passed away on Tuesday, March 27, 2018, following an auto accident. She was born on Nov. 6, 1986, to Sally Schiiller and Stanley Grace in Mt. Clemens. She graduated from L.L. Wright High School in Ironwood in 2005 and had worked in home health. Amanda was very involved with Abundant Life Church and Mission and the church family. Amanda is survived by three sons: Zachary, Dominic and Brayden Schiiller; daughter, Alexandreya Schiiller;... Full story
BRUCE CROSSING, Mich. – James Alan Niemi, 62, a lifelong resident of Bruce Crossing, died early Monday morning, March 26, 2018. Jim was born on Sept. 15, 1955, in Wakefield, a son of Albert and Judy (Mattson) Niemi. He attended Ewen-Trout Creek High School and graduated in 1973. Jim made several trips out West with friends, Mike and Marvin. He enjoyed hunting and fishing and was an avid reader. Jim is survived by a brother, Bob (Stella), Wakefield; his sister-in-law, Cindy, Bruce Crossing; h... Full story
