Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] HURLEY - It didn't matter who took first, just as long as they didn't finish last Tuesday in Wisconsin's State Supreme Court primary. The race featured three candidates - Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge Rebecca Dallet, Madison attorney Tim Burns and Sauk County Circuit Court Judge Michael Screnock - with Screnock and Dallet being the top two vote-getters statewide and easily advancing to face off in the April 3 general election. Iron County's...
By IAN MINIELLY [email protected] BESSEMER - The Eat Smart Knapsacks program, sponsored by the Great Start Collaborative and Michigan State University Extension office in Bessemer, is gathering healthy food and snacks in preparation of providing "knapsacks" to kids in all four Gogebic county public schools -from Watersmeet to Ironwood. Some kids rely on school meals to provide much of their healthy caloric intake, and on breaks may be left without equally nutritious options. The...
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] IRONWOOD — Ironwood was spared the brunt of the winter blast that socked much of Minnesota, northern Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula Monday. The weather station at the Gogebic-Iron Wastewater Treatment Plant off U.S. 2 received just 3 inches of snow for the 24-hour period to 7 a.m. Tuesday. Elsewhere, winter storm warnings and advisories remained in effect until noon Tuesday, as some areas had previously received more than a foot of snow. The National Weather Service office in Duluth said a w...
Wednesday, Feb. 21 Christian Men of the Northland, 6:30 a.m., Uptown Cafe, Ironwood. 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. Kimball Homemakers, 1 p.m., Community Center. Iron County Veterans Service Officer, 1-3 p.m., Mercer, Wis., Town Hall. 715-561-2190. American Legion Post 58, 2 p.m., Iron County Memorial Building, Hurley. Mercer Health and Wellness Pickleball, 3-6 p.m., M... Full story
IRONWOOD, Mich. - Ruth J. Zerbst, 81, of Ironwood, passed away on Feb. 19, 2018, after a short illness. Ruth was born on May 29, 1936, in Ironwood to Matt and Sylvia (Niemi) Johnson. She was a graduate of Luther L. Wright High School. Ruth participated in many pageants and contests in Gogebic County before marriage and held numerous titles, including Blueberry Queen, Potato Queen, Dairy Princess and Miss Gogebic County. On Feb. 22, 1957, she married Donald Zerbst in Ironwood, and he preceded... Full story
BESSEMER, Mich. - Jeremy Ray Olson, 28, of Bessemer, passed away late Saturday evening, Feb. 17, 2018, as a result of injuries sustained in a snowmobile accident. Jeremy was born on July 21, 1989, at Grand View Hospital in Bessemer Township, a son of Tracy Damm and Jerry Olson. He graduated from A.D. Johnston High School in Bessemer in 2008 and attended Gogebic Community College for one year. Jeremy proudly served his country in the U.S. Air Force for four years and was stationed in Guam. He... Full story
CASPIAN, Mich. - Josephine L. Bracket, 100, of Caspian, and formerly of Ironwood, joined our Lord in Heaven on Feb. 15, 2018. Jo was born Jan. 30, 1918, in Hurley Wis., eldest daughter of the late Andrew and Mary (Bruno) Paris. She attended Montreal (Wis.) Grade School and graduated from Lincoln High School in Hurley. She worked for a short time as a nanny in Chicago and a cook at the Silver Dime, in Ironwood, frying four to five hundred fish fries per night with only two frying pans. Jo was emp... Full story
Firefighters battled an early morning blaze at 102 E. Aurora Street in Ironwood for several hours early Tuesday morning. Flames and heavy smoke were visible as they fought to keep the fire from spreading beyond two buildings. Additional details are expected once the fire is put out and the scene is cleared.... Full story
