Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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IRONWOOD - Penokee Range overcame a tough Sunday loss to win big, 12-1, over Keweenaw on Monday evening. The Penokee Range 9-10 year-old Little League team advances to Marquette to continue District 11 play Wednesday. Penokee Range needed the Monday win after falling 5-3 to Portage Lake Sunday, setting up Monday's elimination game. "I'm glad they came back and didn't give up after a heartbreaking loss yesterday," Penokee coach Pat Dabb said. Penokee tallied 13 hits and only struck out once the e... Full story
IRONWOOD - Opened to the public for a week, the Ironwood end of the non-motorized trail has been receiving positive feedback. On Wednesday, the Montreal River bridge was christened by Ironwood and Hurley officials, marking a major footstep for the Western Gateway Trail and Gov. Rick Snyder's goal of Michigan becoming the trail state. "The governor announced three years ago that he wants Michigan to be a trail state and this is the key part of the trail," said Paul Anderson, WGTA member. Snyder c... Full story
IRONWOOD — The National Weather Service office in Marquette has logged some soggy statistics about June in Ironwood. The 5.4 inches of rain for the month was 150 percent above normal, according to Kevin Crupi, of the Marquette NWS office. It was also a cool month, with the average temperature of 60.2 coming in at 1.1 degrees under the long-term average. The high temperature reached above 80 only three days during the entire month. It was 81 on June 27 and June 28. The normal for June is eight days above 80 in Ironwood. Crupi said the jet s... Full story
Tuesday, July 14 Gogebic Brownfield Redevelopment Authority, 9:30 a.m., meeting, Gogebic County Courthouse Conference Room, Bessemer. Gogebic County Veterans Service Officer, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Ironwood Memorial Building. 906-667-1110. Friends of the Mercer Public Library, 10 a.m., library, Mercer, Wis. Wakefield Public Library, 10 a.m., Tiny Tot Story Hour, info call 229-5236, Wakefield Public Library. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Mercer Lioness Community Blood Drive, noon to 4 p.m., schedule a... Full story
PLATTEVILLE, Wis. - Kenneth E. "Ken" Backman, 75, of Platteville, died on Wednesday, July 8, 2015, at his daughter's home in Coloma. Ken was born on Sept, 1, 1939, in Highland Park, Mich., the son of Edward and June (Johnson) Backman. He was united in marriage to Rochelle Jackson on Feb. 27, 1960, in Ironwood, Mich. Ken was very proud of his heritage, being from the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, where he lived on the family dairy farm until he was 19. He graduated from Western Michigan... Full story
IRON BELT, Wis. - Patrick Timothy Mullen, 32, of Iron Belt, passed away unexpectedly on July 7, 2015. Patrick was born on Nov. 27, 1982, to Sherry Schwartz and Patrick S. Mullen. Patrick was an adventurous soul and lived life to the fullest. With a quick wit and beautiful smile, he brought joy to everyone around him. He was very proud of his two sons, who were the light of his life, and also his Irish heritage, and was a very carefree spirit. He had a passion for mechanics, camping, dancing, mus... Full story
