Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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OMA, Wis - While most of the attention following Monday night's storm was on the northern part of Iron County, Jim Saari's farm in Oma also sustained considerable damage. The Iron County Sheriff's Department received a call shortly before midnight Monday reporting a power line down across U.S. 51 at Saari's property on Lyons Road. Saari said he was in bed, having just finished watching television for the night, when he heard a loud noise and a bang. He said he told his wife he thought a tree...
HURLEY - Iron County officials held a brief press conference Wednesday to provide an update on road closures in the county and the aftermath of Monday's storm. According to county officials: - While there are no U.S. 2 closures in Iron County, the closures in Ashland County continue to prevent thru traffic. The official route for travel west on U.S. 2 is from U.S. 2 to southbound U.S. 51, westbound Wisconsin 77, southbound Wisconsin 13, westbound Wisconsin 77, southbound Wisconsin 63 and...
BESSEMER — The Gogebic County Board of Commissioners would like Gov. Rick Snyder to follow Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker’s lead and view damage caused by Monday’s violent thunderstorm and tornado. County board members unanimously agreed Wednesday to send a letter to Snyder, inviting him to tour the damage, including the devastated Little Girl’s Point area and the damage in Wakefield. “It’s all the same storm,” Gogebic County Road Commission Engineer Darren Pionk told the county board, referring to the damage in neighboring Iron County, Wis....
Thursday, July 14 Pickleball, 9-11 a.m., Hurley High School Tennis Courts. Gogebic County Veterans Service Officer, 10:30-11:30 a.m., Wakefield City Hall; 1-2 p.m., Watersmeet Township; 2:45-3:15 p.m., Marenisco Township. 906-667-1110. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Red Hat Society Northwoods Divas, noon, Elk and Hound, Ironwood. Reservations required to 906-932-5455 or 906-663-4871. Grief Support Group, 1 to 2:30 p.m., all welcome, Dr. Kate Hospice office, 1571 Highway 51 North in Arbor Vitae. Grief... Full story
HURLEY, Wis. - Lorraine M. Corcoran, 87, of Ironwood, Mich., passed away Saturday, July 9, 2016, in Hurley. She was born May 31, 1929, in Ironwood, the daughter of the late Steve and Mary (Staszek) Raymond. She attended Norrie Grade School and the St. Ambrose Catholic High School, where she graduated with the Class of 1947. She was employed as a bookkeeper at O.K. Auto Parts in Ironwood. Lorraine enjoyed crocheting, knitting, quilting, crafts, painting and baking. She especially enjoyed walking... Full story
SAXON, Wis. - Mitchell Ray "Mitch" Koski, 58, of Montreal, died unexpectedly Monday evening, July 11, 2016, in a flash flood drowning accident at Saxon Harbor. Mitch was born Jan. 13, 1958, in Ironwood, Mich., son of the late Raymond and Marion (Lantta) Koski, attended grade school in Upson, and graduated from J.E. Murphy High School in Hurley in 1976. He then attended Gogebic Community College for one year and worked for Tri-State Homes of Mercer for several years. He was currently project... Full story
IRONWOOD, Mich. - Irene H. Strand, 90, of Bessemer, passed away on Tuesday, July 12, 2016, in Ironwood. She was born Sept. 24, 1925, in Bessemer, the daughter of the late Bartek and Josephine (Todryk) Pucilowski. Irene attended Bessemer Schools, graduating from the A.D. Johnston High School with the Class of 1944. On July 13, 1946, she married Jack Edward Strand. He preceded her in death on May 30, 1994. Irene was a very devoted member of the St. Sebastian Catholic Church in Bessemer. She is... Full story
