Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By TOM STANKARD [email protected] WATERSMEET - The Lac Vieux Desert Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians ceremoniously cut the ribbon Wednesday afternoon to open a $10 million "state-of-the-art" health center. As rain lightly fell, tribal members, health center staff and the community came together to celebrate the center's opening. To set the tone, tribal member Jim Williams, Sr. gave an opening prayer and said the health center is going to help "a lot of people." "(The health... Full story
Despite the heavy rains and flooding that caused widespread damage, it appears the fish populations of the rivers in Ashland and Iron counties came away from the storms of July 11-12 relatively unscathed. Zach Lawson, a fisheries biologist with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources' Mercer office, said an overview of the population counts show while there may be some fluctuations at specific locations, the overall fish populations remain strong. "We observed similar catch rates, similar... Full story
Thursday, Sept. 8 Gogebic-Ontonagon Community Action Agency quarterly food commodity distribution for registered families, 9 a.m.-noon, Aurora Athletic Club, Ironwood; 1-2 p.m., Pioneer Park Apartments, Ironwood; 10 a.m.-noon and 1-3 p.m., GOCAA, 100 S. Mill St., Bessemer. 906-667-0283. 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... Full story
ALEXANDRIA, Va. - David L. Debus lost his long and courageous battle with metastatic ocular melanoma on Aug. 26, 2016. Born in Chicago in 1934 to the late Edwin Henry and Ruth Debus, Dave was lovingly raised by his Aunt Esther and Uncle Joe F. Ilg Jr. David was a retired U.S. Air Force colonel with a passion for his family, his garden and pipe organs. Throughout his life, he exemplified grace, honesty and kindness. He was a gentle and humble soul who loved his family dearly. Dave and his soul... Full story
HURLEY — Iron County is distributing surveys in an effort to gather public input on the Saxon Harbor rebuilding process. The survey, which is available both online and in paper copies, is open to anyone who uses Saxon Harbor, and are not limited to Iron County, or even Wisconsin, residents. “We’re trying to get it out to everybody who’s interested in the harbor,” said Jason Laumann, the deputy director of the Northwest Regional Planning Commission. The survey is available on the commission’s site — nwrpc.com/saxonsurvey — and Iron County’s w...
