Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Sorted by date Results 1 - 5 of 5
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] HURLEY - Citing the fear of establishing a precedent, the Iron County Forestry and Parks Committee voted Tuesday not to take over the maintenance of Gile Park from the city of Montreal. "I'm still against it, for the simple reason we could set a precedent," Supervisor Jim Kichak said. "It looks good, but down the road it won't look good because there's going to be other towns that are going to want to dump their parks or whatever on us." Iron...
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources Western Upper Peninsula Citizens' Advisory Council is scheduled to hear a presentation on Lake Superior prey fish and an update on an Oman Creek dredging effort when the group meets Wednesday, Sept. 20 at Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park. "The council meetings consistently offer a great deal of information important to those interested in DNR activities throughout the region and give members of the public a voice in those issues," said Stacy...
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] IRONWOOD — The Ironwood City Commission heard rough estimates Monday about the possible costs connected with the 2012-13 clean-up of the former gasification plant in the Flats. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and city have been negotiating for the past few years about how much the city owes for the removal of tar in the soil near the Montreal River in a project that also involved the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality. The city commission previously approved a “tolling agreement” wit...
Wednesday, Sept. 13 Christian Men of the Northland, 6:30 a.m., Uptown Cafe, Ironwood. Mentoring of Moms, 9-10:30 a.m., Range Community Bible Church, Hurley. 715-561-4355. 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. Iron County Veterans Service Officer, 1-3 p.m., Mercer, Wis., Town Hall. 715-561-2190. Mercer Health and Wellness Pickleball, 3-6 p.m., Mercer Community Center.... Full story
ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, Fla. — Leonard E. Michaelson, 89, recently of Altamonte Springs, and formerly of Ironwood, Mich., and Duluth, Minn., passed away on Aug. 12, 2017. He was born to the late Leonard Sr. and Linnea Michaelson on Aug. 4, 1928, in Ironwood. Leonard was a beloved father, grandfather and great-grandfather. He proudly served his country in the U.S Army from 1946 to 1948 as a member of the occupation Army in Korea. Leonard worked as an administrator for Duluth Winnipeg and Pacific Railway for many years. He was a member of the VFW a... Full story
