Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By JAN TUCKER [email protected] Employment in Gogebic County in the past five months improved significantly, while other statistics on which the health of the labor force is based do not show such a big rebound. In April, there were 500 people unemployed in Gogebic County, according to the Michigan Bureau of Labor market. In September, that number fell to 325, with unemployment of 5 percent. The rate in April was 7.5 percent and in August 5.5 percent. While the numbers of unemployed dropped by 75, the number of employed since April has...
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The Upper Peninsula received a huge tourism boost last week when it was named one of the world’s top 10 Best Value Destinations by Lonely Planet. The publication highlighted the U.P. as an “under-the-radar destination with stunning natural beauty, charming small towns and attractions, including lighthouses, hundreds of miles of beaches and waterfalls.” The U.P. was the only U.S. destination in the top 10 list, which included Nepal, Venice and Belize. “We know that the Upper Peninsula represents the purest of Pure Michigan, however it’s st...
IRONWOOD — The Michigan State Police’s Wakefield Post will be holding a pair of presentations on the dangers of illegal drugs, such as heroin and carfentanil — providing not only an opportunity to learn about the opiate epidemic that is often in the news but also provide answers to questions people may have. The first presentation is scheduled for Friday, from 6:30 to 8 p.m., at the Ontonagon Area High School’s cafeteria. The second is scheduled for Monday, from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. in rooms T112-113 of the technical building — above the cosme...
Tuesday, Nov. 1 Pickleball, 9-11 a.m., Ironwood Memorial Building. Gogebic County Veterans Service Officer, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Ironwood Memorial Building. 906-667-1110. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Ironwood Kiwanis Club, noon, Golden Dragon. New members welcome. Cribbage, 1 p.m., Mercer, Wis., Public Library. 715-476-2366. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration, Ironwood. area74.org. Government Wakefield Township Board, 5:30 p.m., township hall. Wednesday, Nov. 2... Full story
ASHLAND, Wis. - Guy M. Fleming, 62, of Gile, died peacefully Sunday, Oct. 30, 2016, surrounded by his loving family, at Ashland Health and Rehabilitation Center in Ashland, following a brief battle with pancreatic cancer. He was born Nov. 11, 1953, in Milwaukee, and moved to Ironwood, Mich., at the age of five, where he attended G.N. Sleight School and graduated from Luther L. Wright High School in 1972. He managed the Conoco Service Station on Cloverland Drive in Ironwood for several years,... Full story
BERKLEY, Mich. - Marilyn Ann (Caron) Jones, 80, longtime resident of Berkley, died peacefully in her sleep Oct. 30, 2016. She was born on Sept. 1, 1936, in Watersmeet to Albert and Marie Matilda Caron. She married Lawrence H. Jones on June 13, 1959. Beloved mother of Bruce (Barbara) Jones, Candice (Doug) Boersen and Craig (Kelly) Jones; loving grandmother to Mercede Jones, Alissa (Cameron) Couchman, Corey (Ayana) Jones, Conner Jones and Kinsey Jones; and great-grandmother to Henry Bear Jones.... Full story
IRONWOOD, Mich. - Lila J. Bantz, 89, of 510 Bundy St., Ironwood, died Saturday, Sept. 24, 2016, in Ironwood. She was born on Feb. 28, 1927, in Ironwood, the daughter of the late Nante and Lillian (Kinnunen) Holappa. She attended Ironwood schools, graduating from the Luther L. Wright High School with the class of 1945. She was united in marriage to Jerome Bantz. He preceded her in death on April 14, 1985. She is survived by three sons, Jerry, of Ironwood, Stephen (Juliane), of Milwaukee, and... Full story
WATERSMEET, Mich. — Richard Henriksen, 68, a resident of Watersmeet since 2001, died Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2016, at his home. He was born June 13, 1948, in Illinois to parents Harry and Irene Henriksen. Richard graduated from Devry with a degree in electrical engineering. He married Nancy Clark in Glendale Heights, Ill., in 1985. He worked at Western Electric and Bell Laboratories in Chicago and Naperville, Ill., before moving to Michigan. Richard was involved in the Upper Peninsula Thunder Riders as a past president and groomer. He was the W... Full story
