Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By TOM STANKARD [email protected] BESSEMER - As the Powerball jackpot continues to rise, area residents battled cold temperatures Tuesday to buy lottery tickets in hopes of winning the over $1 billion jackpot. The Powerball jackpot for tonight's drawing jumped $100 million, and now stands at approximately $1.5 billion. Early Tuesday afternoon, Shawn Kitto, of Bessemer, said he doesn't normally purchase lottery tickets, but the prize was too tempting, so he tried his luck and bought a... Full story
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] IRONWOOD — Area shoppers will have one less option in the coming months after Sears Holdings confirmed for the Daily Globe Tuesday that Ironwood’s Kmart will close its doors in mid-April. According to Howard Riefs, director of corporate communications for Sears Holdings, the store in the Ironwood Plaza off Cloverland Drive will begin its liquidation sale Jan. 25. “Store closures are part of a series of actions we’re taking to reduce ongoing expenses, adjust our asset base and accelerate the tra... Full story
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] IRONWOOD TOWNSHIP - The 2016 running of the Aspirus Grand View YooperBeiner Snowshoe Race/Tour is set for Saturday at Wolverine Ski Trail. The event will feature a series of races, offering something for everyone. In addition to 10-kilometer and 5k races, the day will feature a non-competitive 5k tour and a kids race. The kids race, for ages 4 to 12, begins at 9:30 a.m., with the remaining events beginning at 11. Registrations for the events are... Full story
Wednesday, Jan. 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. Mercer Area Play Group, 9:30-11 a.m., all welcome, Mercer (Wis.) Public Library. 715-476-2366. Alcoholics Anonymous, open meeting, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. DOVE Support Group, noon-2 p.m. 906-932-4990. Iron County Veterans Service Officer, 1-3 p.m., Mercer (Wis.) Town Hall. 715-561-2190. VFW Post 1580 Ladies Auxiliary, 1:30 p.m., South Gate, Hur... Full story
IRONWOOD, Mich. — Ruby A. Chatterson, 62, of Pioneer Park Apartments, Ironwood, died peacefully Monday evening, Jan. 11, 2016, at Westgate Nursing, Rehabilitation and Assisted Living Community in Ironwood, surrounded by her loving family, following a lengthy, courageous battle with cancer. The former Ruby Wiikus was born Aug. 11, 1953, in Bessemer Township, daughter of the late Levi and Ethel (White) Wiikus, and graduated from Luther L. Wright High School in Ironwood in 1971. Over the years, she was employed in housekeeping at Grand View H... Full story
