Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] MARENISCO — Members of the Marenisco Township Board of Trustees voted Monday evening to table action on a newly-drafted ordinance in relation to recreational marijuana enterprise. After a report from Township Attorney Jim Bucknell, who drafted the new terms, board members agreed with Supervisor Bruce Mahler that it would be best to clarify issues on zoning and on the related role of the Planning Commission. No matter what new information is unveiled, Bucknell warned of the need for a related public h...
By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] HURLEY - One teacher's tool for students to assess moods and articulate them has expanded into a school-wide exercise. Shannon Peterson, a high school English teacher at Hurley K-12 School, said she wanted students to take a minute to think about how they feel, why they feel that way, and then address it; so that all attention going forward is on their school work. The exercise is a good thing anytime, but especially during the pandemic when it's ev...
By CHARITY SMITH [email protected] BESSEMER — The Bessemer Area School District has moved two of its elementary classes to virtual learning as a result of exposure to COVID-19. Following the guidance of the health department, students in Megan Wilson’s kindergarten class will be virtual for the remainder of this week, said superintendent Dan Niemi. He said that students in Alexis Headley’s fourth grade class also went virtual on Monday as a result of exposure. According to Niemi, the infected fourth grade student had been out of school...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Wednesday, Jan. 20 Christian Men of the Northland, 6:30 a.m., Uptown Cafe, Ironwood. Gogebic-Ontonagon Community Action Agency food commodity distribution for seniors, Marenisco Town Hall, 9:15-9:30 a.m; Watersmeet Food Pantry, 10-10:30 a.m.; Bruce Crossing, Stannard Township ballpark, 12:30-1 p.m. EST. Alcoholics Anonymous, open meeting, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. DOVE Support Group, noon-2 p.m. 906-932-4990.... Full story
IRONWOOD, Mich. - Charles E. Best, Lt. Col. retired, of Ironwood, passed away on Jan. 1, 2021, two days shy of his 95th birthday of natural causes. Charles was born on Jan. 3, 1926, in Ironwood to the late John W. Best and Grace Finerty Best. He attended Ironwood Area Schools and the University of Michigan. In 1944, Charles was called to active duty. He spent the next 23 years serving in the U.S. Army during World War II, Korea and Vietnam. He retired in 1967 with the rank of lieutenant... Full story
RAMSAY, Mich. — Loralee Radowski, 70, a longtime resident of Ramsay, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, Jan. 15, 2021. Loralee was born on Oct. 27, 1950, in Wakefield, the daughter of Kathleen (Kubiak) and Eli Miljevich Jr. She attended Wakefield High School and graduated in 1968. After high school, she went to the School of Beauty in Duluth, Minnesota. After completion of beauty school, Loralee returned to Wakefield where she worked for a local beauty salon in Bessemer for two years before she opened and operated Curls N Swirls in B... Full story
