Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By ZACHARY MARANO [email protected] IRONWOOD - Ironwood is celebrating the first Friday of the month with the theme of "love your neighbor." There will be a vendor fair, a film screening at the Historic Ironwood Theatre and a collaborative pride fashion show from 5-6 p.m. at Time Again Studios in downtown Ironwood. "Guests are asked to wear their best, in fashion and in solidarity, for what it means to love all and exclude none!" according to the event Facebook page. "The show starts at...
Wakefield — The city of Wakefield planning commission conducted the first reading of an amended dog ordinance that puts tighter restrictions on dog owners, but does not limit the number of animals residents can own, during a brief meeting on Tuesday night. The ordiance will be read again during the commissions next meeting on March 8. It can then be adopted and published in the newspaper. It will take affect 30 days after publication. The planning commission also held the second reading and adoption of the international maintenance code. The c...
GILE, Wis. - Robert "Bob" Harland Olkonen, 70, of Gile passed away on Jan. 31, 2022, at home surrounded by his family. Bob was born on Oct. 10, 1951, in Kimball, the son of Henry and Corrine (Saari) Olkonen. He married June Wiikus on June 30, 1977. Bob worked at White Pine Copper Company for five years, and then he went to be a long-haul trucker for 23 years. He also owned and operated Olkie's Bar in Ironwood for 20 years. He enjoyed fishing; and in his retirement, he loved his side-by-side... Full story
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Thursday, Feb. 3 Pickleball, 9 a.m.-noon, Memorial Building, Ironwood. Bessemer St. Vincent de Paul, financial assistance, 9-10 a.m.; food pantry, 10 a.m. to noon. 906-663-4436. Ironwood St. Vincent de Paul, food pantry and financial assistance, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., located behind Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church. 906-932-4325. Gogebic County Veterans Service Officer, 10:30-11:30 a.m., Wakefield City Hall; 1-2 p.m., Watersmeet Township... Full story
