Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By CHARITY SMITH [email protected] IRONWOOD - After a 10-year hiatus, the snowmobile hillclimb returned to Copper Peak this past weekend. Participants had a simple goal to make it to the top of the extremely steep Copper Peak hill, zigging and zagging around gates. The top prizes went to those who made it to the top in the shortest time. Tyler Robinson, of Afton, Wyoming, was named King of the Hill in the Mod Class with a winning time of 42.06 seconds. Matt Tingstad of Bessemer claimed...
By ZACHARY MARANO [email protected] MARQUETTE — A winter weather advisory will be in effect until 6 a.m. CST Wednesday for Ironwood, Watersmeet and surrounding areas, according to the National Weather Service in Marquette. Matt Zika, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service, said there will be 12-18 inches of snow over a 48-hour period starting on Monday before tapering off Wednesday morning. “When you first look at the snow totals, they look pretty impressive,” Zika said. “But they take place over a long duration of 48 hour...
REPUBLIC, Mich. - Hailie Hoover-Dyer, 56, lost her 12-year battle with cancer on Feb. 17, 2022. She was in the professional and caring hands of the doctors and nurses of the Bell Hospital Critical Care Unit in Ishpeming. She was surrounded by family and friends during her final days. Hailie was born, Hailie Joan Hoover to Robert P. Hoover and Joan L. Fewlass of Manton in 1965. The youngest of seven children, she attended grade school in the downstate communities of Manton and Mesick, before... Full story
BERGLAND, Mich. - James Noskowiak, age 80, of Bergland, passed away at the Aspirus Ironwood Hospital on Thursday, Feb. 17, 2022. James was born in Antigo, Wisconsin, on Oct. 3, 1941, a son of Louis and Mable (Lenzner) Noskowiak. In January 1963, Jim married Sue Langlois, the couple later divorced. Later, Jim married Mary Frahm, she preceded him in death in 2013. Jim graduated from St. John Catholic Grade School in 1956, then from Antigo High School in 1960. Right out of school he went to work... Full story
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Tuesday, Feb. 22 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. Gogebic County Veterans Service Officer, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Ironwood Memorial Building. 906-667-1110. 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.... Full story
