Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By CHARITY SMITH [email protected] WAKEFIELD - After nearly two months without a library director, the Wakefield Library has hired two part-time librarians. Carly Rusch, of Ironwood, will be the new part-time library director. The board approved her hire during its monthly meeting on Tuesday night, for 20 hours a week at $18.50 per hour. "She came across as amazing," said library board president Loraine Mussatti. Barb Suomi, a library volunteer, said Rusch had a great awareness and that...
By ZACHARY MARANO [email protected] LONGUEUIL, Quebec — According to a Monday report, the Canadian copper development company Highland Copper Company Inc. has initiated an updated feasibility study on its 100%-owned Copperwood Project in Gogebic County and, depending in part on the results of the study, may initiate construction activities at the project later this year. “The transformation of Highland Copper is well underway,” said Denis Miville-Deschênes, president and CEO of the company. “With a new board and a clean balance sheet,...
HURLEY, Wis. - Crystal Marie Buccanero, 37, of Hurley, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, Feb. 26, 2022. Crystal was born on Sept. 24, 1984, in Ironwood, Michigan. She attended Luther L. Wright High School and graduated in 2002. Crystal continued her education at Gogebic Community College and graduated from their cosmetology program with the class of 2004. On July 14, 2012, Crystal was united in marriage to the love of her life, Brad Buccanero, at Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church in... Full story
WAUSAU, Wis. - Beverly Anne Meagher, age 92, died on Feb. 28, 2022, at the Wausau Aspirus Hospital, after a brief illness. She was born on April 16, 1929, in Chippewa Falls, to Harold and Loretta Cutsforth. Bev graduated from the Chippewa Falls High School in 1946 and the Kahler School of Nursing in Rochester, Minnesota, in 1950. She married Joseph H. Meagher in 1951 and together they moved to Ontonagon, Michigan, where Joe started his career as the Ontonagon County road engineer. They raised... Full story
BRUCE CROSSING, Mich. — Charles “Pete or Sonny” Leonard Gerber Jr., 85, passed away on Monday, Feb. 28, 2022, in Menominee, with his family by his side. Charles was born on Jan. 18, 1937, to the late Charles and Dorothy (Hatfield) Gerber. Charles attended Ewen Schools before serving in the U.S. Navy. After serving in the military, he returned to Bruce Crossing, and married Evelyn Maki on June 21, 1958. They remained in Bruce Crossing sharing 63 beautiful years together. He worked for the Ontonagon County Road Commission and later for the U.S. F... Full story
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Thursday, March 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-Ontonagon Community Action Agency quarterly food commodity distribution for registered families — G... Full story
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