Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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Thursday, April 4 Pickleball, 9 a.m.-noon, Patterson courts or Ironwood Memorial Building. Friends of the Library, 9:30 a.m., Carnegie Library, Ironwood. Gogebic County Veterans Service Officer, 10:30-11:30 a.m., Wakefield City Hall; 1-2 p.m., Watersmeet Township; 2:45-3:15 p.m., Marenisco Township. 906-667-1110. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. SMART Recovery, 4:30 p.m., 101 E. Mary St., Bessemer. Free Community Dinner, 5-6 p.m., Wakefield Methodist Church. Public is invited. ReGeneration Youth,... Full story
By BRYAN HELLIOS [email protected] IRONWOOD — The city of Ironwood received a Michigan Rural Community Demolition Grant for $50,000 to address the issue of blight in the city. Scott Erickson, city manager for Ironwood, said the money will be used to clean up the collapsed building on Ayer Street. “We’re moving forward with getting things prepared to go out for bids to get contractors involved to do the demolition work,” he said. There is a lot of paperwork required by the state which needs to be done before that can happen, he adde...
GREEN BAY, Wis. - James Damien LaBlonde, 40, passed away unexpectedly at his home with his family at his side, as he entered his heavenly home on March 31, 2019. Jim was born in Ashland to James and Marlene (Koski) LaBlonde on Sept. 20, 1978. He was the youngest of three children. His older sisters, Nicole and Dena, loved and adored him. Jim enjoyed spending time outdoors with his father. Even as a child, he always had a radiant smile on his face that could light up any room he entered. Jim was... Full story
IRON MOUNTAIN, Mich. - Randy W. Erickson Sr., 56, of Ironwood, passed away on March 26, 2019, at the Dickinson County Hospital in Iron Mountain. He was born Aug. 21, 1962, to Floyd and Ruth (Wolf) Erickson in Bessemer. Randy worked for the Gogebic County Road Commission, in forestry, and for Community Action. He was a backyard mechanic and a man of many talents. He had a heart of gold; and was a strong man who accomplished many things in his life, which was cut short due to health issues. Randy... Full story
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] BESSEMER — An Ironwood Township man who used the postal service to receive drugs was sentenced to eight years in prison in Gogebic County Circuit Court Tuesday. Scott David Salmi, 45, was sentenced to between eight and 30 years for delivery of methamphetamine and between three and 10 years for possession of meth. The two sentences will be served concurrently, as stipulated in Salmi’s plea agreement in the case. “We’re not just talking about small a...
By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] MARENISCO - It's that time of year when road workers are out shoveling asphalt into potholes and hoping rain doesn't ruin the short-term fix. "It never ends," said Jim Manchester, who was working Tuesday with Bill Chiapuzio on a stretch of U.S. 2 between Wakefield and Marenisco. As members of the Gogebic County Road Commission, the guys said they worked with the Michigan Department of Transportation to fill highway holes. Chiapuzio said they can go...
