Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By TOM STANKARD [email protected] BESSEMER - After much debate, the Bessemer City Council voted 3-2 Monday in favor of seeking a business plan from the medial marijuana facility being developed at the former Big Dollar grocery store. In September, City Manager Michael Uskiewicz announced two business partners from Wisconsin and South Carolina purchased the store and planed to convert the space into a "state-of-the-art facility for producing medical marijuana." Uskiewicz said their pro... Full story
By TOM STANKARD [email protected] IRONWOOD — The public is invited to attend a Wednesday Christmas tree lighting ceremony to kick off the Jack Frost Festival. The tree lighting will be Wednesday at 6 p.m. at Depot Park. Attending will be the mayor, commissioners, Luther L. Wright vocal students and chamber of commerce members. Michael Meyer, chamber director, said after speeches and short songs, the lights on the pine tree north of the park will be activated. “The Christmas mood is always inspired by the lighting of the Chr... Full story
Tuesday, Nov. 17 Iron-Gogebic Integrated Family Services, 9-10:30 a.m., Iron County Courthouse, Hurley. 906-663-4045 or 715-561-2191. Wisconsin Veterans Employment Services Representative, 9-11:30 a.m., veterans service office, Hurley. 715-392-7808. Gogebic County Veterans Service Officer, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Ironwood Memorial Building. 906-667-1110. Blood Pressure Screening, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., with Regional Hospice nurses, Mill Street Garden, Bessemer. 906-663-0308. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org.... Full story
DE PERE, Wis. - Virginia Lou "Ginny" (Minier) Patterson, 61, of De Pere, formerly of Wakefield, Mich., passed away Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2015, at her home. Ginny was born on Aug. 13, 1954, in Wakefield, a daughter of Jerome and Nettie (Manchester) Minier. She attended Wakefield High School and graduated in 1972. Ginny continued her education at Gogebic Community College in Ironwood, Mich., and Bay De Noc Community College in Escanaba, Mich., where she received a business degree. In 1983, Ginny was... Full story
