Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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GREEN BAY, Wis. - Jessie Margaret Davison, nee Teague, 95, of Green Bay, formerly of Ontonagon, Mich., beloved wife of the late Chester E. Davison, passed away peacefully May 22, 2016, at Autumn's Promise Assisted Living Facility. Born Feb. 24, 1921, to Charles and Emily Teague in Farlow, England, she was preceded in death by her brother, Douglas. Jessie met her future husband, Chester, while he was serving in the United States Army during World War II, and stationed on the Clee Hills, Shropshir... Full story
LAS CRUCES, N.M. — Kenneth W. Johnson, 81, of Las Cruces, passed away peacefully with family at his side on Saturday, May 7, 2016. Ken was born Oct. 16, 1934 in Hurley, Wis., to Clarence and Rita DeRosso Johnson. He was raised in Hurley, where he graduated from high school in 1952, then went on to study as Superior State University, earning his undergraduate degree in music education and later his master’s degree from the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee. Ken was a respected musician and beloved band director in the Wisconsin Public Sch... Full story
Wednesday, May 25 Christian Men of the Northland, 6:30 a.m., Uptown Cafe, Ironwood. Mentoring of Moms, 9-10:30 a.m., Range Community Bible Church, Hurley. 715-561-4355. Mercer Area Play Group, 9:30-11 a.m., all welcome, Mercer, Wis., Public Library. 715-476-2366. Alcoholics Anonymous, open meeting, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. DOVE Support Group, noon-2 p.m. 906-932-4990. Ironwood/Hurley Rotary Club, 12:15 p.m., Elk and Hound Restaurant, Ironwood. Iron County Veterans Service Officer, 1-3 p.m., Mercer, Wis., Town Hal... Full story
IRONWOOD - The city of Ironwood's water system received a "good report card" in recent state testing, according to city manager Scott Erickson. Following the water crisis in Flint, Ironwood was the only Upper Peninsula community chosen for water testing by the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality and the state, Erickson told city commissioners on Monday. Erickson praised city utilities director Bob Tervonen and water plant operator Jim Ansami for the favorable results. The city has been...
BESSEMER — The Bessemer Area School Board adopted the 2016-’21 Gogebic-Ontonagan Intermediate School District’s common calendar Monday evening. Superintendent Dave Radovich said all six schools in the district will follow the calendar, with the same starting date and breaks. Students begin school on Sept. 6. Winter break begins Dec. 23 and students return to school Tuesday, Jan. 3. School will be closed for Presidents Day on Feb. 20. Spring break begins April 3 and students return Monday, April 10. There will be no school on Good Friday, April...
BESSEMER - The team results played out much like last week's Division 3 regional track-and-field meet with the Bessemer boys and Ontonagon girls both coming in second behind Lake Linden-Hubbell at Tuesday's Copper Mountain Conference meet. There were some differences in the individual events, though. Bessemer sophomore Isaiah Aili finished five seconds behind Wakefield-Marenisco senior Sam Dean in the 1,600-meter run at the regional, but Aili came back on the final lap to beat Dean Tuesday....
