Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By CHARITY SMITH [email protected] BESSEMER — The city of Bessemer will have a fireworks display on the Fourth of July. The city council granted the Fourth of July Committee a permit for the show at Monday’s council meeting. According to council member Linda Nelson, who spoke on behalf of the Fourth of July Committee, the exact location of the fireworks will not be disclosed until the evening of the show, as they don’t want a large crowd there because of social distancing. “Our goal is to make sure everyone is safe,” she said. “We do no... Full story
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] HURLEY - Work improving the Hurley trailhead between the Montreal River and Second Avenue continues as volunteers were out Monday spreading soil on the site. The top soil was spread around the trailhead in areas with a lot of rocks and is intended to help improve the trailhead's grass cover and "make it more park-like," according to Ian Shackleford, one of the volunteers and a member of Iron County Outdoor Recreation Enthusiasts. "Two or three...
By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] HURLEY — The next eight weeks will reveal how the Hurley K-12 School will open for the fall semester, according to reports at the Hurley Board of Education meeting on Monday. The recommendation will include expertise from education and health professionals on a 10-member committee that will start meeting next week, Thursday, said Kevin Genisot, school district administrator. The committee will include six education staff, three registered nurses, the county health officer and a physician’s assistan...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Wednesday, June 17 Alcoholics Anonymous, open meeting, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Survivors of Suicide, 3 p.m., Zion Lutheran Church basement, Ironwood. Michigan Western Gateway Trail Authority, 6 p.m., monthly meeting, Gogebic County Courthouse, 200 N. Moore St., Bessemer. Narcotics Anonymous, 7 p.m., Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7:30 p.m., Sharon Lutheran Church, Bessemer.... Full story
BESSEMER, Mich. — Paul Malmberg, a lifelong resident of Bessemer, passed away June 14, 2020, surrounded by his family. Over the past 11 months, Paul continued to live life to the fullest during his fight with pancreatic cancer. Paul was born on Nov. 14, 1951, in Detroit. He graduated from A.D. Johnston High School in Bessemer in 1969 and from the University of Minnesota-Duluth in 1973. Paul joined his father, Roy, in 1973 at General Insurance Agency in Bessemer. He worked until his passing. His son, Mark, joined him in 2016 and will continue m... Full story
