Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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BESSEMER - The Bessemer school board discussed enrollment and graduation rates at its meeting Thursday evening. "Bessemer's flying high, both athletically and academically," said superintendent Dave Radovich. The school's graduation rate is the highest in the intermediate school district, he said. It is also one of the only schools in the Upper Peninsula to have increased enrollment. The board also elected officers. All officers remain in the same positions. Bob Berg is chairman; Al Gaiss is... Full story
HURLEY - The Iron County Comprehensive Planning/Land and Zoning Committee unanimously approved a conditional use permit for Gogebic Taconite Thursday, allowing the company to begin bulk sampling at the proposed iron mine site near Upson. The approval is contingent on the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources approving a stormwater permit regarding the company's plan. More than a dozen residents spoke about the permit application, some saying the language of the bulk sampling ordinance could... Full story
WAUKESHA, Wis. (AP) - Stressing the importance of having job-training programs that work, President Barack Obama on Thursday ordered a "soup to nuts" review of federal workforce training initiatives and pledged to copy the most successful ones. Emphasizing themes from his State of the Union address, Obama cast improved job training as central to his efforts to make it easier for people to move up into and stay in the middle class. At a General Electric engine factory near Milwaukee, he signed a... Full story
NEW YORK (AP) - From tablecloths to duvet covers, iPhone cases to wallpaper and startling calf-skin wall hangings, the ancient Japanese resist-dying technique of shibori has gone mainstream. Vera Wang, Ralph Lauren, Eileen Fisher, Levi's and innumerable fiber artists are breathing new life into the craft. "The stillness and beauty of it really centers me," said Oriana DiNella, who recently launched her own Web-based shibori line, including linen tableware, pillows and throws - and large leather... Full story
DULUTH, Minn. - James D. "Jim" Karvonen, 58, of Superior, Wis., died Monday, Jan. 27, 2014, at St. Luke's Hospital in Duluth, following a courageous battle with cancer. He was born on Nov. 8, 1955, in Ironwood, Mich., to Donald and Virginia (Mazzon) Karvonen. In 1973, he graduated from Luther L. Wright High School, where he was a member of the golf team. Jim got his first hole-in-one on the 155-yard 13th hole during a 1972 high school golf tournament in Iron Mountain, Mich. He married Debra "Deb... Full story
DULUTH, Minn. - Dorothy L. Harma, 95, of Hurley, Wis., died Monday, Jan. 27, 2014, at Essentia Health-St. Mary's Medical Center in Duluth, with her loving family by her side. The former Dorothy Kangas was born July 5, 1918, in Iron Belt, Wis., daughter of the late Samuel and Jennie (Lantta) Kangas, and graduated from Iron Belt High School in 1936. She was married to Oliver A. Harma on Oct. 2, 1937, at the Zion Lutheran Church parsonage in Ironwood, Mich., by the late Rev. Jacob Hirvi. Oliver pre... Full story
