Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By JEAN NORDINE [email protected] IRONWOOD - Michigan State Sen. Tom Casperson, R-Escanaba, met with 25 representatives from local municipalities and area businesses at Gogebic Community College Monday evening to discuss what can be done to sway the Department of Corrections from closing the Ojibway Correctional Facility in Marenisco. Thirty prisons remain open in the state after the closure of the West Shoreline Correctional Facility in Muskegon earlier this year, but there is a...
By JEAN NORDINE [email protected] BESSEMER - A newly installed "Book Trail" along the Iron Belle Trail allows people to enjoy a book while taking a stroll along the trail. There are 16 stops on the trail with a different pages from a book displayed. Other books will be featured throughout the summer with "Hold This" the initial one. "Hold This" is a children's book written by Carloyn Cory Scoppettone and illustrated by Priscilla Alpaugh. The book is about a little girl named Mika who...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] IRONWOOD — Building off Ironwood’s “Find Your North” slogan and new logo, the city commission approved a new marketing plan for the city Monday. Community Development Director Tom Bergman said a variety of projects were identified several years ago during the city’s comprehensive planning process — including the creation of a marketing plan. Monday’s plan builds off a one-year plan Bergman said was developed roughly two years ago. “The EDC took this as one of their main projects about a year ago, a...
Tuesday, July 24 Gogebic County Veterans Service Officer, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Ironwood Memorial Building. 906-667-1110. Pickleball, 9-11 a.m. Hemlock Av. tennis courts, if raining, Ironwood Memorial Building. Breakfast For Your Brain, 10 a.m., Mercer, Wis., Community Center. 715-561-2695. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Ironwood Kiwanis Club, noon, Golden Dragon. Mercer Health and Wellness Pickleball, 3-6 p.m., Mercer Community Center. Woods and Blooms Garden Club, 6:30 p.m., Haines Civic Center, Mer... Full story
IRONWOOD, Mich. - Carl Mathew Kinnunen, 92, of Ironwood, passed away as a result of an auto accident. Carl was born on Sept. 21, 1925 in South Carey, Wis. to Matt and Aliina Kinnunen. He graduated from Hurley, Wis. High School as a member of the National Honor Society. In 1943 Carl entered the Navy and fought in WWII in the Pacific Theater as Yeoman 1st Class. In 1950 Carl graduated with a BA from the University of Wisconsin. Carl worked as an accountant with major construction companies and... Full story
MORA, Minn. - David Michael Miklesh, 33, of Athens, Ga. passed away unexpectedly on June 28, 2018 in Denver, Colo. David is survived by the love of his life Lindsey Brooker, his parents Andrew and Jolene of Isle, brother Thomas of Brainerd, sister Rebecca of Isle, grandmother Marian Bicknese of Eyota, uncles Louis (Karen) Miklesh of Tavares, Fla, Robert (Sandy) Miklesh of Ironwood, Mich., John (Cindy) Miklesh of Fresno, Calif., Aunts Judy Brandt of Eyota, Barbara (Steve) Dubanoski of... Full story
NEW BUFFALO, Mich. - Ronald Wayne Morrison Sr., 88, formerly of New Buffalo, died peacefully with his family surrounding him after a long illness on Thursday, July 18, 2018. Ron was born in Sault Ste. Marie, on August 31, 1929, the son of Dewey and Esther (Quinnell) Morrison of Pickford. As a youngster, he roamed the streets of Pickford with his faithful dog, Bob, which he sold to the local banker once a week for a nickel to buy candy. When the banker said "I just bought that dog last week,"... Full story
HURLEY, Wis. - Arthur Anthony Carli, Jr., 82, of Hurley, passed away on July 19, 2018. Arthur was born on December 29, 1935 to Arthur Anthony Carli, Sr. and Kathrine (Kutrovoc) Carli. He served his country honorably as a member of the U. S. Air Force. He was employed at the White Pine Copper Mine. He was an active member of Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church in Ironwood. He enjoyed spending time with his children. He had a great sense of humor and people always liked to be around him. He was an... Full story
RAMSAY, Mich. - Jerry Hugh Smith, Jr., 64, of Ramsay, died Thursday, June 28, 2018. Jerry was born January 11, 1954. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy and a life-long resident of Ramsay. Jerry worked in White Pine Copper Mine and in the lumber industry in the Upper Peninsula for many years. Jerry was well known in Ramsay and Wakefield. He enjoyed fishing, darts, pool and especially horseshoes. Jerry was the kind of man that would give anyone the shirt off his back. Surviving are two daughters,... Full story
