Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By ZACHARY MARANO [email protected] The Wisconsin primary election will take place Aug. 9. By turning out to vote, Wisconsinites will be able to decide which candidates will appear on the general election ballot in November. On a local level, Iron County Sheriff Paul W. Samardich is running for re-election as Republican. There is no candidate for sheriff on the Democratic ballot. Conversely, Iron County’s Clerk of Court Karen M. Ransanici is running for re-election as a Democrat, and there are no candidates for the position on the R...
ONTONAGON — Ontonagon Village Manager William DuPont called the $3.1 million included in the recently approved state budget toward the debt the village of Ontonagon has to the Michigan Employees Retirement System a “huge step.” The village has $8.17 million in unfunded liability to the MERS fund. DuPont emphasized it is a “first step” and the village will continue to right the ship. The budget also includes an opportunity for entities, such as the village, to apply for grants to help communities with their MERS debt. “We expect to apply for s...
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Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Thursday, July 28 Pickleball, 9 a.m.-noon, Patterson Courts, Ironwood. Bessemer St. Vincent de Paul, financial assistance, 9-10 a.m.; food pantry, 10 a.m. to noon. 906-663-4436. Ironwood St. Vincent de Paul, food pantry and financial assistance, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., located behind Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church. 906-932-4325. Gogebic County Veterans Service Officer, 10:30-11:30 a.m., Wakefield City Hall; 1-2 p.m., Watersmeet...
WATERSMEET, Mich. - Arleen H. Schenk, 81, of Watersmeet, passed away Monday, July 25, 2022, at the Iron County Medical Care Facility, Crystal Falls. She was born Aug. 5, 1940, at Lac Vieux Desert Indian Village, daughter of the late Joseph and Jessie (McGeshick) Pete. Arleen was a beautiful gem of a woman who could light up a room with her smile. She had an unlimited love for her friends, family and tribal community. Even after giving all of that love, she still had enough love for her Detroit...
