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Articles from the August 13, 2019 edition


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  • Fire investigation ongoing

    Aug 13, 2019

    By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] IRONWOOD - Inspections and investigations are ongoing regarding the Sunday fire that damaged two second floor apartments and the Pines Restaurant below at 120 S. Suffolk. Ironwood Public Safety said the investigation is ongoing and there was no new information to provide on Monday. "Everything is still under investigation," said Susan Graumann, co-owner of the restaurant with Janice Miskovich. "We will not know anything until the investigation is...

  • City to consider water filtration system

    Aug 13, 2019

    By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] IRONWOOD — The Ironwood City Commission is proposing an engineering and funding search to build a water filtration system, according to discussion at its Monday meeting. The commission meeting drew around 200 people who were mostly present to express anger that the city waited until manganese levels were discovered approaching federal Environmental Protection Agency precautionary levels to take action on filtration. “Ultimately, the solution to this issue is filtration,” said Scott Erickson, city...

  • Ironwood man sentenced on sex charge

    Aug 13, 2019

    By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] BESSEMER - An Ironwood man will serve over 6 years in prison on a criminal sexual conduct charge after being sentenced in Gogebic County Circuit Court Monday. Tylor David Morrison, 28, was sentenced to serve between 75 months and 15 years in prison for third degree criminal sexual conduct. The charge stems from the night of Oct. 13, 2017, when Morrison drove a woman he knew to a relatively secluded area of the county and assaulted her, according to...

  • Community calendar

    Aug 13, 2019

    Tuesday, Aug. 13 Pickleball, 9 a.m.-noon, Patterson courts or Ironwood Memorial Building. Gogebic-Ontonagon Community Action Agency food commodity distribution for seniors, Pioneer Park Apartments tenants only, Ironwood, 9-10 a.m.; Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church parking lot, 10:30-11:15 a.m.; Mill Trace Apartments west parking lot, 11:35-11:45 a.m.; Mill Trace Apartments east parking lot, 11:45-11:55 a.m.; Wildwood Apartments community room, 12-12:15 p.m. Gogebic County Veterans Service Officer, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Ironwood Memorial Building. 9...

  • Delores Proulx 'Gean' Hendrickson

    Aug 13, 2019

    WAKEFIELD, Mich. - Delores Proulx "Gean" Hendrickson, 95, passed away on July 12, 2019, of natural causes. Gean was born to Frances and Mary Dunn Proulx outside of Gagetown, Mich., in a small French-Irish farming community called Frenchtown. Gean had three siblings, Frank (Mary), Bill (Eva) and Shirley (Cliff Wood) who all are deceased. Gean was a PBX switchboard operator in Detroit after her high school graduation until the outbreak of World War II. During the war, she proudly became a "Rosie...

  • Irene Elizabeth Raisanen

    Aug 13, 2019

    MARQUETTE — Irene Elizabeth Raisanen, 95, of Marquette, entered eternal life Wednesday morning, July 24, 2019, at Brookridge Heights Assisted Living. Irene was born on March 21, 1924 in Wakefield, a daughter of Andrew and Mayme (Burg) Pitkanen. She graduated from Wakefield High School in 1942 as salutatorian of her class and while in high school earned the honor of being named Potato Queen of Gogebic County. After graduation, Irene moved to Chicago for work. In August of 1943, Irene was u...

  • Arlene (Ahonen) Huhta

    Aug 13, 2019

    ONTONAGON, Mich. - Arlene (Ahonen) Huhta, 82, of Rockland passed away on Aug. 1, 2019. Arlene was born in Kimball, Wis., on Nov. 4, 1936, to Ghalmer and Ruth Ahonen. She was a beloved wife of the late Warren "Hawk" Huhta, and loving mother to 11 children, 22 grandchildren, and 22 great-grandchildren. Arlene was preceded in death by her parents, Ghalmer and Ruth Ahonen; her husband, Warren; her sons, Jeff Farrell and John Huhta; and stepdaughter, Tracey Huhta. Arlene and Warren along with their...