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Articles from the August 20, 2019 edition


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  • Springstead crash victim identified as county board member

    Aug 20, 2019

    By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] HURLEY — The Iron County Sheriff’s Department has released the name of the Springstead man killed in Friday’s single-vehicle crash at the intersection of Wisconsin 182 and Wisconsin 47. Bradford J. Matson, 52, was killed after his vehicle failed to negotiate the turn from Wisconsin 182 to Wisconsin 47 and hit a tree, according to the Sheriff’s Department. Matson, a Springstead resident, represented the town of Sherman on the Iron County Board of Supervisors. Iron County Board Chair Joe Pinardi...

  • Moving Day

    Aug 20, 2019

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  • Bessemer supports redevelopment of trailside property

    Aug 20, 2019

    By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] BESSEMER - The Bessemer city council voted Monday evening to support a potential redevelopment deal of property at 508 S. Moore St. The aim has been for the city to partner with the Gogebic County Brownfield Authority and the state of Michigan to create a "build-ready" lot that then would inspire a private developer to engage in construction, resulting in city tax revenue. Monday's vote was in support of establishing a Brownfield zone that may be eligible...

  • Hurley School approves transportation request

    Aug 20, 2019

    By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] HURLEY, Wis. — The Hurley Board of Education on Monday approved 5-0 a transportation request for children living outside of the school bus routes. The Island Lake family lives 18 miles from the nearest school bus stop on County Road C. The family is in a hardship situation with the father working away and the mother expecting a fifth child. The action requires a school district driver and vehicle to transport four children to and from their home to school in Hurley for the school tear at approximat...

  • Community calendar

    Aug 20, 2019

    Tuesday, Aug. 20 Pickleball, 9 a.m.-noon, Patterson courts or Ironwood Memorial Building. Iron-Gogebic Integrated Family Services, 9-10:30 a.m., Iron County Courthouse, Hurley. 906-663-4045 or 715-561-2191. Wisconsin Veterans Employment Services Representative, 9-11:30 a.m., veterans service office, Hurley. 715-392-7808. Gogebic County Veterans Service Officer, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Ironwood Memorial Building. 906-667-1110. Blood Pressure Screening, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., with Regional Hospice nurses, Mill Street Garden, Bessemer. 906-663-0308. Alcoholics... Full story

  • Marilyn Frank

    Aug 20, 2019

    IRONWOOD, Mich. - Marilyn Frank, daughter of Leo and Gertrude (Ross) LaFave passed away Aug. 14, 2019, in Ironwood. She was born on Sept. 15, 1932, attended local schools, and graduated from Luther L. Wright High School in 1950. In 1953, she received her R.N. diploma from Wesley Memorial Hospital School of Nursing in Chicago. From 1953-1962, she worked at Wesley Memorial Hospital, Quantico Naval Hospital in Quantico, Va., Mary Washington Hospital in Fredericksburg, Va., Onslow Memorial Hospital... Full story

  • Ann (Stempihar) Bonello

    Aug 20, 2019

    NAPLES, Fla. — Ann (Stempihar) Bonello, 95, of Naples, formerly a longtime resident of Wakefield, Mich., passed away Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2019. Ann was born on Sept. 3, 1923, in Anvil, Mich., a daughter of Frank and Anna (Verbonac) Stempihar. She attended A.D. Johnston High School in Bessemer, Mich. and graduated in 1941. On June 23, 1945, Ann married the love of her life Mike L. Bonello at St. Sebastian Catholic Church in Bessemer. For many years, they lived in Wakefield and Englewood. Ann was employed as a teacher’s aide at Wakefield elementar... Full story

  • Karen Marie (Urli) Antin

    Aug 20, 2019

    ROME, Wis. — Karen Marie (Urli) Antin, 76, wonderful and much-loved wife, mother, grandmother, sister and friend, passed away peacefully Aug. 14, 2019, at home in the town of Rome, Adams County, surrounded by her loving family. Born in Montreal on Aug. 8, 1943, to Lawrence “Dan” and Elma (Turunen) Urli, Karen graduated from J.E. Murphy High School in Hurley in 1961 and from Suomi College, now Finlandia University, in Hancock, Mich., in 1963. She went on to Northern Michigan University, graduating with a degree in social work in 1966. She marri... Full story

  • Marian Elizabeth (Brottlund) Erickson

    Aug 20, 2019

    IRONWOOD, Mich. - Marian Elizabeth (Brottlund) Erickson, 97, of Ironwood, passed away on Aug. 6, 2019, in Ironwood. Marian was born on May 7, 1922, the daughter of John and Mabel (Westman) Brottlund, in Ironwood. She went to Newport Grade School and graduated from Luther L. Wright High School in 1940. She worked many jobs including waitressing, bakery, war plants in Detroit during World War II; and her last job was as a cook at Josephson's Nursing Home for 15 years. On July 24, 1944, she... Full story