Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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BESSEMER - Ewen-Trout Creek picked up a road Porcupine Mountain Conference victory over a young Bessemer team Thursday, 3-1. The Panthers won 25-15, 25-22, 19-25, 25-21. "It was a lot of passion by the girls," new E-TC coach Brandon Ward said. "The girls have been working so hard, so well deserving of this. They played two close games before this; I'm just happy to see the ball went our way tonight. The team we played tonight was awesome." The Speedgirls fought back after dropping the first two... Full story
IRONWOOD - The city of Ironwood has received only one bid to demolish the former Kenny's Studio building at 227 E. Aurora St., next to the Carnegie Library. The city commission will meet Monday at 5:30 p.m. in regular session and will consider the bid from Jake's Excavating, of Ironwood, for $75,000. That cost is apparently too steep because the agenda calls for commissioners to consider rejecting the bid and authorizing a rebidding process. The parcel containing the former photography studio... Full story
GILE, Wis. - At 31 years old, Danny Baross, who was married with three children and an employee at the Ojibway Correctional Facility, committed suicide in 2009. There were 742 suicide deaths in Wisconsin, in 2008, the most recent data available on the Wisconsin Department of Health Services' website. In 2012, Michigan had a total of 1,255 suicide deaths, which was up from 1,095 in 2002, according to the state's Department of Community Health website. Raising awareness is part of the motivation... Full story
Dear Editor: It is with great sorrow that the board writes to inform your readers that the Charter Township of Ironwood has chosen to terminate library services with the Ironwood Carnegie Library for its residents. In previous years, the township contracted with the Ironwood Carnegie Library for a fee of $16,500. This past year, the library agreed to a contract for significantly less money ($2,303) to ensure library services for township residents. The library services contract indicated the township could recommend a person to the library... Full story
ASHLAND, Wis. — Victoria “Vicki” Niemi, 69, of Ashland, passed away on Monday, Sept. 1, 2014, at the Golden Living Center Court Manor in Ashland. She was born July 17, 1945, in Wakefield, Mich., the daughter of Arthur and Antoinette (Biagoli) Niemi. She is survived by two daughters, Toni Ann and Michelle Dums; a sister, Marie (Conrad) Nelson, Bessemer, Mich.; and a brother, Ronnie (Gale) Niemi, Wyoming. She was preceded in death by her parents; and a sister, Barbara Blanksvard. It was Vicki’s wishes to be cremated and her ashes will be interre... Full story
Joan Rivers, the raucous, acid-tongued comedian who crashed the male-dominated realm of late-night talk shows and turned Hollywood red carpets into danger zones for badly dressed celebrities, died Thursday. She was 81. Rivers died at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York, surrounded by family and close friends, daughter Melissa Rivers said. She was hospitalized Aug. 28 after going into cardiac arrest in a doctor's office following a routine procedure. The New York state health department is investiga... Full story
NEW YORK (AP) — Police handcuffed dozens of protesters who blocked traffic in dozens of cities across the country on Thursday in their latest attempt to escalate efforts to get McDonald’s, Burger King and other fast-food companies to pay employees at least $15 an hour. The protests, which were planned by labor organizers for about 150 cities nationwide throughout Thursday, are part of a campaign called “Fight for $15.” Since the efforts began in late 2012, organizers have switched up their t... Full story
