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Articles from the September 17, 2019 edition


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  • Bessemer City Council hears sewer, water project update

    Sep 17, 2019

    By KIM E. STROM [email protected] BESSEMER - The Bessemer City Council heard a report Monday on the upcoming major sewer and water project for 2021. The $21.4 million project will be overseen by the architectural and engineering firm C2AE and will begin May of 2021. Darren Pionk, project manager for C2AE, said they are hoping to do the work in small segments and are trying to time the work to accommodate another project on U.S. 2. According to Pionk, they are a bit behind schedule but...

  • IPSD apprehends teen

    Sep 17, 2019

    IRONWOOD — The local teen wanted on a felony warrant has been taken into custody, the Ironwood Public Safety Department has announced on Facebook Sunday. Haze Mitchell-Gray Reese, 18, agreed to turn himself into local law enforcement and the Gogebic County Sheriff’s Department took him into custody at approximately 12:30 Sunday, according to IPSD Sgt. Matt Sterbenz. Reese had been wanted on felony charges of breaking and entering a building and receiving and concealing stolen property, according to a post on the IPSD’s Facebook page Frida...

  • Mercer library to host Hokkaido wildlife photography presentation

    Sep 17, 2019

    By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] MERCER, Wis. - The Mercer Public Library will host a photography presentation of Hokkaido, Japan, at 4:30 p.m. today, in the adjoining community center and the program is free and open to the public. Gary and Ginny Theisen, part-year residents of Mercer, and longtime supporters and volunteers with the library, will offer a photo presentation of Hokkaido, the northern island of Japan. The couple were on the island in February, and the talk will be a...

  • Community calendar

    Sep 17, 2019

    Tuesday, Sept. 17 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. Pickleball, 9 a.m.-noon, Patterson courts or Ironwood Memorial Building. Iron-Gogebic Integrated Family Services, 9-10:30 a.m., Iron County Courthouse,... Full story

  • Donald L. Evenstad

    Sep 17, 2019

    CRYSTAL FALLS, Mich. - Donald L. Evenstad, 96, passed away peacefully on Sept. 9, 2019, in Crystal Falls, Mich.. Donald was born on Oct. 31, 1922, to the late Axel and Lillian Evenstad. He was a lifelong resident of Ironwood. In 1949, Donald married his wife, Jeanne Castle. Donald and Jeanne celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary on Sept. 3, 2019. Donald graduated from Luther L. Wright High School in Ironwood in 1941 and enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1943. He served as a coxswain in the... Full story

  • Joseph E. Brozzo

    Sep 17, 2019

    MARQUETTE, Mich. - Joseph E. Brozzo, 65, of Ironwood died Monday morning, Sept. 9, 2019, at the D.J. Jacobetti Home for Veterans in Marquette. He was born June 6, 1954, in Ironwood, a son of the late Lawrence and Mary (Brozzo) Heikkila and was a lifelong resident of the area. Joe was employed for many years as a truck driver at Steiger's Timber Operations. He enjoyed fishing, woodworking and was a jack-of-all-trades. He is survived by his wife, Cindy Brozzo of Ironwood; children, Jamie (Jen)... Full story