Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] IRONWOOD - More than 400 students from six area high schools converged on Gogebic Community College Tuesday for "Welcome to College Day 2019." The statewide Michigan College Fair tour is going through the Upper Peninsula this week, said Kim Zeckovich, director of admissions, marketing and communications at GCC. The 38 public and private schools present were from Michigan, Wisconsin and Minnesota. "It provides high school and college students an...
By KIM E. STROM [email protected] IRONWOOD - High water levels in Lake Superior for the month of August 2019 have tied the record with that of 1952, according to Keith Kompoltowicz, chief of Watershed Hydrology, Detroit District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The Detroit District monitors the Great Lakes water levels and makes the information available as a public service. Since 1952, the average water level for Lake Superior has been 602.17 feet above sea level. This year it is...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] HURLEY — The public defender representing a Kimball man accused of bombing an asphalt plant has filed a motion to dismiss the charges against his client, arguing too much time has passed since the explosions to allow for a fair trial. Matthew Allen Gollubske, 39, is charged with two counts of being a party to the crime of using explosives to damage property in connection to several explosions between 4:15 and 6 a.m. on the morning of July 4, 2015 at Mathy Construction’s asphalt plant off U.S. 2 i...
Wednesday, Sept. 18 Gogebic-Ontonagon Community Action Agency food commodity distribution for seniors, Bruce Crossing Stannard Township ballpark, 1-1:30 p.m. EDT; Watersmeet Food Pantry, 1:15-1:30 p.m.; Marenisco Town Hall, 2-2:15 p.m. Christian Men of the Northland, 6:30 a.m., Uptown Cafe, Ironwood. Alcoholics Anonymous, open meeting, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. DOVE Support Group, noon-2 p.m. 906-932-4990. Ironwood-Hurley Rotary Club, 12:15 p.m., Elk and Hound Restaurant, Ironwood. Kimball Homemakers, 1 p.m., Community... Full story
MERCER, Wis. - Sandra L. (Gray) Eesley, 72, Mercer, passed away Monday, Sept. 16, 2019, at home surrounded by family. The daughter of the late James and Anne (Tremback) Gray was born Aug. 7, 1947, in Chicago. In 1960 the family moved to Mercer and Sandra graduated from Mercer High School. On May 7, 1983, Sandra married Danny Eesley at Saint Agnes Catholic Church in Ashland. Her passion for helping others led her to a job in Ashland with Human Services. When Sandy later moved back to Mercer she... Full story
IRONWOOD, Mich. - Arthur Johnson, 89, of Bessemer, passed away on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019, in Ironwood. Art was born in Bessemer on Aug. 27, 1930, to Walter and Norma (Moroni) Johnson. He attended local schools graduating from A.D. Johnson High School in 1949. He served his country in the U.S. Army from 1951 to 1959 as a clerk at Fort Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, earning his honorable discharge in 1959. Upon returning from the service, Art was employed at Range Beverage in Hurley, Wis., as... Full story
IRONWOOD, Mich. — Jack William Holmes, 83, passed away on September 14, 2019, at Westgate Nursing, Rehabilitation and Assisted Living Community in Ironwood. Jack was born on July 13, 1936, to Arnie and Irene (Vanhalla) Holmes in Ironwood. He married Carol Jean Wenberg on August 30, 1958. They would have celebrated their 59th wedding anniversary. Jack served in the U. S. Army from 1955 to 1957. He worked for American Motors in Kenosha, Wisconsin, from 1959 to 1969, at Ruppe Cement Block as m... Full story
