Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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IRONWOOD - Sometimes weather forecasters hit the nail right on the head. The National Weather Service predicted 1.7 inches of rain for Ironwood for Thursday and Friday morning and 1.73 inches fell for the 24-hour period to 7 a.m. Friday at the wastewater treatment plant on the Montreal River, off Cloverland Drive. That set a 117-year record for Ironwood for Sept. 21. The monthly rainfall total stands at 3.23 inches, compared to the long-average of 2.7 inches through Sept. 21. The highest total...
HURLEY - The Hurley School Board's decision Monday to evaluate the school district's Midget mascot has created a social media firestorm. The initial reaction seems to be mostly opposed to changing the name. The school board voted to form a committee and "engage in a transparent process to evaluate the mascot," a statement released Thursday by district administrator Chris Patritto noted. Although school board president Joe Simonich, of Kimball, said the district had been threatened in the past...
Editor’s Note: The following story is the second of a three-part series. Part 1, published on Friday, provided an overview of the status of an unnamed, multi-use trail connecting Wakefield to Marenisco. WAKEFIELD — The Western Upper Peninusla Trail Association operated for only five years, between 2012 and 2017, but its members are proud of what they accomplished during that time. According to Ross and Kim Kolesar, of Wakefield, who served, respectively, as WUPTA’s president and secretary, “informal” work already had been occurring for about...
Saturday, Sept. 22 Children’s Story Time, 10 a.m., Wakefield Library. Union Station Food Pantry/Food Bank, 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., 252 E. Ayer St., Ironwood. Alcoholics Anonymous, 11 a.m., Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Community Pickleball Paddlers, 2-5 p.m., Mercer School gymnasium. 715-776-4588. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Sunday, Sept. 23 Alcoholics Anonymous, 1 p.m., closed meeting, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. Mercer Health and Wellness Pickleball, 3-6 p.m., Mercer Com... Full story
WAUSAU, Wis. - Grace L. (Gribble) Wylie, 93, of Wausau, passed away at the Mount View Care Center Evergreen unit on Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2018, with her family and husband of 74 years at her side. Grace was born on Sept. 11, 1925, at Ironwood, Mich., daughter of William C. and Maud L. (Slade) Gribble. She was the youngest of three children. She was a 1943 graduate of the Luther L. Wright High School, during which time she met her future husband, Robert C. Wylie. They were married Jan. 31, 1944,... Full story
MESA, Ariz. - Dolores L. Harris, 95, passed away peacefully on July 20, 2018, at her home in Mesa. Dolores was born April 18, 1923, in Ironwood, Mich. She grew up in Ironwood and attended school there where she graduated in 1940. Dolores married Thomas P. Harris in 1948 and they had two children, Susan and Thomas. Dolores and Thomas raised their children in Oshkosh, Wis., until their move to Arizona in 1969. Dolores was an active churchgoer, an avid reader, and a lucky bingo player. Dolores... Full story
