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Articles from the September 24, 2020 edition


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  • Bessemer extends comment period for US 2 detour

    Sep 24, 2020

    By CHARITY SMITH [email protected] BESSEMER — The Bessemer City Council tabled the approval of the detour route for the U.S. 2 project on Monday to allow ample time for those residents that were unable to attend Monday's public hearing to submit written comments and questions. Residents will have until Oct. 5 to offer their comments, questions and suggestions to city manager Charly Loper. The U.S. 2 project starts in 2021, however, the detours won’t be in place until 2022. Councilman Bill McDonald pushed for the tabling of the rou...

  • GCC host canner gauge testing

    Sep 24, 2020

    By CHARITY SMITH [email protected] IRONWOOD - Locals interested in canning foods got some assistance making sure their equipment was operating properly as Gogebic Community College hosted a pair of drive-thru events on Friday and Monday to allow those interested in pressure canning to have their gauges tested to make sure they are reading properly. Food that is not pressurized correctly can lead to many food-borne illnesses, such as botulism. The college worked in conjunction with the...

  • Iron County announces new flu-shot dates

    Sep 24, 2020

    By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] HURLEY — The Iron County Health Department announced several additional drive-thru flu clinics Tuesday as department staff encourage residents to get immunized in an effort to avoid an influenza outbreak from happening while the coronavirus pandemic is still occurring. Along with the previously announced Sept. 29 event at the Mercer Community Center and the Oct. 7 event at the Iron County Highway Garage in Hurley; the department is also holding a drive-thru clinic from 10 a.m. to noon on Oct. 13 a...

  • David Warren 'Chief' Davis

    Sep 24, 2020

    WAUSAU, Wis. - David Warren "Chief" Davis, 63, of Ironwood, Michigan entered eternal life Thursday, Sept. 17, 2020. He was born June 23, 1957, at the U.S. Naval Hospital in San Diego, son of James A Sr. and Mildred (Cline) Davis. Chief attended elementary school in San Diego, and then moved to Ironwood with his parents and brother where he attended Ironwood Area Schools. He attended Luther L. Wright High School where he played football and graduated in 1975. He furthered his education at the...

  • Dorothy Pauline Kempainen

    Sep 24, 2020

    EWEN, Mich. - Dorothy Pauline Kempainen, 97, of Ewen and Bessemer, passed away Sunday, Sept. 20, 2020. Dorothy was born on March 19, 1923, in Henribourg, Saskatchewan, Canada, the daughter of Joseph and Jennie (Sain) Bezotte. She attended Ewen High School and graduated in 1942. Dorothy is survived by her daughter-in-law, Carol (Tim) Pulkas; daughters, JoAnne (Butch) Wolfe and Susan (Robert) Giesen; stepchildren, Steve and Kathy Woracheck, Kathy (Bob) Western, Vivian (Dan) Driskill, Alden...

  • Willis H. Clemons

    Sep 24, 2020

    IRONWOOD, Mich. – Willis H. Clemons, 64, of Ironwood, passed away on Sept. 21, 2020, at Aspirus Ironwood Hospital in Ironwood, Michigan. He was born Feb. 9, 1956, son of Harold and Sytha (Hunter) Clemons. Willis worked as a pipefitter for a construction company. He loved nature and enjoyed going to the lake and walking. Willis married Penny Brownell on Feb. 14, 1997 in Nashville, Tennessee. He was preceded in death by his father, Harold Clemons. Willis is survived by his wife, Penny; stepson, V...

  • Arthur A. Braghini

    Sep 24, 2020

    RANTOUL, Ill. - Arthur A. Braghini, 86, of Rantoul. Illinois passed away on the morning of Monday, Sept. 21, 2020 at his home. He was born Dec. 25, 1933 in Bessemer, Michigan, a son of Louis and Cesira (Grandelis) Braghini. He married Joan McQuiggin on June 1, 1957 in Ironwood, Michigan. She preceded in death on May 22, 2009. He is survived by a son, Louis (Amy) Braghini of Champaign, Illinois; 2 daughters, Debbie (Mike) Corkran of Marion, Illinois and Diane (Steve) Craghead of Indianapolis,...

  • Hamako Eberly

    Sep 24, 2020

    MARENISCO, Mich. – Hamako Eberly, 89, of Marenisco, passed away Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2020. Hamako was born on Nov. 15, 1930, in Gunma Ken, Japan, the daughter of Kinshio and Mika Sakamoto. On July 5, 1955, Hamako was united in marriage to Theodore Eberly in Tokyo, Japan. She and her husband owned and operated a bait shop in Land O' Lakes, Wisconsin. Hamako is survived by loving friends, George and Peggy Loop, and Mike Tice and Janette Yakobics, all of Marenisco; and her lifelong friend, Yasie (...