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Articles from the April 11, 2017 edition


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  • David A. Erickson

    Apr 11, 2017

    IRONWOOD, Mich. - David A. Erickson, 78, of Ironwood, died Saturday, April 8, 2017, at Westgate Living Center in Ironwood. David was born on Sept. 29, 1938, in Ironwood, the son of the late Frank and Edith (DeFelice) Erickson. He went to Newport School and graduated from Luther L. Wright High School in 1956. David entered the U.S. Army and was honorably discharged in 1967. He married the former Patricia Alonen on Sep. 4, 1971, at St. Ambrose Catholic Parish with Fr. Dunlevy officiating. David...

  • Gregg D. 'Jocko' Giacomino

    Apr 11, 2017

    HURLEY, Wis. - Gregg D. "Jocko" Giacomino, 58, of Southgate Village, Hurley, died unexpectedly Friday, April 7, 2017, at home. He was born Aug. 4, 1958, in Ironwood, Mich., son of Virginia (Smee) and the late Dominic Giacomino. He attended grade school in Iron Belt and graduated from J.E. Murphy High School in Hurley in 1978. He then was employed at Netz Glove in Pence until it closed, at Jacquart Manufacturing in Ironwood for many years, Copps Bakery and Tom Davis Overhead Door in Hurley, and...

  • Catherine L. 'Cathie' Vaara

    Apr 11, 2017

    MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — Catherine L. “Cathie” Vaara, 61, of Vaughn St., Ironwood, Mich., passed away Saturday, April 8, 2017, at the University Hospital in Minneapolis. She was born Oct. 8, 1955, to Robert and Delores Vaara of Ironwood. Cathie attended area grade schools and Ironwood High School. She continued her education at Gogebic Community College in their first Cosmetology Class. She also took a course in Medical Records, which is where she chose to focus her career. She worked in that field of Medicine for many years until she became ill....

  • Community Calendar

    Apr 11, 2017

    Tuesday, April 11 Pickleball, 10 a.m. to noon, Ironwood Memorial Building. Gogebic County Veterans Service Officer, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Ironwood Memorial Building. 906-667-1110. Friends of the Mercer Public Library, 10 a.m., library, Mercer, Wis. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Ironwood Kiwanis Club, noon, Golden Dragon. New members welcome. Bessemer American Legion Post 27, 5 p.m., American Legion, Bessemer. Family Fun Night, 5 to 7 p.m., presented by MSU-Extension at Ironwood Memorial Building. Ironwood...

  • Ironwood woman sentenced to jail in credit union theft

    Ralph Ansami|Apr 11, 2017

    HURLEY — A 48-year-old Ironwood woman was sentenced Monday afternoon in Iron County Court to a year in jail and three years probation for a single count of identity theft. Wendy Wuorinen had originally been charged with 26 counts of theft for withdrawing around $7,613 from a customer’s account at the Iron County Community Credit Union in Kimball without authorization. She earlier entered a guilty plea to a single felony, under an agreement that the other felonies would be dropped, but read into the record. Although a pre-sentence inv...

  • Residents offer input at Conservation Congress

    Apr 11, 2017

    MERCER, Wis. - In a celebration of the public ownership of the state's natural resources, Wisconsinites gathered Monday night to vote on more than 80 measures regarding Department of Natural Resources policies, during the Wisconsin Conservation Congress' annual spring meetings. All 72 counties in the state held meetings, with Iron County's being at the Mercer Community Center. While many of the proposals didn't directly impact Iron County, several proposals would change the regulations within...

  • Wakefield City Council agrees to contract with Merit Network for Internet services

    Isabelle Kleinschmidt|Apr 11, 2017

    WAKEFIELD - The Wakefield City Council agreed to a 5-year contract for Internet services through the Merit Network Monday evening. The council spent some time discussing the network, the contract, and the benefits of the higher Internet speeds at a fixed rate. "It would move the city into the next level of providing service," said City Manager Richard Brackney. "I envision the meetings being streamed to get more people active in the politics in the area, and we would have the capability to hold...

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