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Articles from the November 27, 2018 edition


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  • Bessemer woman sentenced to prison for child abuse

    Nov 27, 2018

    By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] BESSEMER - A Bessemer woman was sentenced to at least three years in prison in Gogebic County Circuit Court Monday for abusing her child. Kayla Marie Brown, 27, was sentenced to between 36 months and 10 years in prison on one count of second degree child abuse. "Without question Ms. Brown's actions in this case were destructive, catastrophic, life-changing and severely traumatic events to (the victim); for which only the future will tell us whether...

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    Nov 27, 2018

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  • Ironwood awarded $220,000 blight grant

    Nov 27, 2018

    By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] IRONWOOD — City manager Scott Erickson told city commissioners Monday an additional $220,000 grant has been approved for Ironwood’s blight fight. The funds will again come through the Michigan State Housing Development Authority. Erickson said it’s hoped 10 to 12 houses will be demolished in 2019 in continuation of the Hardest Hit grant program that has resulted in dozens of eyesores being eliminated throughout the city. Bids are sought for area firms to tear down the structures. In other busin...

  • Christmas celebrations brighten Ontonagon days

    Nov 27, 2018

    ONTONAGON — Christmas in Ontonagon starts Thursday with a Christmas Concert at the Christian Center at 6 p.m. On Friday, two youth dances are slated, one for grades 6-7-8, and another for the high school students. Judging of the business and residential lighting contest has started, but business and home owners have until Thursday to register. On Saturday, the activity gets in full swing with a grand opening of the U.P. North Café and open houses at several businesses. A Christmas craft fair will run from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Ontonagon Ar...

  • Community calendar

    Nov 27, 2018

    Tuesday, Nov. 27 Gogebic County Veterans Service Officer, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Ironwood Memorial Building. 906-667-1110. Pickleball, 9-11 a.m., Ironwood Memorial Building. Breakfast For Your Brain, 10 a.m., Mercer, Wis., Community Center. 715-561-2695. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Ironwood Kiwanis Club, noon, Golden Dragon. UPHS-Marquette Regional Blood Center blood drive, Aspirus Ironwood Hospital, noon-4:00 p.m., 906-932-7627. Woods and Blooms Garden Club, 6:30 p.m., Haines Civic Center, Mer... Full story

  • Rudolph Mukavitz

    Nov 27, 2018

    MANSON, N.C. - Rudolph J. Mukavitz, former Ironwood resident, passed away at his home on Kerr Lake in Manson on Nov. 16, 2018. He graduated from Luther L. Wright High School in 1952 and married Margie Wiitala on Aug. 7, 1954. He is survived by his wife of 64 years; a son, Michael, of Stokesdale, and daughter, Paula Carmody, of Bel Air, Md.; two grandsons and two great-grandsons. He is also survived by his brother, William (Bobo), and sisters, Elizabeth Corolewski and Mary Ann White. Rudy was... Full story

  • Shirley Kapitan

    Nov 27, 2018

    IRONWOOD, Mich. — Shirley Kapitan, 92, of Ironwood, passed away on Nov. 20, 2018. Shirley was born on Feb. 25, 1926, in Superior, Wis. She was a graduate of Cathedral High School in Superior and the College of St. Scholastica in Duluth, Minn. In 1952, she married William “Bill” Kapitan. He preceded her in death on Feb. 26, 2002. Shirley began her career as a teacher at Puritan School in Bessemer. She was later a substitute teacher with the Ironwood School District. She is survived by daughters, Chantel Kapitan, Jane (Brad Dalbec) Baker and N... Full story

  • Donna J. Ellis

    Nov 27, 2018

    IRONWOOD, Mich. — Donna J. Ellis, 72, of Saxon, Wis., passed away on Nov. 23, 2018, in Ironwood. Donna was born on Aug. 7, 1946, in Ironwood, the daughter of Walter and Leone (Blondie) Damgard. She was a graduate of Saxon High School. On Nov. 9, 1968, she married Gary Ellis at St. Anne’s Catholic Church in Saxon. They enjoyed 50 years together, working as dairy farmers for the first 30 years. Donna was an avid reader, a great cook, and enjoyed having coffee with friends and family on her deck, and spending time with her grandkids and fam... Full story

  • June Marie Lindberg

    Nov 27, 2018

    LAKE GOGEBIC, Mich. — June Marie Lindberg, 91, of Lake Gogebic, passed away peacefully Sunday, Nov. 25, 2018. She was born on Aug. 6, 1927, in Ironwood, a daughter of Conrad Eric and Maria Alfreda (Hulstrom) Pearson. She attended Luther L. Wright High School and graduated in 1945. June is survived by four sons and many cherished grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by her parents and her beloved husband, Robert Owen, on May 8, 2017. The family is honoring June’s life in a private funeral service. Funeral arrangements hav... Full story