Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] MARENISCO — The search continues for the suspects who broke into a Marenisco Township residence early Tuesday morning, assaulted and tied up the homeowner before stealing “money and numerous guns.” The Gogebic County Sheriff’s Department believes the armed suspects specifically targeted the East Shore Road residence in the Lake Gogebic area, Sheriff Pete Matonich said in a news release. Matonich told the Daily Globe the resident was treated at Aspirus Ironwood Hospital, but didn’t provide a...
BESSEMER — The annual Gogebic Range pre-Christmas Bird Count returns Saturday. People who wish to participate should count all birds during the day and report to Jerry Edde in Bessemer at 906-663-6907. Calls should be made after 5 p.m. Participants should record the number of birds by species in a roughly 7.5-mile radius from the spotlight in Bessemer, including all of Hurley, Ironwood and Wakefield. When counting birds at the feeder, report only the highest number of each species seen at one time, so the same birds aren’t counted more tha...
By JAN TUCKER [email protected] ONTONAGON — An Ontonagon County jury in Circuit Court Wednesday convicted an Iowa man of seven felonies in an incident which occurred in mid January 2018. Paul Smith, 26, was convicted of one count illegal entry, one count of home invasion, and counts of possession of a weapon (metallic knuckles), receiving and concealing property (a vehicle), lying to a police officer, use of methamphetamine, and leaving lawful custody. The incident began when a car was found stuck in a ditch in Stannard Township. Police d...
Thursday, Dec. 20 Pickleball, 10 a.m.-noon., Ironwood Memorial Building. Gogebic County Veterans Service Officer, 10:30-11:30 a.m., Wakefield City Hall; 1-2 p.m., Watersmeet Township; 2:45-3:15 p.m., Marenisco Township. 906-667-1110. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Mended Hearts and Diabetes Support Group, 2 p.m., Aspirus Grand View Hospital conference area, Ironwood. 906-932-2443. Bessemer Area Historical Society, 2 p.m., 403 Sophie St., Bessemer. Regional Hospice Grief Support Group, 2 p.m., Comfort In... Full story
CAREY, Wis. - Robert Lloyd "Bobbie" Eilo, 84, of Carey, died at his home on Dec. 16, 2018. Bob was born in Mellen, the fifth of nine children of Sulo and Pearl (Peterson) Eilo. Raised in Iron Belt, he graduated from Iron Belt High School with the class of 1952. He enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1957, joining the Company A, 1st Battalion, 87th Infantry, returning stateside after serving overseas in Germany. He proudly remained in the Army Reserve until his honorable discharge in 1962. Bob began wor... Full story
WAKEFIELD, Mich.— Michael Joseph Frederick, 57, passed away on Dec. 15, 2018, at Gogebic Medical Care Facility in Wakefield. Michael lived at Lakeshore Home in Wakefield. He is survived by his parents, Joseph P. Frederick and Christine (Rigoni) Frederick, of Rockford, Ill.; one brother, Thomas J. Frederick, of Machesney Park, Ill.; one sister, Jeanean C. (Frederick) Johnson; a brother-in-law, Gregory Johnson, of Byron, Ill.; and three nephews, Andrew M. Johnson, Michael T. Frederick and Benjamin J. Frederick. He was preceded in death by p... Full story
