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Janice F. Meredith-Gust
WAUSAU, Wis. - Janice F. Meredith-Gust passed away peacefully on Feb. 8, 2020, after a short illness while residing in Wausau. She was born on Dec. 31, 1933, to Donald and Frances Meredith of Mellen.... Full story
Campground nears completion
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] SAXON, Wis. - There's a light at the end of the tunnel for the rebuilding of Saxon Harbor, following its destruction in the July 2016 storm, as work on t...
Iron County US 2 project begins
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] SAXON, Wis. - Drivers traveling on U.S. 2 near Saxon may notice some increased construction activity as work began on several culverts Wednesday. The...
County board stresses importance of census participation
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] HURLEY — Iron County needs more of its residents to complete the census. That seemed to be the consensus at the Iron County Board of Supervisors meeting Tuesday. Iron County residents are filling out... Full story
DNR opts against Oman's Creek groin project
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] LITTLE GIRL'S POINT - It looks like dredging will continue to be the way the mouth of Oman's Creek is kept open after the Department of Natural... Full story
By Forestry Committee approves Schomberg paving improvements
HURLEY — The Iron County Forestry and Parks Committee decided improvements to Schomberg Park were the best way to honor the memory of Thomas E. Popko, voting Monday to send a bid to pave the park’s gravel areas to the full county board. A former... Full story
Mary Margaret DeZur
ASHLAND, Wis. - Mary Margaret DeZur, 88, passed away peacefully May 12, 2020, in Ashland, Wisconsin. She was born May 2, 1932, in Trout Creek, Michigan, the daughter of Thomas and Jennifer (Pelkola)... Full story
Community Calendar
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected] For more information, call 906-932-2211. Thursday, May 21 Gogebic-Ontonagon Community Action Agency food commodity distribution for seniors, Bergland Lake Gogebic Senior Center,... Full story
Community Calendar
Wednesday, May 20 Gogebic-Ontonagon Community Action Agency food commodity distribution for seniors, ; Marenisco Town Hall, 9:15-9:30 a.m; Watersmeet Food Pantry, 10-10:30 a.m.; Bruce Crossing, Stannard Township ballpark, 12:30-1 p.m. EDT. Alcoholics... Full story
Hurley bringing celebration to graduates
By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] HURLEY — The Hurley K-12 school staff, parents and first responders are offering curbside congratulations to graduating seniors in lieu of traditional end-of-year events due to the coronavirus...
Work continues rebuilding Saxon Harbor
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] SAXON, Wis. - With the arrival of warmer weather and the beginning of the construction season, work is under way to complete the rebuilding of Saxon...
Iron County board sworn in, elects chair
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] HURLEY — With the entirety of its membership either elected or re-elected in the April 7 election, the 15 supervisors on the Iron County Board of Supervisors were sworn in for their new terms Tuesday... Full story
Iron County communities get over $380,000 in transportation aid
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] MADISON, Wis. — Iron County’s 12 cities and towns will be receiving over $380,000 in general transportation aid to help with road work, the Wisconsin Department of Transportation announced last...
Hiller wins seat on Iron County Board
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] HURLEY -- Challenger Tanner Hiller defeated incumbent Jim Kichak to represent Mercer in the lone contested Iron County Board of Supervisors race in the April 7 election. The results of the election,...
Nick Raymond Furyk
IRONWOOD, Mich. — Nick Raymond Furyk, 64, of Ironwood, passed away on March 26, 2020, in Ironwood, Michigan. He was born on May 11, 1955, in Ironwood, son of Bernard and Carol Furyk. He attended local schools and graduated from J. E. Murphy High... Full story
Seniors receive drive-by lunches
HURLEY, Wis. - With the spirit of the drive-in restaurants the staff of the Hurley Senior Center are enjoying the switch to takeout lunches. On Monday the Iron County congregate meal sites in Hurley,...
Donald D. Reid
IRONWOOD, Mich. - Donald D. Reid, 90, of Ironwood, passed away on Sunday, March 15, 2020, at Aspirus Ironwood Hospital surrounded by his family. He was born on Dec. 17, 1929, in Hayward, Wisconsin,... Full story
Meyers, Bewley advocate bills for Wisconsin flood prevention, resilience
MADISON, Wis. - State Rep. Beth Meyers, D-Bayfield, and state Sen. Janet Bewley, D-Ashland, are urging the passage of a series of bills introduced this week that would help areas around the state reco... Full story
City of Mellen gets $1.5 million in Enbridge property sale
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] IRONWOOD — The city of Mellen received $1.5 million from Enbridge Inc., Tuesday, completing the sale of property the city council approved last November. The money pays for five acres of land between...
WisDOT holds Hurley roundabout meeting
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] HURLEY - Iron County's board room was packed Thursday night as Wisconsin Department of Transportation representatives provided an update on a pair of pla...
Enbridge holds open house for Line 5 route
By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] HURLEY - Enbridge, Inc. held an open house Thursday to discuss the proposed route for the Line 5 Wisconsin Segment Relocation Project. Enbridge, a...
Dorothy Marchant
KENOSHA, Wis. - Dorothy Marchant, 90, of Kenosha passed away on Tuesday Feb. 11, 2020, at ManorCare in Kenosha surrounded by her loving family. Dorothy was born on June 6, 1929, in Saxon, the daughter... Full story
Forestry committee recommends moving forward with construction projects
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] HURLEY — The Iron County Board of Supervisors is expected to act on a pair of resolutions regarded planned projects in the county after the county’s forestry and parks committee forwarded the...
