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Human trafficking survivor and advocate to speak at Northern Waters Casino Resort
WATERSMEET, Mich. (WLUC) - Trafficking Victim turned Advocate Jessica Kay will speak about her experiences next week at the Northern Waters Casino Resort. Lac Vieux Desert Tribal Police Sgt. Jeffery Mcgeshick said human trafficking has become a global issue. “From my experience in this area, in areas around it, across...
Annika Miller holds off Caro Tripp to win UPLGA Championship
MARQUETTE, Mich. (WLUC) - The UPLGA Championship came down to two worthy competitors Tuesday afternoon at Marquette Golf Club: Marquette’s own Caro Tripp and Annika Miller, who was representing Ontonagon. Tripp held a two-stroke lead at the turn, but Miller later tied it on the 13th hole. Miller took...
Hiawatha Park gets brand new playground
Ironwood - In June 1964, a 52-foot statue of Hiawatha was erected at the site of the Old Norrie Iron Mine. A teeter-totter and swings helped to create an adjacent park. Present that day in 1964 was Miss Hiawatha, Renee Semi Hartz. Fast forward to last weekend when Hartz was...
Charles 'Chuck' Allen Lotzer
IRONWOOD - Charles "Chuck" Allen Lotzer, 85, of Ironwood, passed away with his family by his side at his home on Friday, July 19, 2024. Chuck was born on Feb. 23, 1939, at home in Ironwood to Charles and Lillie (Erickson) Lotzer. He was a 1957 graduate of Luther L. Wright High School in Ironwood. He attended Michigan Tech studying mechanical engineering. He then served two years in the U.S. Army. On Nov. 29, 1980, he was united in marriage with Pauline "PJ" Joki and they raised eight children together.
Thomas Joseph LaVerdure
IRONWOOD - Thomas Joseph LaVerdure, 78, a lifelong resident of Hurley, Wisconsin, passed away with his family by his side on Thursday, July 18, 2024, at the Aspirus Ironwood Hospital. Tom was born at home on March 21, 1946, to Phillip J. and Catherine (Krpan) LaVerdure. He graduated from the...
Janet Rosalind Gheller
HURLEY, Wis. - A Mass of Christian Burial remembering Janet Rosalind (Saari) Gheller, 84, town of Oma resident, who died on April 14, 2024, will be celebrated on Thursday, Aug. 8, at 11 a.m., preceded by visitation at 9:30 a.m., at Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church, 108 S. Marquette St., in Ironwood, with the Rev. Brian Gerber, celebrant.
Marty's Goldenaires helps end Festival Ironwood
Ironwood - A performance by Marty's Goldenaires Drum and Bugle Corps was part of the final evening of Festival Ironwood on Saturday. Under the direction of Dan Pitrone and co-director Dustin Pitrone, corps members performed inside of the main tent within the Historic Ironwood Depot as a huge crowd spilled out into the nearby vicinity and cheered on the performance.
5,000 ducks, 5,000 prizes, a child's delight
Ironwood - As a major feature of Festival Ironwood, "the World's Largest Duck Pick" is a big event for young children from around the Ironwood area and surrounding communities. Imagine being five or six again, and there are hundreds of bright, yellow, tiny, friendly-looking ducks floating in a little pool...
Alvin Douglas Niemi
BESSEMER, Mich. - Alvin Douglas Niemi, 76, of Bessemer, passed away on Tuesday, July 16, 2024, in Duluth, Minnesota, surrounded by his loving family, following five-and-a-half years of peritoneal at home dialysis treatment and an 11-day hospitalization for a peritonitis infection. On Aug. 21, 1947, in Ironwood, he was born...
Ironwood Area Schools opens centennial celebration
Ironwood - The Ironwood Area Schools opened its centennial celebration on July 19 with a ceremony held on the steps of the Luther L. Wright K-12 School. A crowd of more than 150 attended to honor the occasion. The ceremony included speeches from guest speaker Paul Mattson and superintendent Dan...
Protecting history
ROCKLAND TOWNSHIP — Jason Pragacz, of Anti-engineeringsolutions, of Ontonagon, is in the process of installing a new cedar shake roof on one of the former miners’ cabins at Old Victoria Historical Site, which is now the Visitor Center. Old Victoria is about three miles from Rockland, and 16 miles south of Ontonagon Village.
Lawrence John Choronzy
Lawrence “Larry” J. Choronzy, age 75, of Ironwood, passed away on Friday, July 5, 2024, at the Aspirus Ironwood Hospital. Larry was born on Jan. 6, 1949, to John and Signe (Kaartunen) Choronzy in Ironwood, Michigan. He was a true Norrie resident living on the same street his entire 75 years of life. Larry was a 1967 graduate of L.L. Wright High School in Ironwood. He was united in marriage to high school sweetheart, Gail Lehto on May 9, 1970, in Ironwood. He was a member of the US Army Reserves.
US-2/M-28 intersection traffic signal study in Wakefield begins Friday
WAKEFIELD, Mich. - The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) is evaluating the traffic signal at the US-2/M-28 (Sunday Lake Street) intersection in Wakefield, Gogebic County. This study will require placing the traffic signal at US-2 and M-28 into flash mode. Motorists should be aware of the change in the traffic pattern.
Two EMS information sessions draw no attendance
Bessemer — Two sessions designed to inform the public on the pending continuation of an ambulance millage drew no attendees on the eastern or western sides of Gogebic County. Heidi DeRosso, Gogebic County coordinator of emergency services/911, reported the news on July 18 as she sat in an empty...
Marenisco, Watersmeet townships continue PILT push
Marenisco TOWNSHIP — Marenisco and Watersmeet townships are continuing the push to get some share of the state PILT funds that now go to Gogebic County. PILT stands for “payment in lieu of taxes,” and such payments are made to governmental entities that include federal property within their boundaries.
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