Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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IRONWOOD TOWNSHIP - The barriers the Michigan Department of Natural Resources installed last fall to try and prevent erosion at Oman's Creek at Little Girl's Point appear to have worked. The DNR's installation of the Beach Prisms - 4-by-10-foot concrete blocks specially designed to allow the movement of water through them - in October were the first use of the technology in Michigan. Jeff Gaertner, park manager for the Porcupine Mountains State Park and Lake Gogebic area, said because the beach...
HURLEY — The Iron County Human Services Board approved the job description for a billing clerk/receptionist position with the county’s Human Services Department Wednesday, and directed the position be advertised. The position is intended to help cut down on the amount of overtime for the current employees and prepare for software changes in the department “The sooner we can get financial help in that office the better,” Opal Roberts, the chair of the human services board, said. According to information presented to the board, the position will...
BESSEMER - Former Erwin Township Clerk Prisilla Gerovac, 56, was sentenced in Gogebic County Circuit Court Tuesday to 30 days in jail for embezzling money from the township. In May, Gerovac pleaded no contest to the charge of embezzlement by an agent or trustee of an amount more than $1,000, but less than $20,000, a five-year felony. In sentencing Gerovac, Judge Janis Burgess said while Gerovac didn't have a criminal record, the nature of the crime merited the sentence. "The purpose of jail time...
WAKEFIELD — Wakefield’s Sunday Lake Street was lined with lawn chairs Monday as residents came out to see the city’s Fourth of July parade celebrating the country’s independence. The parades began shortly before 1 p.m. with the city’s annual kids parade, where a group of youngsters rode scooters, bicycles and wagons down the street. This was followed by a classic car cruise and then the larger parade. The parade featured all the staples people have come to expect — including several of the county’s volunteer fire departments; marching routines...
HURLEY - The unexpected death of owner William Murray has left the future of his property on the corner of Fourth Avenue and Silver Street in Hurley up in the air. Murray, 67, died June 17 in Madison from complications with a medical procedure. Iron County Board chairman and Hurley Mayor Joe Pinardi said he plans talk to Murray's significant other once the family business surrounding the funeral is finished to see how she wants to handle the property. He isn't sure whether she plans to continue...
IRONWOOD — An opening date for the Tractor Supply store in the former Kmart building in Ironwood Commons on Cloverland Drive has been set for later this month. The store will have a soft opening beginning July 23, with a grand opening celebration set for July 30, according to Rob Hoskins, a media relations representative for Tractor Supply Company. Hoskins said the company is always looking for new locations “that are a good fit as far as the target market is concerned. “Concerning the location in Ironwood, this is especially true in that...
HURLEY - Starting today, Will Andresen - the former department head and community resource development agent for Iron County's University of Wisconsin Extension Office - will begin working as regional director for the UW-Extension's North-Central Region. Andresen said the position is a two-year interim position overseeing the region stretching from Iron County to Green Lake. "It's a two-year interim (position), which could be less depending on how our reorganization goes," Andresen said. "It's...
MERCER, Wis - State Sen. Janet Bewley and retired Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources employee Bob Martini addressed recent changes to Wisconsin's shoreland zoning regulations at an event hosted by the Iron County Lakes and Rivers Alliance at the Pines Beer Garden in Mercer on Thursday. Bewley and Martini warned changes by the state legislature in recent years have removed local municipalities from controlling how bodies of water within their boundaries are used, something they both said...
BESSEMER — A Ramsay man was sentenced to three years in prison in Gogebic County Circuit Court Tuesday on drug charges. Michael Scott Johnson, 21, was sentenced by Circuit Judge Michael Pope on charges of possession of methamphetamine and possession of heroin with intent to sell. Pope sentenced Johnson to 23 months in prison for the heroin charge and 13 months for the meth charge, ruling the sentences must not only be served consecutively to one another, but will only begin once Johnson completes a three-year prison term he is serving in W...
ST. LOUIS — The U.S. Department of Transportation renewed Air Choice One’s contract to serve the Gogebic-Iron County Airport for another four years. “Being selected by the communities and DOT to continue providing service to these communities is a great opportunity for our company,” Air Choice One President/CEO Shane Storz said in a Tuesday press release announcing the news. “We have invested in growing our service in these communities and are grateful to be selected to continue that investment. This has been a year of growth and expansion...
HURLEY - The Iron County Health Department has three summer interns this year, who are working on testing the area wells as part of an effort to study the county's groundwater. Mariano Maniscalco, a biochemistry major at the University of Wisconsin-Madison pursuing a certificate in global health; Kristina Femla, who recently graduated from UW-Stevens Point with a degree in hydrogeology; and Pang Vue, an environmental health major at UW-Oshkosh started their summer internships earlier in June....
HURLEY — Deputy Treasurer Clara Maki was appointed as the new Iron County treasurer during an approximately 30 minute meeting of the Iron County Board of Supervisors Tuesday. Maki thanked the board for its support. “I’d like to thank you all for your support and your confidence in me. I appreciate it, thank you,” Maki said. She said she was appointing Debra Massoglia, of Saxon — formerly with the Iron County Credit Union — as her deputy. Massoglia started her job Thursday. Maki replaces former treasurer Mark Beaupre, who retired this month....
HURLEY — Owners of the recently purchased Hurley Inn are working to reopen the property as a motel this fall. Hurley Mayor Joe Pinardi said he has been in contact with one of the owners, Paul Bertelson, and the initial plan is to have 50 rooms open. Pinardi said the building’s bar and restaurant would potentially open at a later date. “Right now, the city of Hurley has enough restaurants and bars, and (it’s) in dire need of a motel,” Pinardi said, conveying what Bertelson told him regarding the time-line to open. “And I agree.” The idea is to e...
KIMBALL, Wis - Area residents, officials and supporters of the Northwoods Land Trust gathered in Kimball Saturday for a ceremony marking the town's acceptance of land bordering Interstate Falls. The The Northwoods Land Trust, an Eagle River-based organization dedicated to conserving land, originally purchased the land from long-time owners Donald and Nancy Siebert before transferring ownership to the town of Kimball. "I didn't want to commercialize (the property). I didn't want to build houses...
ONTONAGON - Aspirus Ontonagon Hospital held a ceremony Tuesday to mark breaking ground on a new "state-of-the-art" expansion of the hospital's emergency department, part of a larger hospital renovation project. The 8,200 square-foot project is part of an ongoing effort to focus on patient privacy, safety and comfort, said Aspirus U.P. Communications Assistant Kelly Fossness. The planned work includes "highly efficient, state-of-the-art emergency care rooms; canopied entrances for easy...
IRONWOOD — Wisconsin Attorney General Brad Schimel stopped by the Daily Globe’s office Wednesday during a swing through the Northwoods to visit local politicians and law enforcement officers and discuss ways the Wisconsin Department of Justice can assist their communities. Schimel visited Florence and Vilas counties Tuesday, and was continuing to Price County after his Wednesday stop in Iron County. “There’s a couple purposes (to my visit). One is to introduce myself to a lot of local officials and let them know what (the Wisconsin Departm...
HURLEY - With beach-going weather arriving across the Gogebic Range, the Iron County Forestry and Parks Department is warning residents Lake Superior has removed a considerable amount of sand from the beach at Saxon Harbor. In addition to washing away roughly six of the stairs leading down to the beach, creating an approximate two-foot drop to the beach, the lake's removal of the sand has left the beach covered in newly exposed large rocks. The higher lake levels also mean sand that wasn't...
BESSEMER — An Ironwood bank teller pleaded guilty to attempting to embezzle money Tuesday in Gogebic County Circuit Court. Karen Melanie Sell, 53, of Ironwood entered a guilty plea to one count of attempted embezzlement by an agent or trustee of more than $1,000 and less than $20,000, a felony with a maximum penalty of 2 1/2 years in prison and/or a fine of $10,000, or three times the amount embezzled, whichever is greater. Sell’s plea was part of a deal with Gogebic County Prosecutor Nick Jacobs that had a second felony — embezzlement by an...
HURLEY — The Hurley K-12 Board of Education approved spending money on repairs to the school’s athletic track Monday in an effort to prevent more costly repairs down the road. “It’s time. It’s time to do something,” said district administrator Chris Patritto. “I hate to see that track get any worse.” The board approved a $17,050 bid from Angelo Luppino Construction to patch and re-seal the track. It was the lowest of two bids submitted to the district, according to information presented to the board. Patritto said $11,800 of the costs will...
HURLEY — Iron County has received a $25,000 costal management grant from the Wisconsin Department of Administration’s Division of Intergovernmental Relations, which will enable the county to continue its effort to develop its trail system. The money will be used to research the ownership of the former Soo Line railroad grade between the two branches of the Montreal River, according to Iron County Board Chairman Joe Pinardi. “I’m glad we’re going forward with (the trail process),” Pinardi told the Daily Globe Friday. “This money will be used for...
HURLEY - A crowd of around 50 people gathered in the parking lot of the former Hurley Super One on Tenth Avenue Friday for a ceremony in recognition of the city of Hurley receiving a grant that will bring the return of a grocery store to the city. In addition to a ceremonial ribbon cutting, several speakers addressed the crowd, including Iron County Development Zone Coordinator Kelly Klein, Hurley Mayor Joe Pinardi and the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation's Barb LaMue. A $250,000 WEDC...
BESSEMER — An Ironwood man received the potential for a second chance in Gogebic County Circuit Court when he was sentenced on a larceny charge Thursday. Ira Asher Wilson-Johnson, 19, pleaded guilty to the five-year felony, larceny from a motor vehicle, as part of a plea deal he made with the Gogebic County prosecutor’s office in March. On Thursday, Wilson-Johnson was sentenced to four months in jail for the larceny charge, however Circuit Judge Michael Pope agreed to grant him Holmes Youthful Trainee Act designation. The designation is applica...
IRONWOOD — The Gogebic Range Solid Waste Management Authority board approved the a budget for the upcoming fiscal year Thursday. The authority is projected to have $1,006,399 in revenue for the fiscal year beginning July 1. While the numbers could change slightly as the authority’s auditor completes her review of the books, the 2015-’16 revenues stand at around $1,023,672. According to the documents presented to the board, the authority’s expenses are projected to be $925,946 — up slightly from the approximate $899,926 spent during the curre...
KIMBALL, Wis - The Northwoods Land Trust and town of Kimball are holding a ceremony June 25 to mark the protection of public access to Interstate Falls, The Northwoods Land Trust purchased property on the Wisconsin side of the falls in December 2015 and turned the land over to the town of Kimball. The day's events will begin with the trust's annual meeting at 11 a.m. in the Kimball Community Center. According to the trust's Executive Director Bryan Pierce, the meeting will include a virtual...
BESSEMER - A Bessemer man was sentenced to jail time for breaking and entering with intent to steal Tuesday in Gogebic County's Circuit Court. Cody Lyle Durant, 23, was sentenced to six months in jail and two years probation by Circuit Judge Michael Pope, although Durant can be released into a 90-day substance abuse treatment facility as soon a space opens up. Durant was credited with 104 days of jail time served. The sentence came after Durant pleaded guilty to the 10-year felony charge on Apri...
