Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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BESSEMER - While rain showers forced the cancellation of some area Fourth of July events Wednesday, the skies cleared as the day went on and Bessemer's parade went off as planned. The downtown's streets were lined with people watching the festivities; which included a range of floats, candidates running for office and various bands. Near the tail end of the parade was one of the more anticipated entries - the results of the Bessemer Fourth of July 50/50 drawing. The winning ticket was 66187,...
WAKEFIELD - The beach at Sunday Lake is closed until further notice because of potentially high levels of E.coli bacteria. "Please be aware that the Beach at Sunday Lake is closed until further notice," reads a short post on the city of Wakefield's Facebook page. "We received notification from the Western U.P. Health Department stating NO swimming, fishing, or kayaking at this time." An accompanying picture references E.coli and warns against ingesting lake water. According to information on...
UPSON, Wis. - A group of hikers had a chance to explore one of the newer sections of trail in Iron County this weekend as the Heritage Chapter of the North Country Trail Association and Iron County Outdoor Recreation Enthusiasts led a hike in Upson to celebrate Saturday as National Trails Day. The hike started at Casey Sag Road and went roughly 1.5 miles to a vista overlooking Upson Lake before returning to the road. The section of trail was built last fall with the help of an AmeriCorps...
IRONWOOD — Rather than a field trip to a farm, the farm came to Ironwood’s Luther L. Wright K-12 School Friday, as Gogebic County’s Michigan State University-Extension office and 4-H program brought a menagerie of farm animals for students to interact with. The district’s elementary school students had a chance to feed, pet and brush the animals — including calves, sheep, chickens, rabbits and goats. Along with giving students a chance to see types of animals 4-H participants raise, 4-H progr...
MERCER, Wis. - Some of the best culinary talents in the region put their skills to the test Sunday at the Taste of the Northwoods fundraiser at the Mercer Community Center. The event, in its fifth year, was a fundraiser for the Mercer Education Foundation. "All proceeds from both of our annual fundraisers go to support teacher grants over at the Mercer School, and also senior scholarships," said foundation president Jama Boes. "(Teacher grants) are items that are not in the typical school...
IRONWOOD - Proud parents got a chance to see their children's musical talent Sunday afternoon, as the Historic Ironwood Theatre played host to the Ironwood Area Schools' spring concert. District band director Samantha Grace led the school's sixth grade, middle school and high school bands through performances of several songs each. "I've very happy (with the concert)," Grace said. "The kids practiced very, very hard and it showed tonight." Grace said the students had been working hard the past...
IRONWOOD - With the hard part completed over the past months and years, Friday was the payoff for the graduates taking part in Gogebic Community College's 84th annual commencement ceremony. Following a welcome from interim GCC president Erik Guenard and an introduction by GCC Board of Trustees chair John Lupino, David Linquist Jr. gave the commencement address. Linquist, the director of licensing and athletic properties at the University of Minnesota, has longstanding ties the college - not...
BESSEMER — Just under $1.4 million — that’s the amount former Ironwood Township Treasurer Jyl Renee Olson-DeRosso is ordered to pay in restitution as part of her criminal case on embezzlement and forgery charges. After listening to arguments from both sides May 1, Gogebic County Circuit Judge Michael Pope ruled Friday the township is owed $1,398,654 in restitution to cover both the amount stolen and some of the costs the township incurred investigating the embezzlement. “We understand that collecting this amount from the defendant certain...
IRONWOOD — While the details still need to be hammered out and the paperwork still needs to be signed, it appears the Ironwood Area Schools is concluding its superintendent search. A little more than a week after narrowing the field of candidates down to two finalists, the district’s board of education interviewed Travis Powell for a second time. Powell is the principal of Lake Superior Elementary School in Ashland, Wis. The other candidate, Ewen-Trout Creek Superintendent Alan Tulppo, declined the offer for a second interview. Prior to ans...
IRONWOOD - While vendor turnout may have been down a little from past years, people seemed to leave the Pat O'Donnell Civic Center happy Saturday for the annual Cabin Fever Craft Show. "It was a good crowd. People were happy, vendors were happy with the traffic of people," Civic Center General Manager Brian Roehm said. Now in its 18th year, Roehm said the craft show featured 48 vendors. While this is down from the 60 to 65 vendors he usually has, Roehm said the vendors that did show up were gene...
IRONWOOD — With the growing season approaching, the University of Wisconsin-Extension, Gogebic County Conservation District and Range Master Gardeners held a tree pruning workshop at Gogebic Community College Saturday. Darrin Kimbler, a horticulture educator with Iron County’s UW-Extension office, gave a presentation on pruning and why it is important. There are multiple reasons to prune a shrub or tree, according to Kimbler. He explained pruning involves the strategic shaping of a plant for a variety of reasons; including improving its strengt...
HURLEY - If there was ever a question whether an individual's vote mattered, Hurley's mayoral race Tuesday was a powerful argument in favor of the power of voting as Paul Mullard defeated incumbent Joe Pinardi by a single vote. Mullard received 185 votes to Pinardi's 184. Mullard had served as mayor and on the city council in the past. Pinardi had been mayor for 14 years. In the city council election, all six incumbents won re-election. Seven candidates ran for the six seats, with all but the...
MONTREAL — The city of Montreal has a new mayor, after Erik Guenard toppled incumbent Todd Haeger in Tuesday’s election. Guenard received 144 votes to Haeger’s 65. Haeger was elected mayor two years ago. In the city’s two uncontested city council races, Wayne Bergland received 108 votes and Joseph Leoni received 75 votes to represent Ward 1 and Ward 2, respectively....
IRONWOOD — Another body has been found in the aftermath of Wednesday's fire in downtown Ironwood, bringing the total number of fatalities to three. The body was the second recovered Thursday, according to Ironwood Public Safety Director Gregory Klecker. “There are no more remaining persons unaccounted for that we know of,” Klecker said in a press release Friday. The fire began in 102 E. Aurora St. — the home of Chelsi’s Corner boutique and a number of apartments on the upper floors — early W...
IRONWOOD TOWNSHIP - Even though the cold temperatures kept most people from staying outside too long, it failed to dampen the mood at Big Powderhorn Mountain Resort Sunday as the ski hill hosted its annual New Year's Eve party. The party kicked off with the hill's ski patrol holding a torch-lit parade down one of the runs, followed by a fireworks display. Powderhorn General Manager Bruce Noren said the parade is a long-standing part of New Year's, with Powderhorn possibly being the first local...
Editor’s note: The Daily Globe is counting down the top five local stories of 2017. Ironwood Township’s financial irregularities and the criminal charges against former township treasurer Jyl Olson-DeRosso was selected as the biggest story of the year. IRONWOOD TOWNSHIP – News broke in May that former Ironwood Township Treasurer Jyl Olson-DeRosso was facing felony charges for allegedly embezzling money while in office. Gogebic County Prosecutor Nick Jacobs initially charged Olson-DeRosso with nine felonies — five counts of forgery, one count o...
IRONWOOD - Representatives from Villa Maria Heath and Rehabilitation Center visited DOVE Inc. Thursday morning to drop off collected donations to the domestic violence shelter. "The donations are an incredibly important part of what helps the shelter operate," according to executive director Jeanine Winkowski. "People come in here with nothing, some of them come in with just the clothes on their backs. And every donation we need for the clients is given to the clients directly. We get quilts,...
BESSEMER — On Wednesday the Gogebic County Sheriff’s Department released the identify of a woman who was found dead in Bessemer last week. Quinn Erin Archer, 31, of Detroit Lakes, was found Dec. 11 in a house on the 1600 block of South Hadley Street in the city after Gogebic County Sheriff’s Department deputies received a 911 call at 1:20 p.m. Upon arriving at the scene, officers found an unresponsive woman, later identified as Archer. According to the department’s Wednesday release, the investigation is continuing pending the results of an a...
HURLEY — Iron County is joining other Wisconsin counties in filing lawsuits against the manufactures of opioid medications, after the Iron County Board of Supervisors adopted a resolution to that effect Tuesday. The lawsuit is part of the Wisconsin Counties Association’s effort to involve as many of the state’s 72 counties as possible in legal action against the pharmaceutical companies. “They’re trying to get all 72 counties on board, there’s right around 50 — or a little better than 50 — that are finally onboard with it,” County board chai...
IRONWOOD - The line was out the cafeteria door Saturday at Luther L. Wright K-12 School Saturday for the annual gingerbread house building workshop, and the rush didn't really slow down until the event ended two hours later. "It got really busy yesterday and it never really stopped," kindergarten teacher Niki McRae, a member of the district's events committee that organized the workshop. "We've always had a really good turnout." McRae said it was easily over 100 kids who built houses, with the...
HURLEY — The Iron County Board of Supervisors is expected to approve the county’s budget for the 2018 fiscal year Tuesday, which — unless the board changes the figures — will include a millage increase. The expected rate will be .0056 mill, according to documents given to the board, which translates to $5.63 for every $1,000 of taxable value. That is an 87-cent increase from the previous year’s $4.76 per $1,000 of value. While the county-wide rate is increasing, the impact on individual properties will depend on what town taxpayers live in a...
IRONWOOD - A fire early Friday morning has left an Ironwood house a total loss. The Ironwood Public Safety Department responded to a 1:50 a.m. report of a structure fire at 321 Alfred Wright Blvd. The homeowner woke up to his bedroom in flames, according to an IPSD news release, and vacated the home after unsuccessfully attempting to extinguish the fire. A passerby called 911, according to the release. Responding units arrived on the scene to find a "heavy fire consuming the front portion of...
HURLEY - Lawyers representing the Aging Unit of Iron County and its former director are expected to be in court Monday for a motion hearing in a lawsuit regarding a dispute about the benefits the director is owed. A motion for summary judgement in the case, asking the case against the Aging Unit be dismissed, is one of items that will be handled in Monday's hearing. Mary Kay Welch is claiming she is owed $4,736 for the vacation, personal and sick leave time she had accrued prior to her leaving her job as Aging Unit director, according to court...
LITTLE GIRL'S POINT - Dredging once again took place this week at Little Girl's Point as workers attempt to keep Oman's Creek open and unblocked by sediment. The Department of Natural Resources has contracted with Gogebic County to perform the dredging operations, according to Jeff Gaertner, DNR park manager for the Porcupine Mountains State Park and Lake Gogebic area. The actual work is done by Angelo Luppino Construction. The funds to pay for the dredging are a regular part of the DNR's...
HURLEY — It appears Iron County will have to wait to implement its latest broadband internet project after the county failed to be awarded a state grant in the latest round of funding. Last week, the Wisconsin Public Service Commission awarded $1.5 million in grants to 13 of the 53 applications it received. Iron County had sought around $66,225 in grant funding — which, along with matching funds and in-kind labor from the county, the town of Mercer and GogebicRange.net, had been intended for a $134,451 project in southern Iron County. The proje...
