Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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OMA, Wis. — For the first time, Iron County hosted fourth and fifth grade students from across northern Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula for a Log-a-Load for Kids event Thursday. The event continues today, with hundreds of kids learning about logging operations. “Over the course of these two days, we expect more than 700 kids to be a part of this,” Joe Vairus, head of the Iron County Forestry and Parks Department, said. “It’s been a really great event.” Students from Park Falls, Bessemer, E...
LADYSMITH, Wis. — Minnesota and Wisconsin environmental agency staff members this week toured the closed Flambeau mine near Ladysmith. “We came to see what a closed mine of this sort might look like,” said Tom Landwehr, of the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. “This is one of many perspectives we intend to gather as Minnesota moves farther into our own environmental protection processes about non-ferrous mining proposals,” he said. The open-pit, copper-silver-gold mine began construction in July 1991, and reclamation activitie...
BESSEMER TOWNSHIP — On Saturday at 10 a.m., the Bessemer Township Place-Making Committee will gather at Bessemer Township Memorial Park for a work bee. Velda Sclafani, of the Gogebic-Ontonagon Community Action Agency Community Development Program, said volunteers are being sought. Plans include general clean-up, as well as removing some trees and brush, Sclafani said. Long-term goals include revitalizing the township and increasing signage. If Bessemer Township creates a five-year recreation p...
To celebrate the successful opening of a new 70-mile Ottawa East Connector Trail, Michigan Trails and Recreation Alliance of Land and the Environment recently hosted an appreciation luncheon and tour. Officials from the Ottawa National Forest, Michigan Department of Natural Resources, JR Richardson, chairman of the Michigan Natural Resources Commission, and Ontonagon County Board Commissioner Dennis O’Brien attended, MI-TRALE communications coordinator Donna Wolf said. The trail opened on A...
WASHINGTON (AP) — A stranger screamed at and grabbed U.S. Rep. Sean Duffy, R-Wausau (Wis.), who has been a vocal advocate for delaying the rollout of the federal health care law, as he walked to the Capitol to vote on legislation, his office said Thursday. He wasn’t harmed. The Wisconsin Republican’s office said in an email that he reported the incident to police as required by U.S. House security procedures but asked for no further action and has no comment on what happened. Duffy’s spokeswoman did not immediately respond to a message asking...
BESSEMER, Mich. — Jacob Andrew Grambow, 16, of Bessemer, died unexpectedly Monday, Sept. 30, 2013, in Bessemer. Jacob was born Oct. 29, 1996, in Marshfield, Wis. He attended Ironwood grade schools, and since the seventh grade, attended Bessemer schools. He was currently a junior at the A.D. Johnston High School. Jacob had many friends who were important to him. He loved four-wheeling, fishing, swimming at the open pit and hanging out. He could often be found playing video games online with h...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Three days into a government shutdown, President Barack Obama pointedly blamed House Speaker John Boehner on Thursday for keeping federal agencies closed, while the bitter budget dispute moved closer to a more critical showdown over the nation’s line of credit. The Treasury warned of calamitous results if Congress fails to raise the debt limit. Answering Obama, Boehner complained that the president was “steamrolling ahead” with the implementation of the nation’s new health care law. As the government operated sporadica...
IRONWOOD — In an Indianhead Conference East Division volleyball showdown of undefeated teams, Mercer cranked up the intensity and emotion and swept the Ironwood Red Devils 25-21, 25-18 and 25-18 at the John Krznarich Gym on Thursday night. With the win, the Tigers gained at least a share of the Eastern Conference title and made Robyn Schoeneman one happy coach. Mercer is 4-0 in the conference race, while Ironwood is now 3-1. Both have one conference game left. Ironwood is 9-1 overall. The T...