Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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MONTREAL, Wis. - The difference in weather from last year's event was reflected in the turnout, as almost 60 people came out to the second annual Hygge Hike at the Montreal Ski Trails Saturday. "Last year, there was a 30-below wind chill; this year, I think it's 37 (degrees) today," said Rebecca Holm, one of the Northern Iron County Engaged Residents members who helped organize the hike. "A huge difference that brought more people - we went from having five participants last year to having...
Monday, March 2 Iron County Food Pantry, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., 72 Michigan Ave., Montreal, Wis. 715-561-4450. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Overeaters Anonymous, 5:30 p.m., All Saints Lutheran Church, Wakefield. Alcoholics Anonymous, 6 p.m., Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Ironwood Sports Hall of Fame, 6 p.m., Luther L. Wright K-12 School, room 205. Daughters of Isabella, 6 p.m., St. Sebastian Catholic Church, Bessemer. MECCA Ski Club, 6 p.m., MECCA cabin near the treatment facility,... Full story
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 planned projects in Iron County, including the construction of a roundabout at the U.S. 2/U.S. 51 intersection. Andy Dana, with the engineering firm Ayres Associates, provided some background for the roundabout project for those who may have missed the previous public meeting in August. "The reason why...
BESSEMER, Mich. - Donald W. Gutowski, 87, of Bessemer, passed away Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2020. He was surrounded by his beloved family. Donald was born on May 6, 1932, in Bessemer, a son of John and Pauline (Mojeck) Gutowski. Donald proudly served his country in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He was honorably discharged as a private first class on Oct. 29, 1952. Donald received several decorations and citations and was a recipient of the Purple Heart. On May 13, 1956, Donald was united in... Full story
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] HURLEY — The Iron County Board of Supervisors set the salaries for the county’s three elected officials for the next four years Tuesday. The resolution approved Tuesday sets the salaries for the clerk, treasurer and register of deeds offices through the year 2024. Clerk Mike Saari said the figures included an increase to offset the raises other county employees got in 2017 and 2018, so the elected officials got the same increase as everyone else. “I took what every other employee received (in raise...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] HURLEY — The name of the victim in Sunday’s snowmobile crash in Iron County was released Tuesday. Ryan T. Kramarsic, 40, of Granville, Illinois, was killed in a snowmobile crash in Iron County Sunday night. Iron County Emergency Dispatch received a 911 call at approximately 12:53 a.m., according to Iron County Sheriff Paul Samardich, reporting the crash on Trail 10 in the town of Mercer. At the time, Kramarsic was reportedly unresponsive. Emergency personnel on scene attempted life saving measures...
Wednesday, Feb. 26 Christian Men of the Northland, 6:30 a.m., Uptown Cafe, Ironwood. Recovery Walk ‘n Talk, 10 a.m. to nooon, Iron Belle Trailhead, Hurley. Talk with a recovery coach. Call 715-660-0073. Mentoring of Moms, 9-10:30 a.m., Range Community Bible Church, Hurley. 715-561-4355. Alcoholics Anonymous, open meeting, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. DOVE Support Group, noon-2 p.m. 906-932-4990. Ironwood-Hurley Rotary Club, 12:15 p.m., Elk and Hound Restaurant, Ironwood. Iron County Veterans Service Officer, 1-3 p.m., M... Full story
Tuesday, Feb. 25 Pickleball, 9:30 a.m.-noon, All Saints Academy, Ironwood, use south entrance. Gogebic County Veterans Service Officer, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Ironwood Memorial Building. 906-667-1110. Breakfast For Your Brain, 10 a.m., Mercer, Wis., Community Center. 715-561-2695. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Ironwood Kiwanis Club, noon, Golden Dragon. Woods and Blooms Garden Club, 6:30 p.m., Haines Civic Center, Mercer, Wis. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration, Ironw... Full story
By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] HURLEY - "Frosty Nights" on Saturday did not disappoint the more than 150 guests who attended the annual gala event of the Klassic Kruisers, a regional classic automobile club. Couples danced the night away in the decorated banquet space of the Iron County Memorial Building. The room was buzzing with conversation and visits to the various raffle items. "It's our largest fundraiser of the year," said Gail Samson, president of the Klassic Kruizers....
MERCER Wis. — A 40-year-old Illinois man died early Sunday after the snowmobile he was riding struck a tree, according to an announcement from the Iron County Sheriff’s Office. Iron County Emergency Dispatch received a 911 call at 12:43 a.m. Sunday, from the scene of the snowmobile crash on Trail 10 in the town of Mercer. The caller reported that a snowmobile and rider had gone off the trail and struck a tree. The rider was unresponsive, according to the caller. Deputies immediately responded to the scene, said Sheriff Paul Samardich in the...
Monday, Feb. 24 Iron County Food Pantry, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., 72 Michigan Ave., Montreal, Wis. 715-561-4450. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Overeaters Anonymous, 5:30 p.m., All Saints Lutheran Church, Wakefield. Alcoholics Anonymous, 6 p.m., Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Wakefield Pubic Library Book Club, 6:30 p.m. Wakefield Library. 906-229-5236. Harbortown AA, 7:30 p.m. EST, Ontonagon United Methodist Church basement, next to Holiday gas station, Ontonagon. area74.org. Government... Full story
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 multinational energy transportation company based in Calgary, submitted permit applications for a roughly 40-mile petroleum and liquid natural gas pipeline that would be constructed from existing Line 5 pipeline near the Ashland Municipal Airport to another section of existing Line 5 near Gurney. The new...
By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] MERCER, Wis. — The Mercer Board of Supervisors on Thursday agreed to check the status of an area boat landing in the spring. The board 5-0 approved a request from the Lake of the Falls Association to inspect the landing in the spring after the water levels are back to normal. The association said the landing is in need of update and repair. Jim Hannemann, a board member of Lake of the Falls Association, said the boat landing is considered township property. It was approved by the town board at the...
RHINELANDER, Wis. — Staff of the Wisconsin Department of Transportation regional office will hold a public meeting in Hurley on two projects affecting U.S. 51 and U.S. 2. The meeting is Thursday, Feb. 27 from 5 to 6:30 p.m., at the Iron County Courthouse, 300 Taconite Street in Hurley. The public is encouraged to attend. The proposed U.S. 2 rehabilitation project includes removing the existing overhead structure at the Hurley intersection of U.S. 2 and U.S. 51 and replacing it with a roundabout. WisDOT staff will discuss the project and r...
Saturday, Feb. 22 Union Station Food Pantry and Northern Food Bank, 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., 252 E. Ayer St., Ironwood. Alcoholics Anonymous, 11 a.m., Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Sunday, Feb. 23 Alcoholics Anonymous, 1 p.m., closed meeting, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. Narcotics Anonymous, 7 p.m., Wesley United Methodist Church, Ironwood. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7:30 p.m., Sharon Lutheran Church, Bessemer. area74.org. Monday, Feb. 24 Iron County Food P... Full story
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] MARQUETTE - The case of a White Pine man arrested on drug charges in Wakefield is now in the federal court system, with an April jury trial scheduled in the case Wednesday. A federal grand jury indicted Jesse James Monville, 45, on six charges - two counts of distribution of 5 grams or more of methamphetamine, on two counts of distribution of cocaine, one count of possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of meth, and one count of...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] HURLEY - Republican Tom Tiffany and Democratic Tricia Zunker both carried Iron County on the way to their respective primary victories Tuesday night, setting up a contest in May between the two to determine who will represent Wisconsin's 7th Congressional District. Tiffany defeated Jason Church by a total of 556 votes to 233 votes in Iron County on the way to his victory in the district's Republican primary, while Iron County Democrats went for...
Wednesday, Feb. 19 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, 1-1:30 p.m. EST. Christian Men of the Northland, 6:30 a.m., Uptown Cafe, Ironwood. Recovery Walk ‘n Talk, 10 a.m. to noon, Iron Belle Trailhead, Hurley. Talk with a recovery coach. Call 715-660-0073. Alcoholics Anonymous, open meeting, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. DOVE Support Group, noon-2 p.m. 9... Full story
Tuesday, Feb. 18 Gogebic-Ontonagon Community Action Agency food commodity distribution for seniors, Pioneer Park Apartments tenants only, Ironwood, 9-10 a.m.; Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church, Ironwood, parking lot, 10:30-11:15 a.m.; Mill Trace Apartments, Ironwood Township, west parking lot, 11:45-noon; Mill Trace Apartments, Ironwood Township, east parking lot, noon-12:15 p.m.; Wildwood Apartments, Ironwood Township, community room, 12:30-12:45 p.m. Pickleball, 9:30 a.m.-noon, All Saints Academy, Ironwood, use south entrance. Iron-Gogebic... Full story
Monday, Feb. 17 Gogebic-Ontonagon Community Action Agency food commodity distribution for seniors, GOCAA, 100 S. Mill St., Bessemer, from 9 a.m.-1 p.m.; Wakefield VFW, 9-9:30 a.m.; Sunset Manor Apartments, Wakefield, community room, 9:45-10 a.m.; Riverview Apartments, Wakefield, parking lot, 10:15-10:30 a.m.; Hillcrest Apartments, Bessemer, community room, noon-12:15 p.m.; Fairview Apartments, Bessemer, community room, 12:30-12:45 p.m. Iron County Food Pantry, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., 72 Michigan Ave., Montreal, Wis. 715-561-4450. Alcoholics Anonymous,... Full story
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 measures to the full county board Tuesday. The resolutions are a necessary part of the process for many projects the county intends to complete in-house, according to Forestry and Parks Administrator Eric Peterson. “(These resolutions) give the county permission to complete these projects internally,” Peterso...
Thursday, Feb. 13 Pickleball, 9:30 a.m.-noon, All Saints Academy, Ironwood, use south entrance. Friends of the Ironwood Library, 9:30 a.m. Gogebic County Veterans Service Officer, 10:30-11:30 a.m., Wakefield City Hall; 1-2 p.m., Watersmeet Township; 2:45-3:15 p.m., Marenisco Township. 906-667-1110. “Ditch the Dish” class, 11 a.m., Mercer Public Library, Mercer, Wis. Red Hat Society’s Northwoods Divas, noon, luncheon, Smoking Gun, Hurley. RSVP to Miriam Rund at 906-667-0116. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area7... Full story
By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] HURLEY — An alarm to alert law enforcement of a lockdown situation at Hurley K-12 School was tripped accidentally on Tuesday, bringing agencies from Wisconsin and Michigan to the campus. “We did not have a lockdown today,” said Kevin Genisot, the administrator for Hurley School District. A technician was working with wiring and in the process had inadvertently tripped the “panic button” which sent an alert to the Iron County Sheriff’s Department that a lockdown situation was occurring on the camp...
Wednesday, Feb. 12 Christian Men of the Northland, 6:30 a.m., Uptown Cafe, Ironwood. Recovery Walk ‘n Talk, 10 a.m. to nooon, Iron Belle Trailhead, Hurley. Talk with a recovery coach. Call 715-660-0073. Mentoring of Moms, 9-10:30 a.m., Range Community Bible Church, Hurley. 715-561-4355. Alcoholics Anonymous, open meeting, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. DOVE Support Group, noon-2 p.m. 906-932-4990. Ironwood-Hurley Rotary Club, 12:15 p.m., Elk and Hound Restaurant, Ironwood. Iron County Veterans Service Officer, 1-3 p.m., M... Full story
By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] IRONWOOD TOWNSHIP — As part of an upgrading goal the Gogebic-Iron County Airport Board on Monday said it would consider approving a new hangar at its next regular meeting. In the airport manager’s report, Michael Harma said the new commercial carrier, Boutique Air, which takes over from Air Choice One on Aug. 1. Putting their two planes inside a heated hangar helps with liability, he said. “Heating hangar space is limited at this point,” Harma said. “The airline plans to bring two airplanes here an...
