Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] HURLEY — A new attorney has been appointed to represent Joseph Lussier, who was convicted of murder and hiding a corpse in August in Iron County. According to automated court records, Timothy Provis was recently appointed to represent Lussier, 27, in an appeal. Lussier is serving a life sentence in the Green Bay Correctional facility in the death of Wayne M. Valliere Jr., of Lac du Flambeau. On Wednesday, a motion was filed for the public defender’s office to extend the time to appoint counsel for Lus...
IRONWOOD — In recognition of October being National Domestic Violence Awareness Month, officials at Domestic Violence Escape are planning a candlelight event for Friday evening at Depot Park in Ironwood. “Join us in this special event as we come together in honor of victims and survivors, both past and present, to stand up against violence,” said a DOVE press release. The event is scheduled from 7 p.m. at the pavilion in Depot Park. DOVE officials are asking people to wear purple — a color designated to help bring awareness to domestic violence...
By LARRY HOLCOMBE [email protected] MERCER, Wis. - Mercer Town Chairman John Sendra was all smiles standing in the middle of a brand new bridge over the Turtle River on Cramer Lake Road Tuesday morning. The bridge was a longtime coming with many hurdles put in front of its progress, but many people stepped up to help, he told a group of 17 government and business leaders, as well as other community members who joined for a ribbon cutting. "It just shows you when a community works toge...
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] UPSON, Wis. — Octoberfest is coming to Whitecap Mountain on Saturday with events planned for young and old alike. Whitecap manager David Dziuban said the events will begin at 10 a.m. with a keg-tapping. There will be a bouncy house for the kids, face painting, a bean bag toss and a scavenger hunt. The fun, games, food and refreshments will run until 11 p.m., with Lake Effect performing music from 7 to 11 p.m. Fall colors are peaking across the Gogebic Range and the scenery at Whitecap on Tuesday was sp...
Wednesday, Oct. 3 Christian Men of the Northland, 6:30 a.m., Uptown Cafe, Ironwood. Walk-in clinic, 8 a.m.-noon, Iron County Health Department, 502 Copper St., Hurley. Red Cross Blood Drive, 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., Hurley Elementary School. 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., Mercer, Wis., Town Hall. 715-561-2190. Mercer Health and... Full story
Tuesday, Oct. 2 Gogebic County Veterans Service Officer, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Ironwood Memorial Building. 906-667-1110. Pickleball, 9-11 a.m. Hemlock Avenue tennis courts, if raining, Ironwood Memorial Building. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Ironwood Kiwanis Club, noon, Golden Dragon. Wakefield Seniors, noon, Wakefield Senior Center. Cribbage, 1 p.m., Mercer, Wis., Public Library. 715-476-2366. Disabled American Veterans, 6 p.m., Ironwood American Legion Club Room. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., Episcopal... Full story
Monday, Oct. 1 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. Pat O’Donnell Civic Center board of directors, 5 p.m., arena. 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. MECCA Ski Club, 6 p.m., MECCA chalet on Fierick Rd., Mercer, Wis. H... Full story
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] BESSEMER — Gogebic County Road Commission Manager-Engineer Darren Pionk resigned Friday after being suspended earlier this month for allowing equipment and employees to be used at his residence for his personal benefit. Gogebic County Board of Road Commission Chair Marti Wegner, of Watersmeet, said the vote to accept the resignation at a special morning meeting after a closed session was 5-0. The road commission issued the three-week suspension on a 3-2 vote at a special meeting on Sept. 6, then met a...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Saturday, Sept. 29 Union Station Food Pantry/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. Community Pickleball Paddlers, 2-5 p.m., Mercer School gymnasium. 715-776-4588. Community Night Meal Free Supper, 5-6 p.m., Apostolic Lutheran Church, Aurora Street, Ironwood. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Sunday,... Full story
BESSEMER — An Ironwood man will spend time in prison for home invasion and receiving and concealing stolen firearms. Gogebic County Circuit Judge Michael Pope sentenced Aubrey Dean Cummins, 19, to between five and 15 years in prison for second-degree home invasion and between two and 10 years in prison for receiving and concealing stolen firearms Tuesday. Cummins pleaded guilty to the two charges in June, as part of a plea agreement that had charges of first-degree home invasion and larceny of a firearm dismissed at sentencing. Cummins was c...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] HURLEY — While the numbers still aren’t solid enough to make any decisions, the uncertainty surrounding the campground at Saxon Harbor continued to be the primary topic of discussion at Monday’s Iron County Board of Supervisors meeting. “We don’t have to make a decision on what we’re going to do tonight, because we all know we’re not going to build a campground this year anyway,” said Iron County Forestry and Parks Administrator Eric Peterson. He explained there are still too many details that need...
Wednesday, Sept. 26 Christian Men of the Northland, 6:30 a.m., Uptown Cafe, Ironwood. 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., Mercer, Wis., Town Hall. 715-561-2190. IMPACT Life Support Group, 6:30 p.m., Woodland Church, Ironwood. Narcotics... Full story
By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] WAKEFIELD - The Wakefield city council voted Monday in favor of a resolution supporting the continued operation of Marenisco's Ojibway Correctional Facility as "a housing unit for Upper Peninsula prison inmates." The unanimous vote for Resolution No. 245 took place with no discussion after mayor John Granato read aloud its eight parts to an audience-filled room. Michigan's Department of Corrections announced in August its plans to close OCF as of Dec. 1, b...
Tuesday, Sept. 25 Gogebic County Veterans Service Officer, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Ironwood Memorial Building. 906-667-1110. Pickleball, 9-11 a.m. Hemlock Avenue tennis courts, if raining, Ironwood Memorial Building. 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. Mercer Health and Wellness Pickleball, 3-6 p.m., Mercer Community Center. Woods and Blooms Garden Club, 6:30 p.m., Haines Civic Center, Merc... Full story
Monday, Sept. 24 Iron County Food Pantry, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., 72 Michigan Ave., Montreal, 715-561-4450. Finnish Women’s Auxiliary, 10 a.m., Little Finland. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Iron County Mobile Food Pantry, noon-1:30 p.m., Iron County Recycling-Iron County Forestry Parking Lot, 606-607 3rd Ave. North, Hurley. 715-561-2695. 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. Harbortown AA, 7:... Full story
Thursday, Sept. 20 Pickleball, 9-11 a.m. Hemlock Avenue tennis courts, if raining, Ironwood Memorial Building. 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. Michigan Association of Retired School Personnel, 11 a.m., Golden Dragon, Ironwood. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Mended Hearts and Diabetes Support Group, 2 p.m., Aspirus Grand View Hospital conference area, Ironwood. 906-932-2443.... Full story
Wednesday, Sept. 19 Christian Men of the Northland, 6:30 a.m., Uptown Cafe, Ironwood. Cuddlebugs Story Time, 9:30 a.m., Carnegie Library, Ironwood. 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. Kimball Homemakers, 1 p.m., Community Center. Iron County Veterans Service Officer, 1-3 p.m., Mercer, Wis., Town Hall. 715-561-2190. American Legion Post 58, 2 p.m., Iron County Memorial... Full story
Tuesday, Sept. 18 Iron-Gogebic Integrated Family Services, 9-10:30 a.m., Iron County Courthouse, Hurley. 906-663-4045 or 715-561-2191. Wisconsin Veterans Employment Services Representative, 9-11:30 a.m., veterans service office, Hurley. 715-392-7808. Gogebic County Veterans Service Officer, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Ironwood Memorial Building. 906-667-1110. Pickleball, 9-11 a.m. Hemlock Avenue tennis courts, if raining, Ironwood Memorial Building. Blood Pressure Screening, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., with Regional Hospice nurses, Mill Street Garden, Bessemer.... Full story
Monday, Sept. 17 Gogebic County Health and Human Services Agency Board, 9 a.m., Gogebic County Medical Care Facility, Wakefield. 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. Blood Drive, Gogebic Fire Department/West Shore Station, 4-6 p.m., 906-575-3278. Overeaters Anonymous, 5:30 p.m., All Saints Lutheran Church, Wakefield. Adult Poetry Club, 5:30 p.m., Carnegie Library, Ironwood. Alcoholics Anonymous, 6 p.m., Our Lady of Peace Ca... Full story
IRONWOOD — A Minneapolis area man is facing five felonies after he was arrested in Ironwood earlier this week for allegedly bringing drugs to the area. Brandon Bible, 35, is charged with possession with intent to deliver heroin, tampering with evidence and three counts of resisting or obstructing a police officer. The possession with intent to deliver charge carries a penalty of up to 20 years in prison. A Gogebic-Iron Area Narcotics Team spokesperson said officers seized 70 grams of heroin — valued at $30,000 — during the investigation. Autho...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Saturday, Sept. 15 Union Station Food Pantry/Food Bank, 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., 252 E. Ayer St., Ironwood. Lighting workshop, 10 a.m.-noon, Historic Ironwood Theatre. Alcoholics Anonymous, 11 a.m., Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Community Pickleball Paddlers, 2-5 p.m., Mercer School gymnasium. 715-776-4588. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Sunday, Sept. 16 Alcoholics Anonymous, 1 p.m... Full story
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] SAXON, Wis. - While it's evident a lot of work stills needs to be done, Saxon Harbor's marina is beginning to take shape as workers poured concrete for the west boat launch Thursday. There are roughly three to four weeks of work left on a $2.77 million contract with Roen Salvage to dredge the marina basins and rebuild various parts of the harbor that was destroyed in the July 2016 storm. The final marina contract, covering much of the marina's...
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] BESSEMER — A resolution that outlines funding for the Bessemer to Ramsay stretch of the Iron Belle Trail construction project was approved by the Gogebic County Board of Commissioners Wednesday. In February, the county board passed a resolution supporting submission of an application to the Michigan Natural Resources Trust Fund for development of the three-mile non-motorized recreational trail. The total project cost is $1,165,800, but it could be $1,428,000 if the trust fund money is approved. Paul A...
Thursday, Sept. 13 Pickleball, 9-11 a.m. Hemlock Avenue tennis courts, if raining, Ironwood Memorial Building. 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. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Red Hat Society Northwoods Divas, noon, El Dorado, Hurley. Reservations or cancellations to 906-667-0116. Grief Support Group, 1 to 2:30 p.m., Dr. Kate Hospice office, 1571 Highway 51 North in Arbor... Full story
HURLEY — Despite having some of the highest concentration of sugar maple forests in the country, northern Wisconsin and the western Upper Peninsula lack a strong commercial maple syrup industry. A forum in Iron County planned for later this fall will look at whether there is interest in changing that. “The intent is to gauge interest in the community (for) developing commercial enterprises here based around maple syrup and its products,” said Darrin Kimbler, one of the University of Wisconsin-Extension educators organizing the forum. “This...
