Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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IRONWOOD - A semi-truck driver knocked down utility lines on Houk Street on Tuesday afternoon. According to an Xcel Energy employee on the scene, a semi truck driver traveling on the street was too tall and snagged the wires, causing two poles to break. Wires ended up on the ground. Electricity, telephone and cable service was interrupted in the area, including three residences on Houk Street. The Xcel Energy employee said the driver left the scene but later found by police. Jim Kilponen, one... Full story
HURLEY — The Hurley City Council agreed to add one-chair beauty salons to its conditional use ordinance on Tuesday. Mayor Joe Pinardi said a woman on Maple Street plans on opening a one-chair salon in her house, but the ordinance didn’t cover it. Adding beauty salons to the list will allow her to receive a permit to operate the business. In other action Tuesday, the council approved Jake Hodgdon as a part-time police officer, to be used as needed by Police Chief Dan Erspamer. The new officer had been riding along with other officers to acquaint... Full story
NEW PORT RICHEY, Fla. — Dr. Rodney “Rod” Jerome Soyka, of New Port Richey, a former resident of Ironwood, Mich., peacefully passed to be with Our Lord in Heaven on June 29, 2015. Rod was a former Marine, a police officer in Washington, D.C., an ordained minister and a spiritual therapist who devoted his life to walking with the Lord. Those who knew him can take comfort in knowing that he is walking with Christ and glorifying God in Heaven. He is survived by his wife of 54 years, six children and their spouses, seven grandchildren and a great... Full story
Friday, July 3 Bessemer Blast Festivities, 3-on-3 basketball, 9 a.m.; Street Bowling, 5 p.m.; Bessemer High School Band performs, 6 p.m.; Simon Says, 6:30 p.m.; Derrick Brown Memorial Sling Shot Water Balloon Launch, 7 p.m.; Street Dance, 9 p.m., Sophie Street. Michigan State Police, 10 a.m to 2 p.m., open house, Wakefield. Double Trouble, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Serenity Center, Ironwood. Mercer Food Pantry, noon-1 p.m., Railroad Street, Mercer, Wis. Emergencies: 715-476-7655. Alcoholics Anonymous/Al-Anon, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood.... Full story
WAKEFIELD — Michigan State Police’s Wakefield Post is opening its doors to the community during its annual open house on Friday. From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the post at 100 Sunday Lake St. residents will get to interact with representatives from a variety of public safety departments, including the MSP, Wakefield Fire Department, Michigan Department of Natural Resources, Michigan Department of Corrections Ojibway Correctional Facility and others. “We’re going to have our SWAT team with what they call a ‘bearcat’ (armored vehicle), that will b... Full story
Thursday, July 2 Bessemer Library, Summer Book Sale, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., 411 S. Sophie St., Bessemer Library. 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. Bessemer Blast Festivities, Local Motorized Talent Show, 1 p.m. to 7 p.m., Vinci’s parking lot at Bessemer Commons, Bessemer. Grief Support Group, 2 p.m., all welcome, The Inn Bed and Breakfast, M... Full story
IRONWOOD — The Ironwood Public Safety Department received a report of someone walking through the alley between Suffolk and Lowell streets with a long gun at 10:34 p.m. Wednesday, according to an IPSD report. The report indicates that the caller also reported hearing a single shot fired. The subject was described in the report as a medium-height male, wearing a dark shirt, jeans, hat, glasses and a pony tail. Officers from the IPSD, Gogebic County Sheriff’s Department and Michigan State Police responded to the scene but were unable to loc... Full story
Saturday, June 20 Children’s Story Hour, 10 a.m., Marenisco Public Library. Ironwood Carnegie Library, 10:30 a.m., Saturday Story Hour: “The Police Cloud” by Christopher Nieman, pre-register, 932-0203. Alcoholics Anonymous, 11 a.m., Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Community Pickleball Paddlers, 2 to 5 p.m., Mercer School gymnasium. Chess Nuts Chess Club, 4 p.m., Maplewood Steakhouse, Ironwood. Little Finland, Juhannus Mid- Summer Festival, music-lunch-folk dancers, 6 p.m., Little Finland, Kimball. Sunday, June 21 Alcohol... Full story
Friday, June 19 Gogebic Conservation District, 10 a.m., Natural Resources Center, Bessemer. Double Trouble, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Serenity Center, Ironwood. Penokee Range 4-H Livestock Club, raised meat-tasting event and bake sale, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Stoffel’s Country Store, Hurley. Mercer Food Pantry, noon-1 p.m., Railroad Street, Mercer, Wis. Emergencies: 715-476-7655. Alcoholics Anonymous/Al-Anon, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Scrabble at the Mercer Library, 2:30-4:30 p.m., 715-476-2366. Harbortown AA, 7:30 p.m. EDT, O... Full story
BESSEMER — When two people suspected of dealing heroin in an Ironwood motel were arraigned in court this week, it was accomplished by videoconferencing, even though the Gogebic County Jail is only a short walk from the county courthouse in Bessemer. There are many reasons videoconferencing is working effectively in courtrooms throughout Michigan. Michigan Supreme Court Justice David F. Viviano reported this week expanded use of videoconferencing technology to create "virtual" courtrooms has saved the Michigan Department of Corrections nearly $5... Full story
IRONWOOD - The first day of Camp 911 kicked off Monday at the Ironwood Public Safety Department, with 41 youngsters participating. The camp, for children aged 8 to 12, is designed to teach youngsters about fire and bicycle safety, drug prevention and first aid, among other safety topics. "This is the first time we've done this. We planned for 50 kids, but 41 is a good turnout," said IPSD Director Andrew DiGiorgio. Xcel Energy officials were to address the children today about safety with... Full story
IRONWOOD — Approval of the 2015-16 city budget on Monday was preceded by advice from a city resident at a public hearing as to how costs can be reduced. John Rudberg, of 218 N. Lowell St., suggested the city “decommission” parts of neighborhoods to eliminate sewer and water costs. He said in sparsely populated neighborhoods, residents could be relocated, basically ending the need for city services. Rudberg said it might cost the city money upfront, but would save Ironwood money in long haul. He noted the infrastructure of the city was desig... Full story
WAKEFIELD — At around 8 p.m. on Saturday, the Gogebic County Sheriff's Department responded to a report of a suicidal male at his Wakefield residence, according to a department news release. Officers on the scene, along with a family member, were able to establish contact with the 30-year-old man, who was in the home with his 3-year-old son. The man refused to leave the home and, according to the release, threatened to shoot the officers on the scene. This led to the activation of the Gogebic/Iron Area SWAT Team and a request was made for t... Full story
IRONWOOD — The 2015-’16 budget the Ironwood City Commission will consider Monday includes a small increase in city property taxes. According to the proposed budget resolution, property taxes of $1,777,000 are projected, compared to the $1,675,000 approved a year ago, or less than a 1 percent increase. The city’s fiscal year runs through June. The total general fund budget to be considered Monday by city commissioners is $3,168,000, up $41,000 from a year ago. The total of all expenditures in the city for the upcoming fiscal year, inclu... Full story
Students from Washington Elementary School in Bessemer and Hurley K-12 School got their hands dirty Monday and planted flowers in their respective downtowns. Washington Elementary School teacher Gene Goss and his fifth-grade students moved his class outside to enjoy the sunny weather and beautify their city. "This is an excellent program here," Goss said. "The students are really good about taking care of the gardens during the summer." All of this wouldn't have been possible without the supervi... Full story
ONTONAGON – Ontonagon Village Manager Joe Erickson told the Village Council Monday that engineers for a new dollar store in Ontonagon have been on the proposed site for the store and he expects a request will be made next week for a building permit to start the new structure. The new Family Dollar will be erected on M-38 across from the Ontonagon Court House and next to the former Pamida store. Mountain Engineers are the engineers for the store, which will replace the existing smaller store next to Pat’s Foods. Village council members said the... Full story
ONTONAGON - Ontonagon County has a new prosecutor and treasurer. Friday, Judge Roy Gotham swore in Michael Findlay as prosecutor and Ontonagon County Clerk Stacy Preiss swore in the new treasurer, Jeanne Pollard. Gotham told the crowd gathered for the ceremony that it was fitting the ceremony took place on Law Day. "We are a nation of laws and prosecutors, police and judges are vital to a free society," Gotham said. He said Findlay is a good lawyer and feels Findlay and his wife, Michelle, will... Full story
GERMANTOWN, Wis. - Thomas P. Corda, 75, of Bruce Crossing, Mich., died peacefully with his family by his side on Monday, April 27, 2015, at the Gables of Germantown Memory Care Facility in Germantown, due to complications relating to Alzheimer's disease. He was born Sept. 11, 1939, in Ironwood, son of the late Earl B. Corda and Anna (Soltis) Corda. Tom attended Oliver and Central Grade School and graduated from Luther L. Wright High School in 1957. He served in the U.S. Army for three years and... Full story
ASHLAND, Wis. - Catherine M. Harries, 92, of Ashland, passed away Thursday, April 23, 2015, at Memorial Medical Center in Ashland. She was born Jan. 27, 1923, in Ironwood, Mich., the daughter of Louis Wellington and Flora Curry (Snyder) VanSlyck. In 1940, she graduated from Luther L Wright High School in Ironwood. As a teenager and young adult, she worked in her father's store VanSlyck Radio and Frigidaire in Ironwood. She and her father loved to take walks together. She also spent many happy... Full story
BESSEMER—The normally scheduled Monday night Bessemer City Council meeting was moved to Thursday night this week. Gogebic County Sheriff Pete Matonich spoke to the council about approving his proposed 3-year police contract that included Wakefield. Bessemer and Wakefield have been sharing services with the sheriff’s department since 2007. The new contract is essentially the same as the current contract with a slight increase in cost per year, per city. Matonich said he kept costs as low as he possibly could. The council approved the pro... Full story
ONTONAGON — The Ontonagon County board Tuesday said goodbye to long time treasurer Dee Killoran Tuesday. Killoran has worked for the county for 44 years and nine months, 32 of those years were as County Treasurer. Killoran is retiring at the end of the month. The board thanked her for her years of service. In her last report to the board she informed them that her office has finished the last of the foreclosed 30 parcels of land which will be offered for auction and bought the local delinquent tax rolls of $1,340,000. Stepping into the t... Full story
BESSEMER — A high-speed pursuit that allegedly topped speeds of 100 mph and went through both Wisconsin and Michigan ended with the arrest of Paul Edward Harley, 59, of Wakefield. The saga began with a report of a black Buick Enclave running vehicles off the road and traveling at speeds of over 100 mph heading east on U.S. 2 near Kimball, Wis., according to an Iron County Sheriff’s Department report. According to the ICSD report, the caller, who first reported the vehicle, continued to follow the driver across the state line and into Mic... Full story
HURLEY - The kindergartners through sixth graders in the Hurley Schools got a break from their normal class schedules on March 27 as the Iron County Health Department held its annual health fair in the school's gym. Each class spent about 30 minutes in the gym, according to Iron County Health Officer Zona Wick, where they were divided into groups and rotated through the various organizations that were part of the event. This flow helped keep the students organized, Wick explained, while... Full story
WAKEFIELD — More than 3,000 people were killed in distracted-affected crashes nationwide in 2012. The Michigan State Police and National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration seek to educate the public about the dangers of distracted driving. When visiting the MSP website, the first banner reads, “One text or call could wreck it all,” as part of the national campaign to bring awareness to distracted driving. April is National Distracted Driving Awareness Month in the United States. “Distracted driving is a known serious problem, however... Full story
The return of warm weather to the Gogebic Range on Wednesday was accompanied by lightning, rain and wind damage. Trees were knocked down across Range roadways and the 300-foot transmitter tower that WUPM-106.9 FM radio uses on Anvil Hill in the Bessemer area was toppled by wind, according to the Gogebic County Sheriff's Department. Gusts were recorded as high as 50 mph, according to the National Weather Service offices in Negaunee and Duluth. WUPM's Chuck Gervasio said Thursday afternoon that... Full story
