Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] HURLEY — The city of Hurley held a special reorganizational meeting Tuesday to swear in the newly elected mayor and alderpersons to the city council. This was the first virtual meeting held by Hurley since the start of the coronavirus pandemic that has state executive orders for closures and stay at home to avoid exposure to COVID-19. There were 16 participants attending the virtual meeting which by law is accessible to the public with the links made available by the city staff. Mayor Paul M...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] IRONWOOD - As lives and day-to-day routines continue to be disrupted while people practice physical distancing and follow the stay-at-home orders in a fight to end the coronavirus pandemic, the Ironwood Public Safety Department is doing what it can to help kids in the city. The department is one of several local agencies offering to use drive by local birthday parties with department vehicles. "Things aren't normal now and kids aren't able to have b... Full story
By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] HURLEY — The well-being of students is the most important thing as Hurley School District returns to a “new normal.” Students remember how they felt and how they were treated more than what they learned, said a message posted by School District Administrator Kevin Genisot. The ongoing monitoring of each student’s mental health status as well as ensuring the basic needs will help maintain a high level of confidence going forward. “Our students will be healthier and more resilient for the rest of the...
By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] HURLEY - The Hurley City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved a resolution to ratify an earlier COVID-19 emergency proclamation that was issued by Mayor Paul Mullard. The resolution acknowledges the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted, or is anticipated to impact the city. The emergency conditions create a situation where the governing body is unable to "meet with promptness," after which Mullard declared that a state of emergency existed from March...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] BESSEMER — A Bessemer man accused of a shooting in that city was arraigned via video in Gogebic County District Court Thursday afternoon. Timothy James Wigman, 26, was arraigned on charges of felonious assault with intent to murder, possession of a short-barreled shotgun, possession of a dangerous weapon-metallic knuckles, possessing or discharging a weapon under the influence causing serious impairment and possessing a firearm while committing a felony. Wigman faces a potential maximum sentence o...
BESSEMER — One man is in jail and another in the hospital following a Wednesday night shooting in Bessemer, according to a press release from the Gogebic County Sheriff’s Department on Thursday. A 26-year-old Bessemer man was arrested without incident at approximately 11 p.m., after he allegedly shot and wounded another 26-year-old man late Wednesday evening in the city of Bessemer, according to the news release. The shooting victim was transported by Beacon Ambulance Service to Aspirus Ironwood Hospital, where he is reportedly being tre... Full story
By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] HURLEY — After 42 years of service to his community Paul Mullard said his decision not to run again for mayor doesn’t mean he wouldn’t run again. He just hasn’t really made plans for retirement. “It does make me a little nervous,” Mullard said, “I guess I will just do what I want and take it easy.” Mullard was not on the ballot Tuesday as Hurley residents sought to choose from Jay Aijala or Thomas Conhartoski for the city’s next mayor. It will be the first time that Mullard has not held some sort o...
By CHARITY SMITH [email protected] When Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer mandated that residents “stay at home” to help slow the spread of COVID-19, many residents wondered how this was to be enforced, and essential business owners scrambled to get there employees papers to travel back and fourth to work. According to Gogebic County Undersheriff Ross Solberg, there have been “no more than half a dozen,” complaints received by his office, and they are usually regarding businesses and not individuals and many of the complaints were determi...
By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] IRONWOOD - As a non-essential business during the coronavirus pandemic, Stormy Kromer found its niche making medical masks and gowns at a wartime production pace to help protect health workers from the COVID-19 virus. "The only way we will get through this crisis is together," said Gina Jacquart Thorsen, president of Stormy Kromer, a division of Jacquart Fabric Products. Area hospitals are contacting Stormy Kromer to see if the company can produce...
By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] BESSEMER - A public hearing on a county resolution to seek grant funding to purchase forestland was delayed due to lack of mobility from the coronavirus, according to the Gogebic County Board of Commissioners meeting on Monday. The commission 6-0 approved the delay of a public hearing for the purpose commentary on the Michigan Natural Resources Trust Fun grant application proposal for land acquisition of parcels totaling approximately 4,000 acres...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] HURLEY — As county facilities restrict access to the public and county officials seek to limit in-person interactions in response to the coronavirus pandemic, Iron County Sheriff Paul Samardich is reassuring the public that essential services will continue to be provided and deputies will continue to patrol the community. “Crimes will continue to be investigated, as they always have. I want people to be assured, we will always be available,” Samardich said, adding that the department is adapt...
By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] IRONWOOD — Local officials are adjusting to a statewide stay at home order and are asking for compliance from area residents. Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s “Stay Home, Stay Safe” Executive Order 2020-21, is effective Tuesday and for at least the next three weeks. The order temporarily suspends in-person operations and business that are not necessary to sustain or protect life. “This is an unprecedented crisis that requires all of us working together to protect our families and our communities,...
By CHARITY SMITH and TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] [email protected] In the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, city officials in Bessemer announced Thursday they are limiting the amount of public interaction at city hall. "There's no need to panic. It's really not about us catching it. Most of us in here will be fine. It is really just about getting on top of things to help protect our most at risk citizens - such as the elderly, those with heart disease and diabetes," said...
By CHARITY SMITH [email protected] HURLEY, Wis. - "Do you like green eggs and ham?" The elementary students at Hurley K-12 School and their grandparents do! The students, along with their grandparents were treated to a breakfast of green eggs and ham on Friday to conclude a week of activities in celebration of Dr. Seuss Week. "We love this event. It is so much fun! The kids look forward to it for weeks," said Hurley Elementary Principal Melissa Oja. "For us it is just a really fun commun...
Wednesday, March 4 Gogebic-Ontonagon Community Action Agency quarterly food commodity distribution for registered families, noon-2:30 p.m. EST, fire hall, Bruce Crossing; 2-4 p.m. EST, 429 River St., Ontonagon. 906-667-0283. 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. Alcoholics Anonymous, open meeting, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. DOVE Support Group, noon-2 p.m. 906-932-4990. I... Full story
By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] BESSEMER - The Bessemer City Council held a forum to find common ground and possible solutions among marijuana growers and those who complain about the odor of unfiltered processing. "This gets us moving in the right direction together," said Terry Kryshak, council member and mayor pro temp. "We don't have to keep pointing fingers." Charly Loper, city manager, said the meeting was a good way for people with varying opinions and experiences with...
LAKE HAVASU CITY, Ariz. - Robert William "Bob" Sibley, 70, of Ishpeming, Michigan, entered eternal life unexpectedly Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2020, in their winter rental home in Lake Havasu City. He was born on June 30, 1949, in Wakefield, Michigan, to Raymond and Katherine (Grivicich) Sibley as one of six children. After graduating from Wakefield High School, Bob joined the U.S. Army where he served as a clerk typist in the Vietnam War. After the Army, he worked for CCI Mine and took classes at... 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...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] ONTONAGON — A Greenland Township man is facing charges after allegedly shooting a 23-year-old Ontonagon man this weekend. Cole Wascher, 24, was arraigned Monday in 98th District Court in Ontonagon on charges of assault with intent to murder and possessing a firearm while committing a felony. The assault charge carries a sentence of up to life in prison, while the firearm charge is a two-year felony. Negaunee Regional Dispatch received a 911 call at approximately 8:35 a.m. Sunday regarding a man b...
IRONWOOD — An Ironwood couple didn’t realize they had been scammed until the mail stopped coming. According to a Gogebic County Sheriff’s Office report a possible fraudulent activity complaint was made on Jan. 24 from the couple. One of the couple noticed that mail had stopped arriving a few weeks earlier and contacted the U.S. Postal Service. The couple learned that someone had successfully completed an address change online. The mail was now forwarding to an address in Delta Beach, Florida. The one piece of mail that did arrive was an accou...
Wednesday, Feb. 5 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. 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 Wellness Pickleball, 3-6 p.m., M... Full story
Tuesday, Feb. 4 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. 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, Memorial Building, Ironwood. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m.,... Full story
By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] MARENISCO — The Marenisco Township Board of Trustees is making progress on a new, proposed ordinance that will prohibit recreational marijuana enterprise in the township. According to Township Supervisor Richard Bouvette on Tuesday, board members have reviewed a similar ordinance from Bergland. “Mr. Bucknell will adapt it,” said Bouvette, regarding Township Attorney Jim Bucknell, who also wrote the board’s original ordinance that would have allowed recreational marijuana enterprise. The board rescind...
HURLEY — A woman is dead after a Sunday morning snowmobile crash in Hurley. Iron County Dispatch received reports of a snowmobile operator being unresponsive after her snowmobile went off the trail outside of Hurley at approximately 1:52 a.m. Sunday, Iron County Sheriff Paul Samardich said in a news release. Officers with the Hurley Police Department and deputies with the Iron County Sheriff’s Department immediately responded, according to Samardich, along with Beacon Ambulance and Hurley Snowmobile Rescue. Officers located the scene of the...
By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] MARENISCO - Two Marenisco residents were unhurt when their log home on Lake Gogebic was lost to fire Tuesday morning. Bruce Mahler, chief of the Marenisco Police Department, said the home in the 9000 block of M-64, belongs to two adult residents who were not hurt in the blaze. Six fire departments responded to fight the blaze through Tuesday evening, according to local residents. Mahler was the first first responder to reach the home. He would not...
