Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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KIMBALL, Wis. - Area law enforcement officers and the Hurley Fire Department responded to the scene of a 10 p.m. Friday personal injury accident on U.S. 2, near the Corkscrew liquor store, east of County D. The front end of a pickup truck was demolished, but it was unclear how many vehicles were involved in the crash. An officer at the scene said all of the people involved in the crash were transported to Aspirus Grand View Hospital by Beacon Ambulances, while firefighters and police officers... Full story
IRONWOOD - Area high school students gathered in the gymnasium of Gogebic Community College's Lindquist Center for a Life Quest Program on Monday. The event was not open to the general public due to a lack of space, as witnessed by the bleachers filled with students. The Department of Human Services, DOVE, Inc., the Western Upper Peninsula Health Department, Community Mental Health and others had booths for the students to browse and attain more information about what is available in the communi... Full story
MERCER, Wis. - James J. Lambert, 72, of Mercer, passed away peacefully on Feb. 19, 2015, at home with his family surrounding him. Jim was born Oct. 17, 1942, in Lockport, Ill., the son of Daniel and Alvina (Rodeghero) Lambert. He graduated from Lockport High in 1960. In 1964, Jim married the love of his life, Sharon. In 1967, he attended the police academy and became a police officer on the Lockport Police Department. He served for five years as a patrol officer and was then promoted to... Full story
BESSEMER - Gogebic County Sheriff Peter Matonich was first on the agenda for Bessemer's city council meeting on Monday night. Matonich said the sheriff's department has been adding some new services or is currently in the process of doing so. He said the county still has a very active drug team and that the department also added a new corrections officer in 2014. Gogebic County is currently training officers on a new statewide information system, which allows the county to access statewide... Full story
WAKEFIELD - A faulty transformer at Xcel Energy's Ironwood substation led to the 26-hour power outage in parts of Wakefield on Jan. 23-24, according to city manager Margot Anderson. She said Tuesday the transformer that went down has since been replaced by Xcel. Anderson explained why Wakefield was one of the last communities to be completely restored to power. "When power is not available through Xcel's lines, no city action at the substation can be taken to restore power," she said. She noted... Full story
To the Editor: I support the letter to the editor published Dec. 13, 2014, from Joe Allen; unlike Nancy Warren, who stated in her letter (of Dec. 18, 2014), that 40 years of trapping and hunting does not qualify Joe as an expert in predator/prey relationships. I don’t feel that he would want to be considered an expert anyway. But the information and opinions of Joe and others like him that have spent more time in the outdoors than many of the people that make the “scientific” decisions about our wildlife should not be discounted. Since our f... Full story
GALESBURG (AP) - More than 100 vehicles were involved in pileups on a snowy Michigan interstate on Friday, killing a trucker and igniting a fire and explosion on a semi carrying fireworks, police said. Snow, wind and poor visibility were blamed for the chain reaction of crashes on both sides of Interstate 94 in Kalamazoo County, 150 miles east of Chicago. The interstate wasn't expected to reopen until late Friday or Saturday. "As you can imagine, it's not easy to count vehicles as they pile... Full story
Blowing snow, combined with wind chill readings of 40 below, closed Gogebic Range schools for the second time this week on Wednesday. Visibility was poor and traffic was light on Wednesday morning. Overnight winds of up to 30 mph were reported throughout the area. The sun popped out in Ironwood around 10 a.m. Wednesday, but the downtown temperature still stood at minus 9 around noon and the thermometer wasn't predicted to hit positive numbers until today. At the Luther L. Wright School in... Full story
NEW YORK (AP) - The Waterford crystal ball is ready for its New Year's close-up. The glittering 11,875-pound ball was tested Tuesday ahead of the New Year's Eve celebration in Times Square, where up to a million revelers are expected to ring in 2015. Workers coiled massive cables as the ball went up and down the flagpole atop 1 Times Square. "It was such a difficult 2014, we're going to have a great celebration to ring in the new year," said Jeffrey Straus, president of the Times Square Alliance... Full story
WATERSMEET - The Ironwood Public Safety Department hazardous materials team broke in equipment for the first time on Wednesday during a semi tractor and trailer accident on U.S. 2 in Watersmeet. Since first receiving the equipment in January, the team hadn't used it yet. "We always hope that we never have to use it," fire officer Brandon Snyder said. "But, we are prepared if we need to." In an accident on black ice, a tanker became detached from the tractor and was punctured, leaking fuel onto... Full story
WATERSMEET - Deputies responded to a semi tractor-trailer accident on Wednesday at 6:20 a.m. and U.S. 2 remained closed through around 5 p.m. The accident occurred near mile marker 59, according to the Gogebic County Sheriff's Department. The tractor detached from the trailer, which was punctured and it leaked about 1,000 gallons of fuel. The rig was loaded with around 8,000 gallons of regular unleaded and diesel fuel. Law enforcement, the Watersmeet Fire Department, Lac Vieux Desert police and... Full story
NEW YORK (AP) - Thousands are celebrating in the heart of Manhattan as they await the lighting of the 85-foot-tall Christmas tree in Rockefeller Center. Performers for Wednesday night's broadcast included Lady Gaga, Tony Bennett, Mariah Carey and Cyndi Lauper. Seventy-year-old Patricia Donnelly, of Greenwich, Connecticut, was there watching the lighting ceremony for the first time in 20 years. She was squeezed into a police-barricaded pen with her significant other, 74-year-old, Joseph... Full story
IRONWOOD - A Tuesday morning raid of a residence in Ironwood's Norrie Location led to five people being taken away in handcuffs in a bust involving heroin and other drugs. The Gogebic-Iron Area Narcotics Team raid at 251 Oak St. occurred around 8 a.m. Interviews were continuing into the afternoon at the Ironwood Public Safety Department office. According to a GIANT press release, a search warrant was executed and three men and two women were arrested. They were incarcerated in the Gogebic... Full story
Though food and other donations often increase throughout the holiday season, many people still go to bed hungry. According to the Food Bank Council of Michigan, "One in seven people in the United States does not know where their next meal is coming from." The Food Bank Council said that they are serving more working poor families than ever before, and half of the people receiving assistance are children and senior citizens. In a study conducted by Feeding America in 2012, Gogebic County... Full story
The Michigan State Police are preparing for an extra safe Thanksgiving holiday this year. From Nov. 26 though 30, the MSP is conducting their largest Operation C.A.R.E. (Combined Accident Reduction Effort) ever. "Operation C.A.R.E. is a nationwide initiative aimed at reducing traffic crashes and fatalities on highways across the country," according to the MSP, and began in 1977. As one of the nation's longest running traffic safety programs, Operation C.A.R.E. is involved in all 50 states, some... Full story
(AP) - Thousands of people rallied late Monday in U.S. cities including Los Angeles and New York to passionately but peacefully protest a grand jury's decision not to indict a white police officer who killed a black 18-year-old in Ferguson, Missouri. They led marches, waved signs and shouted chants of "Hands Up! Don't Shoot," the slogan that has become a rallying cry in protests over police killings across the country. Activists had been planning to protest even before the nighttime a... Full story
IRONWOOD - A winter advisory warning for lake-effect snow that could total from 12 to 18 inches remained in effect for the Gogebic Range today through noon. Wakefield and Bessemer schools closed early Monday and many evening meetings were postponed because of heavy snowfall that grew worse throughout the day. Ironwood schools were off Monday for deer hunting, but classes were scheduled to resume today, weather permitting. The lake-effect snow followed around 50 inches that fell last week across... Full story
Dear Editor: Thank you to the Michigan State Police from Wakefield barracks, Super One and the National Honor Society students from A.D. Johnston High School in Bessemer for their donations and support during the St. Vincent de Paul Food Pantry in Ironwood. Thanks to the students for their help in loading our truck. The food collected will help us feed many people in our community. We are extremely grateful for the many generous people in our area. Our sincere thanks. Tomas Santos The St. Vincent de Paul Society Food Pantry... Full story
WAKEFIELD - Three food pantries in Ironwood, Bessemer and Watersmeet, were given thousands of pounds of food during a recent food drive by the Michigan State Police Wakefield Post. The drive was Oct. 13-26, and was part of the statewide Michigan Harvest Gathering campaign. According to MSP 1st Lt. Donald Horn, the Wakefield post collected around 6,000 pounds of food during the posts "Stuff a Goose" campaign, aimed at filling a trooper's patrol vehicle, also called a goose. "The community really... Full story
IRONWOOD — A switch in health care providers shouldn’t result in much change as far as city employee contributions are concerned, the Ironwood City Commission learned Monday. City finance director Paul Linn said Blue Cross-Blue Shield, the current provider, offered a plan to the city with a “significantly higher premium rate.” As a result, the city switched to Consumers Mutual Insurance, which offers a plan similar to Blue Cross, but with a lower premium. Linn said with the new insurance there will be a high deductible, but it will be “funded... Full story
HURLEY - Elementary students at the Hurley K-12 School showed their support of healthy choices, presented what they believe responsibility is and even silly-stringed their principal. Throughout this week students have participated in the nationwide campaign called "Red Ribbon Week," devoted to making healthy choices about drugs, alcohol and bullying. Monday kicked off the event with a "Team Up Against Bullies" day. Students wore their favorite team jerseys, hats or sports gear to school to show... Full story
OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) - The standing ovation began even before Sergeant-at-Arms Kevin Vickers entered the Parliament chamber in his black robe, carrying the golden ceremonial mace on his right shoulder. For more than two minutes, the lawmakers applauded and pounded their desks Thursday for the white-haired former Mountie, hailed as a hero for shooting the gunman who had stormed Canada's seat of power just a day earlier. At first expressionless and motionless, the 58-year-old Vickers eventually... Full story
NEGAUNEE - Michigan State Police from the Negaunee post on Thursday were continuing to search for a 69-year-old Christmas resident who disappeared on Tuesday. John Michael Hongisto is 5-8, weighs 190 pounds and has blue eyes and gray hair. He was last seen at 1:30 Tuesday afternoon, driving his 2001 Ford pickup truck, red with a white box capper. It's not known in which direction he headed, police said. Police said he is an avid outdoorsman. Anyone who may have seen Hongisto should call the MSP... Full story
