Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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IRONWOOD — The Ironwood City Commission will consider ratifying a two-year contract with union employees today. Ratification of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 1538 collective bargaining agreement for 2017-19 will be considered in a closed session, followed by action in an open session, if the deal is finalized. Commissioners will also consider approving salary adjustments for non-union employees in the city. A side letter of agreement with Police Officers Association of Michigan regarding scheduling a u...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] BESSEMER — A Bessemer resident was arrested Thursday in connection with a hit-and-run accident earlier that day. Casey Andrew Gates, 27, is charged with assault with intent to do great bodily harm less than murder, failure to stop at scene of a personal injury accident and operating a vehicle with a suspended or revoked license. The charges stem from a 911 call the Gogebic County Sheriff’s Department received at 2:17 a.m. Thursday that was “unclear if it was an assault or motor vehicle accid...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] BESSEMER — While Thursday’s appearance in Gogebic County District Court made it easier for former Ironwood Township Treasurer Jyl Olson-DeRosso to get out of jail, she now faces a 10th felony charge related to her alleged embezzlement of township funds while in office. Olson-DeRosso, 47, is being held in the Gogebic County Jail on what was a $100,000 cash bond. Her attorney, Jim McKenzie, successfully argued Thursday to have that changed to a $100,000, or 10 percent bond — meaning only $10,0...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] IRONWOOD TOWNSHIP - An Ironwood Township man is in custody, following an approximately three-hour standoff Tuesday that resulted in a portion of Vanderhagen Road being temporarily closed to traffic. The Gogebic County Sheriff's Department responded to the property north of Airport Road for a dispute between neighbors at approximately 2 p.m. The call turned into an "altercation" between the resident, 47, and deputies, Gogebic County Sheriff Pete...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] BESSEMER — The former Ironwood Township treasurer was charged with nine felonies Monday, alleging she embezzled money while serving in office. Jyl Olson-DeRosso, 47, is charged with five counts of forgery, one count of embezzlement by a public official, refusing to turn over records to the successor treasurer, removal and destruction of public records and using public money for her own use. The charges stem from the period from 2011 to 2016, when Olson-DeRosso lost the November election to c...
By IAN MINIELLY [email protected] HURLEY — The junior varsity covered the Hurley city council meeting and normal Daily Globe reporter Ralph Ansami’s absence due to vacation was noted by the council. The city council was surprisingly jovial and even has nicknames for all the members on the council, which was a surprise to discover. The council agreed to award Ross Peterson the 2017 utility project in the amount of $906,219, contingent on the receipt of funds from the Army Corps of Engineers and a follow on financial review by Stacey W...
LAKE GOGEBIC, Mich. — James T. Uerling, 56, of Lake Gogebic, passed away Wednesday afternoon, May 3, 2017. Jim was born on June 1, 1960, in Tawas City, a son of Paul H. and Betty J. (Bowerman) Uerling. He attended Manistique High School and graduated in 1978. Jim was an excellent cook and was employed at several restaurants throughout Michigan. He was an avid Detroit sports fan and took great pleasure in attending games while living in the Detroit area. His love for the Lions never waned in Packer country. Jim enjoyed hunting, going to h...
HURLEY - The Hurley Lions Club, with 40 to 50 members, is active in providing eyeglasses to the second and third world. To do this, the club maintains an old mailbox it painted purple and stationed in Giovanoni's store for people to drop off old eyeglasses. Smaller containers are stationed around the area for collection at other locations, including some eye doctor offices. Dave Traczyk, a Lions Club member since 1979, said each club decides which projects to align itself with. The Hurley club...
HURLEY - In addition to providing valuable evidence in case they become lost or abducted, Wednesday's fingerprinting session at the Hurley K-12 school allowed students to bond with police officers. Police Chief Chris Colassaco and officer Don Packmayer began the collection effort early in the morning in Tonette Obradovich's kindergarten classroom, where the students were eager to dab their fingers in the ink. Colassaco explained to the youngsters that no two fingerprints are alike before each...
MARQUETTE — David Kel Baldwin Jr., 45, of Watersmeet, was sentenced to 41 months in federal prison for assault resulting in serious bodily injury, the Department of Justice announced Tuesday. U.S. District Judge Paul L. Maloney also ordered Baldwin to serve three years of supervised release following his prison term, pay a $2,000 fine and a $100 special assessment. Baldwin pleaded guilty to the charge Feb. 2. The charge stems from Aug. 12, 2016, when Baldwin — who is an enrolled member of the Gila River Indian Community in Arizona — assau...
By IAN MINIELLY [email protected] BESSEMER - "More teens are killed between prom night and graduation night than any other time of the year," said Gogebic County Sheriff's Department deputy Brandon Lyons at a prom safety program Friday afternoon in Bessemer. Michigan State Police and the GCSD visited Ironwood last Wednesday and Bessemer Friday in an effort to keep kids safe, while encouraging good choices. All the schools on the Michigan side of the border between Ontonagon and...
BESSEMER — The first day of the trial of an Ironwood woman accused of fleeing the police ended Tuesday with both sides resting their cases in Gogebic County Circuit Court, leaving just closing arguments and deliberations prior to the verdict. Gina Marie Ransanici, 41, of Aspen Street, is facing one felony count of third degree fleeing a police officer; and two misdemeanors — reckless driving and operating a vehicle without a license on her person. The felony carries a potential maximum sentence of five years in prison, while the mis...
HURLEY — A 48-year-old Ironwood woman was sentenced Monday afternoon in Iron County Court to a year in jail and three years probation for a single count of identity theft. Wendy Wuorinen had originally been charged with 26 counts of theft for withdrawing around $7,613 from a customer’s account at the Iron County Community Credit Union in Kimball without authorization. She earlier entered a guilty plea to a single felony, under an agreement that the other felonies would be dropped, but read into the record. Although a pre-sentence inv...
The Green Bay Packers Tailgate Tour passed through the area Wednesday, somewhat in secret, as team officials kept their local schedule close to the vest. The team left Ashland, Wis., Thursday morning and had an event in Houghton Thursday night. In between they made three stops on the Gogebic Range Wednesday morning. The first stop was at the Hurley K-12 School, where school officials had tried to keep the news of their arrival a secret. The younger kids went to the gym, where they interacted...
HURLEY — The search for a missing New London, Wis., man ended Wednesday morning after he was found by a Hurley Police Department officer. According to an Iron County Sheriff’s Department news release, the department received a report of the missing 71 year old at 7:06 a.m., Wednesday. The man, who had a possible medical condition, was last seen near Mosinee Road in the town of Oma. According to the post, he had been alone at his cabin and hadn’t been heard from since Tuesday afternoon. Deputies on en route to the cabin were informed relat...
HURLEY — A planned plea and sentencing hearing scheduled for Friday morning for a 52-year-old Hurley woman who is charged with five counts of theft from a business setting was postponed in Iron County Court. Joseph Rafferty, the attorney for Mary Peterson Tijan, told Judge Patrick Madden he needed more time to review “a vast amount of (computerized) data” he had received lately from Fritz Schellgell, acting Iron County District Attorney. Madden postponed the hearing to May 4 at 10 a.m. The judge agreed the data needs to analyzed by the defen...
HURLEY — A student at the Hurley K-12 School had been “removed from school pending further investigation,” after the student allegedly threatened other students, the Iron County Sheriff’s Department and Hurley Police Department announced Tuesday. According to a joint press release, the two departments said they had been called to the school to investigate “verbal/written threats” that had been made by a student in a classroom. Due to the involvement of minors, Sheriff’s Department officials declined to provide additional information; but the re...
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] HURLEY - A Gurney, Wis., resident was sentenced Tuesday in Iron County Court to a year in jail and five years of probation for felony homicide by negligent operation of a vehicle. Matthew Sorrels, 30, was also ordered by Acting Judge John B. Rohde to pay fines, court costs and restitution amounting to more $10,500 in the plea agreement that the judge accepted. Two other felony charges were dropped, as well as a host of traffic citations, but Sorrels...
MADISON - Wisconsin Attorney General Brad Schimel has reached an agreement with the pharmaceutical company Adapt Pharma, Inc., to provide discounted rates for NARCAN, an antidote for opioid overdoses. "The Wisconsin Department of Justice is committed to Wisconsin's law enforcement and first responders who make our state safer and stronger every day," said Schimel. "After hearing recent news reports about the rising prices of some naloxone products, we teamed up with Adapt Pharma to provide...
By RALPH ANSAMI ransami@yourdailyglobe HURLEY — An Ironwood woman was sentenced in Iron County Court recently for expelling bodily substances at police officers and resisting or obstructing an Iron County Sheriff’s Department deputy. Kristen Nicole Samierad, 29, a military veteran, received a deferred prosecution on the felony spitting count under the conditions that she must spend six months in the Iron County Jail at Hurley. She must have quarterly contact with Dan Johns, representing the Iron County District Attorney’s office, and pay $65 ea...
IRONWOOD - The Gogebic Iron Area Narcotics Team has another tool in its arsenal to combat the problem of illegal narcotics on the Gogebic Range, as Burton Industries donated four surveillance cameras to the team. "Due to the economics in our area we realize it is not easy to always make such donations or sell equipment at a discounted price," a team spokesman said in a news release. "Unfortunately that is true on both sides. When GIANT is able to save money when purchasing much needed...
By JAN TUCKER [email protected] ONTONAGON — Security in the Ontonagon County Courthouse for workers was addressed at the Ontonagon County Board of Commissioners meeting Tuesday. A number of employees attended the session. Janice Erickson, a spokesperson for the employees, said the recent active shooter session with state police, county deputies and other law enforcement officials opened their eyes to some of the safety issues employees could face. Erickson said in previous years employees knew the faces of those coming in and out of the c...
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] HURLEY — The Hurley City Council on Wednesday approved budget amendments to cover the cost of renovations to the city hall building. The council amended 2016 budget categories to reflect the $15,322 cost of renovating the building. Mayor Joe Pinardi said that will be the total cost of the project and the money will go to three companies that have been working on the building. A key reason for the renovation is to provide more space for the police department. The former mayor’s office area has been joi...
By IAN MINIELLY [email protected] BESSEMER - Something was amiss from the get go. The council chamber was almost full fifteen minutes before the meeting was scheduled to start. By the time the meeting started every chair was full and people were taking seats and standing in the hallway outside council chambers. Most city council meetings draw about six people. Monday nights city council meeting in Bessemer had no less than 30 people and likely more. To the Daily Globe, seated in the...
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] CHEBOYGAN - The three people apprehended Thursday following a crime spree across the Upper Peninsula have been charged in Cheboygan County Court with numerous felonies. Their trip across the U.P. began after the trio stole a vehicle in Mellen, Wis., according to authorities. Arraigned Friday were Norman Kastan, 44, and Kensey Kaseno, 28, both of Mellen, and Rachel Greenwood, 21, of Park Falls. A be on the lookout warning was issued by police Wednesday...
