Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By RALPH ANSAMI ransami@yourdailyglobe.com IRONWOOD - Over the weekend, Ironwood Public Safety Department received two complaints of building damage from heavy snow or ice. Weekend rain may have added weight to the snow and ice causing damage to the structures. The IPSD received a call from Ron Huotari that a building connected to the old Jones Hotel on McLeod Avenue had collapsed and fallen into the alley. Two IPSD officers responded and they found the alley was impassable because of the...
By RICHARD JENKINS rjenkins@yourdailyglobe.com IRONWOOD - Members of the Ironwood Public Safety Department held a community awareness program Wednesday to bring attention to the potential problems of drugs and alcohol in the area, particularly relating to schools and young people. Director Andrew DiGiorgio began by reminding the audience the trends regarding drug and alcohol abuse by young people are constantly changing, and it can be difficult to stay on top of the information. "Myself, as a...
By TOM STANKARD tstankard@yourdailyglobe.com BESSEMER - The Gogebic County Road Commission Board of Commissioners approved during a special meeting Monday to not take any action concerning the proposed garage until they hear back from the Bessemer Planning Commission. Darren Pionk, road commission engineer-manager, said the current garage in Bessemer is outdated and does not meet the road commission's needs. Looking towards the future, Pionk said the new garage proposed to be on Marshalek Road,...
By RICHARD JENKINS rjenkins@yourdailyglobe.com HURLEY - The Iron County Comprehensive Planning/Land and Zoning Committee decided to look to Iron County's corporation counsel on how to handle outdoor events in Iron County following Tuesday's public hearing regarding a proposed ordinance on the issue. Both supporters and detractors of proposed ordinance addressed the committee, despite indications early in the hearing that the committee realized the ordinance wasn't the best way to address the...
BESSEMER — Two men and a woman were arrested in Bessemer Thursday on charges of delivery/possession with intent to deliver heroin and methamphetamine, according to a Gogebic Iron Area Narcotics Team news release. According to a team spokesman, a search warrant was executed on a Porter Street residence in Bessemer, which led to the arrests. A GIANT spokesman said the matter is still under investigation. GIANT is a local task force comprised of officers from the Ironwood Public Safety Department, the Gogebic County Sheriff's Department, the H...
ROCKLAND — The Ontonagon County Sheriff’s Office was dispatched to a fatal snowmobile accident by Negaunee Regional dispatch Wednesday evening at 10:35. The accident occurred on Trail 12, 1/4 mile south of Old Victoria Rd. in Rockland Township. It is believed the driver of the vehicle, Brady Allan Kuennen, 36, of Waucoma, Iowa, was traveling on Trail 12 when he lost control, fell off the snowmobile and struck a tree, according to a sheriff’s department release. Alcohol is believed to be a factor, department officials said in the release. The a...
By RALPH ANSAMI ransami@yourdailyglobe.com HURLEY — The Hurley City Council on Tuesday agreed to spend $10,000 for a grant application that could net the city $500,000. The council authorized MSA Professional Services, the city’s engineering company, to apply for the Community Development Block Grant. According to Jeff Seamandel, of MSA, the money could be used for a future utility project. He said the request is for 50 percent of the project cost, up to the $500,000. The city’s local share would be 10 percent, or around $100.000. The city...
By TOM STANKARD tstankard@yourdaily BESMMER - The Bessemer Planning Commission heard the public speak on Wednesday about the Gogebic County Road Commission's plans for a new maintenance garage. Darren Pionk, road commission engineer-manager, said the current garage in Bessemer is outdated and does not meet the road commission's needs. Looking towards the future, Pionk said the new garage will be roughly 46,000 square feet and cost about $4.7 million. The garage is planned to be located on...
BESSEMER - The Gogebic County Sheriff's Department announced Friday Marcella Boline has retired as coordinator for the Gogebic County Sheriff's Victim Service Unit. Boline began working for the unit as its coordinator 12 years ago. She said she was inspired to join the unit after being in a rollover accident in Canada. Shortly after the accident, Boline said the service unit there helped her get to a bus station and back home. Then, she said to "pay things forward," she began training to start...
WAKEFIELD, Mich. — Addie C. Conley, 94, of Wakefield, died Thursday, Jan. 21, 2016. Addie was born on April 1, 1921, in Haldeman, Ky., a son of Breckenridge and Laura (Fraley) Conley. He attended school in Morehead, Ky. Addie proudly served his country in the U.S. Army in military police during World War II and later in the European African Theatre in the Battle of the Bulge. He was a recipient of the Purple Heart. Addie was a member of the Disabled American Veterans. He enjoyed fishing, hunting and gardening. On Nov. 24, 1952, Addie was u...
By RICHARD JENKINS rjenkins@yourdailyglobe.com HURLEY - Officials are urging Iron County residents to dial 911 in emergencies as the county launches its enhanced 911 system on Jan. 27. The enhanced 911 system is a cloud-based storage system and tie 911 calls to a master street addressing system that will provide a map of a caller's location to help responders reach destinations faster, according to Iron County 911 Coordinator Stacy Ofstad. "The main benefit is that it's going to be a much...
HURLEY — A 63-year-old Hurley tavern owner who had been charged with four cocaine counts recently entered a no contest plea to an amended single misdemeanor of possessing the drug. Peter Zucco, of 603 Granite St., owner of the Alaska House tavern, was placed on probation for six months and was ordered to pay $418 in fines and court costs by Iron County Judge Patrick Madden. Zucco had been bound over for trial on Nov. 17. An arrest warrant was issued on June 12 for offenses on June 3. Hurley police indicated two Ironwood area women filed a c...
By RICHARD JENKINS rjenkins@yourdailyglobe.com Both the Ironwood Public Safety Department and the Michigan State Police Wakefield Post recently received community investment grants from Enbridge, Inc. According to Brian Trekas, the safety coordinator for Enbridge's Superior Region, the IPSD received $2,500 to help purchase gas-monitoring equipment. Trekas said the equipment can be used in a number of situations where it needs to be determined the amount of hazardous gases in the air, such as...
BESSEMER - The sentencing of Martin Henry Brecke, 33, of Ironwood, has been rescheduled for Jan. 11 after Gogebic County Circuit Court Judge Roy Gotham approved a motion to adjourn Tuesday's sentencing hearing. Brecke pleaded guilty to a charge of involuntary manslaughter on Nov. 10. An additional felony count of delivery of heroin, resulting in death, was dismissed as part of the plea deal. While the involuntary manslaughter charge carries a maximum sentence of 15 years in prison and/or a...
By TOM STANKARD tstankard@yourdailyglobe.com BESSEMER - Gogebic County Circuit Court Judge Roy Gotham appointed Nicholas Jacobs as prosecuting attorney Tuesday, replacing Richard Adams. Adams retired earlier this month. Jacobs will serve the remainder of the term, or another year. Jacobs said Adams did a "very good job" in office and stood his ground when it was necessary. "He maintained the respect of the law enforcement community, which can sometimes be a challenge," he said. Jacobs is a...
IRON RIVER, Wis. — A 54-year-old Iron River man was killed when his vehicle collided with a semi tractor-trailer east of Iron River on Wednesday. Dean A. Lusikka was pronounced dead at the scene on U.S. 2, near Crooked Lake Road, according to the Wisconsin State Patrol. The two-vehicle accident occurred at 11:59 a.m. on Wednesday. Police said a westbound pickup truck driven by Lusikka lost control on the slippery highway during “medium to heavy” snowfall throughout Bayfield County. The pickup slid into the eastbound lane of the highway, where...
By RICHARD JENKINS rjenkins@yourdailyglobe.com MARQUETTE - Members of the Gogebic-Iron Area Narcotics Team - as well as representatives of the Michigan State Police and Drug Enforcement Administration - held a press conference with Assistant U.S. Attorney Maarten Vermaat in Marquette Thursday to announce the sentences of seven members of an Ironwood-area drug ring that authorities say was responsible for almost all of the crystal methamphetamine supply in the Ironwood-Hurley area. "The purpose...
By RICHARD JENKINS rjenkins@yourdailyglobe.com HURLEY — The University of Wisconsin Iron County Extension office and the Michigan State Extension office in Bessemer are partnering to offer area teens babysitter training classes beginning in January. The training is based on the curriculum of “operation military kids,” a 4-H program serving military youth with deployed parents, according to Neil Klemme, a youth development agent with the Iron County office. Klemme said the training is a relatively comprehensive program, covering everything from...
By TOM STANKARD tstankard@yourdailyglobe.com BESSEMER - After much debate, the Bessemer City Council voted 3-2 Monday in favor of seeking a business plan from the medial marijuana facility being developed at the former Big Dollar grocery store. In September, City Manager Michael Uskiewicz announced two business partners from Wisconsin and South Carolina purchased the store and planed to convert the space into a "state-of-the-art facility for producing medical marijuana." Uskiewicz said their pro...
By RALPH ANSAMI ransami@yourdailyglobe.com IRONWOOD — A weather record fell for the second day in a row in Ironwood Friday as steady rain turned into snow. After 2.45 inches of rain fell for the 24-hour period to 7 a.m. Thursday, another 1.25 inches of precipitation was recorded for the period to Friday morning, including 7 inches of slushy snow. Both the Thursday and Friday precipitation totals set daily records over a 110-year span. That brought the November precipitation total to 4.04 inches, or three times the normal amount for this time of...
By RICHARD JENKINS rjenkins@yourdailyglobe.com WAKEFIELD - It took approximately an hour for the student volunteers to load all the donations into vehicles Wednesday as the Michigan State Police Wakefield Post distributed 13,771 pounds of donated goods area food banks. The post had been accepting both cash and non-perishable goods donations for the past several weeks, said Post Commander F/Lt. Don Horn - including two donation events at Super One in Ironwood - as part of the state police's...
By RICHARD JENKINS rjenkins@yourdailyglobe.com IRONWOOD TOWNSHIP — The Ironwood Township Board of Trustees agreed Monday to draft a letter of support for a request from the Gogebic Country Club to reduce the speed limit on Country Club Road. “It wouldn’t hurt, I think, for us to include a letter of support,” said Trustee Steve Boyd. “I think their reasoning is very good, and it is dangerous.” According to information at the meeting, the speed limit for the specific section of road is 50 mph. According to a letter from the club, the organizatio...
HURLEY — It wasn’t a big bear, but it sure caused a lot of commotion. A black bear was shot and killed in downtown Hurley on Friday afternoon. It was apparently the same bear that had stolen corn from Krist Oil in an early Tuesday morning caper and had made some dashes down Silver Street in broad daylight. A dispatcher at the Iron County Sheriff’s Department confirmed Friday evening that detective Paul Samardich had shot the bear, which was too close to humans for comfort. There was reportedly concern that the bear might get too close to childr...
