Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By PAMELA JANSSON [email protected] IRONWOOD — A business roundtable at Gogebic Community College on Aug. 16 centered around a single question posed by the state official leading it: “How can the state help local business and industry?” Jonathan Smith, senior chief deputy director of the Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity, asked the question as a means of explaining his presence. “We cannot do our job at the state level without looking at local communities,” he said of his department, also known by its acronym of LEO. He a...
By MEGAN HUGHES [email protected] SAXON, Wis. - The Gogebic County Fair Horse Show was held at the Iron County Fairgrounds this year due to ongoing construction efforts at the Gogebic County Fairgrounds. Due to the fair's change in location, the horse show was unable to be held in conjunction with other fair activities, which took place from Aug. 8-11 at the Pat O'Donnell Civic Center in Ironwood. Instead, horse showmanship occurred this past Saturday and Sunday. "When they moved the fair...
By PAMELA JANSSON [email protected] MARENISCO TOWNSHIP — The Superior Waters Bottling Plant may start up again, thanks to Monday evening action by the Marenisco Township Board of Trustees. Supervisor Bruce Mahler told The Globe on Tuesday that the board voted to extend the lease for the company, which has not been operating for close to three years. “They’re not bottling water,” said Mahler, but he added that — after shutting down — the company did continue to sell remaining water in stock. It also is maintaining the now dormant ope...
By MEGAN HUGHES [email protected] HURLEY — Members of the Hurley Board of Education met on Monday for their regular monthly meeting and discussed the current state of itle IX policy changes at the federal level. They also heard a presentation from Hurley Education Foundation President Gary Pelkola about the accomplishments the group has performed over the last year. On Friday, the New York Times reported that the Supreme Court temporarily blocked the Education Department ruling regarding the changes to Title IX due to over 20 state...
By PAMELA JANSSON [email protected] IRONWOOD — A business roundtable at Gogebic Community College on Aug. 16 included a status report of good and bad news from Michigan’s Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity. After a brief welcome from GCC President Chris Patritto, Jonathan Smith — LEO’s senior chief deputy director — provided a slideshow presentation that summarized recent state accomplishments, as well as goals relating to the 2025 fiscal year budget. Smith noted the following challenges now faced by the state: — Michiga...
By PAMELA JANSSON [email protected] BESSEMER - A celebration of 20 years of the Michigan Land Bank Authority took place on Aug. 15 in Bessemer. The Gogebic County Land Bank is the local arm of the state office. It describes itself as follows: "The Gogebic County Land Bank is dedicated to revitalizing tomorrow's neighborhoods through strategic acquisition, rehabilitation and responsible stewardship of vacant, abandoned and tax-foreclosed properties." A central person in the celebration...
By PAMELA JANSSON [email protected] BESSEMER — The Gogebic County Board of Commissioners on Aug. 14 learned that the Ottawa National Forest is seeking to acquire nearly 11 additional acres that are adjacent to the west-side campground of the Black River Harbor Recreation Area. In a letter received by the board on Aug. 6, county forest supervisor Darla Lenz said that the Nature Conservancy now owns the land. “Acquiring the property would secure the land adjacent to the campground, ensuring the parcel would not be developed, pro...
By PAMELA JANSSON [email protected] IRON COUNTY — Tuesday’s primary election in Iron County resulted with state and national incumbents beating the competition in their own parties, although U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and state Rep. Chanz Green, a Republican serving District 74, did garner fewer votes than their opponents in competing parties. Two referendums also passed, although not by wide margins. Local county officials had faced no competition. Results provided by Christan Brandt, interim county clerk, remain uno...
By PAMELA JANSSON [email protected] IRONWOOD — The Ironwood City Commission on Monday evening approved an amendment to a real estate agreement between the city and the Ironwood Limited Dividend Housing Association LLC.” On Nov. 28, 2023, Cinnaire Solutions Corporation — a state nonprofit corporation — originally entered the “Option to Purchase Real Estate Agreement” regarding land at 205 West Aurora St., which was the location of the former downtown branch of Wells Fargo Bank. The amendment now extends the agreement to Oct. 3, for...
By PAMELA JANSSON [email protected] HURLEY — The Hurley City Council on Monday evening amended the city ordinance to acknowledge that pit bull terriers used as service animals are exempt from the city’s ban on that breed. “Obviously, we’ve been dealing with this for awhile,” said Police Chief Chris Colassaco. Colassaco said the issue will be “very tough moving forward” to address because owners of pit bull terriers could simply claim that their pet is a service animal. “It’s not an easy battle for us,” said the chief. City Attorne...
By MEGAN HUGHES [email protected] IRONWOOD — The Gogebic-Iron County Airport Board voted on Monday to accept a bid from Midland Services Inc. of Ironwood for propane at a rate of $1.31 per gallon. The only other bidder was Krist Oil, which operates throughout the region. The board also approved a $4,000 purchase of an upgraded scissor lift from Forslund Building Supply in Ironwood. Airport Manager Jeremy Busch informed the board that the lift runs on propane and has undergone inspections to guarantee safety. Included in the board’s mot...
By PAMELA JANSSON [email protected] BESSEMER — The Bessemer City Council is in the process of interviewing candidates for its vacant city manager position. Interim city manager Mandy Lake is among the candidates and was expected to be interviewed on Wednesday, when another candidate also was scheduled. Two additional candidates were interviewed on Monday via ZOOM. During a Monday evening meeting, council members also took the following action: — Approved Darren Pionk, project manager of the city’s engineering firm, C2AE, based in Esca...
By PAMELA JANSSON [email protected] WAKEFIELD — At a regular meeting on Monday evening, the Wakefield City Council approved a resolution that acknowledges a maintenance agreement with the Michigan Department of Transportation. No other official action occurred at the meeting, according to city manager Robert Brown Jr. In his agenda report to the council, Brown noted of the MDOT agreement, “This document authorizes the city to carry out construction, improvement and maintenance activities on state trunkline highways and allows for rei...
By PAMELA JANSSON [email protected] GOGEBIC COUNTY - Unofficial results of Tuesday's Gogebic County primary election held strong for incumbents, with U.S. Rep. Jack Bergman, a Republican from Watersmeet, covering the First District of Congress, earning 1,303 votes next to fellow Republican Josh Saul, 199. In the same race, Democrat Callie Barr beat Bob Lorimer, 637-571. Results were provided by Gogebic County Clerk Ramona Collins. In the U.S. Senate race, in which Debbie Stabenow...
By PAMELA JANSSON [email protected] IRON COUNTY — The primary election in Iron County is scheduled for Tuesday, with polls open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. in all voting locales. According to Christan Brandt, interim county clerk, separate ballots are issued for each site, but “everything is the same” in terms of election choices on all ballots. Iron County includes only three sites with more than one ward. They include the town of Mercer and the city of Hurley, with four wards each, and the city of Montreal, with two wards. The remai...
By PAMELA JANSSON [email protected] IRONWOOD — In an August 1 special meeting, the Ironwood City Commission approved a request by the Ironwood Area Schools District to sign a release of reverter in relation to property that once held the former Norrie School. The unanimous action, with all members present, now opens the site to housing construction by an as yet unnamed local developer. “A local developer would like to purchase the property from the ISD to start a housing development,” stated Thomas Bergman, the city’s communi...
By PAMELA JANSSON [email protected] GOGEBIC COUNTY — In the race for seven seats on the Gogebic County Commission, the closest call among unofficial results in Tuesday’s primary election was for District 1, wherein incumbent Dan Siirila beat Bob Michaels, 143-141. They are both Republicans. In District 6, which covers Wakefield and Wakefield Township, Republican Michael Yon earned 200 votes versus Democratic incumbent Bob Orlich with 124. In District 3, incumbent Democratic incumbent James Byrns earned 173 votes versus Republican Dan...
