Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By CHARITY SMITH [email protected] BESSEMER - National Honor Society Students served a Thanksgiving lunch to students at Washington Elementary School on Tuesday. "We like the kids. That's why we wanted to come down here and we didn't want to be at the high school. We just love the kids," said NHS member Kristen Smith, 17. The other NHS students echoed her sentiments. "We all just love kids," said NHS member Leilani Casiano, 17. Along with serving the elementary students, the NHS members...
By CHARITY SMITH [email protected] WAKEFIELD – The City of Wakefield received an award for its water fluoridation quality from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The city has received the award annually since at least 2015, according to Dave Semenak, who runs the city’s water department. “There’s a really good balanced system because the guys here they keep it balanced to between .60 and .80,” said Semenak. “They just are really diligent. They check daily. Just like the chlorine levels at the pumphouse. So if there is...
By ZACHARY MARANO [email protected] IRONWOOD — The Ironwood City Commission authorized adding fluoridation to the city’s water system and applying for a Michigan Department of Health and Human Services fluoridation equipment grant at their regular meeting on Monday. City Manager Scott Erickson said the city is designing a water treatment plant in the city of Ironwood and one of the topics that they are discussing is supplementing the level of fluoride in the water system. Erickson said that about 89% of the population in Michigan has f...
By CHARITY SMITH [email protected] WAKEFIELD — The Wakefield City Council approved the city’s amended budget to reflect several increases needed for various accounts during a very brief regular meeting on Monday night. The amended budget included an increase in revenue to reflect the $87,293 the city received from the state through the American Rescue Plan Act. The Miscellaneous Public Expense Land Purchase/Sale account was also increased by $5,000 to cover a tax payment for the Department of Public Works garage buildings, which was...
By ZACHARY MARANO [email protected] HURLEY - The Hurley Craft Fair experienced a good turnout at theHurley K-12 School on Saturday. The event included food and refreshments, a performance by the Silver Express, free balloon twisting and face painting and a visit from Santa Claus. The fair has been going on for more than 20 years and occurs every Saturday before Thanksgiving. The event was sponsored by the Hurley Booster Club and raised money for the school's athletic programs. More than...
By ZACHARY MARANO [email protected] IRONWOOD — Two eighth-grade students at Luther L. Wright K-12 School, Olivia Salazar and Reino Ranta, are starting a Gay-Straight Alliance student group that will hold its first meeting on Dec. 8. The group will provide a safe space for LGBTQ students at Ironwood Area Schools. Salazar said that she came out of the closet during the Pride UP 2020 campaign in Ironwood with the support of her parents. However, she said that not all LGBTQ youth are accepted by their friends and family members. “It was...
By CHARITY SMITH [email protected] IRONWOOD - Slight flurries helped to boost the Christmas spirit as the Jack Frost tree was lit at the Depot Park on Thursday night. "The Jack Frost Festival of Lights will begin tonight," said Mike Meyer, executive director of the Ironwood Chamber of Commerce to a crowd of approximately 50 people gathered near the tree as the bell rang out to mark the 6 o'clock hour. "As you can see, we have lights all around us and tonight we are going to light the...
By ZACHARY MARANO [email protected] MERCER, Wis. — After a public budget hearing and a special town meeting of electors, the town of Mercer board of supervisors held their regular meeting at the Haines Building in Mercer on Thursday evening. This year, the Rice Lake Association of Mercer received a grant from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources to remove curly leaf pondweed from Rice Lake to prevent or minimize the downstream contamination in the Turtle River Watershed. According to the Turtle-Flambeau Flowage & Trude Lake P...
By ZACHARY MARANO [email protected] IRONWOOD — The Downtown Ironwood Development Authority is preparing to decorate the city for the holidays. Community Development Director Tom Bergman said the Department of Public Works puts lighted wreaths on 79 light posts in the city of Ironwood every year. Bergman said that the money to purchase the wreaths is donated to the DIDA throughout the year by local businesses, organizations and individuals. At the DIDA meeting on Thursday morning, Community Development Specialist Tim Erickson said that...
By CHARITY SMITH [email protected] Ironwood - November is National Alzheimer's Awareness, National Family Caregiver, and National Hospice and Palliative Care Month. In honor of this, the Ironwood Carnegie Library has put together some "memory kits," to help jog the memory of those who are affected by the disease. "We have started to recognize the needs of an aging population over the past few years and are working toward better serving those patrons," said library director Lynne...
By ZACHARY MARANO [email protected] HOUGHTON — Recent wastewater monitoring indicates that communities in the western Upper Peninsula will see another increase in COVID-19 cases, according to a release from the Western U.P. Health Department on Monday. The health department has partnered with local wastewater monitoring systems as part of a continued statewide effort in Michigan to help slow the spread of COVID-19, the release says. They are testing wastewater samples for the presence of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. According to the r...
By CHARITY SMITH [email protected] BESSEMER — The city of Bessemer sold just over seven acres of land to Glen Peterson, an attorney from Kerrville, Texas, with ties to the U.P. during the regular city council meeting on Monday night. The 7.3 acres of land is located near Marshalek Road off U.S. 2. Peterson offered to purchase the land for $2,000 per acre. The land is adjacent to 20 acres of land he recently purchased from the Gogebic County Road Commission for $40,000. Peterson said in a letter to the city that he will plan, design a...
MONTREAL, Wis. - Mayor Kelly Traczyk said that the city of Montreal applied for the Neighborhood Investment Fund Grant to receive funding for a proposed park at the Montreal common council meeting on Nov. 9. Traczyk said it will be named Riverside Park, which is also the name of the community center on a 1938 map of the city. The proposed park will be located on 22 acres of city property and will have a "mindfulness meditation walk," a dog park and community gardens. An old baseball field will...
HURLEY, Wis — The Hurley School Board awarded the Hurley/Ashland co-op hockey team a $500 grant per player during its regular meeting on Monday night. The district has been participating in the co-op for four years, and every year participation has increased. According to Brooke Gilbertson, the team was formed with five players from Hurley. In its second season it had six, in the third season there were eight players, and there are now nine Hurley players on the team. She said she expects to have at least nine next year as well, possibly m...
By ZACHARY MARANO [email protected] IRONWOOD — Ironwood Area Schools will switch to a distance learning model with online classes starting Wednesday, according to a press release from the school on Friday. The release identifies substitute shortages and seasonal illness as reasons for temporarily closing the school doors and going online. “Staff have often come to work sick because there aren’t enough substitutes available to cover for them,” the release says. “We currently have several staff members dealing with seasonal illnesses, su...
By CHARITY SMITH [email protected] BESSEMER - The parking lot was packed and there wasn't an empty seat as nearly 200 people gathered Thursday evening at the Bessemer VFW Post 3673 for a dinner to celebrate and honor those who have served their country. Post quartermaster John Frello acted as master of ceremonies. An invocation was given by Rev. Matthew Gunia of Trinity Lutheran Church in Ironwood. Tom DeCarlo presented the colors and the pledge of allegiance was recited, before a long...
By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] BESSEMER — Gogebic County Sheriff Pete Matonich announced Friday his intention to retire at the end of the year. A committee of county officials is forming to appoint an interim sheriff to complete his term expiring in 2024. “It is with both excitement and fond sadness that I announce my retirement as sheriff of Gogebic County,” said Matonich in his announcement, noting his last day on the job will be Dec. 31, 2021. Matonich announced his retirement by email to the Daily Globe on Friday. Matonich o...
By CHARITY SMITH [email protected] WAKEFIELD - Joy and pride could be seen from every corner of the Wakefield-Marenisco School gym on Thursday as students honored local veterans with a Veterans Day assembly. "On this day - Veterans Day - we are remembering the service of veterans of all wars. We remember all men and women who decided to serve the nation's cause, defending our freedom," said Wakefield VFW Post 9084 commander Russ Korpi, in his address. The ceremony began with the advance...
By ZACHARY MARANO [email protected] HURLEY, Wis. - Hurley K-12 School held a special assembly Thursday morning to honor all veterans and active military men and women for Veterans Day. The event in the gymnasium included an address by Sgt. 1st Class Jeffrey Aspinwall, the U.S. Army Station Commander in Hurley. Aspinwall said his last tour of duty ended in 2016 and in his current capacity as station commander, he is a recruiter for the Army. Aspinwall said that he is originally from...
ONTONAGON — The village of Ontonagon has a permanent clerk. At its recent meeting, the council selected Kori Weisinger to return as village clerk. Weisinger was hired as clerk in May 2018, but in October 2020 left the position. When the village dismissed village manager Joe Erickson, Weisinger was hired as acting clerk. The council has praised Weisinger for her work in tracing incomplete grants and working on re-instating them. The council interviewed three of five applicants for the post and selected Weisinger. Auditor Joe Verlin and the counc...
By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] HURLEY — The Iron County Board of Supervisors adopted the 2022 budget on Tuesday. The $16,324,722 budget was presented by Iron County Clerk Michael Saari during a public hearing prior to the regular board meeting. The initial budget presented totaled $16,089,722 in expenses, with $10,661,432 in revenues and an allowable levy of $5,428,290 to make up the difference. The budget was adjusted prior to the meeting to reflect expenditures including $220,000 for construction of a 160-foot communication t...
By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] BESSEMER - "Patience" was the first word out of Ron Rundell's mouth when asked what he learned from the U.S. Armed Forces. But the Bessemer resident also was quick to add, "You learn, of course, discipline and teamwork and flexibility in any situation." Rundell should know, as he served not only in the U.S. Coast Guard but also in the Army National Guard. He took time last month to explain his history in an interview with the Globe. He also shared the...
By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] IRONWOOD — The Ironwood City Commission held its reorganization meeting on Monday to follow the general election on Nov. 2. Kim Corcoran took the oath of office as mayor as the candidate who received the most votes in the general election. David Andresen received the second most votes and took the oath of office as mayor pro tem. The three remaining commissioners, Nancy Korpela and incumbents Jim Mildren and Rick Semo all took the oath of office together. The board of five commissioners will serve...
