Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] WAKEFIELD - Members of the American Legion Post 11 in Wakefield honored Franklin "Porky" Raymond, 88, at a Wednesday afternoon event in the Legion building. Commander Russ Korpi presented the "Recognition Award," along with Finance Officer Rudy Krznarich. "Your contribution was critical to our success," read a plaque that Raymond received. Korpi recalled that Raymond was on the Honor Guard for many years and also used his woodworking skills to make tables...
HURLEY — A pair of men are facing charges related to a number of burglaries in the region, including two in southern Iron County, the Iron County Sheriff’s Office announced Thursday. Larry J. Rush, 65, of Park Falls is charged with two counts of burglary, two counts of theft and two misdemeanor counts of criminal damage to property in connection to alleged burglaries in the Mercer and Springstead areas. Steven G. Martin, 28, of Success, Arkansas, is charged with felony counts of burglary and theft, as well as a misdemeanor count of cri...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] HURLEY — The Iron County Board of Supervisors passed the county’s 2021 budget in a special meeting at the Iron County Memorial Building Tuesday, including a 50-cent-per-hour raise for county employees. The budget had originally included a 25-cent raise, however, the board voted 10-2 to raise that amount to 50 cents. Board members Opal Roberts and Ken Saari voted against the measure. Supervisors Karl Krall, Scott Erickson and Bill Thomas weren’t at the meeting. The decision to increase the raise... Full story
By CHARITY SMITH [email protected] ERWIN TOWNSHIP - The East End School, a turn of the century one-room school house built in 1915, will soon be the new home of the Erwin Township Historical Society's artifact museum, genealogy research center and community meeting place. Historical society president Tom Pelissero said they are looking not only to create a museum, but to make an asset for the community. "If we are going to tell future generations about the history we should have a home i...
BESSEMER — A Wakefield man is in custody after being accused of being involved in a home invasion and several car break-ins in the city of Bessemer last week. Troopers from the Michigan State Police’s Wakefield Post were dispatched to the scene of an alleged home invasion in Bessemer on Nov. 6. A home and a car had both been entered, according to a MSP news release, where two purses and roughly $245 were allegedly stolen. The Gogebic County Sheriff’s Office had received reports of four other car break-ins in Bessemer around this time, accor...
By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] BESSEMER — The Gogebic County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday approved an administrative agreement with the Gogebic-Ontonagon Community Action Agency to manage a Michigan Community Development Block Grant. The purpose of the agreement is to facilitate the administration and implementation of the Gogebic County Housing Rehabilitation program and income collected under the program. The Michigan Economic Housing Development Corporation is the authorizing agency, the county is the local unit of g... Full story
By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] BESSEMER - A declared write-in candidate won a trustee seat in Bessemer Township following the Gogebic County Board of Canvassing certification of the general election results on Tuesday. There were two trustee seats on the ballot in the township, and while incumbent Beverly Ikola retained hers without opposition, there was no second candidate. The canvassers awarded 30 write-in ballots to Sue Roberts, who was a declared write-in candidate for...
By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] HURLEY — The Hurley K-12 School created a virtual commemoration for Veterans Day on Wednesday with an online video of music, speeches and art that was focused on honoring the men and women who have served in the armed forces. The annual Veterans Day programs at area high schools are big events with color guards, speeches, music and fanfare before an assembly of the entire school and area veterans organizations. An assembly was not possible with the pandemic and so staff and students contributed s...
By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] IRONWOOD — After a month of preparation, the city of Ironwood will open the application period for adult-use marijuana establishments on the city’s website starting at 4 p.m. today. The Ironwood City Commission on Monday 4-1 approved revisions to the marijuana establishments ordinance. Commissioner Joseph Cayer did not support the revision and has opposed the adult-use marijuana ordinance all along. A public hearing on the marijuana establishments ordinance prior to the city commission was req... Full story
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] HANCOCK — As the number of regional COVID-19 cases continues to jump, the Western Upper Peninsula Heath Department announced Monday that it has begun prioritizing its case investigations and not everyone may be contacted by the health department. The region of Gogebic, Ontonagon, Baraga, Houghton and Keweenaw counties the health department serves has had over 750 cases in the last three weeks, according to department officials, straining the department’s resources. “Even with assistance from partn...
By CHARITY SMITH [email protected] BESSEMER - Visitors to Bessemer will temporarily be welcomed into the city by not one but two signs, sitting next to each other announcing the entrance into the city along U.S. 2 at the east and west ends of town. New "Be Bessemer" signs were put into place earlier this week alongside the old welcome signs, which will be removed at some point. "We are looking for a fresh look that captures our (railroad) history. The signs are in the style of some of...
By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] IRONWOOD — Old file cabinets might seem trivial but the appropriate storage for aging documents will help ensure that Ironwood’s map and plat archives will be in good condition for generations to come, according to members of the Ironwood Area Historical Society. The city of Ironwood recently approved the $1 sale of two metal map drawers to the historical society. The map drawers were in the Memorial Building for decades and were recently pla... Full story
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] KANSAS CITY, Mo. — On Wednesday, a group of 20 veterans will tandem skydive onto the front lawn of the National World War I Museum and Memorial in Kansas City, Missouri, as part of the museum’s commemoration of Veterans Day. One of the jumpers is expected to be local veteran, Tom DeCarlo. The “legacy jump” will kick of the museum’s Veterans Day activities and will feature veterans from the ages of 28 to 92, representing World War II, the Korean War, Vietnam War, Persian Gulf, the wars in Afghanist...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] HANCOCK — The Western Upper Peninsula Health Department reported Keweenaw County had its first COVID-19 death last week, meaning every county in the region has now lost someone related to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The resident was a patient at a local hospital at the time of their death, the health department said Thursday in the announcement. The death comes less than a week after Ontonagon County had its first death since the pandemic began in late March. “Our heartfelt sympathies and...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] IRONWOOD — The same day the Gogebic-Ontonagon Intermediate School District announced its six member districts were extending their period of remote learning in response to rising COVID-19 numbers in the area, the Ironwood Area Schools board of education met Thursday to discuss whether that was the right decision for the district — ultimately deciding to follow the Western Upper Peninsula Health Department’s recommendation and continue for at least the next week. The vote means the district will... Full story
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] HURLEY - The Iron County Board of Canvass performed the canvass of the county's results in Tuesday's general election Friday morning, formalizing the unofficial numbers reported on election night. Although the canvass resulted in some changed vote totals, the outcomes of all the races remained the same. One of the biggest changes to the results reported on election night was that the Libertarian presidential ticket of Jo Jorgensen and Jeremy Spike... Full story
By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] IRONWOOD — The Ironwood Planning Commission is going about the process of prioritizing projects as it expects to be involved with the wave of marijuana establishment licensure applications for the first half of 2021, according to discussion during a virtual meeting on Thursday. The city’s priority of the moment is completing work on the zoning ordinance and involving the planning commission in that process, along with the downtown development plan, wayfinding master plan and the master arts plan, s...
By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] IRONWOOD — The Ironwood Area Historical Society is following up on the success of its first calendar last year with a 2021 version that serves as the organization’s only fundraiser this year. “It’s something that people look at every day and it reminds them of Ironwood’s history,” said Sandy Sharp, historical society president. “I think that it’s important for our area to remember our history because it’s what made Ironwood what it is today.” Sharp and the archivists and volunteers of the h... Full story
By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] WAKEFIELD TOWNSHIP- A light agenda at a Wednesday evening meeting of the Wakefield Township Board of Trustees allowed newly-elected members to show appreciation to two members who are retiring and a third member who is changing posts. It was the last meeting that retiring Supervisor John Cox will chair. "It's been a real joy to work with all of you on the board," said incoming Supervisor Mandy Lake, who is leaving her role of clerk to take over Cox's job.... Full story
By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] IRONWOOD — The Ironwood Economic Development Corporation will be looking to update goals over the next few months, according to discussion at their virtual meeting on Wednesday. The meeting started with the renomination of EDC Chair John Wyssling, who was reelected 5-0 as chair for another year. Dave Ramme was also reelected as vice chair. EDC members Mark Ruppe and Velda Sclafani were not present. Sclafani’s term has expired and her seat is now vacant. The EDC approved an initial list of goa...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The fate of the United States presidency hung in the balance Wednesday as Democratic challenger Joe Biden picked up a win in Wisconsin and fought President Donald Trump in other battleground states that could prove crucial in determining who wins the White House. Neither candidate cleared the 270 Electoral College votes needed to win the White House, and the margins were tight in several fiercely contested states. Top advisers for both Biden and Trump on Wednesday morning expressed confidence that they respectively had the l... Full story
Tom LaVenture/Daily Globe Kimball poll worker Sue Herlevi, left, checks over the driver's license of Susan Eilo on Election Day Tuesday at the Kimball Community Center. Kimball town clerk Irene Salzmann and poll worker Linda Zarzyski are seated in the back....
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] HURLEY — The incumbents won out in Iron County Tuesday night as the current office holders in both of the county’s contested races fended off challengers in Tuesday’s general election. Iron County Clerk Michael Saari received 2,223 votes across the county to defeat Christan Brandt’s 1,712 votes, while District Attorney Matthew Tingstad received 2,398 votes to overcome Douglas Muskett’s 1,506 votes. “I’m excited about the win and I’m ready to focus 100% back on my daily duties representing th...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] Rep. Tom Tiffany, R-Hazelhurst, will return to Washington to represent Iron County and the rest of the 7th Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives after he won his bid for his first full term in Tuesday’s general election. The result of Tuesday’s election was just as familiar as the names as Tiffany defeated Tricia Zunker, the same Democrat he bested in a special election earlier this year to serve the remainder of former Rep. Sean Duffy’s term in office. Tiffany received 2,397...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] IRONWOOD — As cases linked to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic continue to rise around the region, the area’s nursing homes are working to protect their staff and residents. The efforts have led many facilities to find creative ways to allow residents to visit with their families, utilizing technology for remote visits or having the families meet outside or through a window to avoid the direct contact that could spread the virus. “(There’s) a lot of stress, a lot of struggles. But, you know, w... Full story
