Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] BAYFIELD, Wis. — The Bayfield County Health Department announced Thursday the first case of COVID-19, or the coronavirus, in the county has been confirmed. The individual who tested positive developed symptoms shortly after traveling to a location where community spread of COVID-19 was happening, according to the health department. The department has reviewed self-quarantine procedures with the individual since the test. The department is in daily contact with the individual to monitor the s...
MADISON, Wis. — Gov. Tony Evers directed the Wisconsin Department of Transportation to review how best to protect the health and safety of citizens and employees of its Division of Motor Vehicles while still providing essential services during the coronavirus pandemic, leading to the decision to temporarily close DMV locations today for a deep clean. “Unfortunately, COVID-19 is having a dramatic impact on our communities. We want to help flatten the infection curve over the next few weeks to protect the most vulnerable among us. Limiting the...
BESSEMER — Gogebic County board chairman Dan Siirila formally issued an emergency declaration for the county Tuesday in response to the coronavirus pandemic. “I hereby declare that a ‘state of emergency’; exists within our jurisdiction as of March 17, 2020 and that local resources are being utilized to the fullest possible extent,” Siirila wrote. “The county (emergency operations center) has been virtually activated and our emergency operations plan has been activated until such time as the board acts to cease the state of emergency....
By CHARITY SMITH [email protected] WAKEFIELD - The Dollar General announced Monday it is requesting the first hour of store operations each day to be designated for customers who are most susceptible to the new coronavirus that causes COVID-19. "During these unprecedented times, Dollar General is diligently working to meet the ongoing needs of our customers and communities," said Todd Vasos, CEO of Dollar General, in a statement. The Wakefield Dollar General is participating in the...
By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] IRONWOOD - H.O.P.E. Animal Shelter in Ironwood is limiting access to the facility to protect against the spread of the new coronavirus that causes COVID-19. The safety of staff, volunteers and supporters is of primary importance during these potentially stressful times, according to the announcement. Until further notice the shelter is limiting all non-urgent functions but will remain open to the public for animal reclaims, SNAP vouchers and...
HURLEY, Wis. - With the spirit of the drive-in restaurants the staff of the Hurley Senior Center are enjoying the switch to takeout lunches. On Monday the Iron County congregate meal sites in Hurley, Saxon, Iron Belt, Mercer and Springstead were closed until further notice. The kitchen staff instead are brown-bagging the lunches and handing them off to seniors as they driving into the parking lots for the takeout orders from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. "It's just our second day and our numbers are...
HURLEY, Wis. — Wisconsin follows Michigan in ordering bars and restaurants to close at 5 p.m. Tuesday along with other restrictions on gatherings in light of efforts to slow the pandemic spread of coronavirus, which causes the COVID-19. Gov. Tony Evers directed the Wisconsin Department of Health Services to issue the closure order for restaurants and bars other than to offer take-out or delivery. The order followed news COVID-19 cases involving people who were exposed locally and not while traveling abroad were increasing in the state. ...
HURLEY, Wis. - The new coronavirus pandemic that causes coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) was the central topic the Hurley Public School Board meeting on Monday. Two Iron County Health Department staff, Katie Hampston, public health officer, and Melissa Geach, public health nurse, were present at the meeting to answer board questions. The two said the prevention efforts that encourage isolation and bans the congregating of people are to "flatten the curve" of the number of people who are infected at...
HURLEY — Following the declaration of a state of emergency, the Iron County Board of Supervisors approved a resolution regarding COVID-19, or the coronavirus pandemic, Monday. After Iron County Board Chairman Joe Pinardi declared a state of emergency, the board passed a resolution “providing county administration emergency administrative flexibility in responding to COVID-19.” The resolution allows Pinardi — in consultation with a newly formed administrative committee — to take actions needed to respond to the pandemic, with the resolution list...
HURLEY - Worshipers at St. Mary of the Seven Dolors Catholic Church in Hurley on Sunday refrained from shaking hands as ordered by the bishop, but instead offered each other a wave or threw up the peace sign to each other. Many parishioners carried little bottles of sanitizer which they used intermittently at various intervals of the service. Father Frank Kordek, OFM, read a letter from the bishop of the Superior Diocese written last week releasing Catholics from their Sunday obligation to atten...
HURLEY — Hurley Superintendent Kevin Genisot provided an update on the district’s response to the coronavirus pandemic Sunday, laying out its priorities in the coming days. Genisot wrote the district would be announcing updates in the near future on its top two priorities — providing meals to any students that need them and continuing to teach while classes are cancelled. On Friday, district officials announced they were suspending classes through April 13 due to concerns over the pandemic. Later that day, Gov. Tony Evers ordered schools aroun...
By LARRY HOLCOMBE [email protected] HURLEY - The Hurley School District officials announced Friday morning they're suspending classes beginning Monday through April 13 due to concerns over the coronavirus pandemic. "All activities, besides the school board meetings at this point, will be canceled," Superintendent Kevin Genisot said in a press release. "There will be no practices or general school use of the facility in any capacity." This amounts to three unscheduled weeks off of...
By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] RAMSAY — The Gogebic Range Water Authority on Thursday approved a job description and classified advertisement for a part-time administrator. The current administrator, G. Jean Verbos, said her goal is to have the board identify and hire the best candidate so that she can spend time working with the individual to train him or her on all aspects of the job over the course of one year. “It's a huge system and require a lot of babysitting,” Verbos said. “It's not just clerical duties.” Verbos sa...
By DAILY GLOBE STAFF [email protected] Following Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's announcement Thursday ordering all schools in the state of Michigan to be closed from Monday through April 5 to help stop the spread of COVID-19, or the coronavirus, the six districts in the Gogebic-Ontonagon Intermediate School District are rescheduling their planned spring breaks. "The governor has stated that school districts that do not have spring breaks that occur during this mandatory closure, cancel their brea...
By DAILY GLOBE STAFF [email protected] LANSING - Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced late Thursday that she was ordering the closure of all public, private and boarding K-12 school facilities in the state from Monday through April 5. Schools are scheduled to reopen Monday, April 6, according to Whitmer's announcement. "This is a necessary step to protect our kids, our families and our overall public health," Whitmer said. "I am working with partners across state government to ensure...
Two Daily Globe staff members were honored for their photography by the Michigan Press Association as part of its 2019 Better Newspaper Contest in awards announced Friday. Sports Editor Jason Juno took first place in the feature photo category for his photo of the Wakefield Fourth of July fireworks of July 3, 2019. Staff writer Richard Jenkins earned honorable mention for his photo of the annual Norrie Amateur Sports Club’s Christmas tree burn, held Jan. 26, 2019. Members of the Montana Press Association reviewed 3,500 entries submitted by 106...
By CHARITY SMITH and TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] [email protected] In the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, city officials in Bessemer announced Thursday they are limiting the amount of public interaction at city hall. "There's no need to panic. It's really not about us catching it. Most of us in here will be fine. It is really just about getting on top of things to help protect our most at risk citizens - such as the elderly, those with heart disease and diabetes," said...
MADISON, Wis. - State Rep. Beth Meyers, D-Bayfield, and state Sen. Janet Bewley, D-Ashland, are urging the passage of a series of bills introduced this week that would help areas around the state recover from flooding and also prevent future floods. Both legislators referenced the July 2016 flood that destroyed Saxon Harbor and washed out roads throughout northern Iron County and the surrounding region in making their case for the bills' passage. "In 2016 and 2018, there were catastrophic floods...
IRONWOOD — Michigan Technological University and Northern Michigan University joined other universities across the nation Wednesday in canceling all face-to-face classes as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. Gogebic Community College will remain open, according to President George McNulty, but the college will work with health officials daily to monitor the situation. “The health of our students and community is our most important priority,” said McNulty. “While there are not confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Gogebic County, the number of case...
By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] and The Associated Press IRONWOOD - Former Vice President Joe Biden won a solid victory in the Michigan Democratic primary on Tuesday, along with sound victories locally in Gogebic and Ontonagon counties. With 80% of precincts reporting at 11 p.m., Biden had 52.9% of the statewide vote. His only rival, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, had 37.9%. Biden had solid leads and was also being declared the winner in the Mississippi and Missouri primaries....
By CHARITY SMITH [email protected] HURLEY - The Iron County Historical Museum remains closed after boiler wiring melted on Feb. 21. "We had a near disaster," said Juliette Kangas of the Iron County Historical Society. "All the electrical board, everything in it melted." According to Kangas, Tony Mukavitz, of Mukavitz Heating, in Ironwood, told them that it was a miracle the building did not burn down. The melted wiring was discovered when four volunteer workers, Joyce Starck, Ellice...
By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] WAKEFIELD — At their regular meeting on Tuesday evening, members of the Wakefield Planning Commission reviewed a revised draft of the city’s pending recreation plan after incorporating input from a recent community event at which additional public opinions were collected. “You’ve done a terrific job on this,” said commission member Marsha Vestich to City Manager Rob Brown. Brown provided highlights of the changes that he had added since the interactive public input session took place on April 22. A separa...
Voters in Gogebic and Ontonagon counties will join others around the state in casting ballots in Michigan’s presidential primary today — with Gogebic County voters also deciding a local referendum issue. Voters will have the opportunity to decide between voting in the Republican or Democratic primaries, with Gogebic County voters also having the option to select a ballot with just the “911 operation surcharge” question on it. The yes/no question asks whether Gogebic County should be able to increase the maximum surcharge it can assess each mo...
By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] UPSON, Wis. — It was a celebration of the “FreeHeelers” and the “tele-turn” this weekend as skiers from around the region attended World Telemark Day at Whitecap Mountain Resort. Keith Opperman, the designated “Midwest Telemark Ambassador” for Telemarkdown, a ski manufacturer in New Hampshire, said he and fellow telemark skiers Steve Benson and Matt Menders, organized the free demonstration event with equipment provided by the manufacturer....
By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] WAKEFIELD - Members of the Wakefield City Council took action Monday evening that they hope will help to keep basements of city property owners dry this spring and beyond. At the recommendation of City Manager Rob Brown, council members approved hiring Xylem Water Solutions USA, Inc., of Pewaukee, Wis., to inspect and maintain all city lift stations. Xylem is also the city's lift pump vendor. "The city hasn't had a maintenance program for these pumps, and...
