Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] BESSEMER — The litigation filed by several local governmental entities seeking to force their insurance companies to cover the tax money lost in former township treasurer Jyl Olson-DeRosso's embezzlement will continue after a judge ruled there wasn't enough evidence for a summary disposition last week in Gogebic County Circuit Court. Ontonagon County District Judge Janis Burgess, who is hearing the case, ruled against granting the plaintiffs' request for summary disposition as she found there w...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] BESSEMER — The search for a new administrator of the Gogebic Conservation District is expected to get underway in the near future, following the death of Jim Finley earlier this month. “He did a huge job for us, and will be difficult to replace,” said James Wojcik, the chair of the conservation district. Finley died Feb. 13 of complications from COPD at Aspirus Ironwood Hospital, according to his obituary. Wojcik said the district is finalizing the job description for the administrator posit...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] HURLEY - Iron County's board room was packed Thursday night as Wisconsin Department of Transportation representatives provided an update on a pair of planned projects in Iron County, including the construction of a roundabout at the U.S. 2/U.S. 51 intersection. Andy Dana, with the engineering firm Ayres Associates, provided some background for the roundabout project for those who may have missed the previous public meeting in August. "The reason why...
By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] IRONWOOD - Other than a potential light snow Friday morning, the weather looks to be warm and sunny for the next several days. Ironwood could have scattered and isolated snow showers early Friday, but it should wind up around noon, said Taylor Prislovsky, meteorologist, the National Weather Service in Marquette. Most of the snow will be in the eastern Upper Peninsula at that point, he said. "It should just be a dusting," Prislovsky said of the...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] IRONWOOD — The members of Ironwood Masonic Lodge No. 389 are inviting the community to show off their snowman-making skills next week. The lodge is sponsoring a build a snowman contest as part of the city’s monthly First Friday activities March 6. “It’s just so the kids can get out and have some fun,” said Jeff Nielsen, who currently leads the lodge. The event is scheduled to take place from 4 to 7 p.m. at Ironwood’s Depot Park, according to organizers and is open to anyone under the age of 15....
IRONWOOD, Mich. - Carol E. Johnson, 83, of Ironwood passed away on Feb. 20, 2020, at her home in Ironwood. She was born on Jan. 17, 1937, in Ironwood, daughter of Axel and Laura (Foss) Jacobson. She attended Central Grade School and graduated from Luther L. Wright High School in 1954. On June 2, 1956, Carol was married to Richard "Dick" Johnson at Grace Lutheran Church in Ironwood by the late Rev. John Kendall. Dick preceded her in death in 2006. She was employed by Cohodas Paoli Warehouse...
By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] BESSEMER - The Bessemer City Council held a forum to find common ground and possible solutions among marijuana growers and those who complain about the odor of unfiltered processing. "This gets us moving in the right direction together," said Terry Kryshak, council member and mayor pro temp. "We don't have to keep pointing fingers." Charly Loper, city manager, said the meeting was a good way for people with varying opinions and experiences with...
By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] LANSING - The Michigan Economic Development Corporation announced Tuesday that Ironwood's proposed Downtown City Square project to create recreational and community space from a vacant lot was officially approved. The Michigan Strategic Fund Board approved $1.47 million in Community Development Block Grant funds under the public facilities improvements category for the project. MEDC had tentatively approved the project for funding but the final...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] HURLEY — The Iron County Board of Supervisors set the salaries for the county’s three elected officials for the next four years Tuesday. The resolution approved Tuesday sets the salaries for the clerk, treasurer and register of deeds offices through the year 2024. Clerk Mike Saari said the figures included an increase to offset the raises other county employees got in 2017 and 2018, so the elected officials got the same increase as everyone else. “I took what every other employee received (in raise...
By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] WAKEFIELD - The Upper Peninsula Honor Flight brought the monuments and memorials of Washington to the veteran residents of Gogebic Medical Care Facility on Tuesday. Heidi Brown, registered nurse and director of activities for the full time care center in Wakefield, said the U.P. Honor Flight use one of the documentary videos they make of each flight as a guided tour of the actual one-day veteran flights they make twice a year. "For many reasons...
WAKEFIELD — The Wakefield-Marenisco Board of Education voted Monday to increase its Great Start Readiness Program from half-day sessions to full days, starting March 1. Superintendent Jason Gustafson reported the news in a Tuesday press release. The action on the state-funded preschool program followed an increase of $5 million in GSRP funds in Michigan’s current fiscal year budget. The funding increase received support from both the state legislature and Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. According to state guidelines, the program serves children “at risk...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] HURLEY — The name of the victim in Sunday’s snowmobile crash in Iron County was released Tuesday. Ryan T. Kramarsic, 40, of Granville, Illinois, was killed in a snowmobile crash in Iron County Sunday night. Iron County Emergency Dispatch received a 911 call at approximately 12:53 a.m., according to Iron County Sheriff Paul Samardich, reporting the crash on Trail 10 in the town of Mercer. At the time, Kramarsic was reportedly unresponsive. Emergency personnel on scene attempted life saving measures...
By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] IRONWOOD — The adult-use marijuana ordinance was introduced to the Ironwood City Commission on Monday, leading the way to a public hearing in March. The adult-use marijuana establishments ordinance is a recommendation from the city planning commission to use should the city commission decide to option-in and allow adult-use marijuana growing, inspecting, transportation and retail sales in Ironwood. The commission also heard a second recommendation regarding the extension of the current o...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] IRONWOOD TOWNSHIP — The Ironwood Township Board of Trustees approved paying the township’s share of the Gogebic County Council of Veterans Affairs budget Monday. “Your continued support is vital to our ability to assist county veterans, their dependents and survivors. Our services include completing and filing disability and pension claims with the (Department of Veterans Affairs), providing financial assistance through the Michigan Veterans Trusts Fund, assisting surviving family members with...
By JAN TUCKER [email protected] ONTONAGON — The Army Corps of Engineers amended its 2020 budget to include dredging for the Ontonagon Harbor this summer, according to a Monday report to the Ontonagon Village Council. Joe Erickson, Ontonagon Village manager told the council that he has received an amended work plan from the Corps, which shows an additional $1.1 million in dredging that is now budgeted for the harbor. There was no further information on when the dredging would start, but the updated work plan does list the harbor, he said. T...
By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] ONTONAGON - Hundreds of people converged Saturday at Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park for its Snowburst Winter Carnival in Ontonagon. Participants could not have asked for better winter weather, as temperatures soared over 50 degrees, with smiles and sun beams competing to offer added warmth. "Woooo Hoo! - Sunshine!" a young woman yelled as she loped by a grinning friend. Meanwhile, the deck at the Porcupine Mountains Ski Area was loaded with...
By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] HURLEY - "Frosty Nights" on Saturday did not disappoint the more than 150 guests who attended the annual gala event of the Klassic Kruisers, a regional classic automobile club. Couples danced the night away in the decorated banquet space of the Iron County Memorial Building. The room was buzzing with conversation and visits to the various raffle items. "It's our largest fundraiser of the year," said Gail Samson, president of the Klassic Kruizers....
MERCER Wis. — A 40-year-old Illinois man died early Sunday after the snowmobile he was riding struck a tree, according to an announcement from the Iron County Sheriff’s Office. Iron County Emergency Dispatch received a 911 call at 12:43 a.m. Sunday, from the scene of the snowmobile crash on Trail 10 in the town of Mercer. The caller reported that a snowmobile and rider had gone off the trail and struck a tree. The rider was unresponsive, according to the caller. Deputies immediately responded to the scene, said Sheriff Paul Samardich in the...
By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] HURLEY - Enbridge, Inc. held an open house Thursday to discuss the proposed route for the Line 5 Wisconsin Segment Relocation Project. Enbridge, a multinational energy transportation company based in Calgary, submitted permit applications for a roughly 40-mile petroleum and liquid natural gas pipeline that would be constructed from existing Line 5 pipeline near the Ashland Municipal Airport to another section of existing Line 5 near Gurney. The new...
By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] MERCER, Wis. — The Mercer Board of Supervisors on Thursday agreed to check the status of an area boat landing in the spring. The board 5-0 approved a request from the Lake of the Falls Association to inspect the landing in the spring after the water levels are back to normal. The association said the landing is in need of update and repair. Jim Hannemann, a board member of Lake of the Falls Association, said the boat landing is considered township property. It was approved by the town board at the...
RHINELANDER, Wis. — Staff of the Wisconsin Department of Transportation regional office will hold a public meeting in Hurley on two projects affecting U.S. 51 and U.S. 2. The meeting is Thursday, Feb. 27 from 5 to 6:30 p.m., at the Iron County Courthouse, 300 Taconite Street in Hurley. The public is encouraged to attend. The proposed U.S. 2 rehabilitation project includes removing the existing overhead structure at the Hurley intersection of U.S. 2 and U.S. 51 and replacing it with a roundabout. WisDOT staff will discuss the project and r...
