Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] MARENISCO— Another blow occurred to Marenisco Township this week when it was refused an injunction from a state court to prevent the current process of filling in sewer lagoons at the former Ojibway Correctional Facility off of M-64. Township Supervisor Richard Bouvette reported the news late Tuesday evening, adding that he was not surprised by the action. “They’re almost done out there, so I guess it doesn’t really matter whether we get the injunction or not,” he said. Bouvette had said in prior con...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] HURLEY — A Hurley man was sentenced to more than three years in prison in Iron County Court Tuesday. Andrew R. Zaleski, 39, was sentenced to a total of 3.5 years in prison for three felonies he pleaded no contest to in August. He was sentenced to two years in prison and two years of extended supervision for felony bail jumping, two years in prison and two years of extended supervision for false imprisonment and 18 months in prison and two years of extended supervision for stalking. Judge Gary Carls...
By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] MARENISCO - Members of the Wakefield-Marenisco Board of Education learned Monday night that the good news outweighs the bad in relation to an audit of the fiscal year ending on June 30. According to Gus Ahonen, CPA, of Makela, Pollack, and Ahonen, PLLC, of Ironwood, the district had a pension liability of $5,659,153 net, as well as $1,492,314 net in other retiree liabilities at the end of the fiscal year. He added, however, that these figures actually...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] BESSEMER — The woman who started the fire above the Pines Cafe in August pleaded guilty to committing arson in Gogebic County Circuit Court Tuesday. Hykesha Deshay Martin, 24, pleaded guilty to first degree arson, a felony which carries a potential life sentence. During the hearing, she testified she didn’t remember exactly how the fire started but that it began after she poured lighter fluid on the bed in her husband’s apartment above the restaurant. “I don’t really recall exactly what happened,...
By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] IRONWOOD — The Gogebic Community College Board of Trustees has begun to consider full-time coaches as a way to build sustainable sports programs with strong recruiting and more support for students. The trustees on Tuesday approved 6-0 to change the volleyball coach job description to full time to help fill a vacant position that has cancelled the 2019-20 season. Board Vice-chair William Malloy was not present. “This is the most functional way to ensure our volleyball team is moving forward and...
By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] IRONWOOD - The Ironwood City Commission on Monday 4-0 approved items related to city welcome signage along the U.S. 2 corridor, and for the proposed Ironwood City Square Project. Commissioner Joseph Cayer was not present at the meeting with an excused absence. Tom Bergman, city community development director, said the Michigan Economic Development Corporation requires that qualifications for engineering and design services, along with a budget, be p...
By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] WAKEFIELD - Members of the Wakefield City Council learned Monday night that the Michigan Department of Transportation is considering converting U.S. 2 to a three-lane design for several blocks east of Sunday Lake Street. There are currently two lanes in this part of U.S. 2. City Manager Robert Brown said that the section under consideration would stretch just over a mile from the main street to E. Pierce Street, which is next to the Regal Country Inn. He...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] IRONWOOD TOWNSHIP — The Ironwood Township Board of Trustees approved additional work on the township gym Monday. The board approved spending $11,493 on a pair of projects in the township hall’s gym that will piggy-back on the ongoing repairs to the building. “I don’t think we’re going to have more of a golden opportunity than this, to do some renovations to the gym,” Supervisor Jim Simmons said, referring to the work still being done to repair the gym roof after it was damaged due to last winter...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] BRUCE CROSSING - A crowd gathered at the trailhead parking lot for O Kun de Kun Falls near Bruce Crossing Saturday for a ribbon cutting to mark the completion of a project to improve the hiking route to the waterfall. "I think it's a testament of just what we can get done when we work together. Now we have a situation where the resource has been taken care of - this trail is now accessible to so many that in the past it wouldn't have been - and...
By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] WAKEFIELD - A Saturday "Fun Frolic" in Wakefield was a chance to celebrate Halloween early with no end of candy, games, fun and fright. Held in the gym of the Wakefield-Marenisco K-12 School, the event was a huge success, maintaining a full crowd throughout a two-hour period in the late afternoon and early evening. The room was full of energy as cowboys, ballerinas and basketball players happily mingled with dinosaurs, wild animals and Air Force troopers....
LANSING — State Rep. Greg Markkanen, R-Hancock, announced Wednesday he is proposing a plan to make it easier for utility customers in the Upper Peninsula to access clean and affordable energy. His “Powering Michigan Forward” plan focuses on a state law restricting how many residents can participate in renewable energy efforts. “Not only will this plan give people throughout the Upper Peninsula the energy freedom they deserve, it also will support jobs in our communities and help our local economy continue its forward momentum,” Markkanen...
By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] IRONWOOD - All Saints Academy was the place to be on Friday night if you were a kid looking for a fun time. The annual "Fun Frolic" event in the All Saints Catholic Academy gymnasium typically draws more than 2,000 kids and their parents for games, food, costume contests and of course, the famous haunted house. "I liked going through the spooky house," said Audriana Carli, 7, of Ironwood. The scariest part was "when the hand popped out," she said. D...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] WAKEFIELD - Gogebic County food pantries had the opportunity to stock their shelves in time for the holiday season Friday as the Michigan State Police's Wakefield Post distributed the food items the community has donated over the past several weeks. Although the final donation totals are still being finalized, post officials said they received 22,275 pounds of donations from Gogebic County. "We did good - I'm happy, the pantries are going to be...
By KIM E. STROM [email protected] IRONWOOD — Understanding the difference between Alzheimer’s and dementia is important because there are techniques and medications that can treat the symptoms, according to Sundi Taylor, program coordinator for the Greater Michigan Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association. Taylor gave a presentation Thursday at the Ironwood Carnegie Library called Understanding Alzheimer’s and Dementia. Dementia is an umbrella term. Alzheimer’s is a form of dementia, and it can be a cause of dementia, according to Taylor...
By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] HURLEY, Wis. - Hurley School District dedicated its Northwoods Manufacturing expansion Thursday with several area business and community leaders present. The project adds 6,500 square feet, nearly double the original shop building, said Kevin Genisot, school administrator. The expansion offers more space for teaching and equipment. Discussions for collaboration and shared resources are underway with area K-12 school districts and Gogebic Community...
By KIM E. STROM [email protected] HURLEY - After a review of what was learned in the first class, students in David Vuorenmaa's hunter's safety course were ready for a "hands on" session Thursday. Vuorenmaa teaches for the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources in Iron County. Throughout the night not only was safety the main priority, but responsibility, knowledge and involvement were highly emphasized as well. Students learned how to pick up a rifle, how to load it with the correct...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] IRONWOOD TOWNSHIP — Although details remained relatively scarce Thursday, the FBI was involved in “law enforcement activity” in Ironwood Township Wednesday. Special Agent Mara Schneider, the media coordinator with the FBI’s Detroit Field Office, declined to comment beyond confirming the bureau’s presence in the area, citing the ongoing nature of the investigation. Locals told the Daily Globe the activity appeared to involve a property near Vanderhagen and Nylund roads in the township. The Detro...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] IRONWOOD — Three local organizations have received close to $100,000 in grant funding from the Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs. The Historic Ironwood Theatre, Downtown Art Place and the Friends of the Porcupine Mountains combined to receive $97,110 in grants. In Gogebic County, the theater was awarded a pair of grants, as was the DAP — although neither received the full amounts requested. The theater received $18,750 of the $25,000 requested in one application and $18,072 of the $36,...
By KIM E. STROM [email protected] MERCER - The Mercer Public Library has embarked upon a new project - Mercer Memory Events. As part of this project, Jean (Brunner) White came to speak at the library Wednesday about what the family's history was like growing up in Mercer. White was joined by her two sisters, Margaret (Peg) Brunner and Kathy (Brunner) Kadrlik. It was recorded on video. It's not the first time for them. In the past, the focus was on the history of Smokey Bear and how their...
By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] MERCER, Wis. - Just as the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources announced plans to replace the Iron County Forestry office in Mercer, area residents are also upset about fisheries staff being reassigned to Ashland. Two full-time fisheries biologists currently working out of Mercer will be based out of the Ashland service center within the next few months, said Mike Vogelsang, the fishery supervisor for northern Wisconsin. The DNR is undergoing...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] HURLEY — Iron County is in the process of launching a new program designed to highlight the need for broadband internet access. The Iron County 4-H Tech Changemakers, part of a larger partnership between 4-H and Microsoft, is designed to use students as “digital ambassadors” to teach seniors in the community about technology. “The idea was to get high school students involved in the education of their community about the need for broadband access,” said Neil Klemme, the University of Wisconsin...
By KIM E. STROM [email protected] IRONWOOD - On Friday Nov. 1, downtown Ironwood will celebrate its first Friday. H.O.P.E. Animal Shelter will have Furry Friday from 5 p.m. until 7 p.m. More than 15 businesses are participating in a treasure hunt during the event where there will be names drawn and gift certificates given out. Along with the treasure hunt there will be shelter animals available for viewing downtown, weather permitting, according to Randy Kirchhoff, shelter director....
