Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] HURLEY - Silver Street is a little more colorful after the Hurley third graders planted flowers in the various planters that line the city's main street Thursday. "It's real great to have the kids do all this," said Hurley Mayor Paul Mullard. "It helps the city ... it's really good to have the kids out and involved." Mullard said the city workers were going to come out and water the plants to make sure they survived the planting. The students have p...
By TOM LA VENTURE [email protected] IRONWOOD — Organizers of a Sunday breakfast benefit said it will help with caring for more than 500 dogs and cats that end up under the care of the HOPE Animal Shelter each year. “This is the second time we have run the event,” said Kathy Zumbrock, assistant manager of HOPE. “It does pull in a big crowd as a buffet with something for everyone, and there are quite a few items in the raffles.” The breakfast buffet benefit will be held 8 a.m. to noon on S...
By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] WAKEFIELD — Advocates for Split Rock Trails in Wakefield received an added boost of support this week from the Wakefield City Council. Tom Ritter, spokesman for the Split Rock Trails Association, provided the council with a slideshow demonstration on the trails before requesting multiple forms of support from council members and the community at large. “The Section 10 properties are kind of unique,” said Ritter of the Fink location. “The elevation is kind of special.” Owing to the site’s former use...
By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] BESSEMER - The Gogebic Range Trail Authority Snowmobile and ORV Club is looking to off-road vehicle riders to support a trail grading project. "If we get some people to show up and help, it will just really show people care and are interested," club president Steve Hamilton said. "It's just the same seven board members and two club members who are working on it then we don't have the capacity to address the issues of trail quality." The 4-mile section of...
By BRYAN HELLIOS [email protected] WATERSMEET TOWNSHIP - The recently created Watersmeet Township Police Department has been in operation since April 1. Paul Runcie, police chief for the township, said the department currently has three reserve officers and is considering hiring more. "I've got two guys slated for June for part-time," he said. He said his department responds to traffic accidents and criminal investigation along with civil matters. With approximately 200 square miles...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] HURLEY — Local runners got their first look at the new route for the Paavo Nurmi Marathon Wednesday at an informational meeting at the Iron County courthouse. Organizers said the 51st running of the annual Iron County race was a logical time to implement the course change, which will have the marathoners run from Hurley to Whitecap Mountain Resort in Upson and back to complete the necessary 26.2 miles. The primary motivation for the change in course was safety — both for runners and volunteers man...
By STEVE NEWMAN [email protected] IRONWOOD - New tuition rates were approved by the Gogebic Community College Board of Trustees Tuesday evening. An increase of $4 per credit hour for in-district tuition and $5 per credit for out-of-district, the Wisconsin reciprocity area, and out-of-state students was approved. New tuition rates will be $124 per credit hour for in-district students, $175 per credit hour for Michigan out-of-district and the Wisconsin reciprocity area, and $204 per credit...
By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] WAKEFIELD - A Monday evening meeting of the Wakefield city council resulted in city manager Rob Brown volunteering to verify, firsthand, the status of city sidewalks. "I will go out, and I will try to get a rough estimate of what we're looking at," said Brown, who had begun the discussion by referring to a formal staff report he had prepared for council members. Brown said that, in the few months he's been in his position, several residents have asked...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] HURLEY — The Iron County Board of Supervisors expressed its support for a proposed easement expanding access for recreation in the county, passing a resolution in support of the easement purchase Tuesday. The resolution supports the proposed Great Northern Conservation Access Easement agreement between the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources and Keweenaw Land Association, which would involve more than 14,000 acres in the towns of Carey, Knight and Mercer. The state’s Natural Resources Boa...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] IRONWOOD - For the 129th time, the Ironwood community came together Sunday to see off another class of Ironwood graduates into the world. Following an address by Superintendent Travis Powell, members of the concert choir performed "You Get What You Give" and the members of the board of education were introduced. Social studies teacher Gordy Erickson, at the request of the graduating class, delivered the commencement address. He told them to not...
By BRYAN HELLIOS [email protected] IRONWOOD - Music filled the Ironwood Memorial Building as members representing the United States armed forces prepared for Ironwood's Memorial Day ceremony on Monday. A chorus sang "The Battle Hymn of the Republic" and "Blades of Grass and Pure White Stone" under the direction of Annette Burchell to help set the atmosphere before the placing of American Flags. Lt. Col. Gary Harrington of the U.S. Air Force and master of ceremonies said the tradition...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] PENCE, Wis. — The driver of an all-terrain vehicle is dead after he crashed his vehicle while riding in the town of Pence early Sunday morning. Iron County Sheriff’s Department deputies and Beacon Ambulance personnel responded to the scene of the accident at the intersection of Spring Camp Road and Whiteside Street shortly after 12:10 a.m., according to Sheriff Paul Samardich. Those responding to the scene found the man involved in the single-vehicle crash unresponsive. Iron County Coroner Dia...
BESSEMER - Friday evening was bittersweet as graduates of A.D. Johnston Junior and Senior High School celebrated both big wins and heavy losses in a week steeped in emotion. Co-valedictorians Devon Elias Byers and Andrew Isaac Aspinwall both received perfect 4.0 grade point averages and served on the student council, respectively, as president and treasurer. They both also addressed the crowd. "Finally, we won't have to worry about keeping our grades up," said Aspinwall, drawing laughs when he...
WAKEFIELD - The Wakefield-Marenisco High School class of 2019 threw their graduation caps in the air friday, signifying an end to a chapter in their lives. Before the class celebrated their achievement, Jason Gustafson, superintendent of the district, gave the graduating class advice. "Before you act, listen; before you react, think; before you spend, earn; before you criticize, wait; before you quit, try," he said quoting William Arthur Ward. He told the class to listen to their hearts to...
ONTONAGON - The graduation speaker for the 2019 Class at the Ontonagon Area High School, Keven Store, was in familiar terrain Friday night, noting that 30 years ago, to the day, he sat as a student and received his diploma from OAHS. Store is the Executive Director of the Portage Health Foundation, and oversees and administers all aspects of a $67 million dollar charitable foundation that serves the Keweenaw Peninsula. He has been recognized by the Michigan Health Council for his work in develop...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] SAXON, Wis. - Progress continues at Saxon Harbor as workers strive to complete the new marina by the mid-August target date. "The original plan for the contract was to be completed by mid-August, they're on schedule for that," said Eric Peterson, the Iron County forestry and parks administrator. "If mother nature cooperates and it holds off raining every day, that should continue and they should be completed by mid-August." Peterson said much of...
By BRYAN HELLIOS [email protected] IRONWOOD — Cub Scouts from pack 323 learned about the area’s history during a their trip to the Historic Ironwood Depot and museum on Thursday. Carl Green, Cubmaster for the pack, said things like the museum are often overlooked. “We live in a nice area that does have a lot of history and has a lot of interesting things that happen,” he said. “You kinda over time get disconnected from those.” Greeen said being able to see all the buildings a...
By JAN TUCKER [email protected] ONTONAGON — Visitors to the O Kun de Kun Falls will have a new trail, bridge and improved parking lot to better enjoy the beautiful falls by July 31. Kenny Wawsczyk, of the North Country Trail Association, informed the Ontonagon County Board Tuesday the 1.4 miles of new trails to the falls is being paid by a DNR Trust Fund grant which will go through the county into the project. The DNR Trust Fund can’t give the grant to the trail association, but can send grant money to the county. The U.S. Forest Ser...
By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] BESSEMER — An accident last Saturday morning that resulted in the fatalities of two high school girls in Bessemer has had a deep impact on the surrounding community. Lauren Powless, 18, and Madeline Jackson, 15, died when the vehicle in which they were riding went off of Lake Road and struck a tree at about 2:30 a.m. in Ironwood Township. Zachery Hammond, 20, of Ironwood survived the crash with minor injuries. The two girls also were from Ironwood, but they were students at A.D. Johnston Junior and Senior...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] LANSING — A bill to create a committee to advise on mining regulations in the state recently passed the Michigan House of Representatives. The bill to establish the Committee of Michigan’s Mining Future passed the House 107-1 on May 16. “My bill to create a committee on Michigan’s mining future had near-unanimous support on the House floor. Work on this bill began in 2015 when it was announced that the Empire Mine would be idled,” state Rep. Sara Cambensy, D-Marquette, said in a news release....
By JAN TUCKER [email protected] WHITE PINE — Jobs could be returning to White Pine in the near future. A June 4 hearing to be held in Ontonagon could be the answer. The hearing is a request by PM Power and the White Pine Refinery for a $490,000 loan from the Community Development Block Grant program. According to Zack Halkola, PM Power Group Chief Operating Officer, the refinery process would recycle 3 million pounds of cathode annually and return 15 jobs to White Pine. The requested funds are part of the Revolving Loan fund that O...
By BRYAN HELLIOS [email protected] HURLEY - Representatives from the Hurley K-12 School's rebranding committee narrowed a list of possible new mascots down to 13 names during a meeting on Tuesday. The list of the 13 mascot nominations making the cut include some that capitalize on the area's history, including Timberjaxx, Trailblazers, Rangers and Hematites. There are some that focus on the area's weather like Blizzards, Heat, Storm and Northern Storm. Others included the Lakers,...
By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] WAKEFIELD - Members of the Wakefield-Marenisco Board of Education voted at their Monday evening meeting to approve the school schedule for the coming 2019-20 school year. Due to recent approval by the Gogebic-Ontonagon Intermediate School District, the Wakefield-Marenisco K-12 School will start this year in the week before Labor Day, as opposed to the day after it, as in the past. According to the calendar, the first day of school will be Aug. 27, and the...
