Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By JAN TUCKER [email protected] ONTONAGON — The Ontonagon Scholarship Foundation was established in 1984 to provide the opportunity for Ontonagon Area School District graduates to continue their education. An endowment fund was established to grant annual scholarships from the interest earnings of the endowment. Since 1984, the Foundation has awarded over $377,000 in scholarships to 629 Ontonagon Area School graduates. Thursday, the Foundation board of directors learned the foundation has topped the one million dollar level, with $1,289,972...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] PHILLIPS, Wis. - An Arbor Vitae, Wis., man pleaded guilty to 12 felonies in Price County Circuit Court Monday in two cases related to the murder of a Lac du Flambeau man near Mercer in 2017. Evan T. Oungst, 29, pleaded guilty to second degree reckless homicide by omission in one case against him, as well as seven counts of harboring or aiding a felon and four counts of delivery of a prescription drug in a related case. Oungst was one of five men...
By BRYAN HELLIOS [email protected] IRONWOOD - A steady stream of people filed into Golden Dragon Chinese Restaurant's banquet room on Monday for the annual Kiwanis Pancake Day fundraiser. Kiwanis member, and chairman for this year's Pancake Day, Bernie Hibblen said historical data from previous years was used to predict the group would be needing enough supplies to make 500 to 600 breakfasts. "This is our biggest fundraiser," he said. Hibblen said money raised by the club helps many...
By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] BESSEMER — At their regular meeting Monday evening, members of the Bessemer City Council sought to clarify public confusion over their plans to pursue a feasibility study for a possible hotel. The council voted in favor of the study at an April 22 special meeting, in which they learned that $25,000 for the purpose will be available from the Michigan Economic Development Commission. “It’s not taking any funds from the city,” said council member Terry Kryshak, who assured that no matching funds, nor any...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] HURLEY - Members of Iron County Outdoor Recreation Enthusiasts and other supporters of the local non-motorized trails came together Saturday afternoon for a work bee at the Hurley trailhead. Organizers were pleased with the turnout for the work event, with around 20 volunteers coming throughout the day to lend a hand with the various projects. "I'm surprised how many people showed up. There were a lot of events (today) and it was the opening day of...
By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] WAKEFIELD - The fourth annual DOVE Color Run/Walk had a sunny, warm welcome with Saturday temperatures that grew from the 50s to nearly 70 degrees. "It's just awesome," said Jeanine Winkowski, executive director of Domestic Violence Escape, Inc., a women's shelter in Ironwood. The fundraiser, which was based at Wakefield's VFW Post 9084, featured untimed runs or walks around Sunday Lake, as well as prizes, a 50/50 raffle and a pancake breakfast. The event...
By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] BESSEMER — A special election on Tuesday will determine the fate of a proposed continuing millage for the Bessemer Area Schools. The district’s board of education is promoting the suggested 2.05 millage rate in order to fund long-delayed maintenance at both of its schools; as well as technological upgrades, security needs and construction of a garage to protect buses used by the district. Polls for the election will be open from 7 a.m.-8 p.m. in the Bessemer City Hall in Bessemer and in the Bessemer Tow...
LANSING — State Rep. Greg Markkanen, R-Hancock, is advocating Houghton County acquire a closed prison facility in Painesdale and convert it into a regional jail for the Western Upper Peninsula. Markkanen said he recently set up a meeting between county and state officials regarding the acquisition of Camp Kitwen, a low-security facility that closed in 2009. “It is my hope that Houghton County commissioners will consider purchasing Camp Kitwen from the state to use as a jail facility and provide for a long-term inmate facility for the Wes...
MARENSICO — The Marensico Township Historical Society is sponsoring a presentation on local stage coach robber Reimund Holzhey later this month. The presentation by local historian Bruce Cox will take place at 6 p.m. May 14 at the township museum on Center Street. Holzhey is credited with the last stage coach robbery in the state when he held up a stage carrying four prominent bankers on their way to vacation at Lake Gogebic Aug. 26, 1889, according to information on the Michigan State University libraries’ website. One of the bankers, A. G....
WATERSMEET - A washed out culvert has caused the U.S. Forest Service to close Forest Road 3340 at the intersection of Old U.S. 2 and intersection FR 3346 in Watersmeet. According to a press release issued by the Ottawa National Forest, the road has been barricaded and visitors to the forest are reminded to adhere to any road closures for safety reasons. The Forest Service anticipants the road will be closed until mid-to-late May, but stated visitors can gain access to FR 3346 from FR 4100. Sever...
HURLEY - With the snow melted and spring here, Iron County Outdoor Recreation Enthusiasts is planning a work bee at the Hurley trailhead near the Montreal River Saturday. The cleanup will begin at 1 p.m. and will include planting trees, clearing the trail, picking up any litter that accumulated over the winter, starting a native plant garden, staining benches and other projects to beautify and improve the trailhead between the local motorized and non-motorized trails. Organizers ask volunteers...
IRONWOOD — The Gogebic Community College Board of Trustees held a special meeting on Thursday to hire a new baseball coach and change a couple position titles. According to a press release issued by the college, Steven Barnes was approved by the board as the new baseball coach starting immediately. Barnes holds a Bachelor of Science in physical education and has coached a variety of sports over multiple years. The board also approved the title changes to the current dean positions to keep current with other colleges. The dean of students w...
By BRYAN HELLIOS [email protected] IRONWOOD — Impacted residents were informed of upcoming repair work scheduled on Lawrence and Francis streets during a public listening session held on Wednesday at the Ironwood Memorial Building. From the middle of May until the end of July work crews will be replacing water and sanitary sewer mains as well as sidewalks and roads in the in the 100th block of West Francis and one block on Lawrence between Francis and Coolidge. Paul Anderson, a civil e...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] BESSEMER - A Minneapolis man charged with bringing heroin into the area was sentenced to prison in Gogebic County Circuit Court Tuesday. Brandon Lee Bible, 36, was sentenced to at least 7 years, 11 months for possession of heroin with intent to deliver and at least 2 years for resisting and obstructing a police officer. "You took it upon yourself to supply heroin to Gogebic County on not just one occasion, on not just two occasions, but (on) at...
ONTONAGON — “Step Up Your Business,” a workshop designed for business owners in the area, will be held Thursday, May 16 in Ontonagon. The Ontonagon Downtown District Authority is hosting the workshop, sponsored by the Michigan Small Business Development Center and the Michigan Economic Development Corporation, that will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. On May 16 at the Ontonagon Village Council Chambers. There is no cost for the workshop. It will also be available as a webinar presentation. Topics in the seminar include: funding oppor...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] HURLEY — The case of one of the defendants charged in connection to the killing of a Lac du Flambeau man north of Mercer appears to be headed toward a trial. A December trial date was set Tuesday after Iron County Judge Patrick Madden heard a motion laying out the state’s final settlement offer to Curtis Wolfe, 27, for his alleged role in the death of Wayne M. Valliere Jr., whose body was found Jan. 1, 2018, in the Mercer area. The five-day tri...
By BRYAN HELLIOS [email protected] IRONWOOD — The Gogebic Community College board of Trustees welcomed incoming college president George McNulty and his wife, Christie to the its meeting on Tuesday evening. “Doctor McNulty is going to be our new college president beginning July 1,” John Lupino chair of the board said during a brief speech given before the meeting. The future president asked a few questions during the meeting, but mainly just listened as Owen Ryskey described his exper...
By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] BESSEMER — Members of the community gathered for a community safety session on Tuesday night at A.D. Johnston Junior and High School. Held in the school’s multipurpose room, the session featured trooper Jerry Mazurek of the Michigan State Police, Sgt. Brandon Lyons of the Gogebic County Sheriff’s Office, and Gogebic County prosecutor Nick Jacobs. Before the session, Lyons told the Globe that parents were the primary target for the session covering school safety, human trafficking and active shooter issue...
WAKEFIELD — Michigan State Police posts in the Upper Peninsula collected 338.2 pounds of prescription drugs during National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day on Saturday. F/Lt. Don Horn, commander at state police’s Wakefield post, said he is grateful that people are “doing the right thing” and disposing of the drugs properly. Collecting 29.4 pounds of prescriptions at his post, Horn said that’s more than they have received in a long time. “A lot of different people stopped in between ten and two on Saturday and dropped stuff off,” he said. Horn...
IRONWOOD — The Downtown Art Place is looking for artists to submit their pieces in its next exhibition. The DAP’s second annual Fine Art Exhibit is titled, “Birch,” according to a DAP spokesperson. “It will highlight original fine art inspired by the birch tree,” the spokesperson said in a release. “Interpretation of this theme may be broad and work is not limited to representational work. Painting, drawing, original printmaking, sculpture, fiber, metal, wood and mixed media are all acceptable art forms.” The exhibit is open to artists over th...
By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] BESSEMER - For everyone else in the school system, it's nearing the end of another year, but this is not just any year for Dave Wineburner. He will not finish his first full year as superintendent of the Bessemer area school district until mid-summer, and doesn't expect the year to end for him in the way that it does for teachers and students. "It never ends for superintendents," said Wineburner, for whom the Bessemer board of education just voted to...
By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] HURLEY - The Iron County Memorial Building in Hurley was loaded with people Saturday as folks lined up to enjoy steaks made to order, as well as ongoing camaraderie. For $25, the advance-reservation meal was part of the 29th annual fundraiser for the Vietnam Veterans of America Gogebic-Iron Range Chapter 529. The event allows veterans to fund a popular December event in which local children receive a gift from Santa at the memorial building. According to...
