Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] WAKEFIELD — A shift in power will occur after tonight’s meeting of the Wakefield city council as current city manager Richard Brackney turns over the reins to his successor, Robert Brown, Jr. At a special meeting on Jan. 23, council members voted to offer the job to Brown, 36, of Belding, Mich., and he has been working here with city staff since last Tuesday. Brackney, who was scheduled to retire on May 24, will end his responsibilities two months early. Brown’s first day as city manager will be Tuesd...
IRONWOOD — Historic Ironwood Theatre will present the ski movie “The Blizzard of Aahhhs” tonight at 7. The movie, celebrating its 30th anniversary, is considered to have popularized the concept of “extreme” skiing and inspired a generation of skiers worldwide, said a theatre spokesman. It showcases the cliff-jumping prowess of Scot Schmidt and introduced mohawked bad boy punk rocker Glen Plake — all in France’s stunning Chamonix Valley with a soaring pop soundtrack for the first time in a ski film. “The Blizzard of Aahhh’s” remains the benchma...
IRONWOOD - Wolverine Ski Trails will host the Mountains of the Midwest winter triathlon on Saturday, March 2. The race will include a 6k skate or classic cross-country ski, 8k fat tire bike ride and a 5k snowshoe. Racers can do all three disciplines or form teams of three competitors. The event starts at 10 a.m. at trails on Sunset Road east of Section 12 Road in Ironwood Township. Online registration is available at wolverinenordic.com. Walk-in registrations will be taken at Cold Iron Brewing...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] IRONWOOD - While they are normally known for their inter-agency cooperation, the Gogebic Range's law enforcement departments squared off Friday in a chili cook-off fundraiser. A total of nine competitors submitted dishes; including members of the Ironwood Public Safety Department, Gogebic County Sheriff's Department, Iron County Sheriff's Department, Hurley Police Department, Michigan State Police's Wakefield Post and county prosecutor's office....
HURLEY — The Hurley K-12 School was put on lock down Thursday afternoon due to a “perceived threat heard elsewhere in the community,” said Administrator Chris Patritto. “We did it under an abundance of precaution,” he told the Daily Globe later. A Code Yellow was declared at 1:45 and lifted at 2:20, according to text messages received by parents with children in the school. Patritto said someone in the community heard what they thought was a threat and called the school. “We called the police and put the school on lock down. The police dete...
By BRYAN HELLIOS [email protected] IRONWOOD - Roughly 300 junior and senior high school students from Hurley, Gogebic and Ontonagon counties attended Career and Campus Exploration Day held at the Gogebic Community College on Thursday. The Ironwood Chamber of Commerce, Michigan Works!, Michigan Rehabilitation Services and GCC organized the day to allow students the opportunity to talk to area businesses and tour the campus. Director of admissions, marketing and community relations, Kim...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] MERCER, Wis. — The Mercer Town Board held an information session Thursday to provide residents with the facts about a proposed ballot measure in the spring election. Town voters will be asked April 2 to decide whether to approve a .5 percent Premier Resort Area Tax on certain goods and services in the town. “We’d like people to have the facts. Be armed when you go to vote,” town chairman John Sendra told the audience. If passed, the measure is expected to generate roughly $200,000 to $250,00...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] HURLEY — The Wisconsin Department of Transportation is considering reclassifying Iron County’s County Road A in the town of Saxon, changing it from a rural major collector to a rural minor collector. While the final decision hasn’t officially been made yet, county officials expect the reclassification will inevitably happen. “As of right now, County A does not meet the criteria for a major collector. So they are removing it and turning it into a minor collector,” Highway Commissioner Mike Swar...
IRONWOOD - The National Weather Service's Winter Storm Warning for Thursday was spot on as snow filled the air for much of the late morning, all afternoon and into the evening across the Gogebic Range. The NWS in Marquette had a report of 7.5 inches of snow in Ironwood by late afternoon. The official 24-hour snow total scheduled for this morning at the Wastewater Treatment Facility in Ironwood will give an official number. While the forecast calls for a slight chance of snow today with a high...
By BRYAN HELLIOS [email protected] SUPERIOR, WIS. — The University of Wisconsin Superior’s alumni association named Mike Wiggins Jr., of Ashland, to be among the 25 outstanding alumni recognized in celebration of the universities 125th anniversary. Wiggins is serving his third term as chair of Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa and earned his bachelor’s degree at UW-Superior in 1992. He previously served as a conservation warden for the Great Lakes Indian Fish & Wildlife Commi...
By BRYAN HELLIOS [email protected] IRONWOOD - The Michigan Senate Oversight Committee met Tuesday in Lansing to hear testimony regarding an auditor general's report concerning the Michigan Department of Correction's decision to close the Ojibway Correctional Facility in Marenisco. The facility, which had 203 employees, closed Dec. 1. The report - a follow-up to a 2012 performance audit - found the MDOC partially complied with the changes recommended following the 2012 audit. "(The departme...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] MERCER, Wis. — The ballotis set for the April 2 general election after Tuesday’s primary narrowed the field for the Mercer Town Board. Town voters chose between seven candidates in the primary, with the top four vote-getters advancing to the spring election. That ballot will feature Eric Snow, Opal Roberts, Christa Reinert and Tom Thompson. Snow received the most votes with 206, Roberts received 160 votes, Reinert received 124 votes and Thompson received 70. David McNutt, Tanner Hiller and Bra...
IRONWOOD - The Downtown Art Place will celebrate Youth Art Month in March as it continues to provide an opportunity for area students to showcase their artwork and for the public to recognize the local school talent in the visual arts. March is nationally recognized as Youth Art Month. It is a month of promoting art and art education in the United States. Thousands of American schools participate, often with the involvement of local art museums and civic organizations. Local art teachers from...
By RICHARD JENKINS and BRYAN HELLIOS [email protected] HURLEY — The Hurley School Board acknowledged mistakes had been made in the process, but voted Monday to proceed with plans to change the district’s mascot from the Midgets. “We certainly made some missteps along the way, and for that we truly apologize,” School Board President Joe Simonich said. He explained the process began with a desire for a discussion about the mascot, but when those efforts failed, the board felt it was best to...
By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] MARENISCO - The question of how to manage the recreational marijuana business was a topic at a Monday evening meeting of the Marenisco Township board. Board members voted Jan. 28 to consider opting into such business, but they do not yet have a draft of a preliminary ordinance from township attorney Jim Bucknell. Meanwhile, board members pondered how many issues they might need to address in the event of opening the township to various types of marijuana...
By JAN TUCKER [email protected] ONTONAGON — If the stormy winter weather does not calm down now, Ontonagon students will be going to school in the summer. Ontonagon Area School District Superintendent Jim Bobula told the Ontonagon School Board Monday the district is “all out” of snow days. “As of this week, we have had nine snow days,” Bobula said. He explained that the state permits six snow days, or emergency days of school closure, each school year. The district can ask for forgiveness for three more. “That’s nine and any more emergenc...
By BRYAN HELLIOS [email protected] IRONWOOD - The Ironwood Snowmobile Olympus featured USSA Prostar racing Saturday and Sunday at the Gogebic County Fairgrounds. Race Director Tom Auvinen said the crews, volunteers, and USSA officials did an "excellent" job to create a good weekend of racing. Gunnar Sterne, who finished first in both the Champ 440 and Champ Prostar Cup races on Saturday, said although the paycheck helps, the points for coming in first are critical for Prostar Cup Tour...
ONTONAGON — The home of an Ontonagon man who died two days before, burned to the ground on Saturday. Ontonagon Village fire official Jim Miles said he is “leaning to a heating involvement fire” which destroyed the home of the late Robert Anderson Saturday. Miles said the fire department received a call Saturday at 6:17 p.m. and when they arrived at the home at 718 N. 17th St., the building was heavily involved in flames with fire coming out of the roof and windows. He said 2 feet of snow on the roof hampered firemen, but probably kept the f...
By BRYAN HELLIOS [email protected] WAKEFIELD — The Wakefield Fire Department held its 10th annual fishing contest on Saturday on Sunday Lake. Volunteer fireman and chairman of the fishing contest, Mike Singleton, said 101 businesses, or people donated items, or cash. “We have more than $10,000 in prizes to give away and all the kids will definitely get a prize,” he said. The event was started to get kids “off the X-Box” and experience the outdoors, and in the process, raise money for...
By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] BESSEMER — Members of Bessemer’s downtown development authority voted Thursday to commit $2,000 toward a mini-marketing grant that they hope will help them to attract new residents to the city. Board member Dustin Filippini, who said he found the potential opportunity online, explained that the Western Upper Peninsula Planning and Development Region will pay up to $8,000 as long as the city also commits $2,000. Filippini said he already had discussed the matter with city manager Charly Loper, as well as...
By BRYAN HELLIOS [email protected] HURLEY - The Hurley school presented a plaque made by Northwood Manufacturing to Trevor Lesch Thursday for planting trees at the school for his project to become an Eagle Scout. Lesch said the reason he chose this project is because it will benefit the school for years to come. "They will eventually grow into big trees to provide shading and wind-breaking that will end up saving the school energy," he said. Lesch planted a total of 18 sugar maple trees...
By BRYAN HELLIOS [email protected] Wakefield — The Michigan State Police issued a legal update on its “Move Over Law” to expand the law from all emergency vehicles to now include snowplows, garbage trucks, wrecker, utility vehicles and any road maintenance vehicles that are parked stationary on the side of the road parked with flashing, rotating, or oscillating lights. The expanded Move Over Law begins on Feb. 13 and states drivers are required to not only move over in a safe manner to an adjacent lane when one is available, but slow...
IRONWOOD - The Red Bull 400 will return to Copper Peak May 11. Last year, the inaugural competition saw more than 450 local, regional and international competitors in a 400-meter race which included scaling the Copper Peak ski flying jump to the finish line on top. Organizers hope to double the amount of competitors this year, building upon the inaugural success at the world's steepest 400-meter race. Registration will open on Tuesday at 10 a.m. at redbull.com/rb400. Competition will be held in...
