Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By BRYAN HELLIOS [email protected] IRONWOOD - Phase 1 of the reconstruction of the Gogebic-Iron County Airport's taxiway neared completion as crews added temporary markings to the taxiway Thursday. Tom Janssen, an engineer with Mead & Hunt, said the old asphalt was removed by the airport's fixed base of operations as well as the taxiway before the surface was regraded and fresh asphalt laid down. "We have to stop work for 30 days while the asphalt surface cures out," he said. "The...
By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] WAKEFIELD - Members of the Wakefield-Marenisco board of education voted Monday evening to support a resolution in support of greater state funding of schools. "There's a group that's been fighting for years to get adequate funding," superintendent Jason Gustafson told the board. "They've asked for each school to approve a resolution." The superintendent said that the state budget for the coming school year has not yet been concluded, so the resolution...
By JAN TUCKER [email protected] ONTONAGON — The Ontonagon County Board of Commissioners agreed Resolute Forest Products Mill in Menominee can deposit some of its paper mill sludge at the Ever-Green Landfill and Recycling Center in Ontonagon to help save the jobs of 100 workers in Menominee. Pat Tucker, owner of Ever-Green, told the county board the heavy rains in the Menominee area have made it impossible for that mill to enter and deposit their sludge. He said they are looking around for approved depositories for a short-term deposit or the...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] HURLEY — Iron County Judge Patrick Madden died last week, ending over three decades on the bench. He was 69. Madden was found in his home Wednesday morning, according to courthouse officials. Madden served on the bench for 33 years, starting when Gov. Anthony Earl appointed him in June 1986 to replace retiring judge John Varda. Madden was first elected to the bench in 1987. Prior to becoming a judge, Madden served as Iron County district attorney and corporation counsel in 1985. Courthouse o...
By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] RAMSAY - Bessemer Township Memorial Park was once a swimming destination before floods washed the dam away in the 1990s, and township leaders are adding a more natural water attraction this summer. The wading and swimming hole is part of an ongoing $400,000 park restoration that has brought new playground equipment, renovated tennis courts and added a basketball-pickleball court with lighting, said Bessemer Township Supervisor Jeffery Randall. The...
By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] MARENISCO - Members of the Marenisco Township board of trustees learned at their Monday evening meeting that state Rep. Greg Markkanen, R-Houghton, will be present Thursday to discuss the status of the former Ojibway Correctional Facility. Township supervisor Richard Bouvette reported that Markkanen will be at the township hall in Marenisco at 1:30 p.m. that day. Bouvette said he expects other officials, as yet unnamed, to attend as well. Bouvette said he...
By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] UPSON, Wis. - The charred remains of the base lodge at Whitecap Mountains Resort are now in the process of being demolished after a Jan. 18 chimney fire destroyed the building in Upson, Wis. David Dziuban, who manages the 400-acre resort, said Saturday that his own staff so far has deconstructed about 50 percent of the ruined structure. Dziuban said they are employing a deliberative approach "to limit as much as possible what goes to landfills." He added...
By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] IRONWOOD - Patrons said the topic of a music documentary drew them to the Historic Ironwood Theatre on Friday, but to have the filmmaker present with a touring recording artist was something special. Filmmaker Neil Norman, who was present to introduce the film, "The Seeds: Pushin' Too Hard," said the Minneapolis screening had sold out but that he was still honored to speak to the small crowd here who he called the "V.I.P's of Ironwood." The...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] IRONWOOD — Parts of Ironwood’s Depot Park are marked off and the tent will be set up in the coming days as Festival Ironwood is once again here. The 26th annual festival kicks off Wednesdays, with many of the Depot Park activities running through Saturday. “It’s going to be a wonderful celebration of summer, everything that’s worked for us in the past we’ve kept, … ” said Festival Ironwood co-chair Keith Johnson told the Daily Globe. The four-day event will feature many of the crowd favorites; incl...
By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] WAKEFIELD - The Wakefield City Council will offer its first "Coffee with Council" session this morning in the council room of the municipal building in Wakefield. The session will run from 9-11 a.m. with council members Kay Wiita and Dale White available during the first hour and mayor pro tempore Amy Tarro and White available in the second hour. Council members hope that a casual atmosphere and treats will encourage local residents to share their ideas an...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] IRONWOOD - The Downtown Art Place held a reception Friday evening to mark the opening of its "Birch" exhibition on display in the concourse of the Historic Ironwood Theatre. The exhibit features 25 people, according to organizer Peg Sandin, who submitted approximately 56 pieces. "Art is alive and well in Ironwood," Sandin told the Daily Globe. "We've had a lot of people here all night. ... It's well attended." Entries came from Minnesota, Wisconsin...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] HURLEY — It may only be a symbolic action, but Iron County will likely join other counties around the state in asking Madison to eliminate the state’s 0% levy cap, after the Board of Supervisors’ finance committee forwarded a resolution on the issue to the full county board Thursday. “What are they going to do if all 72 counties send it in? They’re going to have to take some sort of action,” board member Scott Erickson said, regarding the resolution. “They’ve got to recognize it at least, right?” T...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] HURLEY — The Kimball man accused of making threats around the area in a pair of Iron County cases was found not competent to stand trial in an Iron County courtroom Thursday. Price County Judge Kevin Klein ruled Robert “Barrel Bob” Gollubske, 82, not competent based on a report from the Wisconsin Forensic Unit, suspending the two criminal cases that were the subject of Thursday’s hearing. “The doctor opines that based upon the current evaluation … the defendant, Robert Gollubske, is presently rende...
By BRYAN HELLIOS [email protected] HURLEY - A new logo for the Hurley Northstars was chosen during a rebranding committee meeting Tuesday evening held at Hurley K-12 School. Kevin Genisot, district administrator for the school, said 38 students on the committee narrowed down 36 citizen generated submissions. The group chose a logo which incorporated the letter "H" using font similar to the letterman sweater from 1949. "The one that the committee voted on was the old nostalgic type of b...
By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] WAKEFIELD - Wakefield Township residents with opinions about how best to move the area forward can now share them via a door-to-door survey this month. The township has hired two young men, Austin Ahonen and Niko Hewitt, to conduct the survey as a means to gather data for its new master plan. Thursday was their first day to begin knocking on doors, said township supervisor John Cox, adding the boys will work as a team. Cox said that township board members...
By BRYAN HELLIOS [email protected] IRONWOOD - Roughly 50 children participated in Gogebic County 4-H's Summer Day Camp held at the Gogebic County Fairgrounds on Wednesday. Ashley Dennis, 4-H coordinator for the county, said the three day event was planned to offer a variety of activities geared for the younger crowd. "We partnered with a couple organizations each day so that way we can have some fun activities for them," she said. The kids started with tai chi in the morning to learn...
By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] WAKEFIELD — The Wakefield planning commission voted Monday to approve a garage variance for Kent Leach, who owns property on the corner of Hill Street and Ahola Avenue. The vote occurred directly after a public hearing, and the matter now will be referred to the city council. City Manager Rob Brown and Commissioner Marco Movrich both voted no, and members Marsha Vestich and Dion DelFavero were absent. After the session, Brown told the Globe that, before voting, he would have liked more time to clarify det...
By STEVE NEWMAN [email protected] WATERSMEET — On a sunny summer day, young people in Watersmeet could be found congregating together in school, working to improve their education. Watersmeet’s summer program, termed “summer skills camp,” is a chance for students to catch up and advance their education, according to principal George Peterson. Peterson said he is gratified by the participation in summer, with up to 65 of the 140 students in the school participating over the summer, and over 40 in the building Tuesday. While the main pu...
By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction has released general aid to school districts for the 2019-20 school year. General aid to the Hurley School District this year increased 5.67% or $143,559 from $2.52 million in 2018-19 to $2.67 million in 2019-20. General aid is unlimited financing for general educational programs of school districts, as opposed to categorical aid that is restricted for specific purposes. The increase in the state general aid doesn’t add additional revenue to the b...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] OMA, Wis. - A portion of County Road G in Iron County closed Monday as work got underway building a new bridge. The work is being done where County G crosses the outlet of Long Lake, approximately 7 miles east of U.S. 51. The bridge will replace the two existing culverts, which Iron County Highway Commissioner Mike Swartz said badly needed to be replaced. He said he recognizes the road closure may inconvenience some, but the work couldn't be...
By BRYAN HELLIOS [email protected] IRONWOOD — Members of Ice Crystals Figure Skating Club and Polar Bear Hockey sought information about the status of the Pat O’ Donnell Civic Center from Ironwood’s City Commission during Monday night’s meeting. Mat Sommer, board member of the civic center and youth hockey league, said the closure of the civic center is affecting both clubs. “I cannot stress enough how important this building is to us as club members and taxpayers,” he said. Robin Phillips, president of the Ice Crystals, said the cl...
By BRYAN HELLIOS [email protected] IRONWOOD - The Ironwood Women's Club room was filled to capacity Monday evening during a city commission workshop to address the quality of water in Ironwood. Ironwood City Manager Scott Erickson said the city's water system was built in the early 1900's and served close to 20,000 customers during the "hay-day" of ironwood's mining days. "Now we're serving about 5,200," he said adding that the issue is water quality versus water clarity. Separating...
By JAN TUCKER [email protected] ONTONAGON - The Ontonagon Village Council acting as the Zoning Board of Appeals Monday held a public meeting and later approved a small campground to be located on the Ontonagon River. Keith Penagor, Ontonagon, proposed a three site campground for Tiny Houses, RV's and tents on his property which has 219 feet of frontage on the Ontonagon River. His lot is 1.4 acres but the zoning regulation allows campgrounds as a conditional use and requires a minimum lot...
