Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] HURLEY — More than three of every four registered voters in Iron County cast ballots in Tuesday’s mid-term election, a rate that helped the state of Wisconsin set a new mid-term turnout record. A total of 3,118 of the 4,012 registered voters in Iron County went to the polls Tuesday, a 77.7 percent turnout rate. The Associated Press reports more than 2.67 million Wisconsin voters cast ballots — or 59.38 percent of the state’s voting age population. It marked a new record for Wisconsin mid-ter...
IRONWOOD - Eighty-one area high school band students gathered for a day full of music at the Historic Ironwood Theatre Tuesday. Students from six area high school band programs participated in the annual Gogebic Range Honors Band under the direction of Nicholas Enz, assistant professor and director of bands at St. Ambrose University in Davenport, Iowa. It was a long day, but a great day, according to Bessemer band director Dan Pitrone. "They rehearsed from 8 until 3 and then put on a show," he...
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] IRONWOOD — The National Weather Service predicted blizzard-like conditions today throughout the Gogebic Range and Ontonagon County. From 6 to 12 inches of snow was possible, with winds up to 35 miles per hour gusting from the north at times. The warning was from 6 a.m. today to 6 a.m. Saturday. The snow is nothing new, as it has been snowing in Ironwood since Monday. As usual, the heaviest amounts today were expected in the higher terrains, with the least snow falling south of a line from Marenisco to...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] MADISON, Wis. — It took until 1:24 a.m. Wednesday for the Associated Press to call the race, but Democrat Tony Evers will be the next governor of Wisconsin, defeating Republican incumbent Scott Walker’s bid for a third term in office in Tuesday’s election. In a race that initially appeared to be headed for a recount, Evers received 1,324,648 votes to Walker’s 1,293,799. In Iron County, it was Walker who came out ahead; getting 1,788 votes to Evers’ 1,264 votes. Libertarian Phillip Anderson...
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] Republican Greg Markkanen squeaked by Democrat Ken Summers in Michigan’s 110th State Representative race Tuesday. The final vote tally, tabulated well after midnight, was 17,980 to 17,401. Summers, from L’Anse, beat Markkanen, from Hancock, 3,485 to 2,895 in Gogebic County. Summers campaigned extensively in the western Upper Peninsula. Markkanen defeated Brady Tervo, Kirk Schott and Keith LaCosse to advance to the mid-term election. He listed the biggest campaign issues as auto insurance, energy costs,...
By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] BESSEMER - Although no action was taken, members of the Bessemer planning commission discussed at their Tuesday evening meeting a new trend in using shipping containers for storage. City manager Charly Loper said one Bessemer resident whom she did not identify already has ordered containers for that purpose and asked commission members if they had any concerns. "I think so," said chairman Dave Osier. "That's going to be a heck of an eyesore if we have them...
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] BESSEMER - Gogebic County voters Tuesday supported a one-mill levy for ambulance services that will raise $523,548 the first year. Voters backed levying the one mill over a three-year period by a 4,010 to 2,473 margin. A total of 6,483 votes were cast on the ambulance issue out of 6,689 total countywide, according to initial figures from the county clerk's office. That represents about a 48 percent countywide turnout. A breakdown of the votes by...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] BESSEMER — Bessemer attorney Anna Talaska will be Gogebic County’s new probate judge after she won Tuesday’s mid-term election. Talaska received 3,948 votes, while Gogebic County Chief Assistant Prosecutor Tracie Wittla received 2,080 votes. The two faced off in the non-partisan race Tuesday after advancing as the top two vote-getters in the August primary. With her victory, Talaska will replace Judge Joel Massie as Gogebic County’s probate court judge. Massie is retiring after having served...
BESSEMER - Voters in the city of Bessemer on Tuesday approved three proposals by the city council, including two amendments to the city charter. Proposal 1 amended the city charter, altering the time one must be a resident in order to serve as a city elected official to one year instead of two. This passed 558-247 (69 percent). Proposal 2 also amended the charter, raising the minimum price for which the city council can sell a piece of property without asking the voters from $2 per capita to...
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] HURLEY — A sentencing hearing scheduled for Monday for James Lussier, 20, of Woodruff, on a murder-related charge was delayed in Iron County Court. Court officials said Lussier’s attorney, Marty Lipske, requested the delay for his client. No new date had been set as of Monday morning. A pre-sentence investigation, ordered by Iron County Judge Patrick Madden, was filed with the court on Oct. 24. Lussier is one of five men charged in the beating and shooting death of Wayne M. Valliere Jr., whose bod...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] Voters around the country are voting in the general mid-term election today; including those in Gogebic and Iron counties where national, state and local races are on the ballot. Both Wisconsin and Michigan have their respective governor, attorney general and secretary of state offices up for election. Wisconsin's state treasurer office is also on the ballot. Polls in both states are open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Today's election will also decide who...
By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] IRONWOOD - Following her Saturday night performance at the Historic Ironwood Theatre, singer Tristan McIntosh described her experience on Twitter as "the most humbling performance of my life." McIntosh, who was a season 15 finalist on "American Idol," had explained to her audience during the seventh annual HIT Idol event that she had a lingering illness and said, "My upper (vocal) register is almost gone." On Twitter, she reported, "I could only sing a...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] HURLEY — Iron County voters will join voters around Wisconsin in heading to the polls Tuesday to decide a number of national, state and local races. State races At the state level, Tuesday’s ballot features the race for governor and lieutenant governor, where Republican incumbents Scott Walker and Rebecca Kleefisch are looking for another term in office. They are being challenged by Democrats Tony Evers and Mandela Barnes, Libertarians Phillip Anderson and Patrick Baird, Wisconsin Green Party can...
By LARRY HOLCOMBE [email protected] As a much anticipated midterm general election arrives Tuesday, Gogebic County voters will see a ballot full of federal, state and local candidates and a variety of proposals in various jurisdictions. Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Statewide, voters in Michigan will select a new governor, secretary of state and attorney general. Current attorney general, Republican Bill Schutte is running for governor, facing Democrat Gretchen Whitmer, a former leader of her party in the state senate. Other...
Several Ontonagon County townships, the village of Ontonagon, school boards and county board feature races Tuesday. The Ontonagon County Board of Commissioners has a write-in race for commissioners of the fifth and fourth districts. Gray Webber resigned in the fifth district for health reasons, but not until the filing date to get on the ballot had passed. Bryan Hamilton (no party affiliation) and Marlene Broemer (Democrat) have filed as write-ins for the seat. Hamilton has been serving on the board by commission appointment. In District 4,...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] WAKEFIELD - Once again the community has come together to support several food banks across the Gogebic Range, donating 31,810 pounds of food to the Michigan State Police Wakefield Post's annual food drive. "I'm very, very happy. The community stepped up and was very generous. They made all this possible," said post commander First Lt. Don Horn. The donations were collected over the past two weeks, according to Horn, and distributed Thursday to...
By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] BESSEMER - Members of the Bessemer parks and recreation commission were grateful to learn Thursday of new trail links that connect to an existing path behind the city's Bluff Valley Park. With the help of a photo slide show, Kelden Witt, of Bessemer, reported about the new trail work he has accomplished since the city council approved the project last July. Witt said he has nearly accomplished his goal to create new entry and exit trails that connect with...
By LARRY HOLCOMBE [email protected] Wakefield-Marenisco School and All Saints Academy in Ironwood are among 188 public and private schools in the state to share $25 million in grants to upgrade door locks and other security features in the wake of mass shootings in other states. Gov. Rick Snyder said the grants are part of a “proactive approach” to help prevent tragedies in schools. W-M received $25,000 and All Saints was given $10,200. Michigan State Police received 407 applications requesting $69 million — far more than the $25 m...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] LONGUEUIL, Quebec — Highland Copper has secured one of the permits needed to develop its mine in the northern part of Gogebic County. The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality’s resource division issued an amended wetland, lakes and streams permit for the company’s Copperwood project in northern Ironwood and Wakefield townships, the company announced Tuesday. “The receipt of the Wetlands Permit is a significant milestone in obtaining all permits required for the development of the Copperw...
