Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] WAKEFIELD - The first-ever St. Urho's Day Beanbag Tournament will take place at Wakefield's VFW Post 9084 on Saturday. It will be held in conjunction with a 4 the Kids fundraiser based on a pulled pork meal with side dishes and desserts. According to Chad Carlson, a VFW member who organized the tournament, the whole idea started with "some people talking about having an event." "We're hoping we can get at least a good 300 to 400 people," said Carlson on...
By BRYAN HELLIOS [email protected] IRONWOOD - The Gogebic Community College hosted the annual Spring High School Quiz Bowl on Thursday on the Ironwood campus. Retired math teacher and coordinator for the event Carl Vaara said roughly 150 high school students from schools all over the Gogebic Range and northern Wisconsin came to compete in this year's tournament. "We have a total of 49 games that will be played today," he said. Vaara said he created the event about 20 years ago so kids...
By BRYAN HELLIOS [email protected] BESSEMER — The Gogebic County Board of Commissioners approved a contract for an ambulance service for Watersmeet Township during the board’s Wednesday evening meeting. For the period from April 1 through Dec. 31 of this year, ambulance services will be provided by Aspirus Medevac for Watersmeet Township for $43,125, according to the contract. At a Finance, Budgeting and Auditing Committee meeting held prior to the general meeting, a lengthy discussion ensued about where the funds would come from to f...
ONTONAGON — The thaw has begun. Wednesday will be the first day of spring. The partial thaw of three frost tubes located on three Ontonagon County highways was recorded by the Ontonagon County Road Commission Wednesday. The tubes are located on U.S. 45 in Woodspur, U.S. 45 near Bruce Crossing and M-64 between White Pine and Bergland. One week ago the tubes were frozen solid, to 58 inches in Woodspur, 56 inches near Bruce Crossing and 64 inches between White Pine and Bergland. Those readings were made by the commission on March 6 when the t...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] EWEN — The districts that make up the Gogebic-Ontonagon Intermediate School District may be starting classes earlier next year as GOISD officials applied this week for a state waiver to begin classes before Labor Day. GOISD Superintendent Bruce Mayle told the Daily Globe he applied for the waiver Monday and expects to hear a response in the coming days. The earlier start date was something the GOISD considered last year, according to Mayle, but not all six member schools were on board. “Last yea...
By BRYAN HELLIOS [email protected] HURLEY — After hearing updates regarding recreational trails from Iron County Outdoor Recreation Enthusiasts during Tuesday’s meeting, the Hurley City Council decided more information is still needed before it could act. ICORE is asking the council to pass a pair of resolutions. The first would have the city of Hurley adopt Iron County’s Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan so the city could be eligible for certain grants. The second asked for the city to apply for Department of Natural Resou...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] BESSEMER — A Minnesota man told Gogebic County Circuit Judge Michael Pope he was delivering heroin to the area when the Gogebic Iron Area Narcotics Team arrested him in Ironwood last September. Brandon Lee Bible, 35, of Minneapolis, made the confession Tuesday as part of his guilty plea to a pair of felonies. Bible pleaded guilty to the delivery or manufacturing of heroin and resisting/obstructing police officers as part of a plea agreement. In exchange for the pleas, a charge of tampering with e...
ONTONAGON — The Ontonagon Village Council approved the 2019-2020 budget which is approximately $1 million less than last year. Total revenues and expenses in the new budget balance are at $3,266,245. The budget is significantly less than the previous one because of the number of grants and projects that were completed in the 2018-19 term. The grants and Ontonagon pass-through projects completed were a SAW grant, water telemetry project and other planned work. Ontonagon Village Manager Joe Erickson said one street project is on tap in the new b...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] IRONWOOD TOWNSHIP - The scheduled activities at the Ironwood Township township hall ended abruptly Monday evening as at least two support beams in the building's gymnasium cracked under the apparent weight of the snow load on the roof, leading to the building's evacuation. The township board of trustees' scheduled meeting was wrapping up in the adjacent meeting room shortly after 6 p.m. when some of the people involved with the basketball practice...
By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] WAKEFIELD - At their regular Monday meeting, Chairman Dale White told members of Wakefield's planning commission that the nature of their roles was about to change. "We're going to become more proactive in what happens in town," he said, adding, "Everybody keep a clear, open mind about where we're going." City manager Bob Brown then spent his first commission meeting explaining to members what he hopes they will accomplish in the next year or so. Using a...
By BRYAN HELLIOS [email protected] IRONWOOD — The Ironwood City Commission approved submitting a DNR Trust Fund Grant program application to acquire the Beltline Railroad Grade during the commissions meeting held Monday at the Ironwood Memorial Building. The Beltline acquisition would connect into the western end of the Iron Belle Trail, creating a network of looping trails to increase access for recreational activities within the city. The project is estimated to cost $20,000 for the purchase of the land only. The city is seeking $...
MERCER — Long before the region was settled fur traders and early inhabitants used Iron County’s Flambeau Trail. Now locals will have the chance to learn the history of the 40-mile portage between the mouth of the Montreal River and Long Lake as Fe University offers “Exploring and documenting the Flambeau Trail and Turtle Portage.” The class will meet from 2 to 5 p.m. on five Tuesdays between April 16 and May 14, and will feature a mix of classroom sessions and field work. “Students will explore the trail and document their research in a form...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] IRONWOOD - The Ice Crystals skaters had the chance to show off this weekend as the club presented "Flashback to the '50s and '60s." Three shows over the course of two days were the culmination of the figure skating season that started in late October, according to coach Rebecca Samson. Samson was very pleased with the the performances and the effort the skaters put into their routines. "The kids did a great job with all of the performances. We...
WAKEFIELD - Normally telling someone to go jump in a lake is a bad thing, Saturday it was just the instructions as Regional Hospice held its annual Polar Plunge at Sunday Lake in Wakefield. Those brave enough to endure the cold water lined the banks of the lake near the Eddy Park boat launch, waiting for their turn to jump into a hole in the ice and then hurry back to shore to dry off. They were surrounded by cheering spectators encouraging their efforts. Around 40 jumpers participated in this...
RAMSAY - People looking to pick up their mail and do other postal business at the Ramsay Post Office are being re-routed to the Wakefield Post Office. It's a temporary arrangement for safety reasons, according to Sabrina Todd at the U.S. Postal Service regional office in Grand Rapids. A sign on the door of the Ramsay Post Office Friday afternoon said the facility was "temporarily closed due to structural safety concerns." "Out of an abundance of concern for the safety and well-being of our emplo...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] IRONWOOD — It’s not often students get to pick what they are learning about. In Ironwood sixth grade teacher Jason Hofstede’s class, it happens four times a year. Once a quarter Hofstede gives his students the opportunity to design and complete a “genius hour” project for extra credit. “I’ve had kids record songs in their folks’ basement studio. I’ve had kids make a four-foot Eiffel Tower out of popsicle sticks. One girl made the pattern, sewed the dress, modeled the dress with help of grandma ...
MERCER, Wis. - Deputy Amanda Drewson, of the Vilas County Sheriff's Department, recently visited the Mercer School with her new canine partner, Stitch. Drewson spoke with the Leo Club at their meeting at the school on Wednesday. She explained the many tasks that Stitch will be doing, such as finding drugs. Stitch is a trained Belgian Malinois from the Czech Republic, according to Drewson. While Drewson said Stitch is "fully trained," the training is never really done. She and Stitch have begun...
By BRYAN HELLIOS [email protected] IRONWOOD — The U.S. Forest Service’s Ottawa National Forest is pursuing a land adjustment in Ontonagon County, which will convert a little more than 219 acres of land from private into public use. Lisa Klaus, public relations officer for the forest service, said the land on the west side of the Victoria Lake reservoir meets the park’s goals. “What we always look for when we are acquiring land is we’re provide recreation opportunities and protecting wildlife,” she said. Using a Tripartite Exchange ...
MERCER,Wis. — Candidates will have a chance to make their case to Mercer voters before April’s spring election as the Iron County Citizens’ Forum is hosting a candidates forum later this month. The forum will be held at 7 p.m. March 18 at the Mercer Community Center, according to organizers, and the candidates running for the town chair and two school board seats have been invited. The forum will divided into two segments, with the town chairman portion starting at 7 p.m. and the school board forum starting at approximately 8 p.m. Jeff Stenb...
MADISON — The Wisconsin Office of the Commissioner of Insurance is urging residents to evaluate their flood insurance coverage now as the National Weather Service predicts temperatures across Wisconsin will rise later this week. With rising temperatures comes the possibility of snowmelt-related flooding. The Federal Emergency Management Agency noted late last month that Wisconsin’s flood risk is above normal to well-above normal throughout March and April. “I think it’s fair to say that most Wisconsinites are ready for winter to be over,...
