Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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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...
By BRYAN HELLIOS [email protected] MERCER, Wis. - A pick-up truck overflowing with alkaline batteries and small electronics was parked outside the Mercer Community Center Saturday during the Mercer library's third annual Earth Day Fair. The fair promoted sustainable living through "earth-friendly" activities. Although it started out a little slow, people soon arrived with armloads of recyclables to be loaded into the waiting truck outside. Gary Patzke, a volunteer at the fair, was...
HURLEY — An Illinois man wanted in his home state attempted to escape from Iron County Sheriff’s Department custody Saturday while being treated for a medical issue. The man was booked into the Iron County Jail early Saturday morning on local charges of disorderly conduct and a warrant out of Illinois, according to Iron County Sheriff Paul Samardich. The attempted escape occurred at roughly 1:06 p.m., as the inmate fled into the nearby woods while being escorted out of the Aspirus Ironwood Hospital, Samardich said in a news release. The man...
By BRYAN HELLIOS [email protected] HURLEY - The 2019 Silver Express performed in front of a nearly sold out crowd at its last concert at the school on Friday evening. Silver Express co-director Roy Haeger said the band is going on tour, "But will play a few songs" during graduation. "This is the last hurrah for the seniors," he said. Silver Express member Cody Sobrack sings, plays the saxophone, piano, harmonica and cowbell and said being in the band has been a lot of fun. "It's a...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] BERGLAND — The six districts in the Gogebic-Ontonagon Intermediate School District will be starting school earlier next year after the state approved the district’s early-start waiver Tuesday. “(The waivers) were approved for a three-year period,” GOISD Superintendent Bruce Mayle said. “All the districts are planning to take advantage of that.” A state law passed in 2005 mandates districts start school after Labor Day, but allows a waiver for certain conditions. One of the exceptions can be for...
By JAN TUCKER [email protected] ONTONAGON — The lakeshores of Ontonagon and the new Lake Street Park in Ontonagon will become more accessible this summer with features bringing more residents and visitors to the beaches of Lake Superior. With the help from a $16,900 grant through the Portage Health Foundation those in wheel chairs will be able to travel across the sands and get nearer to the beach than ever before. Mats will be laid across the sands at key access points from the Lakeshore road as far as possible to the beach. A third mat w...
By LARRY HOLCOMBE [email protected] Prom season, an annual rite of spring where area youth dress to the 9s and enjoy an evening out with their classmates will begin this weekend. Three area high schools will celebrate prom on Saturday — Ironwood, Hurley and Ontonagon. Ironwood’s junior class will host the prom at the Memorial Building in downtown Ironwood. The grand march is planned for 6:30 p.m., followed by dinner at 7:10, with music and dancing to follow. Thirty couples have signed up to attend to the evening themed “Di...
