Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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Tuesday was the 17th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks when two airliners crashed into the World's Trade Center, a third plane crashed into the Pentagon and a fourth plane crashed in a field near Shanksville, Pa. Nineteen militants associated with the Islamic extremist group al-Qaeda carried out the attacks, with almost 3,000 people killed. The attack began at 8:45 a.m., when the first plane hit the north tower of the World Trade Center. Immediately news coverage was telling and showing American...
IRONWOOD - Plans for a special tire collection for city of Ironwood residents were discussed by the city commission on Monday. Code enforcement officer Jason Alonen said the collections will be held next week behind the Ironwood Public Safety Department building on McLeod Avenue. From Monday through Thursday of next week, tires may be deposited from 8 a.m. through 3 p.m. No more than 10 tires can be discarded per residence. The collection times for Friday, Sept. 21, will be from 9 a.m. to 6...
HURLEY — Despite having some of the highest concentration of sugar maple forests in the country, northern Wisconsin and the western Upper Peninsula lack a strong commercial maple syrup industry. A forum in Iron County planned for later this fall will look at whether there is interest in changing that. “The intent is to gauge interest in the community (for) developing commercial enterprises here based around maple syrup and its products,” said Darrin Kimbler, one of the University of Wisconsin-Extension educators organizing the forum. “This...
By JEAN NORDINE [email protected] BESSEMER - Over 50 people were in attendance at a public meeting with the Bessemer City Council Monday evening to discuss the upcoming 2021 total reconstruction of U.S. 2 going through the city of Bessemer and whether the road should be three or four lanes. Also on hand were three representatives for the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT), Dan Kari from Crystal Falls, Dave Bradley also from Crystal Falls and Mark Kleikamp from Escanaba. MDOT...
By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] WAKEFIELD - While presenting a Monday report called "Wakefield's 10-Year Financial Forecast," Bob Blaskowski warned Wakefield's city council of "what we might call a slow-moving train wreck." Blaskowski, of Wakefield, said the city is mired in declining property values, rising utility costs, and significant responsibilities in the way of employee health care and pensions while also witnessing a shrinking tax base due to fading population. The former city...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] IRONWOOD TOWNSHIP — With the amount the township pays for sewer services going up, the Ironwood Township Board of Trustees voted 5-2 Monday to pass the increase on to its sewer customers. “This just reflects our increase in cost, it does not reflect any increase in what we take in,” Supervisor Steve Boyd said, emphasizing the increase simply covers the extra amount the Gogebic-Iron Wastewater Authority is charging the township. Trustees Kevin Lyons and Marlene Saari-Mieloszyk voted against the r...
By STEVE NEWMAN [email protected] IRONWOOD - Saturday's Copper Peak Trails Fest featured a variety of running and bike races for all abilities. For runners, there was a 7 mile trail run. For bikers, there were mountain bike races of varying lengths on a course that ran to the top of Copper Peak and down to the Black River. There was also a kids' mountain bike race. Organizers stated that there was a total of 105 runners and bikers that took part in the event, including 30 kids who ran in...
By STEVE NEWMAN [email protected] HURLEY - The annual "Battle of the Badges" softball game at Cary Park Saturday featured teams of law enforcement officers from Iron and Gogebic counties playing in a contest, with funds raised going to five different charities. Organizers worked to gather donations beforehand and added funds were raised through the day with 50/50 raffle tickets and prize raffles. Ironwood Public Safety officer Matt Sterbenz said, "There's a lot of people that put a lot of...
By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] IRONWOOD — Wags were everywhere Sunday as dozens of dogs accompanied their owners to celebrate the 8th Annual Hound Dog Hike at the new dog park in Miners Memorial Heritage Park in Ironwood. “We’ve got a really great turnout,” said Colleen Sachs, president of the board for HOPE Animal Shelter. Help Orphaned Pets Everywhere is located just north of the dog park, which is on the intersection of Ayer and Bonnie streets. The fundraiser included refreshments and trail maps, and t-shirts were available for sal...
UPSON, Wis. — An ongoing renovation project at Whitecap Mountains is preparing the facility for year-’round tourists. David Dziuban is managing the effort that currently includes 30 employees. “These are all local people. We wanted to make an effort to hire locally,” Dziuban said. The main lodge is being renovated into a new cafeteria, kitchen, restaurant and bar, and snowmaking will return for the winter. Dziuban said one thing that can’t be improved is the terrain and the beauty the ski and golf experiences offer. He began working to turn W...
GILE, Wis. - The Northwoods Land Trust and Iron County Outdoor Recreation Enthusiasts are sponsoring a guided paddle on the Gile Flowage Wednesday. Participants will meet at Gile Park at 10:30 a.m. to launch their canoes or kayaks for a paddle at "an easy pace," according to an event announcement. "The 3,400-acre Gile Flowage is one of the last, relatively undeveloped Laurentian shield lakes in Wisconsin. Its rocky shores and numerous islands are more reminiscent of the Boundary Waters than...
By JEAN NORDINE [email protected] BESSEMER - Bessemer resident Louis Arnold addressed the Bessemer Parks and Recreation Committee Thursday, seeking clarification as to the "no dogs allowed" in Bluff Valley Park. He said he was confused when he went to walk his dog in the park. He saw the sign, then observed a dog waste station. Committee member Allen Archie explained the "no dogs allowed" sign was posted early this summer after there had been problems with dogs in the park being...
IRONWOOD — A jazz performance in downtown Ironwood tonight will be the latest First Friday musical event. Hot Club of Appleseed will perform from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. in the Art Park, sponsored by Contrast Coffee and a grant to the city from the Michigan Council for the Arts. Andrew Brown, a guitarist from Ann Arbor, is the son of a Motown session musician. He has spent years touring the U.S. with the band Appleseed Collective. He’s influenced by the music of Django Reinhardt and in the past year has been gigging four to seven nights a week wit...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] LANSING — With the Federal Emergency Management Agency upholding its decision to deny individual assistance to those impacted by the mid-June rains that caused flooding across parts of the Upper Peninsula, Gov. Rick Snyder is turning to the U.S. Small Business Administration for help. But even if the SBA decides to provide assistance to those impacted by the storm, it appears Gogebic County residents won’t be able to benefit. While Snyder sent a letter to the SBA Tuesday asking the adm...
By JEAN NORDINE [email protected] BESSEMER - In the public comment portion of the Bessemer Planning Commission's regular meeting Wednesday, former planning commission chairman John Turkal used a Bessemer city street map to explain how the three lane highway should be set up if the city chooses to go that direction. Turkal also plans to attend Monday's public meeting with MDOT. In other business as part of on-going training, City Manager Charly Loper presented a pamphlet called "3...
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] IRONWOOD — Michigan Economic Development Corporation CEO Jeff Mason and other state officials met Wednesday with Gogebic Range leaders to discuss the closure of the Ojibway prison in Marenisco. The session was attended by about 30 people, including 18 community leaders. After the meeting, Mason said in a teleconference call that the MEDC has committed to fund a study to determine possible future economic development activities for the area. He said an effort would be made to diversify the economy. ...
By JEAN NORDINE [email protected] EWEN - Kids across the region headed back to class Tuesday. The halls were a bustling at the Ewen-Trout Creek school on the opening day of the 2018-19 school year. A "School Rocks!" poster, created by juniors Gracie Witt and Paige Berglund, was in the elementary wing and featured a school desk at which the children sat to have their pictures taken. Outside the building sported new black and gold pennant flags, E-TC's school colors. There are a total...
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] HURLEY — A motion to lower a Kimball, Wis., man’s bond on a terroristic threat charge was denied Tuesday morning in Iron County Court. Robert “Barrel Bob” Gollubske, 81, had his bond continued at $10,000 by Iron County Judge Patrick Madden. Gollubske is alleged to have told the clerk in the waiting area at the Marshfield Clinic in Mercer on Aug. 2, “I can blow this place up and get away with it,” causing fear among employees at the clinic. He had been previously told he was no longer welcome at the cli...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] HOUGHTON — Gogebic County Circuit Judge Michael Pope can continue to preside over the case of an inmate accused of escaping from the Gogebic County Jail, after 12th Circuit County Judge Charles Gibson affirmed Pope’s denial of a defense motion that he recuse himself. Daniel G. Ferguson, 27, of Mercer, is facing three breaking and entering charges and one count of escaping jail while awaiting trial on a felony after authorities say he escaped from the Gogebic County Jail the evening of June 19, 201...
By JEAN NORDINE [email protected] HURLEY - Hurley's Silver Street was closed to traffic Saturday as the people marked the city's annual Festival Italiano. The festival, sponsored by the Hurley Area Chamber of Commerce, celebrates all things Italian and the Gogebic Range's Italian heritage. Hundreds of people gathered on Silver Street to enjoy the fun - which included food booths, kid games, face painting, an arts and craft show, antique and flea market, 3-on-3 basketball and bags to...
By JAN TUCKER [email protected] ONTONAGON - The rains stopped in time Sunday for the 62nd annual Labor Day Festival parade in Ontonagon. The parade was a salute to SynSel Energy, which has announced it is building a bio-fuel plant in Ontonagon. The parade marshal was Tim Tawoda, the CEO of the company. Several of the large, home-built floats welcomed the company as well as celebrated the 175th birthday of the village of Ontonagon. The reputation of the community for its float building wowed...
WAKEFIELD — The Wakefield area Law Enforcement Torch Run will be held Saturday to raise money and awareness for the Special Olympics. Registration for the event starts at 10 a.m., with the run starting 10:45; starting and ending at the Michigan State Police post on Sunday Lake Street. “The Wakefield Community Run is an opportunity for law enforcement, corrections personnel and community members to run shoulder to shoulder, raising money and awareness for Special Olympics Michigan athletes,” a spokesman said in a news release. “It is one in...
LANSING — Michigan’s Auditor General will review the process the Michigan Department of Corrections used when deciding to close the Ojibway Correctional Facility in Marenisco. Auditor General Doug Ringler informed State Rep. Scott Dianda, D-Calumet, Thursday that Ringler’s office had granted Dianda’s request to review the process behind the decision to close the prison. While auditors will be reviewing the process leading up to the decision, Ringler’s letter makes clear it won’t be looking whether the decision to close Ojibway was the best op... Full story
