Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] An estimated 2 million Michiganders cast ballots in Tuesday’s election, a new record for a Michigan August primary. Gogebic County saw 25.6 percent of voters participate in the election, while 30 percent of registered Ontonagon voters cast ballots in that county. Gogebic County participation was up from past August primaries, according to Gogebic County Clerk Gerry Pelissero. He said the 2016 election that featured all county and township offices had a 22 percent turnout, while the 2014 race t...
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] HURLEY - One of the five men charged with murdering a Lac du Flambeau, Wis., man near Mercer just before Christmas described Wednesday how the victim was executed. Curtis Wolfe, 26, testified in the trial against Joseph Lussier, 26, and Richard F.A. Allen, 27. All three are tribal members from Lac du Flambeau. Wolfe said Wayne Valliere Jr. was beaten and shot to death on a desolate road on Dec. 22. Valliere was reported missing when he didn't show up...
By JEAN NORDINE [email protected] IRONWOOD - Upon entering the Exhibition Building at the Gogebic County Fairgrounds, fair-goers will be treated to a vintage display of 1800s farm equipment, complete with authentically dressed mannequins demonstrating how the equipment was put to use. Kathy Bednar-Ghiardi said she "grew up with the fair" as her father, Andrew F. Bednar, was Gogebic County Extension director for 30 years, 1944-1974. She said she has inherited her dad's love for the...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] IRONWOOD — The Ironwood Area Schools will be able to purchase new buses and make necessary upgrades to the Luther L. Wright K-12 School after voters within the district’s boundaries voted 59 percent to 41 percent to approve a five-year millage in Tuesday’s election. “On behalf of the staff, students and families of the Ironwood Area Schools, I would like to thank the community for supporting our school by passing this important bond proposal,” Ironwood Superintendent Travis Powell said Tuesday n...
IRONWOOD - Jim Byrns defeated Paul Grbavcich 131-107 in Tuesday's primary for the Gogebic County Board of Commissioners District 3 seat. The two Ironwood men were both running as Democrats. Since no Republicans were on the ballot, Byrns will face no opposition on the ballot in the Nov. 6 general election for the two-year term. It was the only contested race among candidates for the seven Gogebic County Board of Commissioners seats in Tuesday's primary election. All of District 3 is in Ironwood....
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] HURLEY - The murder trial of two Lac du Flambeau tribal members recessed Tuesday after defense attorneys attempted to poke holes in an alleged jailhouse confession. Emanuel Reyes testified that Joseph D. Lussier, 26, had confessed to shooting Wayne M. Valliere Jr. on Dec. 22. Also charged in the execution-type shooting and hiding the corpse near Mercer is Richard F.A. Allen, 27. "He said he shot him in the face and blood came out like a faucet," Reyes...
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] HURLEY — A key witness in the trial of two Lac du Flambeau men who are charged in the execution-style shooting of a fellow tribal member testified Monday one of them confessed to the crime. Clint Eades Jr. testified Richard F.A. Allen, 27, said he and Joseph D. Lussier, 26, shot and killed Wayne M. Valliere Jr. on Dec. 22. Allen and Lussier are charged with conspiracy to commit first-degree homicide and hiding a corpse in the death of Valliere. It was the opening day of their Iron County trial. Eades,...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] Gogebic County voters are casting ballots in Michigan's August primary today, setting the stage for November's general election. The ballot features a number of national, state and local races; as well as a variety of millage measures. For the partisan section, voters must confine their votes to a single party. They can vote in the non-partisan and proposal sections regardless of party choice. The Republican, Democratic and Libertarian parties all...
By JEAN NORDINE [email protected] BESSEMER — In a 4-0 vote the Bessemer City Council passed Ordinance No. 367 – Medical Marijuana as a Home Occupation ordinance at Monday’s meeting. This was the second reading of the ordinance which has been fine-tuned to address concerns about locations, compliance with the Michigan Medical Marihuana Act and the General Rules of the Michigan Department of Community Health, request of the city to inspect facilities, odor, and building safety. Council members did not want to delay passing the ordin...
By STEVE NEWMAN [email protected] IRONWOOD - A group of over 450 people were registered and many of them gathered together in the Ironwood Memorial Building Saturday evening for the centennial celebration for the Roosevelt School, a school that served the community for many years in Ironwood Township. The group was brought together by a deep love for the school and the people of the area that was clear to see. "They did a great job with this big of a crew," said Lynn Reini Schedl, who...
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] HURLEY — With the murder trials of two men scheduled to begin today in Iron County Court, a third man charged in the death of Wayne M. Valliere Jr. has pleaded guilty. James Lussier, 19, of Woodruff, entered guilty pleas late Thursday afternoon to being a party to the crime of felony murder and two counts of aiding a felon. He is scheduled for sentencing on Nov. 5 at 2 p.m. by Iron County Judge Patrick Madden. Lussier is represented by Hurley attorney Marty Lipske, who entered into a plea agreement w...
By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] WAKEFIELD — A Saturday spaghetti fundraiser at the Wakefield municipal building took in about $3,000 for the local initiative called “4 the Kids.” Mayor pro tempore Amy Tarro, who co-chairs “4 the Kids” with Peter Koruga, reported the success Sunday, saying they now have about $9,000 total toward their $20,000 ultimate goal. The money will be used to install a multipurpose gym floor in the municipal building’s community room, where the spaghetti feed was h...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] WASHINGTON — Gogebic, Houghton and Menominee counties will be able to use federal assistance in recovering from the rain and flooding in the mid-June storms, after President Donald Trump issued a federal disaster declaration Thursday. The declaration makes funding and other resources available to state, tribal and eligible local governments and other organizations for emergency work and repairs to infrastructures and facilities damaged by the flooding in the storms of June 16-18, according to t...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] IRONWOOD — While the Old Depot building escaped damage, Ironwood Chamber of Commerce Director Michael Meyer said it could have turned out a lot worse after someone started a small fire under the covered area in front of the Chamber of Commerce office Thursday night. “It was such a dangerous thing to have occurred,” Meyer told the Daily Globe. He said while the pavement was brick, it was under the painted wood ceiling and a spark could poten...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] HURLEY - While work is continuing to rebuild Saxon Harbor, the planned reopening may be slightly delayed. Iron County Forestry and Parks Administrator Eric Peterson told the Iron County Board of Supervisors Tuesday everyone is still shooting for the spring 2019 reopening for the marina. But he said additional project requirements and various delays in rebuilding the harbor after it was destroyed in the July 2016 storm could push that timeline back....
By JEAN NORDINE [email protected] IRONWOOD - It's a soiree - that's fancy for party and whatever could be more fancy than a tea party! Excitement abounded as 35 little girls made their way into the marbled hall "tea room" at the Ironwood Memorial Building when the Carnegie Library hosted the annual "Fancy Nancy" tea party on Thursday. Little ladies wearing their favorite fancy dresses of lace and taffeta, some with feather boas and tiaras, entered the room, had their pictures taken,...
By JEAN NORDINE [email protected] EWEN — After Ewen-Trout Creek School District Principal-Superintendent Alan Tulppo accepted the position of general education director with the Gogebic- Ontonagon Intermediate School District, E-TC decided to split the vacant position into a part-time superintendent and full-time principal. Dave Radovich, former superintendent at Bessemer, has accepted the part-time superintendent job and E-TC teacher Patti Witt was hired as full-time principal. Radovich grew up in Ontonagon before leaving the area i...
Thursday, Aug. 2 Pickleball, 9-11 a.m. Hemlock Street tennis courts, if raining, Ironwood Memorial Building. Gogebic County Veterans Service Officer, 10:30-11:30 a.m., Wakefield City Hall; 1-2 p.m., Watersmeet Township; 2:45-3:15 p.m., Marenisco Township. 906-667-1110. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Strong Bones exercise class, 1 p.m., Mercer, Wis., Community Center. ReGeneration Youth, 5:30-6:45 p.m., ages 10-11; Relentless Youth, 7-9 p.m., ages 12-18; Lighthouse Faith Center, Ironwood. Knights of...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] IRONWOOD — Among the items being decided in Tuesday’s Michigan primary election will be a millage for the Ironwood Area Schools. Voters in the city of Ironwood, as well as Ironwood and Erwin townships, will be asked to approve a 5-year millage so the district can borrow $735,000 for the purchase of new school buses and various renovations and improvements to the Luther L. Wright K-12 School. The estimated amount expected to be levied in 2019 is .71 mill, according to the ballot language, with an...
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] SAXON, Wis. - As the massive rebuilding project continues at Saxon Harbor following the July 11 storm of 2016, some mysteries are being solved. One of those mysteries for the past two years has been the disappearance of a boat owned by Neil Gilbertson, who lives at the harbor on Lake Superior with his family. While the dozens of boats that blew out to sea in the storm or broke up in the harbor had been located, there wasn't a trace of the Ty Breaker....
By JEAN NORDINE [email protected] MERCER, Wis. - Despite the inclement weather, people came out in droves to shop and browse amongst the 250 exhibitors at Wednesday's 38th annual Loon Day celebration in Mercer. There was something for everyone from the loon-calling contest, an abundance of food choices, music, dancing, wood carving demonstrations, bubble blowing, sidewalk and bake sales, face painting for kids, a flea market, raffles and much more. The award winning Lakeland...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] HURLEY — While the supervisors may not have been happy about it, the Iron County Board of Supervisors approved borrowing over $1.2 million Tuesday to cover the county’s 2017 placement costs. This is the second year the board has decided to borrow money to fund the county’s costs for court-ordered placements — a move that allows the county to exceed the state-imposed levy limit and pass at least a portion of the burden onto the county’s taxpayers. The placements occur for a variety of reasons,...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] MERCER, Wis. - Area bookworms in search of a deal can head over the Mercer Public Library this week for the Friends of the Mercer Library's summer book sale. While it was only the first day, Library Director Teresa Schmidt said Tuesday started with an early rush and the sale had been going well so far. "That (rush is) always nice, people who like to get in right away and get the best selection," Schmidt said. "But we are adding new things every day...
