Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By JEAN NORDINE [email protected] BESSEMER - A public meeting in the auditorium of Bessemer City Hall, concerning the possible closure of Marenisco's Ojibway Correctional Facility, drew approximately 40 people last evening. Jeanne Graham, Gogebic Community College's dean of students, power point presentation provided statistics and information the public can use to spread the word about how detrimental the closure would be for the area. The information shared was compiled by Graham...
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] HURLEY - The Hurley City Council approved sewer rate increases at Tuesday's regular monthly meeting. The increase to Hurley customers was necessary because of higher rates being charged by the Gogebic-Iron Wastewater Authority. City clerk Stacey Wiercinski said the first bill from the wastewater authority with the higher rates was for $1,667 more per month, or around $5,000 per quarter. She said the Hurley increase will amount to about $7 per quarter...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] MARQUETTE — Four western Upper Peninsula drug dealers were sentenced to federal prison, the Department of Justice’s office in Michigan’s Western District announced Monday. Patrick Joseph Sievers, 36, formerly of Ironwood, was sentenced to 22 years in federal prison and eight years of supervised release. Kathryn Maria Hellen, 27, formerly of Ironwood, was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison and five years of supervised release. Jennifer Elizabeth Smith, 29, formerly of Ontonagon, was sente...
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] MOUNT MORRIS, N.Y. — A Superior, Wis., man who faces charges in the March 27 traffic death of Amanda Schiiller, formerly of Ironwood, was arrested on a warrant Saturday in Mount Morris. Jesse Troy Gasper, 34, who absconded to New York after a warrant was issued for his arrest on June 26, will be returned to Iron County to face charges of homicide by a vehicle with use of a controlled substance, two other felonies and two misdemeanors. He was arrested in New York at a hospital, where he went for i...
By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] WAKEFIELD - When Wakefield's Fourth of July parade was cancelled last Wednesday due to lightning, it was disheartening for anyone who had worked hard to set it up. "Six months of planning and meetings," said parade chair Ann Marie Cooney in a later phone interview. Nevertheless, she said canceling was the right action to assure the safety of everyone expecting either to watch or participate in the event. The Fourth of July parade had been ready to go,...
By JEAN NORDINE [email protected] RAMSEY — The Bessemer Township Board of Trustees agreed to proceed with the application process for the proposed sewer improvement project in New Location during Monday’s board meeting. Supervisor Jeffery Randall presented a comparison of the previous Eureka Platt project to estimate how much the New Location would cost. Eureka Platt cost the township $295,000, and Randall said the New Location project should be about the same. In other action: —The board awarded the new park renovation contr...
KIMBALL, Wis. - Shade from the property's tall trees and a fairly steady breeze made Sunday's heat more pleasant at Little Finland, where a crowd gathered to dance and have a good time at the organization's annual Viola Turpeinen Day celebration. "We've got a pretty nice turnout for a warm day," Little Finland president Ken Hannula said, adding a number of people even were dancing in the shade of Little Finland's pavilion to polka tunes from the Merrill-based band Finn Power. Little Finland has...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] IRONWOOD TOWNSHIP - Residents can once again cool off at Little Girl's Point and several other area beaches and parks, after the Western Upper Peninsula Health Department's latest round of testing showed E.coli levels had improved enough to reopen them. A total of 26 locations the health department is monitoring are reopen, according to the health department Saturday, with another seven locations under an advisory for users to swim at their own...
GREENLAND — The Ontonagon County Fair, 2018 edition will be held July 26-29 at Adventure Mountain and features some new challenges and events. In place of the previous 5K Walk-Run, the Aspirus Ontonagon Hospital is sponsoring a “ninja course” competition. There will be a quarter-mile course walk-run loaded with various challenging obstacles. The event will be Saturday, July 28, with registration at 1 p.m. and competition at 2 p.m. Other challenging events this year are the Adventure Mountain Mud Challenge, also on Saturday, as ATVs and UTVs...
IRONWOOD - Downtown Ironwood and Depot Park were hopping Friday with events connected to the city's continuing First Friday promotion. On a perfect day weather-wise, following the farmers market offerings at the park, the focus shifted to the main street area where people were shopping and taking advantage of some events designed for the kiddies. "We're the Schnellers," of Ironwood Township, Elle Schneller proclaimed as she worked on coloring fans with her brother, Mason, and mom, Brittany....
HURLEY — Iron County, along with other communities across northwestern Wisconsin, continues to prepare the necessary documentation needed in Madison to determine if the state will request a federal disaster declaration for the mid-June rain and flooding. Iron County was one of five counties in the state of emergency Gov. Scott Walker issued June 18, along with Ashland, Bayfield, Burnett and Douglas counties. The communities are verifying the estimated costs of the damage from the June 15-17 storms are as accurate as possible, according to I...
More than $150,000 was wagered on 50-50 raffles over the Fourth of July holiday regionally. Michael Tregembo of Ironwood won the Bessemer 50-50 and claimed his prize Thursday. His ticket 66187 won $34,681. Wakefield's 50-50 prize is an even $24,200 and as yet unclaimed. The winning ticket is 41346. Hurley's Fireworks Committee held its drawing Thursday morning, drawing ticket 2703. The Bank Club won the prize of $4,808. Bessemer Township's 50-50 prize of $7,750 was claimed by Lori Stella, of...
BESSEMER - The Bessemer Downtown Development Authority held a special meeting Thursday to discuss the possible purchase of the old Gambles store at 221 S. Sophie St. The building houses Trout Lily Art & Design and is going up on auction for at least $8,700 in August, the amount owed in back taxes. The DDA has the first right of purchase, which expires today. City manager Charly Loper presented a letter from Donald Saari, building inspector. Saari found the building to be structurally sound, but...
ONTONAGON — Arrangements have been finalized for the funeral of Navy Fireman Second Class Lowell Earl Valley, from Ontonagon, killed during an attack on the USS Oklahoma at Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941. The funeral is scheduled for Saturday, July 14, at Holy Family Catholic Church in Ontonagon. Full military honors will be performed by the U.S. Navy. The revised schedule includes, at Eastern Time: —10:30-11 a.m.: Private family visitation, Holy Family Catholic Church. —11 a.m.-1 p.m.: Public visitation, at the church. —1-1:45 p.m.: Funeral...
BESSEMER - While rain showers forced the cancellation of some area Fourth of July events Wednesday, the skies cleared as the day went on and Bessemer's parade went off as planned. The downtown's streets were lined with people watching the festivities; which included a range of floats, candidates running for office and various bands. Near the tail end of the parade was one of the more anticipated entries - the results of the Bessemer Fourth of July 50/50 drawing. The winning ticket was 66187,...
HURLEY — Gogebic Range residents had an additional reason to celebrate the Fourth of July when the search for a missing Hurley man ended successfully around 10:12 a.m. Tuesday. Rich Tilton was found alive and relatively well near the Oma Town Hall on U.S. 51 after spending three nights in the woods. Relatives posted on Facebook that Tilton, 63, who had been missing since around 8 p.m. Saturday, had been found. Iron County Sheriff Tony Furyk said Tilton was able to make his way out of the woods and was walking along a rail grade north of C...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] IRONWOOD TOWNSHIP - Wakefield native Lonnie Hammer has been a professional musician for most of his life and has recorded on 17 albums. However, until now, he's never put out a solo album. Gogebic Range fans will have the first chance to get Hammer's latest album, "Total Annihilation," today at a meet-and-greet at 7 p.m. at Eddy Park's pavilion during the Wakefield town picnic. A preview event for the album from Hammer's new band, Hammer Down Hard;...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] HURLEY — The search continued Monday for a Hurley man reported missing over the weekend. Rich Tilton, 63, has been missing since approximately 8 p.m. Saturday, according to an Iron County Sheriff’s Department Facebook post. Department officials said searchers found Tilton’s vehicle and dog Monday, and were actively searching an area south of Hurley with canine units and planes in hopes of finding Tilton. The department said it didn’t want to specify the area searchers were looking at to avoid c...
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] HURLEY — Motions for two of the five men charged in the shooting death of Wayne M. Valliere Jr. of Lac du Flambeau are scheduled to be heard in Iron County Court this afternoon. Joseph D. Lussier, 26, and Richard F.A. Allen, 27, both of Lac du Flambeau, are scheduled for a jury trial Aug. 3-15. Among the motions to be heard today by Iron County Judge Patrick Madden are: —A request for a change of location of the trial. —A request to sever the two cases. —A motion to enlarge the time for filing further...
By STEVE NEWMAN [email protected] IRONWOOD - Historic Ironwood Theatre was a hive of activity Saturday with two performances of the children's play "Alladin and His Magic Lamp." The play was part of a week-long theatre workshop under the direction of Prairie Fire Children's Theatre, a Minnesota group that sends out 12 sets of directors to prepare and perform plays with young people in workshops throughout the summer. According to theatre manager Bruce Greenhill, Prairie Fire directors and...
