Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] WAKEFIELD - A Tuesday public hearing on electric rates resulted in the Wakefield city council voting to retain current rates. Council member Pat Mann read a short statement concluding, "I feel I do not have sufficient information to make a recommendation at this time." "We just got information this weekend," said mayor pro tempore Amy Tarro, who added she wished they'd received it well in advance of the hearing. Council member Jim Anderson described the...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] IRONWOOD - A day after celebrating the accomplishments of its graduates, Ironwood gathered Monday to honor and remember those who gave their lives serving their country. While for some Memorial Day has become an extra day off work and excuse to grill or barbecue, Ironwood Mayor Annette Burchell reminded those attending the ceremony of the purpose of the holiday. "Memorial Day isn't meant to be a national holiday of celebration. Memorial Day is a...
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] HURLEY - The 46 seniors who graduated from Hurley High School Saturday will reap more than $100,000 in scholarships, school counselor Sarah Eder said. On a 93-degree cloudless day in Kimball, the class celebrated its many accomplishments, as singled out by advisor Shannon Peterson in a poem. Of all of the many accomplishments achieved by the graduating class, the one that drew the loudest ovation was Arthur Johnson's last-second desperation half-court...
By Jan Tucker [email protected] EWEN — Even as the 2017-18 school year is winding down, the Ewen-Trout Creek board is already planning for the next school year. Student scheduling and staffing took front and center at the recent ETC board meeting. Superintendent Alan Tulppo reported that student scheduling for the next year is complete for grades 6-12 and the master schedule is being developed. Tulppo noted there is a possibility of not offering physics for the 2018-19 year due to low student requests for the course, but if the class is n...
BESSEMER - The A.D. Johnston High School class of 2018 said farewell to high school and hello to the next step in their lives on Friday evening in Bessemer. Megan Peterson, in her senior class farewell speech to her fellow graduates, closed with familiar words the Bessemer faithful, "Always remember, 'Go Speedboys and Go Speedgirls." TJ Mazurek, Serenity Plochocki and Alejandro Martinez ushered in the evening's presentation with the Pledge of Allegiance. All three, according to Dave Wineburner,...
WAKEFIELD - Twenty students graduated from the Wakefield-Marenisco High School Friday night, and dreams were the theme of the related ceremony in the school gym. The students' class motto was "Chase your dreams, but always know the road that'll lead you home again," a line by country music star Tim McGraw. While offering her welcome to the full house, superintendent Catherine Shamion suggested to graduates, "Take the first step toward your dreams tonight." She added, however, that "we'll be...
ONTONAGON — An overnight search for an Ontonagon County man ended successfully Friday afternoon when Carl Thomas Kettunen, of Trout Creek, was found alive with his off-road-vehicle on top of him. Search teams from several entities were called to Ontonagon County in the afternoon, after efforts began Thursday night to locate the 66-year-old man. The last report of Kettunen’s whereabouts had been around 6 p.m. EDT Thursday when, after finishing his dinner, caregivers heard him leave his home at 9183 M-28 on his orange Honda Rancher off-road veh...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] BESSEMER — While a last-minute defense motion delayed her fate for a little over a week, former Ironwood Township Treasurer Jyl Renee Olson-DeRosso left Gogebic County Circuit Court in handcuffs Thursday to begin her sentence. Judge Michael Pope sentenced Olson-DeRosso, 48, to 38 months in prison for the most serious charge she faced — embezzlement by a public official. She was also sentenced on the other nine felony counts she faced — five counts of forgery, refusing to turn over records to the s...
IRONWOOD - April showers bring May flowers, and May flowers bring Kiwanis pancakes? Well, maybe not, but the Ironwood Kiwanis Club has been hosting a Pancake Day fundraiser in May since at least the early 1950s, according to member Sue Murphy. "No one around remembers before that," she said with a smile while sitting at a table selling tickets in the front hall of the Elk & Hound Thursday afternoon. "The Ironwood club dates back to 1925." The event - planned for 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. - was one of...
By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] WAKEFIELD - The Wakefield City Council Thursday held its final work session regarding the 2018-'19 fiscal year budget. After the session, city manager Richard Brackney said budget numbers will not be firm until treasurer Sherry Ravelli fine-tunes department totals, based on final suggestions by council members. A public hearing is set for June 11 at 5:30 p.m., after which the council will vote on the budget. Included in the pending budget so far are as...
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] BESSEMER — Representatives of townships in Gogebic County again requested Wednesday that they receive 30 percent of federal payment in lieu of tax money that’s paid to the county. A total of 38 people attended the county board meeting at the courthouse, with the majority there because of the PILT issue. Watersmeet Township Supervisor Mike Rogers said the county has received around $5 million in the last 10 years in PILT money and his township has a high percentage of the federal lands involved. Rog...
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] HURLEY - Five men charged in the shooting death of a Lac du Flambeau, Wis., man whose body was found on New Year's Day in the Mercer area were bound over for trial Wednesday in Iron County Court. Judge Patrick Madden bound over all five after listening to the testimony of Wisconsin Department of Justice Division of Criminal Investigations Special Agent Michael Reimer, the only witness. Reimer was called to the stand by Assistant Attorney General...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] IRONWOOD - The search for a superintendent is over, after the Ironwood Area Schools Board of Education approved a contract with Travis Powell Wednesday. "It's kind of surreal in a way, because I wasn't really looking for this type of advancement this early. I feel I'm pretty lucky to be superintendent at only 43," Powell told the Daily Globe shortly after signing the contract Wednesday evening. He said while he got excited during the interview...
By LARRY HOLCOMBE [email protected] HURLEY - Hurley Police Chief Chris Colassaco presented 36 Hurley third graders with bicycle helmets Tuesday morning. "We want to keep the kids safe and make sure they know about bike safety," Colassaco said as he pushed his police bike in the Hurley K-12 School along the commons area and to the elementary gym. Besides showing the students a brief bicycle safety video, Colassaco talked with the kids about an "ABC" check list for pre-ride inspection...
By IAN MINIELLY [email protected] BESSEMER - Enbridge set up information booths inside the auditorium of Bessemer city hall Tuesday evening. The booths displayed information regarding pipeline safety and maintenance, transporting and storing crude oil, and the economic impact of Enbridge's services to Michigan and Wisconsin. There was no lecture and one-way communication Tuesday evening as Enbridge provided a slew of folks ready for intimate one on one conversations with visitors....
With almost no rain this spring and grass fires popping up last weekend, fire danger in the western Upper Peninsula continues to rise. There was Saturday rainfall in the eastern part of the U.P., but the Ironwood area isn’t expected to get any rainfall until Thursday or Friday. Monday afternoon turned dark across the Gogebic Range, but precipitation didn’t materialize. There’s some relief in the forecast, with the possibility of thunderstorms in Ironwood from Thursday through Saturday, when the high temperatures are expected to be in the mid-70...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] IRONWOOD - The three-district Gogebic Miners football team should be taking the field this fall after the Ironwood Area Schools' board of education approved changes to the agreement governing the co-op team. "After long discussion, I think we came up with an agreement which is fair to everyone," Superintendent Tim Kolesar said. "We want to provide the best program we can for our student athletes, and we have to have three voices with one common...
By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] WAKEFIELD — The Wakefield-Marenisco Board of Education voted Monday to hire one teacher and two coaches to start in the 2018-2019 school year. Diane Jaskie was hired as a third grade teacher. She will replace Jason Gustafson, who will take over Catherine Shamion’s job as superintendent when she retires this summer. Gustafson said Jaskie has taught kindergarten, as well as first and second grades, for the past three years in the Bessemer School District. Christopher Tweiten was hired as varsity gir...
WAKEFIELD - The Michigan Department of Transportation is investing $3.9 million to remove and replace the M-28 bridge over Jackson Creek, east of Wakefield. The DOT said the existing bridge, built in 1932, has reached the end of its service life. The overall life expectancy of the new structure is 75 years, with routine maintenance, according to Dan Weingarten, of MDOT. Westbound M-28 will be closed at the bridge. A detour is planned from May 29 to Sept. 8, when the bridge will reopen to...
MERCER, Wis. - Some of the best culinary talents in the region put their skills to the test Sunday at the Taste of the Northwoods fundraiser at the Mercer Community Center. The event, in its fifth year, was a fundraiser for the Mercer Education Foundation. "All proceeds from both of our annual fundraisers go to support teacher grants over at the Mercer School, and also senior scholarships," said foundation president Jama Boes. "(Teacher grants) are items that are not in the typical school...
IRONWOOD - Proud parents got a chance to see their children's musical talent Sunday afternoon, as the Historic Ironwood Theatre played host to the Ironwood Area Schools' spring concert. District band director Samantha Grace led the school's sixth grade, middle school and high school bands through performances of several songs each. "I've very happy (with the concert)," Grace said. "The kids practiced very, very hard and it showed tonight." Grace said the students had been working hard the past...
IRONWOOD — An enthusiastic group of workers came out Saturday morning to work on cleanup and preparation of the Iron Belle Trail for the busy summer season. The project has generated such enthusiasm that a number of participants had done a lot of the work before the scheduled event. The Friends of the Iron Belle Trail were led by Sam and Anne Davey, who coordinated the day’s activities. A group met at Depot Park in Ironwood and a second group met in Bessemer, and worked their way toward one another, trimming brush, moving rocks out of the gra...
HURLEY - A carnival being held to raise money for the Hurley Fire Department had to be shut down Friday evening after a ride malfunctioned, injuring four people. Law enforcement officers at the scene around 7:30 p.m. at the Big Snow Country Inn parking lots said one person had been transported from the scene for treatment of unspecified injuries, which did not appear to be life-threatening. The other three people were apparently treated at the scene. The carnival was shut down around 6:30 p.m....
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] IRONWOOD — Plans to repair the boat launch on Lake Superior at Little Girl’s Point were discussed Thursday by the Western Upper Peninsula Citizens Advisory Council. The work is scheduled to begin Monday, according to Doug Rich, western Upper Peninsula Department of Natural Resources parks and recreation supervisor. It’s hoped the short-term project can be completed by the end of June because Saxon Harbor and Black River Harbor boat landings are also closed in a summer that is shaping up as a nightmare...
By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] WAKEFIELD - The Wakefield Chamber of Commerce bestowed annual honors for organization of the year, individual of the year, and business of the year at a Thursday evening reception in the community room of the Wakefield municipal building. The organization winner was the open community dinner program of the Wakefield United Methodist Church. Individual winner was Linda Dewitt, founder of Linda's Helping Hands, and business winner was Joel Laessig, owner of...
