Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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HURLEY - The Hurley School Board decided Monday there will be no long search to replace district administrator Chris Patritto, who will retire a year from now. Coming out of a closed session, the board announced it had agreed to hire Kevin Genisot as district administrator, effective June 30, 2019. Genisot is currently employed as elementary principal at the K-12 school. He started off as an elementary teacher at Hurley and became principal in 2012. Genisot, who graduated in 1997 from Hurley...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] HURLEY — Iron County residents still, cleaning up from the weekends flooding can get kits from the Iron County Health Department to assist in their efforts. “The Iron County Health Department urges residents who live or work near flooded areas to use caution during and after the flood event. Flood waters may be contaminated with raw sewage and debris not be visible on the surface,” Iron County Health Officer Katie Hampston said. “Once cleanup begins, be aware of food and water that may have be...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] IRONWOOD - Even though he said he doesn't necessarily make it to all the chapter meetings anymore, the Ni-Miikanaake chapter of the the North Country Trail Association honored long-time volunteer Gerald Anderson at its meeting Tuesday. Anderson, a former pastor of Sharon Lutheran Church in Bessemer, now lives in Rhinelander, Wis. However, even while living in Wisconsin, he still maintains a section of the North Country National Scenic Trail near...
IRONWOOD — A June precipitation record might be broken in Ironwood following nearly 8 inches of rain over the weekend. Ironwood’s rain total for the month stood at 8.73 inches as of Wednesday, according to the National Weather Service office in Marquette. The record through June 20 stands at 9.05 inches set in 1939. For June of 1939, Ironwood ended up with 11.32 inches of rain, according to the NWS, which keeps weather records that date to 1901. Ironwood’s normal monthly precipitation through June 20 is 2.17 inches. In a 1907 drought, there...
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] HURLEY - The after-effects of the weekend's violent storms are evident in many areas of the Gogebic Range, including along County Trunk C near Hurley. Only about a mile from downtown Hurley as the crow flies, there are stretches of trees that were downed Sunday along County C, near the Gile Flowage dikes. Had the storm front taken a slightly different path, Hurley homeowners could have suffered even more of the brunt of the storm. Strong winds downed...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] BESSEMER — New medical marijuana caregivers setting up shop in Bessemer may soon have to get a business license from the city after the city council had the first reading of a proposed ordinance Monday. The council passed the measure to have caregivers register as a home business 3-2, with council members Linda Nelson and Allen Archie voting no. The ordinance wouldn’t impact anyone growing their own medical marijuana or any caregivers already growing marijuana for others. “This only applies to me...
By JAN TUCKER [email protected] ONTONAGON — Ontonagon County Airport Manager Margo Anderson updated the Ontonagon County Board Monday on the airport projects underway and those planned for the future. She explained the next phase of an expanded runway clearing project is an environmental assessment. She noted any project which receives federal money, or requires federal permits, must comply with the National Environmental Policy Act or NEPA. “Since MDOT-Aeronautics money is being used, and a lot of those funds are federal, the project req...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] MADISON - Gov. Scott Walker declared a state of emergency for five northern Wisconsin counties, including Iron County, Monday in response to the recent heaven rains and flooding in the region. "Beginning on June 16, 2018, widespread and continuing severe thunderstorms producing torrential rain, damaging wind and large hail caused evacuation of persons, downed trees and powerlines, mudslides and flash flooding," reads Walker's executive order declari...
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] Damage assessments were under way Monday after as much as a foot of rain fell over the weekend in parts of northern Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula. For the weekend, Ironwood streets flooded both Friday and Sunday as the storms caused untold damage. According to the National Weather Service, Ironwood received nearly 8 inches of rain over the weekend. The The heaviest total was 3.64 inches for the 24-hour period to 7 a.m. Saturday at the wastewater treatment plant off Cloverland Drive, but there was...
By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] WAKEFIELD - As the outgoing superintendent of the Wakefield-Marenisco School District, Catherine Shamion attended her final board of education meeting on Monday evening. She was feted in the school's board chambers with a beautiful cake and showered with appreciation from all attending board members. "It has been my pleasure to be your board president for the total time you've been here," said Brad Dalbec, who also passed on thanks from an unidentified...
By IAN MINIELLY [email protected] HURLEY — The Iron County Development Zone has two weeks of festival fun scheduled for Iron county, to celebrate the county’s rich heritage. Bewteen July 27 and July 31, a wide array of activities are planned between Hurley and Mercer. Running July 27–29, the Northwoods Art Tour will feature many on-site artist demonstrations, while also making local art available for purchase. Many home studios will be open throughout the Mercer area. July 27 The Heritage Festival kicks off with an open house at the H...
By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] IRONWOOD — Lawn games, picnic fare and lots of casual banter made for a fun crowd at a Saturday cookout of the Gogebic County Young Professionals Club at Ironwood’s Depot Park. Formerly known as Go-In Forward Young Professionals Club, the members changed the name at the weekend event with a simple hand-raised vote. “Most people look for groups online nowadays,” said Morgan Clark, one of the group’s organizers. She said the new name will be “easier t...
By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] BESSEMER - In a highly communal performance at the Bessemer Public Library Saturday, children's musician Danna Banana treated the crowd to a series of high-energy songs to kick off the library's summer reading program. Armed with a guitar and part-time hat, the New York-based entertainer strolled, circled, skated, skipped and marched through his songs, sometimes crouching, reaching high and low, flapping his arms, or lying on the floor. "I am not silly!" s...
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] IRONWOOD - Mother Nature followed through on National Weather Service predictions of thunderstorms for the weekend with violent blasts on Friday that caused undetermined damage across the Gogebic Range. Storms rolled in around 5 a.m. when heavy hail, strong winds and lightning accompanied a downpour. From 3 to 5 inches of rain fell throughout the day, with more possible overnight. In a heartbeat, U.S. 2 was covered by a foot of water along Cloverland...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] WAKEFIELD — Those interested in seeing mining return to the western Upper Peninsula got good news Friday as Highland Copper released the feasibility study for its Copperwood Project. Highland president and CEO Denis Miville-Deschenes said the report was “a major step forward” for the company’s efforts to develop a mine in the northern parts of Ironwood and Wakefield townships. “The feasibility study demonstrates the significant potential of this project located in a great historic mining jurisdict...
By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] BESSEMER - The Bessemer Women's Club celebrated its 26th Flag Day social Thursday with a beautiful day and enough treats to fill a bakery. The location was in the city hall auditorium. In charge every year since conceiving the event has been Barbara Karpus, who joined the club 58 years ago. In addition to acknowledging another patriotic day in our nation's history, Karpus said the $2 ticket charge helps club members to provide a scholarship for a...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] IRONWOOD TOWNSHIP — While they may have been sympathetic to the Ironwood Carnegie Library’s case, the numbers gave the Ironwood Township Board of Trustees little option but to renew the township’s contract with the Bessemer Public Library for another year of library services. The board voted 4-3 Thursday to approve a one-year agreement with the Bessemer Library, which will begin July 1. Supervisor Steve Boyd, Treasurer Maria Graser and Trustee Kevin Lyons voted against contracting with Besse...
EWEN — With the resignation of Ewen-Trout Creek Superintendent Alan Tulppo, the school district is looking for a leader. The E-TC School Board accepted Tulppo’s resignation Wednesday. He said he has accepted the position of director of general education at the Gogebic-Ontonagon Intermediate School District. He will begin his duties there on July 2. The school board subsequently posted several different scenarios for his replacement, including an internal posting calling for a K-12 principal, as well as external postings for a part-time sup...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] IRONWOOD - Gogebic County Democrats gathered Tuesday night to meet with a pair of candidates seeking the party's nomination for state and national offices representing the area, especially Matt Morgan, who is looking to be the Democrat challenging Rep. Jack Bergman, R-Watersmeet, representing Michigan's First Congressional District. Morgan took a few minutes to meet with the Daily Globe prior to addressing the gathered Democrats. He said he decided...
