Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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ONTONAGON — More than two weeks of frigid weather is reflecting in Ontonagon County frost tubes. Ontonagon County Road Commission frost tubes, located on U.S. 45, near Bruce Crossing, U.S. 45 at Woodspur, and M-64, between White Pine and Bergland, are monitored as a way to determine the extent of spring thaw. The bitter cold weather recently has already frozen the roads to depths recorded in February of last year. On Feb. 16 last year, the Bruce Crossing tube was frozen to a depth of 42 inches. This year, on Jan. 18 the tube was already f...
By IAN MINIELLY [email protected] BESSEMER - Bessemer City Manager Charly Loper had an idea to invite the public to do more than comment on the direction of the city's desired renovation of Bluff Valley Park. Loper said she noticed during master plan discussions how integral the park was for many people and their identities with Bessemer. With that in mind, Loper's brainchild evolved into a public-sourced idea factory originating in the minds of the community, not only Bessemer, but t...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] MILWAUKEE, Wis. — While the Iron County Board of Supervisors voted in December to join other counties in suing several pharmaceutical companies for their alleged roles in fueling the nationwide opioid crisis, it wasn’t until the lawsuit was actually filed earlier this month that many details in the case were spelled out. Iron County is one of 12 Wisconsin counties listed as plaintiffs in the suit, which was filed Jan. 5 in federal court in Milwaukee; with Brown, Crawford, Juneau, Kewaunee, Out...
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] HURLEY — After Hurley High School teacher Aaron Bender’s vehicle slid off icy U.S. 2 in Saxon early in the winter and plunged down an embankment near a bridge, he is using the experience in his personal finance class. Bender told the Hurley School Board Monday students are learning how automobile insurance works following the scary personal injury accident that also involved his daughter. Bender said it’s the fifth year that personal finance is being taught in the Hurley K-12 School and that met with...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] BESSEMER — The man found guilty of attempting to rob the Ironwood Holiday gas station was sentenced to prison Tuesday in Gogebic County Circuit Court. Chadd Mathias Andert, 36, was sentenced to between three and 15 years in prison for assault with a dangerous weapon. He received a jail credit of 383 days for time served prior to his sentence. A jury found Andert guilty of the charge Nov. 7. It was one of several options the jury had to pick from, but they could only find him guilty of a single char...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] BESSEMER — While he is still facing charges in Wisconsin, a Stevens Point, Wis., man was sentenced for burglary charges in Gogebic County Circuit Court Tuesday. Daniel Allan Erickson, 29, was sentenced to the 254 days in jail he had already served for possession of a burglary tool. When he pleaded guilty to the charge in December, he told Gogebic County Circuit Judge Michael Pope he had a lock pick in his pocket when he was arrested in Ironwood Jan. 17, 2017. He pleaded guilty to the charge as p...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] IRONWOOD TOWNSHIP - Competition is returning to Copper Peak. But this time athletes will be vying to get to the top, rather than the bottom, of the ski hill. Copper Peak has been selected as one of the competition sites to kick off the 2018 Red Bull 400 season, which is billed as the world's steepest 400-meter race. On May 12, competitors will start at the base of Copper Peak's landing hill, racing up it before attempting to be the first to conquer...
By JAN TUCKER [email protected] ONTONAGON — The Michigan Department of Corrections sent the Ontonagon County Board a telephone bill which in the past has been the responsibility of the State and the board is not happy about it. County Clerk Stacy Preiss said the $172.36 bill is the first she has received and is designated by the Department of Corrections as supporting probation officers and personnel in the county. Preiss said the probation officer is an employee of the Department of Corrections. Although the state has always paid the t...
HURLEY — The Hurley City Council Tuesday granted a Combination Class B beer and liquor license to the former Snow Country Inn on U.S. 51. The license was approved for Huber Hotels, doing business as Travelodge LLC, Robert Huber agent, at 1000 Tenth Ave. N. The council also granted a restaurant license to Spiders Sports Bar, 219 Silver St. Council members decided to change the meeting times to an hour earlier. Committee meetings will begin at 5 p.m. and the regular city council sessions will begin at 5:30 p.m. No one attending the meeting o...
By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] MARENISCO - According to the Michigan Department of Corrections, declining prison populations throughout the state have led to more than 20 prison facilities closing since 2005. So, as state officials begin wrangling the details of their next annual budget, it's no wonder that residents of this region fear that Ojibway Correctional Facility in Marenisco could be the next one to hit the chopping block. State Sen. Tom Casperson, R-Escanaba, does not believe...
By IAN MINIELLY [email protected] IRONWOOD - Tommy Libertoski, second-year student at Gogebic Community College, said, "Go Bold!," on the first day of the second semester on campus Monday. Libertoski, Hannah Plemons and Shane Cole were all taking a break in the Courtside Cafe within the belly of the Lindquist Center. Surprisingly, each of the students was happy to be back on campus, with Plemons saying, "It's nice to be back, staying at home is boring." Cole and Libertoski are...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] IRONWOOD — While no decision has been made, the Ironwood Area Schools’ Board of Eduction heard the case for privatizing the district’s school buses. “Our goal in any district we go to is that when you ask, ‘How’s your transportation?’ They say, ‘What transportation,’” said Greg Herfindahl. “My feeling is the school district’s job is to educate, our job is to transport.” Herfindahl, who owns Schilleman Bus Service of Eagle River, told the board privatizing the busing service had a number of b...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] MERCER, Wis. — The Mercer Area Sno-goers’ grooming barn was more crowded than usual Saturday as the snowmobile club held its annual Winter Blast Festival. The event is the club’s largest fundraiser of the year, according to club president Andy Smith, who said the money raised will go to towards maintaining the 220 miles of trails in southern Iron County the group is responsible for. Due in large part to the member’s efforts, Smith said all the tra...
By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] ONTONAGON - The Superior Loop at Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park is a broad, winding trail, full of white winter quiet; but when nearly 80 kerosene lanterns illuminate the way, it becomes a romantic Victorian experience. Such was the case Saturday evening when the Michigan Department of Natural Resources offered a lantern-lit event for cross-country skiing and snowshoeing in Ontonagon County. "It's a great venue for this," said Keith Snyder of...
By JAN TUCKER [email protected] ONTONAGON — Marlene Broemer has returned to the Ontonagon area from travels around the country and world. Broemer was born in Ontonagon and grew up in White Pine, graduating from the White Pine High School and Michigan State University. She received her Master’s Degree from San Francisco State and doctorate from Helsinki University where she also taught. Broemer returned to the area and is presently teaching at Finlandia University in Hancock. Club president Jan Wolfe said the O-WP Rotary is pleased to rec...
With the recent warm-up and subsequent cold spell, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources is warning people to be cautious when out on the ice. "Don't assume the ice is safe just because a lake or stream looks frozen," Lt. Tom Wanless said in a DNR press release. "There are several factors that can determine the strength off the ice. Understanding and recognizing these factors, as well as using common sense and caution, will allow you to have a more enjoyable outdoor experience and to...
An upside to the cold and snow that has arrived on the Gogebic Range is it has brought backyard bird feeders to life. As the snow piles up and temperatures again plummet, the birds have not been bashful in seeking food sources. Pine siskins have been plentiful in many regions, mixed with some common redpolls, according to Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources biologist Ryan Brady, in Ashland. "Pine grosbeaks have been showing fairly well across the Northwoods. Snowy owls remain widespread, w...
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] BESSEMER — Gogebic County needs a new drain commissioner. James Loeper resigned from the elected position Wednesday, indicating he needs to cut back on the many “hats” that he is wearing in the county. He is the county’s emergency management director and will continue to work in that capacity. Loeper wrote, “It has been a pleasure and learning experience being drain commissioner.” He resigned effective Feb. 1. While it’s not a full-time job, a few years ago Loeper was spending more time as drain comm...
ROCKLAND - Motorized and non-motorized trail users will continue to be able to use an old rail grade in Ontonagon County after a failing culvert was replaced. The Michigan Department of Natural Resources and the Michigan Trails and Recreation Alliance of Land and the Environment partnered to complete the project, which involved replacing a culvert over Davy Creek, off Cemetery Road, on the trail between Rockland and Ontonagon. "The 12-mile Ontonagon to Rockland multi-use designated route is...
By IAN MINIELLY [email protected] HURLEY — Michigan leads the nation in FIRST Robotics teams, and $2.5 million in state grants will help even more students benefit from the experiences of working with professionals and being inspired by seeing real-world applications of technology subjects, said Roger Curtis, director of the Michigan Department of Talent and Economic Development. Michigan has invested $12 million helping schools start and strengthen FIRST teams since 2014. For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology, or...
