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Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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LANSING — Michigan’s Auditor General will review the process the Michigan Department of Corrections used when deciding to close the Ojibway Correctional Facility in Marenisco. Auditor General Doug Ringler informed State Rep. Scott Dianda, D-Calumet, Thursday that Ringler’s office had granted Dianda’s request to review the process behind the decision to close the prison. While auditors will be reviewing the process leading up to the decision, Ringler’s letter makes clear it won’t be looking whether the decision to close Ojibway was the best op...
IRONWOOD - Students in the Ironwood Area Schools won't have to worry about forgetting their lunch money after the district announced it will provide free lunches to all students for the year. The lunches are available through the federal Community Eligibility Provision program, which started in 2011 in Illinois, Michigan and Kentucky, and has since launched nationally. The program uses a formula based on the number of free and reduced lunch students in a district. Ironwood became eligible for...
WAKEFIELD - With Gogebic County schools opening on the day after Labor Day, Michigan State Police want drivers to be mindful of buses on the roads and kids on crosswalks. In a Thursday interview at MSP's Wakefield's office, trooper Jerry Mazurek warned that drivers of all other vehicles must be mindful of the following state code on school buses: "The operator of a vehicle overtaking or meeting a school bus that has stopped and is displaying two alternately flashing red lights located at the sam...
By RALPH ANSAMI and RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] IRONWOOD — The city of Ironwood parted ways with its public safety director, Greg Klecker, Wednesday. A short news release Thursday from Ironwood City Manager Scott Erickson said the city had “separated its employment agreement” with Klecker after less than a year on the job to “improve departmental operations and employee morale.” Erickson told the Daily Globe there was no single incident that led to the decision. “It’s just basically a change of direction … sometimes there’s just not...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] IRONWOOD - Excel Energy's efforts to improve its infrastructure continued in Ironwood Thursday, including replacing aging street lights. Around 30 street lights in the downtown area are being replaced, according to Xcel Energy spokesperson Chris Ouellette. "We're upgrading them to LED and to fiberglass poles," Ouellette said. "That's probably going to be the most notable difference for folks in Ironwood. "A lot of the poles, and some of our...
HURLEY — Downtown Silver Street will be buzzing with activity Saturday as the annual Festival Italiano will return to the street from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. The celebration of the area’s Italian heritage is an institution in the area. Activities begin at 10 a.m. with a three-on-three basketball tournament, as well as a human foosball tournament. The events will continue through their conclusion. At 11 a.m., a craft show will begin and food vendors will open their tents for the Italian food that the festival is known for. There will also be a cli...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] IRONWOOD — Young students in the Ironwood Area Schools will have some extra reading options this upcoming school year, as members of the community recently donated funds to purchase new books. Enough money was raised to ensure each Ironwood kindergartener through second grader will receive a new book each month throughout the school year, according to district staff. Kindergarten teacher Kallie Westcott — one of the first teachers involved in the donation effort — said she asked for members of th...
By JEAN NORDINE [email protected] BRUCE CROSSING - Members of Settler's Depot Gallery, in Bruce Crossing, are preparing for their annual Fall Fiesta. The fiesta will take place Saturday, Sept. 8th at the depot, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. The fiesta will feature artisans demonstrations - such as Gary Brown, who will demonstrate his woodworking techniques. Other artists are also expected to hold demonstrations of their craft. A bake sale and book sale will be offered and Mary Shehan will have...
MARENISCO — Former State Representative and current Upper Peninsula Senate candidate Ed McBroom has released documents he received following his demand for answers from the Michigan Department of Corrections regarding the planned Dec. 1 closure of the Ojibway Correctional Facility in Marenisco. McBroom filed a Freedom of Information Act request seeking all documentation considered by the DOC relating to the economic impact of closing the prison on the community of Marenisco, Gogebic County and the western U.P. “I know I will be joining man...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] MERCER, Wis. — Once again, Iron County’s plan for rebuilding the campground at Saxon Harbor has encountered serious problems — and this time, the county may be out of options. “It looks like our campground project at the harbor is going to soon be dead in the water. It’s not dead yet, but it’s on life support,” Iron County Forestry and Parks Administrator Eric Peterson told the Iron County Board of Supervisors Tuesday, saying he was informed of the news in an email earlier Tuesday. Peterson said...
By JEAN NORDINE [email protected] HURLEY - The Hurley Lioness free backpack program was held Tuesday afternoon at the Hurley school. Fifty excited Hurley elementary students received new backpacks loaded with school supplies they will need during the school year. The program is sponsored by the Hurley Lioness Club, which has been in existence for 27 years. For the past 12 years its members have been handing out free backpacks to students from Northwoods Christian Academy, All Saints...
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] IRONWOOD — The violent storms that ripped through Ironwood Monday evening set another single-day rainfall record spanning the past 117 years. A total of 2.83 inches poured down on Ironwood for the 24-hour period to 7 a.m. Tuesday, setting an Aug. 28 record. That brought the monthly total to 7.26 inches, also a record through Aug. 28, as August is usually a dry month. The average monthly rainfall through Aug. 28 in Ironwood is 3.03 inches, according to the National Weather Service office in M...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] IRONWOOD - While the sight and sound of teachers and students in the hallways of Ironwood's Luther L. Wright K-12 School will soon become routine, Monday was likely the first day this summer the building was bustling with activity as the district held its Back to School Fair. The event allowed younger students to find out who their teachers would be, while older students could pick up their schedules. There was also information from various...
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] IRONWOOD - On a 3-2 vote, the Ironwood City Commission Monday agreed to change the McLeod Avenue-Lowell Street intersection to a four-way stop. There are currently no stop signs on McLeod Avenue there and commissioner Jim Mildren said the intersection was too dangerous because of sight distance and pedestrian concerns. Mildren, director of the Gogebic County Transit, noted there are concerns with walkers at the intersection dealing with speeding...
By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] WAKEFIELD — Sherri Graham, executive director of the Wakefield Housing Commission, used the public comment section of Monday’s Wakefield city council meeting to present council members with a typed report showing the city allegedly owes the commission $87,266.78 due to adjustments in electrical billing rates. “In the last two weeks, I pulled every check,” said Graham of the financial analysis she was inspired to undertake after realizing differences in the city’s multiplier rates. Graham’s concern is...
Tuesday, Aug. 28 Gogebic County Veterans Service Officer, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Ironwood Memorial Building. 906-667-1110. Pickleball, 9-11 a.m. Hemlock Avenue tennis courts, if raining, Ironwood Memorial Building. Breakfast For Your Brain, 10 a.m., Mercer, Wis., Community Center. 715-561-2695. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Ironwood Kiwanis Club, noon, Golden Dragon. Mercer Health and Wellness Pickleball, 3-6 p.m., Mercer Community Center. Woods and Blooms Garden Club, 6:30 p.m., Haines Civic Center, Mer... Full story
By JEAN NORDINE [email protected] PORCUPINE MOUNTAINS – Large crowds were in attendance over the three-day 14th annual Porcupine Mountains Music Festival. The bottom of the mountain was a sea of lawn chairs and awnings as hundreds of music lovers enjoyed a variety of music. Merchandise from all the bands was available for purchase and workshops were held in the chalet. On Friday The Barefoot Movement held a writing and arranging songs workshop and Saturday Ryan Peterson held a l...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] GILE, Wis. - For the eighth year, softball teams gathered at Gotta's field in Gile to compete and raise money for a good cause as the ball field off Wisconsin 77 played host to the annual Danny B. Suicide Awareness Jack and Jill Softball Tournament. "It's going great, we've got the championship game coming up - two former champions going at it here. Fun teams, everyone is having a great time," said organizer Bryan Sokolowski. The team sponsored by...
IRONWOOD — The 2.77 inches of rain that fell for the 24-hour period to 7 a.m. Saturday in Ironwood set a 117-year record for Aug. 25. The National Weather Service office in Marquette has records for Ironwood dating to 1901. The rain after a dry spell brought the August rainfall total for Ironwood to 4.26 inches, compared to the long-term average of 2.71 inches through Aug. 25. The precipitation total for the year is 26.71 inches, compared to the average of 21.42. Weather readings are taken at the Gogebic-Iron Wastewater Treatment Plant on t...
By JEAN NORDINE [email protected] IRONWOOD - More than 200 concerned citizens rallied in Ironwood Friday night in the parking lot across from Cloverland Cinemas to protest the Dec. 1 closing of the Ojibway Correctional Facility in Marenisco. Since the Aug. 14 announcement by the Michigan Department of Corrections, many people in the western U.P. have been trying to find a way to ward off the closure and save 200 local jobs. Prior to the announcement a group of people from local governm...
By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] WAKEFIELD - Stroll along one of Wakefield's Split Rock Trails, and you're bound to find flowers, birds, wild apples and sentries of surrounding trees, but be careful not to step on jay-walking toads. In short, it's a Zen experience - unless what you're seeking is a mountain bike thrill, in which case you better keep your eyes open to hold your ground on curving trails that ascend and descend with the added challenge of bridges and bluffs. It's your choice...
