Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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IRONWOOD — Two men are facing drug charges following their arrest in Ironwood Wednesday. Ira Asher Wilson-Johnson, 21, is charged with possession with intent to deliver less than 50 grams of cocaine, possession of cocaine within 1,000 feet of a school, possession with intent to deliver marijuana, possession of marijuana within 1,000 feet of a school, possession with intent to deliver alpazolam (a Schedule 4 controlled substance also known as Xanax), possession of Alprazolam within 1,000 feet of a school and felony firearm. Morgan R. Gibson, 22,...
By LARRY HOLCOMBE [email protected] HURLEY - Hurley's Silver Express is gearing up for its annual Spring Extravaganza. The group will perform concerts April 18, 19 and 20 at the Hurley K-12 School's auditorium. Show time is 7 p.m. They'll follow that up with a tour of a few schools in north-central Wisconsin over a coming long weekend. Director Roy Haeger said preparations for the show are going well and the 11-member group is working hard. He said they've got another talented group...
By IAN MINIELLY [email protected] IRONWOOD - Spread across three rooms in Luther L. Wright K-12 Thursday, the musicians and singers of Hurley, Bessemer and Ironwood played and sung their hearts out in the Solo and Ensemble Festival. Each soloist or ensemble hopes for a 1 star rating from the judges, which is the highest possible score. "A" Division players and singers that receive a 1 star score from the judge qualify for the Wisconsin state tournament....
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] IRONWOOD - While the locals have continued to use the trail through the winter; the Friends of the Iron Belle Trail are busy preparing for warmer weather, holding its spring meeting Thursday. Among the items on the agenda was an update on the progress expanding the trail east from Bessemer. The trail east will be built in two phases, according to trail authority chairperson Scott Erickson, with the first phase continuing the trail from Bessemer to...
MERCER, Wis. — Mercer voters will have a chance to hear from the local candidates on the April 3 ballot, as the Iron County Citizens Forum will host a candidates forum at the Great Northern Motel. The forum will be at 7 p.m. Wednesday, and feature candidates in the town’s three contested races. Jim Kichak and James Schmidt are running for a seat representing Mercer on the county board. Michael Lambert, Charles Schroepfer and James Davis are competing for two seats on the Mercer Town Board. Kelly Kohegyi and Karl Anderson are running for one...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] HURLEY — The process of developing Iron County’s Asset Based Community Development strategy is nearly complete, after the Iron County Comprehensive Planning, Land and Zoning Committee forwarded a draft onto the full county board for final approval. The plan is a replacement of the county’s former comprehensive plan, according to committee member Brad Matson. “In the past, it was goal-oriented with no reference to where you were coming from and, ‘Is that (goal) realistic,’ Matson told the Daily G...
By IAN MINIELLY [email protected] IRONWOOD - Luther L. Wright is hosting the district Solo and Ensemble Festival today. According to choir teacher Lydia Mattson, judges will be on hand to rate the different soloists and ensembles, to include ACCENT!, based on their performances. Judges will award 1-4 stars after each performance, with one star being the highest rating possible. A one-star rating comes with a second reward, a trip to the Wisconsin state competition,May 5. Mattson said...
By JAN TUCKER jamadots.com ONTONAGON — An Iowa man faces seven criminal charges in a bizarre incident in the Village of Ontonagon. Paul Dean Smith, 26, DeMoines, Iowa was arraigned in Ontonagon District Court Wednesday. The story started with an alleged theft of an automobile in Iowa. He then drove to Trout Creek where he got stuck and police arrested him in the stolen vehicle Thursday, March 15. Smith then reportedly gave police a false name and while on the way to the jail had a medical incident and was brought to the Aspirus Ontonagon H...
By IAN MINIELLY [email protected] IRONWOOD - Local area businesses and non-profits provided tables with fun and games for kids and their parents Tuesday at the Ironwood Memorial Building. Erin Ross, MSU Extension educator said the tables are free to businesses, but the business must include a fun event for kids with the promotion. Ross said the Family Fun night was ten years old and is held in conjunction with the Parenting Awareness month. Tracie Wittla, Gogebic County chief...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] BESSEMER - A Hurley man was sentenced to over three years in prison in Gogebic County Circuit Court on a methamphetamine charge Tuesday. Jakob Wayne Applekamp, 28, was sentenced to at least 40 months in prison for conspiracy to deliver meth. The charge carries a maximum sentence of 20 years. "Mr. Applekamp's participation in (an effort to bring drugs into the area) included his living at a camper at the residence where meth transactions were...
By LARRY HOLCOMBE [email protected] HURLEY — The Hurley School Board approved the 2018-19 school year calendar at its meeting Monday evening. The first day of school will be Tuesday, Sept. 4, the day after Labor Day. The final day of classes will be Friday, June 7, 2019. The calendar includes three longer breaks, including the week of Nov. 19-23 which includes Thanksgiving; Monday, Dec. 24 through Tuesday, Jan. 1; and the week of March 18-22 for spring break. Additionally, there will be no school on President’s Day, Feb. 18; Goo...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] IRONWOOD - While there was a fire call earlier that night at the same location, the Ironwood Public Safety Department's investigation into the Feb. 21 fire that claimed the lives of three people and destroyed two downtown buildings has determined the two incidents were unrelated. "The first call, reported at (2:34 a.m.), was a very small cooking related fire that had been completely extinguished," Ironwood Fire Marshal Brandon Snyder said in a news...
By LARRY HOLCOMBE [email protected] HURLEY - The Hurley School Board received some financial advice Monday about different ways to fund some projects that have been discussed. Administrator Chris Patritto said the school has talked about a number of things, including improving the layout of the tech education area, the addition of a wellness center and accompanying locker room, new signage to help people locate the school, and new tables and other furniture. Lisa Voisin, of Baird...
By JAN TUCKER [email protected] ONTONAGON — Three long time teachers in the Ontonagon Area School District submitted their retirement letters to the Ontonagon School Board Monday. The most senior member of the faculty is Kenneth Raisanen who has 43 years teaching earth sciences in the school. He started his teaching career right out of college and noted in his retirement letter that he has taught many grandchildren and great grandchildren of his former students. His retirement is effective June 30. David Linczeski has had 25 years on the f...
By STEVE NEWMAN [email protected] KIMBALL - The Kimball Community Center was a hive of activity on Saturday as Penokee Range 4-H Livestock Club presented their annual 4-H Fun Frolic. Carol Alonen, club leader, stated that the club has been putting on the day for the past 4-5 years as a fundraiser. Among the games were a cake walk, an easter egg hunt, petting zoo and other fun. Participants purchased tickets for playing games and getting refreshments. Those in the club have made the...
By IAN MINIELLY [email protected] BESSEMER - While there is still snow on the ground and more could certainly come, the end of the snowmobiling season is around the corner. This year, the Gogebic Range Trail Authority groomed around 6,500 miles of snowmobile trails so far, which is nearly double last year's total of 3,300, according to club president Steve Hamilton. The members of the GRTA were really tested this year when one of their two grooming machines - their T7-210 New Holland...
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] Iron and Bayfield counties continue to post the worst employment numbers in Wisconsin. While the state’s unemployment rate for January was 3.1 percent, the rate for Iron County stood at 6 percent, followed by Bayfield County’s 5.6 percent. That ranked the two last among Wisconsin’s 72 counties. The worst job numbers for January were consistently throughout the northern counties. The U.S, jobless rate was 4.1 percent for January, compared to 4.8 percent a year ago, according to the Wisconsin Depar...
BESSEMER — Scott David Salmi, 43, of Bessemer, was arrested during execution of a search warrant at the Black River Valley Pub on Thursday, was arraigned on Friday in Gogebic County Circuit Court. Salmi is charged with two felonies, conspiracy to deliver methamphetamine, a maximum 20-year, $10,000 charge, and possession with the intent to deliver meth, with a maximum 25-year, $25,000 fine. Salmi is scheduled for a March 29 probable cause hearing and a preliminary examination is set for April 10. Salmi’s bond is set at $200,000, with 10 percent...
IRONWOOD — Goals for 2018 approved by the Ironwood City Commission on Monday drew heat from a city resident. Paul Grbavcich, of Leonard Street, said he couldn’t believe the commission would list a commercial blight fight as No. 1, when tackling the opioid problem in the city was only rated No. 5. Commissioners assigned the goals with point totals following a recent workshop, with eliminating commercial building blight through possible demolitions scoring 10 points, while increasing drug enforcement efforts only received seven points. “Dr...
SILVER CITY - Back country camping in the Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park will be a little more restrictive starting this camping season, as the Michigan Department of Natural Resources is limiting where people can camp. While back country campsites used to be available on a first-come, first-serve basis and campers could also camp off-trail, the park has become too popular, as the DNR estimates more than 300,000 people a year visit the approximately 60,000-acre park. "In recent...
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] IRONWOOD - The Michigan State University Gogebic County Extension office still has books left over from a $103,660 gift last year from a nonprofit southern California charity. The Molina Foundation recapped the award this week after most of the books had already been distributed across the Upper Peninsula. Erin Ross, of the MSU-Extension Bessemer office, said her small staff carried out distribution of the books at U.P.-wide events such as the Gogebic...
