Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] IRONWOOD — The Ironwood City Commission on Monday will consider a request to provide a $60,000 loan to repair the roof of the Historic Ironwood Theatre. Commissioners will discuss the request during their twice monthly regular meeting at the Memorial Building. The specific request from HIT is to develop or amend a lease agreement to address building roof repairs. In a Sept. 21 letter to the city, HIT managing director Bruce Greenhill estimates the roof repair project at $100,000. A $29,505 state g...
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] The arrival of fall colors is never easy to predict and this year has been no exception. Just when it appeared it might be an early fall color season, it seems as if the colors are in a holding pattern, as the bright reds and yellows haven’t appeared across the Gogebic Range. Rainfall and air temperatures are key factors during color season. Colleen Matula, a silviculturist for the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources in Ashland, told Wisconsin Public Radio, “As a state, we’ve been encou...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] HURLEY — A Mercer, Wis., man was sentenced to four years in prison on drug and counterfeiting charges in Iron County Court Thursday. Anthony J. Hangartner, 27, was sentenced to four years in prison and three years of extended supervision to be served after his release from prison for possession of methamphetamine with intent to deliver — a Class E felony in Wisconsin. He was also sentenced to two years in prison and one year extended supervision for one count of forgery. In a related case, Han...
By IAN MINIELLY [email protected] IRONWOOD - The Carnegie Library in Ironwood hosted first-time novelist Roger Hinterthuer Thursday afternoon. Hinterthuer's first book, "Justice Delayed Is Justice Denied," which he said is regular District Attorney speak, details his and others' work to solve a crime ring operated by the Outlaws, a 1 percenter biker gang. The 1 percenters claim their moniker as the bad 1 percent of bikers, compared to the good 99 percent who populate motorcycle...
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] HURLEY — Additional restitution was set Wednesday afternoon in Iron County Court for Donald Rick, who was convicted of murder in the fire that destroyed the Bear Trap Inn in Saxon. Rick was previously sentenced to a mandatory life sentence by Judge Patrick Madden in the stabbing death of Lisa Waldros, of Kimball. On Wednesday, additional restitution of $30,000 from Rick was approved for Theresa Henning, sister of Lisa Waldros and owner of the Bear Trap. Rick, 45, pleaded guilty to killing Waldros w...
IRONWOOD - The inaugural Bridges and Bluffs Half Marathon is set to take place in Ironwood and Bessemer Saturday. The 13.1-mile half marathon and half-marathon relay are scheduled to start at 9 a.m., with a two-mile run event starting at 10 a.m. "The half marathon races will start in Ironwood's Depot Park, run to Bessemer (running through the Ethnic Commons Park) and back to Ironwood," a city of Ironwood spokesman said. "The race will take place on the newly constructed Iron Belle Trail, which w...
ONTONAGON — Alan Hollon, 27, of L’Anse, waived a preliminary hearing and was bound over to Ontonagon Circuit Court for trial last week on multiple charges. He is charged with carrying a concealed weapon, possession of firearm by a felon, possession of a firearm by a felon during commission of a felony, operating a motor vehicle with presence of a controlled substance in his body and being a habitual offender- third offense. He will be arraigned in circuit court Nov. 3. Wayne Paul Langston, 41, of Ewen, waived a preliminary exam and was bound ov...
IRON BELT, Wis. — The Wisconsin Department of Transportation’s resurfacing of Wisconsin 77 from Hurley’s Cary Location to Upson is completed, just in time for fall color season. There was some work being done on the approaches to side streets in Iron Belt on a sunny Tuesday, but the highway surface was smooth. The extent of the improvement area is from Cary Location in Hurley, near the County D extension roadway, to Upson Lake Road, near Upson. The Cary stretch of Wisconsin 77 was also resurfaced as part of Hurley’s County D extension project...
ONTONAGON - More than 400 people celebrated with Aspirus Ontonagon officials Monday for the 10th anniversary of the institution purchasing the struggling Ontonagon Memorial Hospital. The hospital was one week away from closing its doors and community leaders were working to find a solution for the area's health care needs 10 years ago. Community leaders reached out to Aspirus officials in Wausau, Wis. After a six-month review, Aspirus purchased the hospital. On Monday, as a thank you to the...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] HURLEY — The Iron County Comprehensive Planning and Zoning Committee clarified when sheds in the county’s commercial areas need permits Tuesday. The issue was raised by Iron County Zoning Administrator Erika Roeder, who was seeking guidance on how to answer any potential questions about a Mercer business that was considering using some sheds it was selling for inventory storage until they sold. “It sounds like they are using them for storage, but they’re also for sale at the same time,” Roeder sa...
By IAN MINIELLY [email protected] BESSEMER - The Bessemer city council voted 3-2 to accept the Medical Marijuana Police Power Ordinance no. 356 and 3-2 to accept the Zoning Amendment Ordinance no. 357 Monday. The three voting for acceptance were Kathy Whitburn, John Frello, and Al Gaiss. Rob Coleman and Linda Nelson recorded votes against the two ordinances. Frello voiced an opinion during the second reading that he was surprised at the lack of comments during public comment as he...
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] HURLEY — Hurley School District residents will likely see a small increase in the tax levy for 2017-18, according to district administrator Chris Patritto. He offered a budget update to the school board at Monday’s regular monthly meeting. With the district’s annual meeting coming up next month, Patritto said the levy will increase by about $28,000, to $9.56 per $1,000 of valuation, depending on how the final state equalized valuation figures shake out. Patritto said the district will receive aroun...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] IRONWOOD — The Red Devils will be hitting the links in spring for another year, as the Ironwood Area Schools Board of Education authorized the team for the upcoming season Monday, as well as approving the possibility of a co-op team with students from the Bessemer and Wakefield-Marenisco districts. The board had approved the team to compete last year, but re-approval was needed as the motion stated it was to be on a one-year trial basis. While the board’s motion didn’t specifically address the i...
By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] IRONWOOD - The barking of excited dogs greeted a steady stream of visitors who participated Sunday in the 25th anniversary of Help Orphaned Pets Everywhere Animal Shelter. Housed in Ironwood's Industrial Park, HOPE has seen considerable growth since its inception in 1992. It started in a remodeled house in Ironwood's Aurora Location and two years later relocated to a trailer at 590 Easy St. A 1998 Gogebic County millage helped to support the construction...
By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] SAXON - On June 16, 2014, Rylie Jo Ludtke had finished her driver's education lesson. She then used her 4-wheeler to go and feed her beloved horses, Husker and Blu (she playfully preferred the spelling without an "e"). Jayme Tamble, Rylie's mom, said nobody knows what happened that day: Maybe an unexpected deer ran by. Maybe Rylie turned her head at an inopportune time. Whatever it was took her life in a flash. Rylie, of Kimball, was barely 15 years old...
By IAN MINIELLY [email protected] BESSEMER — The intra-library loan system available through the Bessemer Public Library provides access to 4.5 million items from across Michigan to residents in Bessemer, Bessemer Township and Ironwood Township. Residents of other towns and townships have to rely on their own libraries because of funding requirements for each library. Melissa Lupino, librarian, said they use two different resources to locate and bring books to the Bessemer Public Library: —The Resource Sharing Library system connects...
IRONWOOD — Grants totaling $58,255 for 2018 were announced Friday for the Ironwood Theatre and Downtown Art Place. The downtown theater will receive two grants of $17,500 and $29,505, or 70 percent of its request, according to the Michigan Council for the Arts and Cultural Affairs. DAP will receive an $11,250 grant, or 40 percent of its request, according to the state council. Ironwood Mayor Annette Burchell said much of the money will go for roof repairs. Arts groups, “bedrock cultural institutions,” schools and popular festivals around Michig...
IRONWOOD - The new overlook on Mt. Zion is a result of a lot of positive efforts falling together, Ironwood Mayor Annette Burchell said Friday. "It only happened because of a unique collaboration," she said during the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the overlook deck near Gogebic Community College. There was fog in the air after a mild rainstorm, but the majestic Copper Peak slide was visible in the distance from the overlook. About 75 people attended the ribbon-cutting, many of them from the...
GREEN BAY, Wis. - Ironwood native Nik Patrick has a passion and job that fit well together - crossfit training and working at Titletown Crossfit in Green Bay, where he is director of operations and head coach. "I fell in love with crossfit. It was something I could be competitive in," said Patrick. The 2006 Luther L. Wright High School graduate played basketball at Gogebic Community College and graduated from there in 2008. He transferred to Finlandia University in Hancock and played basketball...
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] BESSEMER — Copies of the Ottawa National Forest’s proposed motorized use plan that would take effect in 2018, opening more roads and trails to off-highway vehicle use, are available for review. In a letter to the Gogebic County Board of Commissioners, Ottawa Forest Supervisor Linda Jackson said the proposal seeks to change motorized vehicle use designation for several forest roads on the Ottawa, opening many to recreational use. A total of 568 miles of roads across the massive national forest are aff...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] LITTLE GIRL’S POINT — While there still remains work to be done, the installation of culverts around Little Girl’s Point has been completed, reopening Lake Road to local traffic. Completion of the culvert work, which the Gogebic County Road Commission announced on its website Thursday, is a major step in repairing the Little Girl’s Point area after heavy rains during the July 11, 2016, storm caused widespread flooding and numerous road wash-outs. This year’s work included the replacement of eight...
