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Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] HURLEY — Charges are pending in the March 27 logging truck-car accident on U.S. 2 in Saxon, Wis., that resulted in the death of a former Ironwood resident. Amanda Schiiller, 31, of Menominee, was a passenger in a car driven by Jesse Gasper, 34, of Duluth, who was seriously injured in the crash. Iron County District Attorney Matthew Tingstad said Tuesday he was awaiting some test results before issuing charges in a continuing Iron County Sheriff’s Department investigation. The District Attorney’s offic...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] IRONWOOD TOWNSHIP - Another group of Gogebic County sixth graders completed an annual tradition over the past week or so, spending three days at the county's lodge at Little Girl's Point during Camp Superior. "Pretty much every sixth grader in the western end of the U.P. (is) here," Ironwood teacher Jason Hofstede said. The tradition dates back to at least the '80s, according to Hofstede, meaning the current campers have heard stories from older...
By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] WAKEFIELD - The Wakefield city council Monday voted to pay $12,000 to fund Beacon Ambulance Service for continuing coverage through Dec. 31. The unanimous vote was contingent upon all other Gogebic County cities, townships or communities also funding the service as part of a county cost-sharing resolution. City Manager Richard Brackney said Watersmeet is the exception because it has its own agreement for ambulance service through Aspirus Iron River....
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] IRONWOOD — The demolition of three more eyesores in the city moved ahead Monday with the awarding of bids to Snow Country Contracting, the only bidder. The removal of the three structures will be in addition to five demolition bids that were previously approved by the city commission, City Manager Scott Erickson said. When the road weight limits are lifted in the area, there will be a flurry of activity on the blight fight front, Erickson told city commissioners. City building inspector Dennis H...
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] SAXON, Wis. - Dozens of boats trolled for trout and salmon on the clear glass surface of Lake Superior Sunday out of Saxon Harbor, on the last weekend that will be possible for quite awhile. The harbor was closed for repairs beginning today as the reconstruction project continued on several fronts. The dredging is necessary after the harbor filled with sand and debris in the July 11, 2016 storm that dumped 11 inches of rain in about four hours. The...
By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] WAKEFIELD - A Monday meeting of the Wakefield planning commission revolved largely around the constraints of small town life, with obvious obstacles such as limited funds and few helping hands. The commission was continuing an ongoing discussion over how to finance and organize recreational priorities. "I wish I could get some community support," said city manager Richard Brackney, who added "a lot of community support" is an essential component in the...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] BESSEMER — Former Ironwood Township Treasurer Jyl Renee Olson-DeRosso was scheduled to be sentenced Monday, however Gogebic County Circuit Judge Michael Pope adjourned the sentencing. Pope’s decision came after a defense motion requesting the adjournment, according to court documents. “We opposed the motion and the judge granted the request,” Gogebic County Prosecutor Nick Jacobs said. “Sentencing will be scheduled at some point in the very near future.” Jacobs said he couldn’t provide any a...
By IAN MINIELLY [email protected] BESSEMER - The snow is gone and the sun is out, it must be time for garage sales and losing that winter coat in the Upper Peninsula. The city of Bessemer kicked off garage sale season with its annual all city garage sale Saturday. Driving around Bessemer Saturday morning it was common to see a line of vehicles parked on the side of the road outside the open garages. Moving between sales, the same people and cars were witnessed migrating along,...
By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] IRONWOOD - Warm, sunny weather was a welcome participant in the 3rd Annual Mother's Day "walk, run, roll," sponsored Sunday in Ironwood by the Friends of the Iron Belle Trail. The afternoon event was based at the Historic Ironwood Depot, with untimed walkers, runners and bikers starting and ending wherever they wished on the nonmotorized trail. Sam Davey and his wife, Anne, of Ironwood were in charge of the event and were busy in advance setting up...
By IAN MINIELLY [email protected] IRONWOOD — The Historic Ironwood Theatre needed a new roof. The theatre sought grants and donations, with the Downtown Ironwood Development Authority providing one $2,500 donation and another $2,500 in matching funds to encourage others to match, dollar for dollar up to $2,500. All winter the theatre raised funds to replace the roof and over the last five days, the old roof was removed and the new roof installed, with completion actually expected today. Bruce Greenhill, theatre operations manager s...
IRONWOOD - With the hard part completed over the past months and years, Friday was the payoff for the graduates taking part in Gogebic Community College's 84th annual commencement ceremony. Following a welcome from interim GCC president Erik Guenard and an introduction by GCC Board of Trustees chair John Lupino, David Linquist Jr. gave the commencement address. Linquist, the director of licensing and athletic properties at the University of Minnesota, has longstanding ties the college - not...
LANSING - Twenty-nine students from Bessemer recently competed in the state Science Olympiad tournament in Lansing. Both the junior and senior high teams qualified for the tournament by placing well at the regional tournament held at Northern Michigan University in Marquette in February. At the state tournament, Bessemer competed against 60 teams to see which would win the tournament and advance to the national tournament. In the end, the Bessemer's high school team finished 40th and the junior...
BESSEMER — Just under $1.4 million — that’s the amount former Ironwood Township Treasurer Jyl Renee Olson-DeRosso is ordered to pay in restitution as part of her criminal case on embezzlement and forgery charges. After listening to arguments from both sides May 1, Gogebic County Circuit Judge Michael Pope ruled Friday the township is owed $1,398,654 in restitution to cover both the amount stolen and some of the costs the township incurred investigating the embezzlement. “We understand that collecting this amount from the defendant certain...
IRONWOOD — While the details still need to be hammered out and the paperwork still needs to be signed, it appears the Ironwood Area Schools is concluding its superintendent search. A little more than a week after narrowing the field of candidates down to two finalists, the district’s board of education interviewed Travis Powell for a second time. Powell is the principal of Lake Superior Elementary School in Ashland, Wis. The other candidate, Ewen-Trout Creek Superintendent Alan Tulppo, declined the offer for a second interview. Prior to ans...
By LARRY HOLCOMBE [email protected] IRONWOOD - Fresh off earning a Superior 1 rating at the state Solo and Ensemble Festival, Luther L. Wright High School's show choir Accent! will present its spring concert Saturday at the Ironwood Theatre. Show time is 7 p.m., but doors open at 6. Director and LLW choral teacher Lydia Mattson said the group was "super excited" about the 1 rating and is looking forward to the concert. "They've been working really hard, including some extra rehearsals...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] HURLEY — The effort to rebuild Saxon Harbor after it was destroyed in the July 2016 storm continues, with the Iron County Forestry and Parks Committee voting to seek bids for dredging and other work in the marina at its meeting Tuesday. The work would consist primarily of dredging approximately 21,100 cubic yards of sediment from the portion of the marina the county is responsible for and repairs to the retaining wall around the basin. “Those are the two big ticket items,” Iron County Forestry and...
By IAN MINIELLY [email protected] IRONWOOD - The American Red Cross spent Wednesday in the Ironwood Memorial Building collecting blood and giving out drinks and cookies. As a visitor, the process of donating blood is nearly seamless. Arrive, fill out some paperwork, answer some questions, get in the proverbial donation line, get stabbed in the arm, wait while one pint of one's blood is drained away, eat some cookies and drink something and leave. For most people giving blood is a...
By KIM ZECKOVICH Gogebic Community College IRONWOOD - Last year while Mary Engler and her two children, D'kota and Alexis, all of Mercer, Wis., were planning their future course schedules, Mary was the first to realize they would all graduate together from Gogebic Community College on the same day - this Friday. "That was when it became exciting," said Mary. She will receive an Associate in Applied Business with an accounting specialty, D'kota an Associate in Applied Technology in mechanical eng...
By IAN MINIELLY [email protected] IRONWOOD TOWNSHIP — This Saturday many highly conditioned athletes have signed on to rapidly ascend Copper Peak in their running shoes. Copper Peak, widely known as the ski flying hill located just off Lake Superior, is hosting its first event since 1994 and there will not be a skier in sight. Billed as the world’s steepest 400 meter race, athletes will start at the bottom of the ski jump and race each other up hill 40 stories to the top of the jump. Organizers of the RedBull 400 call it a race of...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] BESSEMER - Two Wakefield men won't be able to own any pets for the next four years. That was one of the conditions Gogebic County Circuit Judge Michael Pope put on their probation during a sentencing hearing in Gogebic County Circuit Court Tuesday. Gerard Joseph Herlache and Lawrence C. Murphy were each sentenced to four years probation - the first two months of which will be served in jail - for attempted abandonment/cruelty to 10 or more animals....
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] IRONWOOD - Ironwood has undergone quite a few changes since Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder visited the city to help dedicate Depot Park trailhead in 2013. He took in many of those changes during a stroll through the city's downtown Monday as part of a visit to the Gogebic Range. "It's so amazing to see the energy level and the exciting things going on. I mean I remember when I was here to dedicate the trailhead - you've come a long way, even in the last...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] HURLEY - Hurley Fire Chief Mike Sejbl largely credits his department's quick response to a fire at the Krash Inn Monday for keeping the Silver Street tavern from suffering the same fate as the former Wishbones restaurant property next door. "Thank god they were open, they called us and because of the response of the fire department ... we had interior attack and exterior attack and knocked it down right away," Sejbl said. "... If we hadn't gotten...
By IAN MINIELLY [email protected] BESSEMER — The eye sore on the western edge of town at 915 E. Lead street was condemned by the city council Monday evening. While no one knew for certain, councilman Rob Coleman thought about 25 years ago someone lived in the home for a short period while councilman Allen Archie said he moved to the area in the early 1970’s and it was abandoned then. With Mondays ruling, the council paved the way for Charly Loper, city manager, to continue the process necessary to have the structure torn down. Whe...
