Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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IRONWOOD TOWNSHIP - The Gogebic Range continues to cope with the aftermath of the flooding of July 2016 with reconstruction projects. Lake Road, north of the Wisconsin-Michigan border line bridge, will remain closed likely through next Tuesday, according to the Gogebic County Road Commission. A big box culvert not far from the Montreal River bridge is being worked on along Lake Road, near the Xcel Energy gravel road that leads to Superior Falls. That means that motorists cannot access Little...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] BESSEMER - A Bessemer man was sentenced to at least 10 years in prison Thursday in Gogebic County Circuit Court on drug and weapon charges. Ryan Anton Blake, 25, was sentenced to between 10 and 30 years for possession of methamphetamine with intent to deliver. He was also sentenced to between 28 months and 90 months - or two years, four months and seven years, six months - for being a felon in possession of a firearm. "Mr. Blake is 25 years old and...
By IAN MINIELLY [email protected] WAKEFIELD TOWNSHIP — Tim Lynott, of Highland Copper, briefed Wakefield Township regarding progress to open the Copperwood mine in the township. The ecological mitigation from the damage caused by the early thaw is complete, according to John Cox, supervisor. Lynott wanted to know if the township was prepared to work on County 519 and the increased traffic the mine will bring to the road. Cox said the township received a grant to rebuild County 519 six years ago, but did not use it because of the d...
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] A little more than a year after a storm destroyed the Saxon Harbor marina, Lake Superior turned ugly again this week. High waves and winds on Sunday carried into Monday and Tuesday and left several boats grounded and one partially sunk in the Apostle Islands area. Capt. Tucker Culberson, of TowBoat U.S. Bayfield, said no one was injured, but he was setting of on a 25-mile jaunt Wednesday to retrieve one of the seven boats that were marooned following six- to eight-foot waves. Some of the boats had...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] IRONWOOD - Those visiting Ironwood may notice new banners decorating some of the light poles throughout the downtown. The banners, which depict the city's new logo and a variety of pictures of people enjoying the area's recreational opportunities and other images that could be seen as capturing the city's slogan of "Find Your North," are part of the city's ongoing effort to enhance its downtown area. "It's actually something we've talked about for...
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] HURLEY - The donations were pouring in Wednesday for Donna and Skip Bessen's trip to assist Hurricane victims in Texas, but there was still room for more contributions. The Bessens, from Hurley, will head for Texas on Friday, as today was the last day to contribute to the cause at the Memorial Building in Hurley. In addition to filling a U-Haul truck and trailer in the parking lot, volunteers were putting together personal care packages inside the...
HURLEY — The Hurley Area Chamber of Commerce raised around $3,000 for the Hurley Fire Department’s All-Terrain Vehicle-Snowmobile Rescue Unit at Saturday’s Festival Italiano. The chamber proclaimed the event a big success, with crowds packing the downtown area. The money was raised with the 50-50 ticket sales. Emily Richardson was awarded a check for $3,060 for winning the drawing. Numerous vendors were lined up on Silver Street, some traveling from Illinois for the event. Early morning rain forced cancellation of the second annual Dago Dash;...
IRONWOOD — An Ironwood man is facing a drug charge, following the death of an Ironwood woman that police suspect is related to illegal controlled substances. Bo Menara, 36, was charged with delivering less than 50 grams of a mixture containing morphine in the wake of Angela Lynn Mylly’s death Friday. The charge carries a potential maximum penalty of 20 years and/or a $25,000 fine. The Ironwood Public Safety Department and Beacon Ambulance responded to a report of an unresponsive Ironwood resident, who was not breathing, at 6:24 a.m. Fri...
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] IRONWOOD - Precipitation in Ironwood in August was nearly twice the long-term average during an unusually cool month, according to National Weather Service figures. While Ironwood ended the month with 5.62 inches of rain at the official weather station, the Gogebic-Iron Wastewater Treatment Plant off U.S 2, other locations across the Gogebic Range received considerably more precipitation. The average rainfall for Ironwood, dating back 116 years, is...
By IAN MINIELLY [email protected] BESSEMER — The Bessemer city council said, “aye” unanimously to the branding committee’s marketing design for the city, Doug Kikkebusch’s design for 12 bicycle racks to station around town, and for the city to dispose of some recently discovered revolvers and badges from the old Bessemer police force that has been disbanded since the 1980s. The new Bessemer brand is being unveiled for the entire town Sept. 28 in a formal presentation accompanied by live music, a Business After Five gathering...
By JUSTIN LIBERTOSKI [email protected] HURLEY - Overcast weather did not overshadow Hurley's Festival Italiano Saturday afternoon. Hundreds of people gathered on Silver Street to celebrate Italian heritage despite the clouds. The 3-on-3 basketball tournament and human foosball tournament, following the two-mile Dago Dash, kicked the festivities off. Beginning at 11 a.m. the craft show started featuring many items including neon signs as well as jewelry and much more. Food vendors also...
By JAN TUCKER [email protected] ONTONAGON - Warm weather brought out huge crowds for the Ontonagon Labor Festival Parade Sunday. The largest number of floats to compete in many years vied for top prizes in three divisions. Margo Anderson, head of the parade committee, said that only one and two points separated four of the floats from each other. Top float by one point was the Stein Club "Moonshine" entry. A large still full of moonshine loomed over the "revenoors" in their log cabin while...
The Iron County Memorial Building is accepting donations Tuesday-Thursday from 9:00 a.m., until complete daily, for the Hurricane Harvey relief effort. Volunteers are asked to come and assist with packing and loading the truck all three days. The 26 foot truck leaves for Dickinson, TX on Friday. The donations are slated for the local school district in Dickinson and its surrounding area. The donations will go directly to the families and people impacted by the hurricane. Items needed for the relief effort include: over the counter medications,...
IRONWOOD — A twist has been added to the city of Ironwood’s bow deer hunt this year. Deer heads will be collected to be checked for chronic wasting disease, the city commission learned on Monday. It will be the 12th year of the inner city archery hunt, designed to decrease the booming deer numbers of more than a decade ago. City manager Scott Erickson said the hunt has been effective. “We’ve been recognized statewide,” he said. As deer numbers have decreased in the city, so have the reports of wolves, although coyotes were a problem last wint...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] BESSEMER - The Mercer, Wis., man who escaped from the Gogebic County Jail in June pleaded guilty Thursday to several charges in connection to a multi-day search. Daniel Gerald Ferguson, 26, pleaded guilty in Gogebic County Circuit Court to one count of escape from jail while awaiting trial for a felony, one count of breaking and entering and one count of operating a vehicle while intoxicated. He also pleaded to a habitual offender-third offense...
By IAN MINIELLY [email protected] IRONWOOD — The Ironwood Fighting Yoopers will host a three-on-three invitational hockey tournament for four age brackets: U-8, U-10, U-12 and U-14 on Sept. 16-17. The registration deadline is noon on Sept. 8. The online schedule for match-ups will be available Sept. 9. The cost to play is $120 per team or $40 per goalie. Each team must have at least three skaters, with a maximum of four. Each team is also expected to have light and dark jerseys. Scott Kellett, owner and president of the Yoopers, s...
HURLEY — Hurley’s salute to the end of the summer and the coming of a new school year kicks off on Saturday morning. Festival Italiano will feature plenty of music and new events for all ages under the auspices of the Hurley Chamber of Commerce. A two-mile Dago Dash begins at 8 a.m., raising funds for the Hurley cross country team. A Human Foosball tournament begins at 10 a.m. and three-on-three basketball play begins at 10 a.m. There will be a craft show from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., when vendors will be lined up along Silver Street, including off...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] HURLEY - Patrick Madden has been a Boy Scout since 1958, earning the rank of Eagle Scout when John F. Kennedy was the president. Wednesday he received the prestigious National Eagle Scout Association's Outstanding Eagle Scout award during Boy Scout Troop 323 Hurley-Ironwood's court of honor ceremony. While accepting the award, Madden told the scouts in attendance he was inspired by Kennedy's directive to, "Ask not what your country can do for you,...
By IAN MINIELLY [email protected] IRONWOOD — The Daily Globe reached out to Deborah McCullough, Michigan State researcher, regarding the benefits of urban trees, after the DTE Energy Foundation and ReLeaf Michigan announced a $70, 110 award to 29 different organizations for the planting of 750 trees along community streets, parks, and other public spaces. According to a DNR press release the tree-planting program is a long-standing commitment to the improvement of communities and local environments throughout the state. Kevin S...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] IRONWOOD TOWNSHIP — The Ironwood Township man involved in a May standoff with police has been deemed not competent to stand trial and remanded to a psychiatric facility. Gogebic County Circuit Judge Michael Pope ordered Leonard John Hellier, 48, committed to the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services’ Center for Forensic Psychiatry in Ypsilanti Wednesday “in an effort to restore competency,” Gogebic County Prosecutor Nick Jacobs said. “This effectively puts a time-out on any further p...
