Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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HURLEY — An Ironwood woman who failed to report to the Iron County Jail to serve a sentence received an additional six-month sentence this week. Kristen Samierad, 29, entered a no contest plea to the misdemeanor charge and was found guilty by Iron County Judge Patrick Madden, according to court records. She will be given credit for time already served in jail, to be determined by the Iron County Sheriff’s Department. Samierad appeared in court with her attorney, Joseph Stephen Hoffman. Iron County District Attorney Matt Tingstad rep...
Gogebic County public safety officials announced Rave Alert is available to all residents of the county. Rave Alert is a free service allowing individuals to sign up for notifications sent from local and state authorities, keeping residents and travelers informed on potentially hazardous situations involving weather, traffic and other possible emergencies. James Loeper, county emergency management director, said, “Rave Alert enables authorities to notify the community in real time. This service allows for critical communication with the public...
By IAN MINIELLY [email protected] IRONWOOD - Gogebic Range Health Foundation Program Director Andrea Newby said the organization has donated $8,000 to the Gogebic County Search and Rescue "to ensure the safety and wellness of our residents." Newby said the GRHF was "excited to fund the grant proposal." The grant is for equipment to help further outfit the local SAR team. Jon Brown, GCSAR chairman, set out the new equipment on a table and went article by article, demonstrating how it...
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] IRONWOOD — With the city of Ironwood conducting a street repair program over the past several years, most of the streets have been resurfaced and that’s a benefit in many ways. City manager Scott Erickson noted this week that the summer crack sealing costs came in under budget because the streets are in such good shape, meaning there’s money left over for more sealing next year. Streets north of U.S. 2 were crack-sealed, as planned, and because the project was so much under budget, some streets south...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] KALAMAZOO — A man authorities accused of growing and selling marijuana in the Upper Peninsula was sentenced to federal prison Wednesday. Spencer Troy Ward was sentenced to 151 months in prison and five years of supervised release after his prison sentence ends for conspiracy to manufacture, distribute and possess with intent to distribute marijuana plants and marijuana. Online court documents show Ward pleaded guilty to the charge in April. An indictment against Ward said the operation involved m...
By JAN TUCKER [email protected] ONTONAGON — William Johnson, of Ontonagon, scored a significant first victory in his lawsuit against the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services on the basis of the right of foster parents to have guns in their homes. Johnson claimed the department denied his right to become a foster parent to his grandson because he has guns in his home. Johnson said the department had specifically rejected his application on that basis. The victory in the first skirmish came Wednesday when Michigan Attorney G...
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] The Northern Zone deer-gun kill in Wisconsin increased 11.7 percent this year, although the rest of the state was down, according to the Department of Natural Resources. Overall statewide; preliminary registration figures show 195,738 deer were harvested for the season that ended Sunday, compared to 197,262 in 2016. For the second straight year, the largest change in the buck harvest occurred in the Northern Forest Zone after three consecutive mild winters and limited or no antlerless tags in the...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] BESSEMER - In one of the longer Gogebic Range drug sentences in the past few years, an Ironwood man was sentenced to at least 10 years in prison on a drug charge in Gogebic County Circuit Court Tuesday. Jeffrey Thomas Gorecki, 45, was sentenced to between 10 and 20 years in prison for the charge of conspiracy to deliver methamphetamine. "It's clear from the pre-sentencing materials that Mr. Gorecki was actively involved in traveling to Minnesota to...
By IAN MINIELLY [email protected] IRONWOOD - Colin Gauthier, a 13 year old Ironwood youth, spent the summer traversing at least 4,000 miles driving to and from different races throughout Wisconsin as part of the Wisconsin Off Road Series. Gauthier, even though he did not turn 13 until after his final race in the series, raced in the 13-14 Junior Series, making him younger than most of his competitors by as much as two years in any given race. The series' first race was on May 6 and...
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] IRONWOOD — Snow removal is planned downtown for Thursday and Friday, prior to Saturday evening’s Jack Frost parade. While two feet of snow has fallen in Ironwood, much of it has either melted or condensed into ice along the sidewalks, so removing it will be more difficult than usual, the city commission learned Monday. City Manager Scott Erickson noted it is the first year the parade will be on a Saturday, but downtown events are also scheduled for this week’s First Friday promotion. On “Ugly Sweate Da...
By IAN MINIELLY [email protected] BESSEMER - The Bessemer Area School District Board of Education met Monday at A.d. Johnston in Bessemer. The board learned their latest school bus arrived Monday morning around 8:30 a.m., and was already being driven that evening. It should get put through a full days work starting today. With the new buses arrival the board agreed to post and accept bids for bus number 11, which according to Chris Bergquist runs well and has a good engine, but due...
By IAN MINIELLY [email protected] BESSEMER - Louis Miskovich sought a recount in the Nov. 7 city council write-in election in Bessemer after the results that originally had Miskovich in and Terry Kryshak out, was found to be in error and Kryshak was in and Miskovich was out. With the vote tally's adjusted, Miskovich was left sitting two votes behind Linda Nelson for the fifth and final seat on the council, so he paid the $175 fee and requested a recount. On Monday the box with the...
ONTONAGON — A young girl was rescued from the frigid waters of the Ontonagon River on Friday. According to Michigan State Police from the Wakefield Post, the girl slipped off the boardwalk at Elmer Park in the village of Ontonagon and fell into the river. MSP Sgt. Glenn Gauthier said because of the ice build-up on the shore, the girl was unable to get out of the river without assistance. “It is suspected the victim was in the river for several minutes before assistance arrived. A citizen walking his dog found the female semi-conscious and was...
By IAN MINIELLY [email protected] GURNEY - On a Saturday morning as the crisp air returned to Northern Wisconsin, nine members of the 4-H comprised of youngsters from Gurney, Saxon, and Hurley brought pies and BBQ to the Gurney Community Center for a pie social. Beyond the food, Santa Claus arrived via firetruck instead of a sleigh to give each Saxon and Gurney kid their own present. Horsepower is capable of bringing Santa through when there is no fog. The Gurney Golden Gopher 4-H...
By IAN MINIELLY [email protected] MERCER, Wis. - About five years ago, according to Dan Schwanke, his wife, Kitty, had an idea to open a second-hand store where people could donate their gently used clothing, kitchen, or household goods and pass them on to another person or family in need. Schwanke said, "If you need something, come and get it." The hours for the Neighbor to Neighbor Free Store are Saturdays from 10-2 p.m., but Schwanke said they open the store for people outside of...
IRONWOOD — Motivational Speaker and Author Allison Liddle will discuss her new book, Life Under Construction: Designing a Life You Love on Thursday evening at 6 p.m. at the Ironwood Carnegie Library. The public is invited to attend. Liddle’s non-fiction book uses her own life-under-construction story to offer insight into achieving personal and professional dreams and goals. An entrepreneur, Liddle began her first business at age twenty three and has gone on to found a national, award winning financial planning firm featured in many nat...
By IAN MINIELLY [email protected] IRONWOOD - This year's Red Kettle drive by volunteers for the Salvation Army is being conducted at Walgreens in Ironwood. Jaime Stiffarm, involved with the drive for the past 18 years, said the Salvation Army has a contract with Walgreens nationwide to host red kettles and bell ringers through the holidays. According to Stiffarm, the bell ringers will be present at Walgreens from 9-6 p.m. daily until Christmas Eve, when they stop ringing at 3 p.m....
BESSEMER — The Gogebic County Board of Commissioners was informed this week that the Superior Watershed Partnership has received $3 million in state and federal funding to provide heating and electrical assistance for low income families in all 15 counties of the Upper Peninsula. Funding is being provided through the Michigan Energy Assistance Program, according to Carl Lindquist, executive director of SWP. Lindquist said SWP is also announcing a new program called the Energy Conservation Corps. Trained teams will conduct energy assessments in...
BESSEMER — The Gogebic County Sheriff’s Department released the name of the 65-year-old woman whose body was recovered near Rainbow Falls at Black River Harbor on Wednesday. Candace Zahn Cain, of Woodruff, is thought to have entered the water in the vicinity of Copper Peak, miles upstream on the Black River, which allowed the search teams to focus on areas downstream from there to the harbor. The sheriff’s department does not think foul play was involved in Cain’s death. The sheriff’s department was dispatched to attempt to locate the woman...
By IAN MINIELLY [email protected] BESSEMER - Bessemer VFW Post 3673 sent out word it was providing free Thanksgiving meals to area veterans and their families and veterans service officer John Frello said more than 200 people responded. Frello said, "The response has been overwhelming. We had no idea it would be so well received." All told, more than 30 volunteers prepared over 200 pounds of turkey and over 100 pounds of ham. More than 60 pounds of sweet potatoes were prepared and...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] IRONWOOD - In what has become something of a local tradition, the Historic Ironwood Theatre will again be screening Warren Miller's latest ski film. The theater will show Warren's 68th film, "Line of Descent," on Saturday - with doors opening at 6:30 p.m. and the film beginning at 7:30 p.m. Much like Miller's past films, "Line of Descent" is expected to follow a variety of people around the world as they chase their passions for different types of...
