Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] IRONWOOD — A group of bike riders gathered in Ironwood’s Depot Park Sunday to remember Mark Fitting with a bike ride through the Gogebic Range. There were two routes for the Fitting Fall Ride; one that used the Ironwood Belle Trail to travel to Bessemer and back, and another longer ride was 20-mile ride that wound through Erwin Township before going through Bessemer and back to Ironwood. The ride served as a tribute to Fitting, who died in 2011 and was responsible for starting the Wednesday communi...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] IRONWOOD - With the sounds of the "Chariots of Fire" theme playing in the background, participants completed the inaugural Bridges and Bluffs half-marathon and two-mile runs Saturday at Ironwood's Depot Park. At least 226 runners braved a heat index in the 90s to participate in the event - with roughly 104 runners completing the half-marathon. Another 44 completed the course as part of a relay team and 78 competitors ran the two-mile race. Even...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] GILE, Wis. - Even with warm weather and a wind from the south stirring up waves on the flowage, a small group gathered at Gile Park Sunday to participate in the annual Gile Flowage Triathlon. Organizer Neal Schroeter said the event has been held for the past eight to 10 years, usually on the last Sunday in September or first Sunday in October. While traditional triathlons feature a swimming portion of the race, Sunday's event involved kayaking...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] KIMBALL, Wis. - It appears the possible tornado that was reported to have touched down in Kimball shortly before noon wasn't actually a tornado. According to the National Weather Service in Duluth, the cloud formation is actually what is known as a scud cloud. "We also saw the same photo, and at least from what we had seen ... it looks like it's just what we call a scud cloud," said Bill Leatham, with the NWS-Duluth. "Scud clouds are small, ragged,...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] IRONWOOD - Those participating in today's Bridges and Bluffs Half Marathon had the opportunity for some last minute carbo-loading while picking up their race packets Friday night as the Cold Iron Brewery in Ironwood also played host to the Ironwood cross country team's spaghetti feed. "It's been going very well, it's hopping in here," coach Ben Schmandt said. "Definitely, the people are coming in. It's a beautiful night and it's going to be a great...
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...
