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Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By JAN TUCKER [email protected] ONTONAGON — An Ontonagon woman who was arrested following the search of an Ontonagon residence was arraigned in Ontonagon District Court Wednesday. Kathryn Hellen, 26, is charged with the delivery or manufacture of methamphetamine as the result of the search conducted by the UPSET West team’s search. Bond was set at $100,000 cash. A probable cause hearing is slated for Oct. 30, and a preliminary hearing is set for Nov. 6. In conjunction with Hellen; Branden Monville, of Ontonagon, was held on a failure to...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] HURLEY — With Monday’s paving extending Michigan’s non-motorized Iron Belle Trail into Hurley, the focus now turns toward the construction of a trailhead on the 500 feet of land between the Montreal River and Second Avenue. With that end in mind, the recently combined Iron County Outdoor Recreational Enthusiasts and Iron County Regional Trail group are hosting a fundraiser to raise money for the project. The event will run from 2 to 5:30 p.m. Nov....
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] HURLEY — A former Saxon, Wis., resident was sentenced to prison on Tuesday afternoon for revocation of probation conditions set on previous drug-related convictions. Matthew Maslanka, 38, of Hurley, was sentenced by Iron County Judge Patrick Madden. The judge sentenced him to four years of prison, with the first three to be spent in confinement and the fourth year under extended supervision. Maslanka was given credit for nearly a year spent in jail and will be eligible for the prison system “boot cam...
BESSEMER — The Gogebic-Ontonagon Continuum of Care is helping organize a Project Homeless Connect event Friday, Nov. 10, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Gogebic-Ontonagon Community Action Agency site at 100 S. Mill St. in Bessemer. It’s part of a national initiative sponsored by the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness. The mission is to rally Gogebic County service providers and volunteers to support the one-day event that attempts to create lasting solutions for individuals and families experiencing homelessness, according to CAA org...
By IAN MINIELLY [email protected] BESSEMER - The Bessemer city council meeting Monday evening had multiple turns and shifts. The ten prospective members of the next city council showed up and were in attendance, standing up together at one time so the residents in attendance could see them all at once in response to a question of who is running and how the election will happen during the public comment section at the end. This was the first time all the prospective candidates had...
By IAN MINIELLY [email protected] IRONWOOD - Gogebic Community College is celebrating 85 years in education this week in Ironwood. On Monday, GCC rolled out the proverbial red carpet to the student body and community by providing free hotdogs, bratwursts, sodas and potato chips to people dropping in. There was a spinning wheel outside the Lindquist Student Center for a free spin at a range of prizes. Jenna Thompson, a nursing student on campus, spun the wheel and took home a T-shirt...
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] HURLEY — A December jury trial has been set for a Stevens Point, Wis., man who faces Iron County burglary charges. According to court records, Daniel Allan Erickson, 28, is scheduled for a Dec. 19-20 trial on 12 charges, including two felony burglary allegations. Erickson appeared in court earlier this month and his $50,000 signature bond remains in effect. He is being represented by Douglas Muskett. Erickson is charged in connection with burglaries in the Department of Motor Vehicles office at the H...
HURLEY - Call it ghoulish history. Twelve at a time, groups heard tales of horror and despair as they made their way through the Iron County Courthouse Museum in Hurley Saturday night. The second year of flashlight tours through the museum sent a few chills down the spines of the attendees, especially when two young girls popped out of a darkened room and pleaded, "Play with me, play with me," to the youngsters who were taking the tour. One might have expected Jack Nicholson to jump out and psyc...
KIMBALL, Wis. - The parking area was packed, but the dancers were slow to take the floor at Little Finland's Fall Harvest dance Sunday afternoon. Priscilla Stephani and Ginger Benninghoff, two friends who said they have known each other for 60 years, were the first people on the dance floor. Benninghoff said she and Stephani were both cheer leaders at Hurley and they have been dancing together for years. Benninghoff also said there used to be a lot more dancing in the community than there is...
BESSEMER — The Bessemer city council will hold a public hearing on the special use request by the Gogebic Range Trail Authority this evening at 5:30 at city hall. The GRTA is requesting approval as sponsors for off-road vehicle use of the trail. It already is the designated sponsor for the same trail for snowmobiles. The GRTA says the people living beside the trail in Bessemer are already accustomed to the sound of snowmobile traffic on the trail and the trail has been an unofficial ORV trail for many years. This special use permit would allow...
BESSEMER — The Gogebic County Board of Commissioners passed a resolution supporting continued funding for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative and the board received an update this week from U.S. Rep. Jack Bergman, R-Watersmeet. Bergman said he signed a bipartisan letter to President Donald Trump calling for $300 million for the program in fiscal year 2016. On May 5, Trump signed legislation to fund the government through Sept. 30 and that kept full funding for the GLRI intact, according to Bergman. As Congress considers the 2018 budget, B...
By IAN MINIELLY [email protected] HURLEY - The Hurley K-12 school is celebrating National School Lunch Week as part of National Farm to School Month. On Thursday at noon, Hurley hosted the Great Lakes Great Apple Crunch, providing an apple to every student in the school. Suzette Pertile said the Department of Public Instruction has been doing this for four years, but it is the first year Hurley is taking part in the Crunch. Pertile said the school received 625 Red Delicious apples...
IRONWOOD - The success of the First Friday efforts in Ironwood continued with the Plaidurday celebration. The Friday downtown promotion included a 6 p.m. drone photo by Kevin Schneller in which about 150 people wore plaid. The First Friday events were scheduled to end after September but continue after demands from both the public and business community, city manager Scott Erickson said Monday. They have livened up the city on a night when the streets would typically be bare. City commissioner...
HURLEY — The city of Hurley received a favorable 2016 audit report at its regular monthly meeting on Tuesday. A representative of the Wipfli company presented an overview of the audit, saying the city received an unmodified, or “clean” opinion. There were no concerns in the water-sewer budget. A few of the departments went over their budgets for the year, however. In other business, the council adopted an ordinance on housing and property maintenance. Council members set trick-or-treating hours from 4 to 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 31. They noted...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] MERCER, Wis. - Firefighters from several southern Iron County departments gathered at Carow Park in Mercer Wednesday to learn how to handle potential propane fires. Roughly 30 firefighters from the Mercer, Sherman-Springstead and Oma fire departments attended the training event; which was hosted by the Mercer Fire Department and sponsored by the Wisconsin Propane Education and Research Council. The training event began with classroom instruction on...
By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] IRONWOOD - Local members of this year's Boys State and Girls State weren't sure they wanted to go, but they all returned in awe from their downstate experience. And one of them, Zane Ozzello, had the further honor of then being chosen to participate in Boys Nation, which included trips to Washington, D.C. Ozzello, along with fellow participants Angelina Jarvela, Joshua Hale and Jessica Beckman, are now seniors at Ironwood High School, and they shared...
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] BESSEMER — Insuring adequate funding for court systems is one of the “wins” the Michigan Association of Counties has supported recently, its executive director told the Gogebic County Board of Commissioners on Wednesday. Stephan Currie outlined issues MAC has been tackling and is prepared to tackle. He said a task force on how state court systems are funded has been assigned, but has not yet met. Currie said huge cuts to revenue sharing payments to counties have caused MAC to ponder if that’s the pro...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] HURLEY — Fans of Saxon Harbor had a chance to hear the latest plans for the harbor’s reconstruction Tuesday at the Hurley K-12 school as engineers from the various parts of the project presented the designs and sought public feedback. The multi-hour meeting started with a presentation from Christopher McMahon, of Ayres Associates engineering firm, on the reconstruction of the County A bridge over Oronto Creek that was partially destroyed during the July 11, 2016 storm that flooded and des...
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] IRONWOOD - The Ironwood City Commission officially closed out a project on Monday that recommends $19 million in sewer-water improvements over the next 20 years. Ironwood received $970,912 in funding through the Michigan SAW grant program in October of 2014 to develop an asset management plan for the wastewater and stormwater sewer systems. The project will benefit the city for many years to come. In approving a certificate of completion for the...
By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] WAKEFIELD - Wakefield City Council members, as well as a group of Wakefield citizens, viewed a virtual computer rendering of a proposed City Hall renovation that includes an optional expansion to house a new city library, Monday evening. Architect John Larson, who operates in Gwinn and Negaunee, and his colleague Mike Lempinen, an architectural designer, offered the slide show, which they emphasized was "schematic," rather than any attempt to "dictate"...
By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] WAKEFIELD - At Monday evening's Wakefield City Council meeting, members voted to raise all but seasonal rates at the Eddy Park Campground, as recommended by the planning commission. For premium sites - which include water and electricity - daily rates will rise $5, from $30 to $35, and monthly rates will rise $25, from $325 to $350. For tent sites, daily rates will rise $2, from $10 to $12, and monthly rates will rise $15, from $145 to $160. All sites will...
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] IRONWOOD — Mayor Annette Burchell praised the Ironwood Public Safety Department and other responding agencies Monday for their quick response to the Golden Dragon restaurant fire last Wednesday. The downtown Chinese restaurant may not be reopening for another month because of the fire, according to city commissioner Jim Mildren, who talked with restaurant owner Anny Lin on Monday. Mildren noted the Kiwanis Club holds its noon lunches at the Golden Dragon and he pointed out what an asset the business is...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] IRONWOOD TOWNSHIP — As the end of the fiscal year approaches, the Ironwood Township Board of Trustees passed three budget amendment resolutions Monday night. The first resolution dealt with the township’s general fund, with the board approving $700 in revenue and $67,950 in expense amendments. “The reason (the expense amendment) is so high is because we have the road work coming up,” Clerk Mary Segalin said. “I wanted to place $70,000 from last year’s budget into Roads and Bridges to bring it up...
