Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] LITTLE GIRL’S POINT — While there still remains work to be done, the installation of culverts around Little Girl’s Point has been completed, reopening Lake Road to local traffic. Completion of the culvert work, which the Gogebic County Road Commission announced on its website Thursday, is a major step in repairing the Little Girl’s Point area after heavy rains during the July 11, 2016, storm caused widespread flooding and numerous road wash-outs. This year’s work included the replacement of eight...
ONTONAGON — State Rep. Scott Dianda, D-Calumet, will visit Ontonagon on Friday, Sept. 29, to hear concerns from western Upper Peninsula residents. He will visit Syl’s Cafe in River Street from 8 to 9 a.m. “The good people of House District 110 hear me talking about what is going on in Lansing, and now I want to hear from them and listen to their questions and concerns about the most important issues affecting them and their families,” Dianda said....
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] IRONWOOD — The First Friday promotional effort for downtown Ironwood businesses has been extended. The city commission met on Monday and city manager Scott Erickson said the night gatherings have been so well received this summer that the effort has been expanded. September was originally scheduled to be the last First Friday of the year, but the commission on Monday talked about First Fridays in October and December. The next First Friday will be on Oct. 6 and city officials also plan one for Dec. 1...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] IRONWOOD - There will hopefully be more butterflies in the Miners Memorial Heritage Park in the upcoming years, after the Friends of the Miners Park dedicated a butterfly garden in the park Wednesday. The garden had been in the works since 2014, and is located on the park's Sisu Lane. "We've chosen an area that's out along the Sisu Lane because it has water near it, and because skiers and other people walk past there all the time," Carol Erickson sa...
By JAN TUCKER [email protected] ONTONAGON — The Ontonagon County Economic Development Corporation remains in contact with the U.S. Corps of Engineers in its request for dredging of the Ontonagon Harbor. Tom Poisson reported to the board that contacts have been made with the Corps in Duluth and in Detroit asking that Ontonagon be placed in the appropriations for dredging in the 2018 season. Poisson said because of the build up of silt, it is important the dredging occur in the spring after the run-off of the Ontonagon River. Last year one h...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] HURLEY - Citing the fear of establishing a precedent, the Iron County Forestry and Parks Committee voted Tuesday not to take over the maintenance of Gile Park from the city of Montreal. "I'm still against it, for the simple reason we could set a precedent," Supervisor Jim Kichak said. "It looks good, but down the road it won't look good because there's going to be other towns that are going to want to dump their parks or whatever on us." Iron...
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources Western Upper Peninsula Citizens' Advisory Council is scheduled to hear a presentation on Lake Superior prey fish and an update on an Oman Creek dredging effort when the group meets Wednesday, Sept. 20 at Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park. "The council meetings consistently offer a great deal of information important to those interested in DNR activities throughout the region and give members of the public a voice in those issues," said Stacy...
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] IRONWOOD — The Ironwood City Commission heard rough estimates Monday about the possible costs connected with the 2012-13 clean-up of the former gasification plant in the Flats. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and city have been negotiating for the past few years about how much the city owes for the removal of tar in the soil near the Montreal River in a project that also involved the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality. The city commission previously approved a “tolling agreement” wit...
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] IRONWOOD — The bulk of the U.S. 2 Business Route repaving project in Ironwood will extend through the end of the week, the city commission learned Monday. City Manager Scott Erickson said while one lane of the route through the city was paved on Monday, preparations for paving the second lane were scheduled for today. The other lane will then be paved on Wednesday. The connector streets to Business Route 2 will be worked on during Thursday and Friday, Erickson said. The Michigan Department of T...
BESSEMER - The 39th Annual Bessemer Pumpkin Festival is coming. Pumpkinfest offers something for the entire family. The festival begins on Wednesday, Sept. 27, with "Business after Five" at the Pit Stop Bar & Grill. According to Donna Frello, co-chairwoman, this is a wonderful opportunity for business leaders to network in a social atmosphere. The Pumpkinfest committee is proud to partner with the Downtown Development Authority (DDA) and Bessemer Branding Committee for the "Big Reveal" of...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] IRONWOOD TOWNSHIP — While it was a matter of routine, the Ironwood Township Board of Trustees approved the township’s winter tax rate Monday. The move is part of a standard process the township has to complete each year, according to Treasurer Maria Graser, and is requested by the county. “They’re just looking for us to sign off on (the rates). Nothing is changing from last winter’s taxes,” Graser said. “It’s just for our millages for our operational costs and for our roads.” The operational milla...
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] HURLEY — In a softball rematch that was 25 years in the making, Iron County cops beat Gogebic County 25-19 in the “Battle of the Badges” at Hurley’s Cary Park on Saturday afternoon. On a sunny day in which the late Ernie Banks would have said, “Let’s play two,” the softball teams raised money for Domestic Violence Escape, the Range Suicide Prevention Council, HOPE animal shelter and the Joy of Giving program. The marathon three-hour game was extended to 10 innings by Joe Simonich, who served as ann...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] IRONWOOD TOWNSHIP - Competition returned to Copper Peak this weekend, as the sky flying hill played host to the inaugural Copper Peak Trails Fest mountain bike races Saturday. "It was a 110 percent success. The weather was perfect, ... I don't think we had any accidents or injuries, we had one mechanical breakdown and he was able to recover from that," said Paul Anderson, one of the event's organizers. "The course was in perfect condition. It rained...
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] IRONWOOD - The quilts are becoming faded, but the faces they contain are fresh in many area residents' minds. The Lifekeeper Faces of Suicide quilts were on display Saturday at Gogebic Community College for the fourth annual "Break the Silence Walk Through the Pain" event, sponsored by the Range Suicide Prevention Council. About 100 people attended and listened to Pat Gallinagh, of the RSPC, talk about how powerful the quilts, with more than 60...
IRONWOOD - A fire early Friday morning has left an Ironwood house a total loss. The Ironwood Public Safety Department responded to a 1:50 a.m. report of a structure fire at 321 Alfred Wright Blvd. The homeowner woke up to his bedroom in flames, according to an IPSD news release, and vacated the home after unsuccessfully attempting to extinguish the fire. A passerby called 911, according to the release. Responding units arrived on the scene to find a "heavy fire consuming the front portion of...
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...
