Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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MERCER, Wis. - A construction project to repave a portion of U.S. 51 in southern Iron County is underway, with workers preparing the site Monday. The project will resurface a section of highway between Moose Lake Road and South End Road, along with replace a culvert and add centerline rumble strips, according to a Wisconsin Department of Transportation news release. The highway will remain open during the $1.4 million project, according to the release, although there will likely be lane...
HURLEY — No charges will be filed in the July crash that took the life of a 90-year-old Mercer man. John Moorhouse, 90, was attempting to cross U.S. 51 on a utility vehicle on July 24 near Old Pioneer Road. He pulled in front of a vehicle driven by Tom Maulson, of Lac du Flambeau, former tribal council chairman and a Vilas County Board member. Moorhouse was crossing the highway from an all-terrain vehicle trail. Maulson, who was northbound on the highway in a 2016 Ford Fusion, tried to avoid the accident and swerved, deputies said, but the t...
By IAN MINIELLY [email protected] IRONWOOD - They arrived in Ironwood Friday evening with the dream of a golden future. The Junior Open Camp for kids aged 14-19 at Gogebic Community College has brought future collegiate and hopeful national and Olympic quality skiers from the Midwest to work with coach Karmen Whithan on fitness, technique and a love for skiing. The crop of skiers leaves next Thursday, according to Whithan, as a new group of younger campers shows up. According to...
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] SAXON, Wis. - The Luoma family of Saxon knew a cow named Sara was ready to give birth this month. They had no idea the blessed event would come at the Iron County Fair this past weekend. Sara gave birth to Missy around 4:50 a.m. on Saturday in the cattle barn. The birth was discovered by the patriarch of the Luoma family, Eugene Luoma, who fittingly serves on the fair board and has been involved with the fair for decades. His son, David, and grandson,...
By JAN TUCKER [email protected] ONTONAGON — Ontonagon Area School District voters will head for the polls Tuesday to vote on millage to update the 50-year-old systems at the school. The district is asking voters to approve a sinking fund of 1.3 mills for 10 years. Superintendent Jim Bobula noted the school was built in 1967 and most of the equipment is that age. The school has identified needed upgrades including repairs in the heating system, gas boiler, security, student technology, handicap accessibility and bathrooms. Officials noted t...
SAXON, Wis. - The poultry and rabbits were active with a cool north breeze drifting through their weekend home at the Iron County Fair in Saxon on Friday. Two geese were cackling in their cage, greeting fair-goers who were checking out the poultry barn that was full of animals. The clouds left and the skies brightened in the early afternoon as cattle judging was taking place in the livestock ring in mid-60s temperatures. A familiar face to fair-goers, Dan Meyer, was judging cattle in the show ri...
MERCER — VFW Post 9536 in Mercer is hosting a groundbreaking ceremony Aug. 12 at 1:30 p.m. The general public is invited and the post has invited town dignitaries and business owners to join them, rain or shine. A covered pavilion is being staged in the event of rain. Bob Davis, commander, said the post meets in the library during the winter because the heating, which was installed in the early 1960s, no longer works well. Every year from winter until around May, Post 9536 is unable to use the building, which hampers its ability to function a...
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] IRONWOOD - Three people spoke in favor of Ironwood adopting an ordinance to allow marijuana facilities in the city and one was opposed at a Thursday listening session conducted by the Ironwood Planning Commission. The planning commission will decide the matter at a future meeting. Ironwood Community Development Director Tom Bergman said if the planning commission doesn't adopt an ordinance, there can be no facility in the city under the new Medical Mari...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] BESSEMER — While the Gogebic County Road Commission had already learned it would be receiving financial assistance in repairing the storm damage to Lake Road, it was also informed July 28 that it would be getting a $1 million grant to help repair local roads and culverts around Little Girl’s Point damaged during the July 11, 2016 storm. “We are pretty ecstatic here at the road commission, because we have never received a special grant like this,” road commission engineering manager Darren Pionk s...
By IAN MINIELLY [email protected] BESSEMER — Bessemer City Clerk Jim Trudgeon informed the Daily Globe the ballot for the November election for city council members will be blank, with five open slots to be filled by write-in candidates. Because of an error in election calendar usage, Trudgeon admitted the filing deadline for prospective city council members was erroneously listed as Aug. 9, when in reality it was July 25. According to Trudgeon, as a result no one filed for the city council election, which means the city election w...
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] IRONWOOD - The eight dogs and 13 cats that were accepted by the HOPE Animal Shelter in an investigation of animal abuse are recovering, but not yet available for adoption. A worker at HOPE said Tuesday morning that the animals might be available for adoption next week, at the soonest, after being evaluated by a veterinarian and given the proper shots and treatments. She said the pets came in frightened, but are recovering and are now eager to see HOPE...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] MERCER, Wis. - Yesterday was the first Wednesday in August and that meant once again, the streets of Mercer were packed with shoppers and revelers taking part in the town's annual Loon Day Festival. Event organizers were pleased with both the attendance numbers for both vendor and visitors. "We had all our booths completely filled, (all) 280 - some were doubles and triples, so we had about 250 vendors," said Chelcie Pinsonneault, executive director...
By IAN MINIELLY [email protected] IRONWOOD — Blind Joe, is coming to the Historic Ironwood Theatre August 12 at 7:30 p.m., where he will be joined by three local singers for duets, in addition to his own brand of traditional sounding country. When Joe gets in town he is going to rehearse with Kate Averitt, Nick Backlund, and Hannah Nasi so they can join him on stage and sing. Blind Joe lasted until the final 40 contestants on “The Voice” two years ago, turning all four judges chairs, which meant he got to pick which judge he worked w...
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] IRONWOOD - The U.S. 2 Business Route improvement project in Ironwood will begin on Wednesday, Aug. 9, but resurfacing won't begin until Aug. 28, according to the Michigan Department of Transportation. That means the resurfacing stage of the project will not occur until the Gogebic County Fair (Aug. 24-27) has ended. BR-U.S. 2 extends from Cloverland Drive along Douglas Boulevard and then Aurora Street to the triangle with McLeod Avenue and Scott...
By IAN MINIELLY [email protected] BESSEMER — A 33-year-old Ironwood Township man was in custody at the Gogebic County Jail for larceny from a motor vehicle. A township resident called the sheriff’s department on July 24 to report a theft over the previous weekend from his property off Airport Road. Deputies found the man’s Subaru, parked on a trailer, jacked up and placed on jack stands so the wheels could be removed. The vehicle had clearly been rummaged through as the contents of the glove compartment were on the passenger seat...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] HURLEY — While no formal action was taken Tuesday, the Iron County Forestry and Parks Committee considered a request from the city of Montreal to have the county assume control of the city’s Gile Park. Montreal City Councilor Leola Maslanka told the committee the council voted to make the request at its meeting last month as the city no longer had the resources to maintain the park. “Back when we received it from the county we had a lot more people employed with the city of Montreal,” Maslank...
By IAN MINIELLY [email protected] BESSEMER — A married Wakefield couple faces felony animal cruelty charges for their treatment of eight dogs and 13 cats found malnourished and allegedly abused. Gerard Joseph Herlache, 51, and Lawrence C. Murphy, 52, were each arraigned Monday on two counts of abandoning/cruelty to 10 or more animals. Each of the felony counts carries a potential maximum sentence of four years in prison, a $5,000 fine and/or up to 500 hours of community service. The charges stem from a visit the Gogebic County S...
By IAN MINIELLY [email protected] IRONWOOD - On Monday, a group of bicyclists and one inline skater passed through Ironwood on U.S. 2 on their way to Ewen. The group is part of the Sea to Sea cross-country cycling tour that in the past has stayed in Canada and gone around Lake Superior to the north, but this year wanted to travel around Lake Superior to the south, according to Ed Witvoet, tour consultant. Witvoet said the Sea to Sea tour is the only cross-country tour fighting...
HURLEY — The deadline to respond to the Iron County University of Wisconsin-Extension office’s grandparents survey has been extended. Residents now have until Aug. 15 to fill out the survey, which is designed to get information on the educational and support needs of the county’s grandparents and determine ways to help grandparents “provide a safe and nurturing environment for children,” Iron and Ashland County Family Living Educator Heidi Ungrodt said. “I help out with running errands, babysitting, and taking the grandkids to sporting ev...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] IRONWOOD TOWNSHIP — The second year of construction is expected to start soon to repair the Lake Road washouts that were caused by the flooding during the July 11 storm last year. Gogebic County Road Commission Engineering Manager Darren Pionk said the plan to start construction around Aug. 14. “It’s going to be a fast-track project of course, like we have been doing, but I don’t see any issues with the work not being completed,” Pionk said. “We all anticipate the entire project will be complete...
By ISABELLE KLEINSCHMIDT [email protected] HURLEY - The annual Heritage Days Parade was held on Saturday afternoon on Silver Street in downtown Hurley. The sunny weather made for an ideal summer day as crowds lined the street for the event. The parade was kicked off with the color guard led by members of Vietnam Veterans Post 529 and the American Legion Post 58 of Hurley, along with the singing of the national anthem by Skylar Traczyk. They were followed by fire engines from Hurley and...
