Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] IROWNOOD TOWNSHIP — While no formal action was taken, the topic of the Ironwood Estates’ water bill was the main topic of discussion at Monday’s Ironwood Township Board of Trustees meeting. Anita Pemberton, a district manager with RV Horizons, said the fee charged to vacant units is making it hard to be profitable. If a deal can’t be reached, the company may have to pass along a fee and/or increase rent or close the park altogether. RV horizons has owned the property for approximately one year. ...
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] OMA, Wis. — The Saturday snowmobile crash that claimed the life of an Oconomowoc woman remained under investigation on Monday. Pamela A. Knaack, 52, was unresponsive when Iron County Sheriff’s Department deputies arrived at the scene in the town of Oma around 5:26 p.m., according to sheriff Tony Furyk. Beacon Ambulance personnel were on the scene, but were unable to revive the woman. Iron County Coroner Diane Simonich pronounced Knaack dead at the scene. Furyk said Knaack was southbound on Trail 17,...
By IAN MINIELLY [email protected] IRONWOOD - "The Historic Ironwood Theatre is very important to local business and is crucial for a community to have a cultural place like the HIT," are the words Tom Williams, theatre board president, used to describe the importance of the HIT to Ironwood. "The theatre is an anchor point in the downtown area. For businesses looking to open or move to Ironwood, the presence of the HIT is key to getting them to Ironwood," said Williams. So, for four...
By ISABELLE KLEINSCHMIDT [email protected] IRONWOOD TOWNSHIP — This year’s annual and appropriately titled Frost Fest was held at the Ironwood Township Hall gymnasium on Saturday. The heavy snow and wintry weather didn’t stop vendors and locals from attending. The event brought in crafters from around the U.P. to come and showcase their home-made products. There was an array of items available for purchase at the event. Everything from jewelry to bird feeders, mittens to barbie dress...
PORCUPINE MOUNTAINS — An Appleton, Wis. man traveling through the Porcupines Mountains was found safe Saturday morning. The Gogebic County Sheriff’s Department was contacted by the family of Jordan Church, 30, after he failed to arrive at his destination. Church was last heard from at 5 p.m., when he told his family he was roughly 45 minutes from his destination. According to a GCSD press release, his family contacted the sheriff’s department after he failed to arrive by 10 p.m. Using cell phone towers, deputies were able to track Churc...
HURLEY - A group of Hurley K-12 students had the opportunity to talk to students in Purdue University's Forestry and Natural Resources program via Skype Friday afternoon. The interaction provided another way to expose the Hurley students to potential careers, said Zach Wilson, a conservation specialist with the Iron County Land and Water Conservation Department. "(It's a way) to expose kids to natural resources as a profession," Wilson said. Wilson thought the day went really well, saying one...
MADISON - Wisconsin Attorney General Brad Schimel has reached an agreement with the pharmaceutical company Adapt Pharma, Inc., to provide discounted rates for NARCAN, an antidote for opioid overdoses. "The Wisconsin Department of Justice is committed to Wisconsin's law enforcement and first responders who make our state safer and stronger every day," said Schimel. "After hearing recent news reports about the rising prices of some naloxone products, we teamed up with Adapt Pharma to provide...
HURLEY — A special closed session of the Hurley School Board is scheduled for Monday at 5:30 p.m. to consider resolving the parking lot issue. There are no other items on the agenda. The school district filed a civil lawsuit on July 20, 2015, regarding alleged deficiencies in the K-12 school parking lot. Listed among the defendants in the case are Legend Architecture, Mathy Construction and Coleman Engineering. According to court records, a 12-person jury trial is scheduled for Sept. 11, with a final pre-trial hearing on Aug. 23, if the case i...
By IAN MINIELLY [email protected] IRONWOOD - Thomas Merton said, "You do not need to know precisely what is happening, or exactly where it is all going. What you need is to recognize the possibilities and challenges offered by the present moment, and to embrace them with courage, faith and hope." Gogebic Community College on Thursday hosted a Campus and Career Exploration Day for area eighth grade and junior students, with possibilities in mind. Michael Meyer, from the Ironwood...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] BESSEMER — An Odanah, Wis., man facing two Gogebic County drug charges was arraigned in Gogebic County Circuit Court Tuesday. Carlos Jordan, 30, pleaded not guilty to possession of methamphetamine and disorderly person-loitering near an illegal business. The first charge is a felony, with a potential maximum sentence of 10 years in prison and/or $15,000, while the disorderly person charge is a misdemeanor, with a maximum sentence of 90 days in jail and/or a $500 fine. Jordan’s bond was set at $5,...
By RALPH ANSAMI ransami@yourdailyglobe HURLEY — An Ironwood woman was sentenced in Iron County Court recently for expelling bodily substances at police officers and resisting or obstructing an Iron County Sheriff’s Department deputy. Kristen Nicole Samierad, 29, a military veteran, received a deferred prosecution on the felony spitting count under the conditions that she must spend six months in the Iron County Jail at Hurley. She must have quarterly contact with Dan Johns, representing the Iron County District Attorney’s office, and pay $65 ea...
By IAN MINIELLY [email protected] WAKEFIELD - Crystal Suzik, from the Great Start Collaborative, visited the Wakefield-Marenisco K-12 School Wednesday to discuss dental care with grade school kids. February is "Dental Care Month," according to Suzik, and the collaborative received a grant and purchased 1,000 toothbrushes - of which she only has about 100 left. "When you smile big, you smile big because you are happy," said Suzik to the assembled first grade children. Suzik implored...
IRONWOOD - The Gogebic Iron Area Narcotics Team has another tool in its arsenal to combat the problem of illegal narcotics on the Gogebic Range, as Burton Industries donated four surveillance cameras to the team. "Due to the economics in our area we realize it is not easy to always make such donations or sell equipment at a discounted price," a team spokesman said in a news release. "Unfortunately that is true on both sides. When GIANT is able to save money when purchasing much needed...
By JAN TUCKER [email protected] ONTONAGON — Security in the Ontonagon County Courthouse for workers was addressed at the Ontonagon County Board of Commissioners meeting Tuesday. A number of employees attended the session. Janice Erickson, a spokesperson for the employees, said the recent active shooter session with state police, county deputies and other law enforcement officials opened their eyes to some of the safety issues employees could face. Erickson said in previous years employees knew the faces of those coming in and out of the c...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] BESSEMER - An Ironwood man, who was found guilty on six drug and gun charges in December, was sentenced to a total of 11 years in prison Tuesday in Gogebic County Circuit Court. Donovan Howard Payeur, 32, was sentenced to between nine and 30 years for the charges of possession of methamphetamine with intent to deliver and conspiracy to possess meth with intent to deliver. The maximum sentences were increased from the standard 20 years due to a...
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] The winter snowmobile fatality toll in Wisconsin rose to 14 last week with two deaths on Feb. 12. That’s almost double the deaths that were recorded last winter. The latest fatalities were reported in Clark and Florence counties, according to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. In the Florence County accident, a 36-year-old man fell off the snowmobile he was riding and was run over by a groomer that was approaching from the opposite direction on a hill, according to a DNR report. The 14 p...
By IAN MINIELLY [email protected] BESSEMER — The Gogebic County Forestry and Parks Commission manages over 50,000 acres of land in Gogebic county. Most of that land, according to director Greg Ryskey was tax reverted land the county took back after the owners harvested the land and elected to not pay property taxes. As the volume in acres increased, the commission was formed and is a completely self-supporting program that is a net boon to the county. Ryskey said much of the land is on its second cutting, some is on its third, but t...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] Voters in the Bessemer and Ironwood area school districts may be deciding the future of their districts in August, as local residents are circulating a petition to put a proposal to consolidate the two districts on the ballot. Those advocating for consolidation needed to first get permission from the Michigan Board of Education, according to Gogebic County Clerk Gerry Pelissero, getting at least 10 eligible voter signatures from each school district. Pelissero said he was informed the state gave...
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] IRONWOOD - The small parking lot at Oman's Creek at Little Girl's Point was full around 4:30 p.m. Saturday as area residents basked in the warmth of a February thaw. People combed the beach on a sunny day - some standing tall on the shore ice - as away from land, Lake Superior was mostly ice-free. Kayakers paddled the calm lake, viewing the ice formations along the shoreline. Deer grazed among bare patches of brown ground as most of the snow vanished...
JAN TUCKER [email protected] ONTONAGON - Members of the Ontonagon Area Board of Education, Monday, saw a hands on demonstration from some of the robotics team members who will be competing with other area school districts in Escanaba and Sault Ste Marie in March. Instructor Glen Beck explained to the board the steps taken in forming a robotics program and the assistance from other schools, particularly Calumet, in getting the program started. The program is part of the STEM local and global...
By IAN MINIELLY [email protected] WAKEFIELD - The eight annual Wakefield Volunteer Fire Department ice fishing contest at Sunday Lake on Saturday was aided by unseasonably warm weather and the DNR Free Fishing Weekend. Jim Tarro and Mike Singleton, as co-chairs of the event, scheduled it from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., but the crowds were not going to wait to get their lines wet and raffles purchased. Throw the clocks out the windows, folks "began showing up at 8:30 a.m. before the set...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] KIMBALL, Wis. - They ran out of soup. With cars forced to park on the U.S. 2 shoulder and the dining hall at capacity, it was the first time in a long time organizers can remember not having enough pea soup to feed the crowd packing Little Finland Sunday for the Laskiainen celebration. The celebration is the Finnish equivalent of a Fat Tuesday celebration, said one of the organizers, Sonja Luoma. "It's a tradition," Luoma said. "Like the English...
Iron County voters will join others around the state in heading to the polls Tuesday to cast ballots in a single statewide race. Incumbent State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Evers is facing a primary challenge from John Humphries and Lowell Holtz in the race to see who advances to the general election. The top two vote getters will face off in the April 4 general election. Evers has held the position for two terms; while Humphries is a former administrator turned consultant in Dodgeville and Holtz is retired after a career as a...
