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Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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IRONWOOD — A twist has been added to the city of Ironwood’s bow deer hunt this year. Deer heads will be collected to be checked for chronic wasting disease, the city commission learned on Monday. It will be the 12th year of the inner city archery hunt, designed to decrease the booming deer numbers of more than a decade ago. City manager Scott Erickson said the hunt has been effective. “We’ve been recognized statewide,” he said. As deer numbers have decreased in the city, so have the reports of wolves, although coyotes were a problem last wint...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] BESSEMER - The Mercer, Wis., man who escaped from the Gogebic County Jail in June pleaded guilty Thursday to several charges in connection to a multi-day search. Daniel Gerald Ferguson, 26, pleaded guilty in Gogebic County Circuit Court to one count of escape from jail while awaiting trial for a felony, one count of breaking and entering and one count of operating a vehicle while intoxicated. He also pleaded to a habitual offender-third offense...
By IAN MINIELLY [email protected] IRONWOOD — The Ironwood Fighting Yoopers will host a three-on-three invitational hockey tournament for four age brackets: U-8, U-10, U-12 and U-14 on Sept. 16-17. The registration deadline is noon on Sept. 8. The online schedule for match-ups will be available Sept. 9. The cost to play is $120 per team or $40 per goalie. Each team must have at least three skaters, with a maximum of four. Each team is also expected to have light and dark jerseys. Scott Kellett, owner and president of the Yoopers, s...
HURLEY — Hurley’s salute to the end of the summer and the coming of a new school year kicks off on Saturday morning. Festival Italiano will feature plenty of music and new events for all ages under the auspices of the Hurley Chamber of Commerce. A two-mile Dago Dash begins at 8 a.m., raising funds for the Hurley cross country team. A Human Foosball tournament begins at 10 a.m. and three-on-three basketball play begins at 10 a.m. There will be a craft show from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., when vendors will be lined up along Silver Street, including off...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] HURLEY - Patrick Madden has been a Boy Scout since 1958, earning the rank of Eagle Scout when John F. Kennedy was the president. Wednesday he received the prestigious National Eagle Scout Association's Outstanding Eagle Scout award during Boy Scout Troop 323 Hurley-Ironwood's court of honor ceremony. While accepting the award, Madden told the scouts in attendance he was inspired by Kennedy's directive to, "Ask not what your country can do for you,...
By IAN MINIELLY [email protected] IRONWOOD — The Daily Globe reached out to Deborah McCullough, Michigan State researcher, regarding the benefits of urban trees, after the DTE Energy Foundation and ReLeaf Michigan announced a $70, 110 award to 29 different organizations for the planting of 750 trees along community streets, parks, and other public spaces. According to a DNR press release the tree-planting program is a long-standing commitment to the improvement of communities and local environments throughout the state. Kevin S...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] IRONWOOD TOWNSHIP — The Ironwood Township man involved in a May standoff with police has been deemed not competent to stand trial and remanded to a psychiatric facility. Gogebic County Circuit Judge Michael Pope ordered Leonard John Hellier, 48, committed to the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services’ Center for Forensic Psychiatry in Ypsilanti Wednesday “in an effort to restore competency,” Gogebic County Prosecutor Nick Jacobs said. “This effectively puts a time-out on any further p...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] HURLEY - Some members of the Iron County Board of Supervisors are sick of the lack of development at the former Wishbones restaurant property in downtown Hurley, with supervisors suggesting county intervention at Tuesday's board meeting. "According to the deed, they were supposed to have something going by the (Sept. 1) of this year, and it's not even close. It's a big mess, and it's a hazard down there," Paul Mullard, of Hurley, said when...
By IAN MINIELLY [email protected] IRONWOOD - The Gogebic Community College board meeting kicked off with a presentation by Dayle Jackson, director of student outreach and engagement. Jackson said while GCC has not had much of a need regarding food needs by students, nationwide there is a crisis of food security issues for students. In an effort to provide a solution before the problem develops or comes to light, GCC joined the College and University Food Bank, so they can learn how...
IRONWOOD — The Ironwood City Commission Monday ordered the removal of blight at 122 Luxmore St. after a public hearing was conducted. New owners took over the parcel in April, but there has been little change in the status of the blight there, according to code enforcement officer Jason Alonen, who said blight notices from the city have not received a response. Alonen said scattered debris, tires and an unlicensed vehicle have created an eyesore in that neighborhood. The resolution passed by the city commission said notices and deadlines w...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] IRONWOOD - While it may have seemed to many the school year just ended, the Ironwood Area Schools held its second annual Back to School Fair in preparation for next week's first day of school. The event provided an opportunity for students and parents to take care of last minute business before classes start Tuesday, as well as a chance to check where various classrooms are. "We have schedule pick-up, and then we have a lot of our area...
By IAN MINIELLY [email protected] BESSEMER - The Bessemer Booster Club presented the Bessemer School Board with a check for $20,000 Monday evening. Bill Steiger, president of the booster club and two students Brayden Tomes and Kelsey Kitto, representing the Speedboy and Speedgirl athletics teams, held the giant check that is paying for side-baskets in the "House of Noise" for $15,000 and $5,000 for Massie Field refurbishment. SuperintendentDave Radovich said, "Massie Field is getting...
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] IRONWOOD — A Minnesota woman was arrested Monday after the Ironwood Public Safety Department received a report of a possible drug overdose death in downtown Ironwood in the morning. According to an IPSD report, around 10:22 a.m. two officers and Beacon Ambulance were dispatched to 111 S. Suffolk St. by central dispatch. The initial report said an unresponsive male at the scene was not breathing. Cardio-pulmonary resuscitation was already initiated by someone at the residence, but “despite eve...
By IAN MINIELLY [email protected] ONTONAGON - The 13th annual Porcupine Mountains Music Festival was this past weekend, presented by Friends of the Porkies. Artists from as far away as Denmark came to the shores of Lake Superior to camp and play music with folks that like harmony, fiddle, straw hats, electric guitars and the blues. It was interesting to hear different artists discuss the location and distance from civilization that the Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park is....
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] IRONWOOD - With most of the work done under canopies, the rain was unable to dampen the enthusiasm for the Gogebic County Fair's inaugural barbecue cook-off. Four teams entered the competition; with most, if not all, entering all the cook-off's categories. "They had three categories they could enter; they could enter brisket, barbecued ribs and chicken. Most people chose to go in all three categories, which was awesome," said Crystal Suzik, one of t...
ONTONAGON — The 61st annual Labor Festival will run in Ontonagon from Aug. 31 to Sept. 4. There are many events planned centered around music, food and community. The schedule includes: Thursday, Aug. 31 —Ontonagon Christian Center Concert, 7 p.m., Christian Center, 22673 M-64. Friday, Sept. 1 —Community Picnic at Village Marina Park, free pop, hot dogs and chips. Medical helicopter and emergency vehicles will be on display. —Rock skipping championships, 6 p.m., Marina Launch Site. Pre-register at Marina Pavilion. —A Salute to 10 years of Aspir...
IRONWOOD - Harness racing packed the grandstand Friday afternoon at the Gogebic County Fairgrounds for six, fast-paced races. Chris Frenzel, out of Marshfield, Wis., brought five horses to the fair for the Friday races. He said he started racing at 16. He said racing county fairs is much more laid back than racing on the betting tracks where they have significantly more rules and restrictions for both rider and horse. Riders warmed up their horses in different manners. Some riders will ride...
HURLEY - Lawyers representing the Aging Unit of Iron County and its former director are expected to be in court Monday for a motion hearing in a lawsuit regarding a dispute about the benefits the director is owed. A motion for summary judgement in the case, asking the case against the Aging Unit be dismissed, is one of items that will be handled in Monday's hearing. Mary Kay Welch is claiming she is owed $4,736 for the vacation, personal and sick leave time she had accrued prior to her leaving her job as Aging Unit director, according to court...
WHITE PINE - U.S. Rep. Jack Bergman (R-Watersmeet) and state Rep. Scott Dianda (D-Calumet) had the opportunity to tour the White Pine Copper Refinery last week, as the company that owns the refinery is considering ways to produce copper from new sources that could bring jobs to the region. The company that owns the refinery, PM Power Group, is exploring making copper cathodes from copper sources that haven't been used before and conducting tests to determine the economic viability of extracting...
HURLEY — The effort to extend non-motorized trails into from Michigan into Iron County is expected to take a big step forward Monday as the non-motorized trail group is meeting with other stakeholders to discuss the trail’s temporary route through Hurley. The group is meeting members of the Hurley Chamber of Commerce, Iron County Recreation Council and city police at 3 p.m. to discuss the route non-motorized users will take from the trailhead on Second Avenue west through downtown Hurley to Fifth Avenue. The trail committee will then meet at...
By IAN MINIELLY [email protected] IRONWOOD - John R. Swift, - chronicler of the fictional accounts of Sheriff Gogebic - visited the Ironwood Carnegie Library Thursday to discuss his latest Sheriff Gogebic novel, which takes place in the area. Swift and his wife Mary live in Mercer during the non-winter months and his main protagonist, Sheriff Gogebic, works the local beat that would be familiar to the people living here. Swift said he and Mary settled on the Mercer area because it is...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] HURLEY - A Saxon woman is headed to prison after Iron County Judge Patrick Madden decided Wednesday her role in the 2016 murder-arson at the Bear Trap Inn was serious enough to exceed the prosecution's recommendation of jail time and probation. Jessica M. Carli, 42, was sentenced to four years in prison and another four years of extended supervision for her role in helping her then-boyfriend cover up the crime. "Ms. Carli, in her statement,...
IRONWOOD - It's fair time. Daylight is waning each day and soon, school will be back in session, but there's time for one more rite of summer. The 96th annual Gogebic County Fair begins today and runs through Sunday at the fairgrounds in Ironwood. Many folks have been working for months to prepare. 4-H members are ready to descend on the grounds with their livestock and other projects. In the last few days, activity picked up as amusement rides arrived, railings and fences were painted and stabl...
