Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Sorted by date Results 5571 - 5595 of 9883
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...
By IAN MINIELLY [email protected] WAKEFIELD - The Wakefield-Marenisco K-12 teachers, staff and administrators took part in an active shooter intruder response training seminar put on by the Gogebic County Sheriff's Department and Ironwood Public Safety Department Friday. With students staying home to play in the sun and warm weather, it was an opportunity for law enforcement to visit Wakefield and ensure the school was trained and prepared. Deputy Brandon Lyons informed the school...
IRONWOOD - Help Orphaned Pets Everywhere Animal Shelter is entering its 25th year of service and with it continues a commitment to prevention of needless suffering and cruelty to animals on the Gogebic Range, according to director Randy Kirchhoff. HOPE has accepted more than 10,000 cats and dogs since opening its doors, said Kirchhoff. "HOPE Animal Shelter is there for the lost, stray and abandoned animals on the Gogebic Range," he said. HOPE is a nonprofit organization founded in 1992 in a remo...
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] HURLEY — With a March 30 date for letting bids not far off, the Hurley City Council decided this week to spend $7,000 more to advance the County D road extension than was previously planned. On Wednesday, Jeff Seamandel, of MSA Professional Services, told council members that the Union Pacific Railroad was asking $10,000 for easements on two parcels needed for the County D project. Mayor Joe Pinardi said a parcel from another railroad company was obtained for $1,500, so $3,000 was included in the p...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] HURLEY - The Hurley Senior Center was an art studio Thursday as the Iron County Aging Unit held its second of three painting classes. Led by local artist Anne Marie Batiste, the class worked to replicate a landscape painting. "It's about a two-hour class, it gets people out and interested," aging unit manager Mark Marczak told the Daily Globe. "It's been going over very well; people are really liking it." The aging unit also held an event last week...
By IAN MINIELLY [email protected] BESSEMER - The Bessemer Historical Society met Thursday afternoon to talk about old times. It is a new year for membership dues. The society is up to 132 members. Ed Sandene discussed an inquiry he received recently. An individual had reached out to him regarding a parachutist who came to Bessemer around 1940 with a Ford TriMotor plane. Two local pilots took the parachutist and his triangle chute up for each of his 46 jumps, which set a world record...
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] IRONWOOD — January weather in Ironwood was marked by half the normal snowfall and above average temperatures. In his monthly report for the National Weather Service office in Marquette, Kevin Crupi noted readings during the first half of the month were about 15 degrees below average, but the last two weeks were 20 to 25 degrees higher than normal. As a result, the average January reading of 16.4 degrees was above the long-term average of 11.8 degrees. Snowfall totaled just 23.3 inches, compared to t...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] IRONWOOD - Democratic gubernatorial candidate Gretchen Whitmer visited Ironwood Wednesday, part of a swing through the Upper Peninsula as she campaigns for governor in the 2018 election. Whitmer visited the Daily Globe, after which she attended a Gogebic County Democratic Party event. "I wanted to make sure people know I'm very concerned about the U.P., and I want to be a voice for everybody in the state," Whitmer said. "So it was important to...
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] HURLEY — The Hurley City Council on Wednesday approved budget amendments to cover the cost of renovations to the city hall building. The council amended 2016 budget categories to reflect the $15,322 cost of renovating the building. Mayor Joe Pinardi said that will be the total cost of the project and the money will go to three companies that have been working on the building. A key reason for the renovation is to provide more space for the police department. The former mayor’s office area has been joi...
JAN TUCKER [email protected] ONTONAGON — The Ontonagon Rotary Club conducts its annual Ice Out each year to celebrate when the ice leaves the Ontonagon River in its journey to Lake Superior. Each year the group selects a special project to support in the sale of ice out tickets. The Rotary announced Wednesday it will support the fund drive of the Friends of the Porkies efforts to purchase a rescue sled for the Porcupine Mountains. Sally Berman, President of the Friends group, told Rotarians Wednesday that the group asked park staff what w...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] BESSEMER - An Ironwood man was sentenced to time served Tuesday in Gogebic County Circuit Court for the possession with intent to deliver marijuana, in part due to his lack of a previous criminal record. Travis William Hussey, 44, was sentenced to 106 days in jail and 18 months probation for the charge. As he was also given 106 days credit for jail time previously served, Hussey won't serve additional jail time without violating his probation in...
