Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] IRONWOOD - The 81-year-old driver of one of the vehicles involved in a Tuesday afternoon accident on Cloverland Drive was pulled from the car unconscious following the crash. Beacon Ambulance and the Ironwood Public Safety Department responded to the accident at the Luxmore Street intersection around 1 p.m. The driver of the van that smashed into the compact car said the Ironwood man had turned right in front of her on Cloverland Drive and she slammed...
By IAN MINIELLY [email protected] IRONWOOD - Mary Hampston Kusz, food service director for the Ironwood Area K-12 School District, arranged to feed parents of Ironwood's K-5 students Tuesday. She expected 85 parents, but would feed more than 700 people total. Kusz had over a dozen volunteers from grades 6-12 to assist serving. Kusz prepared a traditional Thanksgiving meal with turkey, mashed potatoes, gravy, green beans, cranberry sauce and her very own home-cooked pumpkin pie. It is...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] HURLEY — The Iron County Comprehensive Planning/Land and Zoning Committee agreed Tuesday to try and continue its uniformed dwelling code program by seeking a new contractor rather than turning the program over to the state. Last month, former zoning administrator Tom Bergman told the committee that the county’s current inspector, Rick Clem, would no longer be serving the county beginning next year. As inspector, Clem is responsible for inspecting the private residential structures being built in...
By IAN MINIELLY [email protected] IRONWOOD - Lynne Wiercinski, the director of the Carnegie Library in Ironwood. and City Manager Scott Erickson discussed completion of the renovation project, which began in 2011. In 2011, Elaine Erickson, the prior director, successfully had the library added to the National Registry of Historical Places. Being added to the registry opened up grant money otherwise unavailable. Elaine Erickson began the process for receiving grant approval through...
By JAN TUCKER [email protected] ONTONAGON — Bruce Johanson, Vice Chairman of the Ontonagon Area Board of Education, handed a letter to Board President Dean Juntunen, Monday and left the regular scheduled meeting. In the letter, Johanson said that as a result of the recent election, “I see no point in remaining as a member of the Board of Education.” Johanson was defeated in the two year term by Julie Kolpack. In the letter to Juntunen he recommended the board appoint Kolpack to the seat he is vacating so she can become established as a mem...
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] HURLEY — While Hurley elementary students nearly scored a five-star rating in state testing, the middle-to-high school students did not fare as well, the school board learned Monday. The elementary students earned a report card score of 79.8, or near the tops of the “exceeds expectations” category, with a four-star rating from the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction. Middle-high school students, however, scored 71.7, or three stars, in the “meets expectations” class. Five-star schools are those...
By JUSTIN LIBERTOSKI [email protected] IRONWOOD - The weather did not seem to deter locals from getting out to Luther L. Wright K-12 school Saturday for the annual Jack Frost Gingerbread House Workshop. Parents and kids busied themselves putting together gingerbread houses. The contest started about 20 years ago according to Arlene Schneller, vice president of Snow Country Contracting and former coordinator of the event. It has been held at different locations throughout the years such as...
By JUSTIN LIBERTOSKI [email protected] HURLEY - The Hurley K-12 School was filled with curious shoppers meandering their way through the tables filled with everything from wreaths to homemade teddy bears. Booths were set up in the commons area as well as the gymnasium and each had plenty of hand crafted jewelry, clothing and many other items. There were also tables set up so that people could enjoy the food that was offered during the event. The event saw a lot of people throughout the...
By IAN MINIELLY [email protected] IRONWOOD — The Historic Ironwood Theatre is showing Warren Miller’s latest movie, Here There and Everywhere on Nov. 26 at 7:30 p.m. for fifteen dollars. Miller, camera in hand for the past 67 years, has awed audiences world wide with skiing adventures most people lack the imagination to even dream of. The movie showcases the talent of JT Holmes, Jeremy Jones, Grette Eliassen, Collin Collins, Ingrid Backstrom, Tyler Ceccanti, Wendy Fisher, and more as they travel to Alaska, Montana’s Glacier Count...
WATERSMEET, Mich. — Martin Schutte, 83, a resident of Watersmeet since 1986 and formerly of Milwaukee, passed away on Nov. 2, 2016, at his home. Martin was born on Nov. 7, 1932, in Ironwood, to Martin and Edith Schutte. After graduating high school, he proudly served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Korean conflict. He married his wife, Jean, on June 25, 1955. Martin worked for 25 years as a general foreman at Caterpillar in Milwaukee. He served as the Watersmeet town treasurer and was a member of the Watersmeet Volunteer Fire Department. M...
HURLEY — The Hurley School District has received its 2015 report card and results will be reviewed at Monday’s school board meeting in the high school library. According to Kevin Genisot, pre-K through grade 5 principal, the district has scored a 79.5, which is better than the previous two scores. Genisot said for the 2012-’13 school year, Hurley received a 70.9 and for the following year, the score was 75.3. He said there was no report card issued for the 2014-’15 school year. “I have had a chance to analyze some of the reported data and...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] One-hundred and thirty days ago, a July 11 storm hit the Gogebic Range, causing flooding that stranded residents and washed out roads in the northern part of Iron and Gogebic counties. On Thursday, the final two roads - Wisconsin 169 and Lake Road at Little Girl's Point - reopened. Wisconsin 169 reopened following completion of a new bridge over Vaughn Creek in the town of Gurney. The cost to construct the bridge over the wash-out is estimated...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] IRONWOOD TOWNSHIP - Township employees have finished moving and repairing the natural spring off Lake Road, near Little Girl's Point, a step residents and officials hope will help the spring remain open. The moving of the spring's exit pipe was a necessary part of the transfer of its ownership from the Gogebic County Road Commission to the township. The transfer was necessary after it became clear repairs to the pipe were required following a...
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] HURLEY — With a difference of one vote, the election recount for the Iron County District Attorney race Thursday came down to reviewing paper ballots cast in one precinct in the city of Montreal. Matt Tingstad, of Bessemer, gained four votes in that precinct to win the election by five, 1,707 to 1,702. Anthony Stella Jr., of Kimball, trailed by 13 votes when the results came in on election night and only eight votes after a canvass of the voting last week. The canvass vote count was 1,704 for Tingstad...
By IAN MINIELLY [email protected] IRONWOOD - Wednesday was the last day of golf at the Gogebic Country Club. Last year the course was open until Nov. 11 and they never expected to repeat that again. This year, staying open until Nov. 16, was just the topping on an excellent season. Gary Mariani, the course manager said this was an excellent year all around. The rains kept the course watered, saving money, and the club invested in new mowers and spreaders, which allowed course maintena...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] HURLEY - A new "Senior-to-Senior" program in Hurley - a partnership between the Hurley K-12 School District and the Iron County Aging Unit - met again Wednesday, providing an opportunity for the Class of 2017 to teach the senior citizens how to use various technologies. Hurley seniors paired with senior citizens using a range of devices; including smart phones, iPads, computers and laptops - answering questions about using Facebook, downloading...
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] IRONWOOD — With colder weather approaching by the weekend, there’s a possibility of snowfall and city plows may soon be out again. City manager Scott Erickson on Monday urged city homeowners to take some precautions to assist snowplow drivers. Erickson said any vehicles, basketball hoops, woodpiles or other obstructions that might hamper plowing should be removed from city rights-of-way before the snow flies. The city’s ban on overnight parking also assists plowing efforts. Vehicles in violation of th...
By IAN MINIELLY [email protected] RAMSAY - Bessemer Township received its new fire truck Saturday. It was manufactured in Lyon, S.D., at Rosenbauer America's plant at a cost of $227,650 and replaces a truck that had been in service for 30 years. Rosenbauer is a "global leader in firefighting technology," according to its website, and the new truck was custom-designed to accommodate the conditions and environment of Gogebic County. To get the new truck up and running, the volunteer...
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] IRONWOOD - Elaine Erickson was honored Monday by the city commission for her more than 10 years as director of the Carnegie Library. After remarks by Mayor Annette Burchell, Erickson was presented with a certificate of appreciation for her years of service to the city. "You have been a champion for library access for all people," Burchell said. The mayor praised Erickson for her efforts in upgrading the 115-year-old library through her grant-writing...
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] HURLEY — The 2017 city of Hurley budget is nearly identical to 2016 and that’s a good thing for taxpayers. The city council Tuesday approved a $2,324,849 budget for 2017 that is down .37 percent and a tax levy of $885,399, down .15 percent. City clerk Stacy Wiercinski briefly went over key budget items with council members after there were no public comments. She said the city’s debt has dropped slightly and she hopes the opening of the grocery store and a motel on U.S. 51 will help boost the water...
By IAN MINIELLY [email protected] IRONWOOD - While a visit to the hospital is usually a bad thing, it was cause for celebration Monday as Aspirus held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for its new 43,000-square-foot clinic. The celebration is the culmination of over a year-long effort, with general contractor Miron Construction's CEO Dave Voss saying during the Nov. 2, 2015 ground breaking that the clinic would open in November 2016. While the lack of snow so far this year helped the work...
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] HURLEY - A Saxon, Wis., woman entered a not guilty plea Monday to aiding a felon by being a party to a crime in connection with the March 12 Bear Trap Inn fire. Jessica Carli, 41, appeared with her attorney, Craig Haukaas, who waived her right to a preliminary hearing before Judge Patrick Madden. Carli told the judge she was freely agreeing to be bound over to stand trial and no promises had been made to her. Madden gave Haukaas 30 days to file motions...
