Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] IRONWOOD - The Ironwood Area School's Watch DOGS program held a kick-off event Tuesday to begin its second year helping the district. Watch DOGS, which stands for Dads of Great Students, is a nationwide program designed to increase the number of positive male roles in the students' lives. "It's a father-involvement program - so getting dads into the school mentoring children," said Amanda Sprague, one of the parents organizing the program....
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] HURLEY — A Nov. 8 initial appearance has been set in Iron County Court for a Mercer, Wis., woman who faces three counts of theft from a business setting. A criminal complaint against Tina M. Brunell, 45, who is charged in her role with the Mercer Area Chamber of Commerce, was filed on Oct. 18, according to court records. The three felonies accuse Brunell of theft in a business setting of more than $10,000; theft in a business setting between $5,000 and $10,000, and obtaining money or credit by i...
WAKEFIELD — The Wakefield-Marenisco Board of Education on Monday heard a report from the district’s School Improvement Team on changes in place for this school year to positively impact student achievement. Superintendent Cathy Shamion told the board the staff, working with the SIT, analyzed state test results and identified areas in which to focus for increased student achievement. “Our English Language Arts scores on the MSTEP have remained consistently good,” Shamion said. “This is the result of a five-year focus on literacy in grades K-...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] BESSEMER - Non-motorized trail supporters and local officials gathered at Moore Street in Bessemer Monday for a ceremony marking the opening of the second local phase of the statewide Iron Belle Trail. The opening of the newest phase extends the popular trail from the Ironwood city limits to Bessemer's Moore Street. The new section measures approximately 4.2 miles, bringing the total length of the trail to 6.7 miles. During the ceremony, Coleman...
By JUSTIN LIBERTOSKI [email protected] BESSEMER — The Bessemer School Board discussed the audit report for the 2016 year Monday. Joe Verlin, from the accounting firm Gabridge, gave the report. According to Verlin, the district’s fund balance is $382,000, which is 9.7 percent of the annual budget. The state recommends a fund balance of five percent or more. The district was also issued an unmodified opinion, which is the highest opinion that they can receive. Board member Al Gaiss believes that it is the 25th consecutive year that they hav...
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] IRONWOOD — Mayor Annette Burchell delayed appointments to the Patrick O’Donnell Civic Center board Monday. While in the past the city commission has scrambled to find enough candidates to fill some committees, Burchell said in this case there are numerous applicants and she needs more time to review their credentials and goals. She said having so many candidates is a good thing for the city. Near the end of Monday’s meeting, in commissioner comments, Brandon Tauer said he believes any candidates for t...
By ISABELLE KLEINSCHMIDT [email protected] HURLEY - A quilt show and sale was held at the Iron County Memorial Building Saturday in memory of Jackie Haig, who passed away last April. "She was quite a quilter" said Haig's longtime friend, Linda Yoo. Dozens of Haig's quilts, place mats, fabrics, quarters, supplies, and more were up for sale at the event; along with several more quilts that were raffled off. Proceeds from the event will be donated to the Ironwood Carnegie Library and the...
By ISABELLE KLEINSCHMIDT [email protected] IRONWOOD — While he doesn’t official begin his new position until Jan. 1; Gogebic County College’s new dean of instruction, Ryon List, is anxious to begin his new job. “I’m looking forward to the change. I’ve been teaching for a number of years, and I’ve really enjoyed making a difference with students directly in the classroom,” List said. “I’m in a position now where I can make a bit of a difference within the institution itself.” He said he was he excited to serve the college and its stude...
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] ONTONAGON - The Ontonagon River was among several streams stocked by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources in an effort to revitalize Michigan's sturgeon population. The DNR said 519 of the prehistoric-looking fish were released in the river on Oct. 5. Statewide, the DNR released more than 7,600 juvenile lake sturgeon this past summer and this fall. The juvenile sturgeon were collected from the wild last spring and reared in streamside...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] BESSEMER - Gogebic County Prosecutor Nick Jacobs will have an extra pair of eyes in his office on occasion as Wakefield-Marenisco student Easton Hamel shadows Jacobs. Hamel, a senior, said he approached Jacobs about shadowing him to get a better idea of what an attorney does. "For our careers class, we were trying to look at future careers. I got really interested in the government and the law after going through economics and government (classes),"...
BESSEMER — With ruffed grouse season improving with the falling leaves, both hunters and hikers have a new opportunity to enjoy autumn. The Mosinee Grouse Enhanced Management System is open to the public for hunting, hiking and wildlife viewing. The 4.5 miles of hunter walk-in trails and four wildlife openings have been developed on a 1,136-acre tract of land in the Gogebic County Forest, adjacent to the Mosinee Grade in Bessemer Township, according to Gogebic Conservation District Forester Cory Howes. Funding for the Mosinee GEMS came from t...
IRONWOOD — Trick-or-treating on the Gogebic Range is recommended for 4 to 8 p.m. on Halloween, Oct. 31. Both Ironwood Public Safety Department Director Andrew DiGiorgio and Gogebic County Sheriff Peter Matonich recommend those hours for Ironwood, Bessemer and Wakefield, but said daylight hours are preferable. Hurley will follow a similar schedule. Children should wear light-colored clothing or have reflective tape on their costumes so they can easily be seen by motorists. They should carry flashlights if possible. All young children must be acc...
By ISABELLE KLEINSCHMIDT [email protected] WAKEFIELD - The Wakefield Volunteer Fire Department held its annual fire safety event for local schools Thursday. Around 200 kids showed up. Volunteer firefighter Jenni Jacobson was on hand to give the kids fire safety information. Along with getting to sit in the fire trucks and spray the hose, students were given a tour of the facility and a demonstration of firefighters in full gear. "Kids will tend to hide during a fire, under a bed, in a...
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] As sure as the leaves fall every autumn, salmon from Lake Superior enter tributary streams on spawning missions. Cohos and their bigger cousins, chinooks, head upstream to spawn in gravel-bottomed rivers, perpetuating the species. This year, with ample rainfall following an equally wet summer, streams ranging from Black River, in Gogebic County, to the Brule River, in Douglas County, are running high, just as the fish prefer. The females fan their...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] Area residents will have the opportunity to dispose of any unwanted medicine Saturday as Wisconsin is holding another Drug Take Back Day. “Drug Take Back Day provides a safe, convenient and responsible means of disposal, while educating the community about the potential abuse and consequences of improper storage and disposal of these medications,” according to a Wisconsin Department of Justice press release. “Unused or expired medicine should never be flushed or poured down the drain. Water recla...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] HURLEY - Iron County has presented the Federal Emergency Management Agency with its initial estimates of the costs to repair Saxon Harbor to its status before the July 11 storm, when heavy rains caused flooding that destroyed the harbor. Iron County Forestry and Parks Administrator Eric Peterson told the county's Forestry and Parks Committee Tuesday that information was presented in a meeting earlier in the day, with the latest repair cost coming...
IRONWOOD - Gogebic Community College has received a donation of two birthing beds from the Aspirus Medford, Wis., Hospital. "GCC received two Hill-Rom Affinity II birthing beds that will be used in the nursing skills lab and simulations," said Nicole Rowe, GCC Director of Allied Health programs. The donation enables students to become familiar with the equipment they will be using in the hospital to gain confidence in their skills. "In combination with GCC's birthing simulator, students will be...
HURLEY — The Hurley City Council will consider the budget for 2017 at a special session today at 4 p.m. at city hall. The budgets of the various city departments will be reviewed before the council makes recommendations on a proposed overall budget. The council will also act on approving short-term borrowing for a new truck for the department of public works and to purchase radios for the police department. The meeting will begin with a closed session for bargaining, including a discussion of employee compensation and the police union c...
IRONWOOD - All Saints Academy's playground is getting a new look. Workers were pouring concrete footings around new pieces of bright, primary colored slides, swings and climbing structures Tuesday afternoon. Lead teacher Emily Lightfoot said the students are getting excited to play on the new equipment. The old equipment, which was removed a few weeks ago, was showing its age and needed replacement, said Lightfoot. But the addition of an infants and toddlers program at the school changed the...
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] SAXON, Wis. - A public meeting on the next steps to help recover lake trout populations in Lake Superior is scheduled for Thursday, Oct. 27, at the Saxon Community Center. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources will also hold a meeting at the Northern Great Lakes Visitor Center in Ashland on Tuesday, Oct. 25. A controversial emergency rule that expired Sept. 30 limited Saxon Harbor area fishermen to a daily bag limit of three lakers - two fish...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] HURLEY — The Iron County Comprehensive Planning/Land and Zoning Committee will need to decide what to do with the county’s uniformed dwelling code program, after Zoning Administrator Tom Bergman informed the committee Tuesday that the person handling inspections for the program would no longer be able to continue his work. Bergman said Rick Clem, who the county contracted with for inspection services, has informed Bergman that his workload is too much to continue serving Iron County along with the...
