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Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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Despite the heavy rains and flooding that caused widespread damage, it appears the fish populations of the rivers in Ashland and Iron counties came away from the storms of July 11-12 relatively unscathed. Zach Lawson, a fisheries biologist with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources' Mercer office, said an overview of the population counts show while there may be some fluctuations at specific locations, the overall fish populations remain strong. "We observed similar catch rates, similar...
HURLEY — Iron County is distributing surveys in an effort to gather public input on the Saxon Harbor rebuilding process. The survey, which is available both online and in paper copies, is open to anyone who uses Saxon Harbor, and are not limited to Iron County, or even Wisconsin, residents. “We’re trying to get it out to everybody who’s interested in the harbor,” said Jason Laumann, the deputy director of the Northwest Regional Planning Commission. The survey is available on the commission’s site — nwrpc.com/saxonsurvey — and Iron County’s w...
WAKEFIELD — The Michigan State Police Wakefield Post reminds parents to talk to their children about bus safety. “To reduce the chance of transportation-related injuries, we encourage parents to teach their children about proper behavior around a bus,” said trooper Jerry Mazurek. He said parents should talk to children about “school bus danger zones” that extend 10 feet from the bus in all directions. When leaving the bus, Mazurek said children should walk 10 feet away before turning. He said children crossing in front of a bus should mo...
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] A summer of violent thunderstorms continued into September as Tuesday brought more rain to the Gogebic Range. The official weather station for the National Weather Service at the Gogebic-Iron Wastewater Treatment Plant off Cloverland Drive recorded .76 inch of rain for the 24-hour period to 7 a.m. Tuesday. The skies rumbled throughout the night after a high of 79 degrees was recorded on Labor Day and more rain arrived later Tuesday amid a dismal...
ONTONAGON - Huge crowds and great weather ushered in the 60th anniversary of the Ontonagon Labor Day Festival in Ontonagon over the weekend. It was estimated that 5,000 people lined the streets for the large Festival Parade on Sunday as floats and bands made their way down River Street. Competition for float prizes was stiff and the Norwich Country Club with its "Dukes of Hazard 39 years later," float scored first place in the open division. All the Dukes of Hazard characters were there. Boss...
By TOM STANKARD [email protected] HURLEY - An aroma of authentic Italian food welcomed hundreds of people to downtown Hurley for Festival Italiano on Saturday. To celebrate, festival goers dined on gnocchis, sausages, cannolis and other dishes, and burned off the extra calories by dancing to several musical acts. In the morning, people could participate in a human foosball tournament. Similar to soccer, players tried to kick a ball into the other team's goal, but had to keep both...
BESSEMER - Bessemer Area Schools Superintendent David Radovich has released preliminary floor plans for the proposed A.D. Johnston High School expansion project that calls for closing Washington Elementary School and moving all students into one building. There are roughly 400 students attending the school district. To make room for the influx of students at the high school, Radovich said plans include moving and adding walls in the multi-purpose room and the library to make about 10 classrooms...
SUPERIOR, Wis. — The Wisconsin Department of Natural issued a permit for wetland and waterway crossings required for Enbridge to replace a 14-mile segment of pipeline, called Line 3, in Douglas County. Line 3 extends from Alberta, Canada, through North Dakota and Minnesota to Superior. The project in Wisconsin involves replacing the 1960s vintage 34-inch pipe with a new 36-inch diameter pipeline that could carry up to 760,000 barrels per day. The pipeline would cross about 14 miles of land, mostly following the old pipeline route in the town o...
Hurley and Mercer students returned from summer vacation Thursday for the first day of school. The school bell rings to start school at Merer K-12 at 8 a.m. and school lets out at 3:45 p.m. At Hurley K-12, students in grades six through 12 start at 8 a.m. and students in preschool through fifth grade start at 8:05 a.m. Dismissal for pre-kindergarten through fifth grade students is at 3:12 p.m. For students in sixth grade through 12th grade, it is at 3:15 p.m. For students in the...
HURLEY — The Iron County Board of Supervisors held a public hearing Tuesday regarding the county’s community development block emergency assistance grant application to secure funds for residents and businesses impacted by the July 11 storm. Kimberly Gifford, a housing development specialist with the Northwest Regional Planning Commission, explained the county will be one of the eight counties under the state’s declaration of the emergency to apply for emergency assistance through the block grant program. The grants are a federal program ran b...
IRONWOOD - Three members of the Ironwood Red Devils tennis team and a coach were involved in an accident with a logging truck; and while no serious injuries were reported, the four went to Aspirus Grand View as a precautionary measure. At approximately 6:50 a.m., the Ironwood Public Safety Department and Beacon Ambulance were dispatched to the intersection of Cloverland Drive and Lake Street for a reported accident. According to IPSD Lt. Michael Rimkus, the accident occurred when the westbound...
IRONWOOD — After coming close last year, the Gogebic County 4-H Market Animal Auction surpassed the $1 million in total sales mark Saturday at the Gogebic County Fair. Coming into the auction, the county’s 4-H program coordinator Ashley Hampston said the $47,894 raised last year was “just” $2,960 shy of reaching the $1 million milestone. The first animal up for auction Saturday put the club over the $1 million threshold, thanks to Ironwood’s Nicki Lekie’s grand champion steer weighing 1,330 poun...
BESSEMER — A Hurley woman pleaded guilty in Gogebic County Circuit Court Tuesday to two drug charges as part of a plea agreement in a pair of cases against her. Carolyn Elizabeth Kauffman, 23, pleaded guilty to one count of delivery of methamphetamine and one count of possession methamphetamine. According to court records, the counts stem from two different cases. In exchange for the plea, the agreement calls for a second charge in each case to be dismissed. One of the counts, in the case with the delivery of meth charge, is conspiracy to deliv...
IRONWOOD - Mayor Annette Burchell on Tuesday thanked the voters of the city of Ironwood for approving the millage that led to streets throughout the city being resurfaced. Although the mayor was speaking at a ribbon-cutting ceremony at Norrie Park, she said the Tuesday noon ceremony stood for all of the street work that had been completed in the city in the past few years. Norrie Park Road, along the Montreal River, was long the most pothole-felled roadway in Ironwood and city commissioner Jim M...
BESSEMER - A small group of area residents gathered at Saint Sebastian School Tuesday for the second week of the Michigan State Police's citizens academy. The academy is an eight-week course designed to expose citizens to the various capabilities of the MSP. "Basically, it's to give more information to the general public on who we are in the state police - all the different services we provide," said Jerry Mazurek, the community service trooper with the MSP's Wakefield post. "It's education,...
HURLEY — A team of companies led by Coleman Engineering will be responsible for developing the plans to rebuild Saxon Harbor after the Iron County Board of Supervisors awarded the company the development contract Tuesday. The decision comes based on a recommendation by the highway and forestry committees, which made their recommendation after receiving six proposals for the work. “Everything is moving at an accelerated pass,” Iron County Forestry and Parks Administrator Eric Peterson said regarding the time between the committees meeting Thurs...
SAXON, Wis - Gov. Scott Walker visited Saxon Harbor Monday, touring the cleanup effort and announcing Iron County has been awarded a Coastal Management grant to help the planning stage of the rebuilding process. "This grant will help get the harbor - and the community - back on its feet," Governor Walker said in a release. "Providing financial aid, like the Wisconsin Coastal Management Program Grant, is just one of the ways we're demonstrating our commitment to helping northwestern Wisconsin...
IRONWOOD - Gogebic Community College was filled with sounds and sights of students, faculty and staff on campus Monday for the first day of classes of the fall semester. The first day of school is "the highlight of the year," GCC president James Lorenson said. "The colleges exists because of our students," he said. "This looks like a great class of freshmen and we have a good number of returning students." Welcome signs featuring the school's forest green logo greeted students around campus and...
HURLEY — The Italian heritage of Iron County will be celebrated during Festival Italiano Saturday in downtown Hurley. The festival kicks off early with a new event, the two-mile “Dago Dash” at 8 a.m. Folks can pick up forms at the Hurley Area Chamber of Commerce office. Chamber director Rita Franzoi said all proceeds from the dash will benefit the Hurley cross country teams. Another new event will be a “Human Foosball” tournament, beginning at 10 a.m. Franzoi said the event “should be good for lots of laughs, whether playing or just watchi...
IRONWOOD - The Gogebic County Fair drew crowds Saturday and Sunday, with Sunday's sunny skies offsetting Saturday's showers. "We've got a good fair. We've had lots of good comments," Fair Board Chairman Jim Gribble said Sunday. "The exhibits are really high quality. You can tell the people have worked hard to get them ready for the fair." Saturday was the fair's Family Day; and despite the intermittent rain, the festivities continued as scheduled. The day started off with an open horse show in...
PORCUPINE MOUNTAINS - The strum of guitar strings and stomps of bass drums rang through the Porkies this weekend as hundreds sat on blankets, in fold-up chairs or beneath tents to listen to a number of bands from around the country perform as part of the Porcupine Mountains Music Festival. In its 12th year, the festival drew one of the largest crowds yet to the popular three-day event. Event organizer Cheryl Sundberg said past festival attendances have averaged around 1,000 people, but this...
WAKEFIELD - A crowd gathered at the beach at Eddy Park in Wakefield on Friday afternoon to celebrate Ardie Johnson's 72nd birthday. For the event, Ardie decided to swim across Sunday Lake as a way to raise funds and awareness for the HOPE Animal Shelter in Ironwood. Ardie's friends and family joined her for the event. Included in the crowd was Ardie's son, Randy, and daughter, Yvonne Johnson, who accompanied their mother in her swim across the lake. A long-time resident of Hurley, Ardie likes to...
Xcel Energy workers began upgrading area street lights to LED this week, a measure expected to save costs for communities and be environmentally beneficial. The Gogebic Range is one of three areas where workers are replacing 3,700 street lights, with work also being done in Ashland and Hayward. “After pilot projects to test the latest LED technology, we are making this investment in step with our commitment to support the goals of the communities we serve,” Mike Bebeau, Xcel’s community service manager, said in a news release. “With new LED...
