Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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SPRINGSTEAD, Wis - The Sherman-Springstead Volunteer Fire Department held its annual corn roast fundraiser Saturday. Department Chief Ron King said turnout at the event was a little better than average for the event, which serves as the department's biggest fundraiser. Now in its 37th year, the corn roast provides the department's operating budget. Major purchases in recent years, using funds generated by the event, included the purchase of extrication equipment and turnout gear for the...
SPRINGSTEAD, Wis - A decade after it began, the latest running of the Springstead Sprint triathlon was held Saturday. A sprint-length event - meaning a shorter course - the race included a 400-meter swim, a 16.5-mile bike ride and 5K run. Competitors could compete individually or divide the legs of the race between teammates. Around 58 participants took part in this year's race, which is consistent with the turnout the last couple of years according to Brad Matson, one of the race's organizers....
BESSEMER — A special meeting of the Gogebic County Board of Commissioners has been set for Tuesday around 5 p.m. The board will meet at the courthouse after a 4:30 p.m. personnel and negotiations committee meeting. On the agenda for the special session are approval of a data processing services contract and a discussion with Darren Pionk, Gogebic County Road Commission Engineer-Manager, about county-owned property near Oman’s Creek. Last Wednesday, the county board discussed the closing of a spring at Little Girl’s Point where the water tested...
May 28 was supposed to be a beautiful day for enjoying what the Northwoods has to offer. Paul Semo, of Rhinelander, Wis., and his 11-year-old daughter, Alexius, said they planned an outing on a four-wheeler Paul inherited from his grandfather. They traveled from the town of Carey with a group of friends onward to the Plummer Mine headframe in Pence, where they stopped for a break. Feeling the ride was too rugged, Paul said Alexius chose to continue with a friend on a different all-terrain...
HURLEY - The Iron County Board of Supervisors' Finance Committee heard an update on the state of Saxon Harbor Thursday, including the fact it could be as long as three to four years before the harbor reopens. Forest and Parks Administrator Eric Peterson approached the committee about purchasing a pair of temporary bridges, which would be initially used over the section of County A that was washed out at Oronto Creek during the July 11 flooding that destroyed the harbor. Peterson said the...
ONTONAGON — The Ontonagon County Cancer Association is nearing the end of its fiscal year and reminds cancer patients to get their cancer bills into the association by Aug. 31. The association pays up to $800 for unpaid cancer bills a year and after Aug. 31, a new round of payment begins. Sandy Morin, OCCA treasurer, said if there are funds from the 2015 door-to-door canvas remaining, patients who received $800 this year for bills can have their remaining unpaid bills pro-rated for extra funds. After Aug. 29, the patient is eligible to s...
SAXON, Wis. - A small group of soldiers from the Wisconsin National Guard wrapped up its part of the cleanup of Saxon Harbor Thursday. Roughly 12 soldiers with the 950th Clearance Company, based in Superior, arrived in Iron County Sunday and Monday and began the process of moving fallen trees and boulders around the harbor that was destroyed by the storm and flooding of July 11. The dozen soldiers were part of a larger deployment of a total of 104 deployed to the region following the July 11...
IRONWOOD - The fall semester at Gogebic Community College is scheduled to begin Monday, Aug. 29. GCC Marketing Director Kim Zeckovich said enrollment numbers are comparable to a year ago. "We continue to accept students on a daily basis, so the numbers do increase," she said. "Classes are filling up quickly." On campus, Zeckovich said housing numbers are also similar to last year. "Rooms are still available, but filling up quickly," she said. GCC employs 36 full-time faculty members. With that,...
HURLEY — The Iron County Board of Supervisors’ Finance Committee Thursday approved the job description for the office manager of Iron County’s University of Wisconsin Extension office. Current office manager Joyce Gayan is retiring at the end of the year. According to the description, the job entails a number of responsibilities to support the UW-Extension’s staff. Neil Klemme, the Extension office’s department head, said the job also requires interacting with people. “This (job) is the face of Extension,” Klemme told the Daily Globe after t...
HURLEY - Children migrated to Hurley Public Library Wednesday afternoon to learn about monarch butterflies. Standing in front of a container of several butterflies, North Lakeland Discovery Center Naturalist Licia Johnson asked them how to recognize a monarch butterfly. A child said they are big and have orange wings. She said butterflies have wings that help them fly, antennas that help them sense their surroundings, eyes to let them see and feet to help them taste. A monarch's eyeballs...
ERWIN TOWNSHIP — One of the positives of Erwin Township’s recent switch to Eagle Waste for garbage service is the flexibility it allows. At Wednesday’s board meeting, the township’s board of trustees approved increasing the size of its garbage dumpster. The board approved increasing the garbage dumpster from a 4-yard to 6-yard dumpster, a change that is expected to cost approximately $26 a month more. “I see that 4-yard (dumpster) just isn’t working,” said Trustee William Hellen. The dumpster pick-up will still occur every other week, accordi...
HURLEY - It will be Anthony Stella facing Republican Matthew Tingstad in the Iron County District Attorney's race in November after Stella won Tuesday's Democratic primary. Stella received 483 votes to Elaine Erickson's 251 votes in the race to represent the Democratic Party on the November ballot. Tingstad, who was the lone Republican running to replace outgoing District Attorney Marty Lipske, received 230 votes. The district attorney race was the lone contested county race on the ballot. The...
HURLEY - The Hurley High School cheerleaders and football program will sponsor a 2.62-mile Glow Run to the Torch Friday evening. The run, in anticipation of Saturday's 48th annual Paavo Nurmi Marathon and Friday evening's torch lighting, will begin at 7 p.m. near downtown. Event organizer Melissa DeCarlo said the short course through the streets of Hurley is friendly for runners, walkers and families. The route starts at the corner of Fifth Avenue and Division Street, winds around residential...
HURLEY — A 52-year-old Hurley woman who worked for the Iron County Department of Human Services has been charged with five counts of theft from a business setting. A criminal complaint filed Tuesday in Iron County Court against Mary Peterson Tijan, of 112 Germania St., charges that unauthorized checks, expense requests and charges from her against the DHS total $185,388. The complaint was authorized by acting Iron County District Attorney Fritz Schellgell. Hurley Police Chief Chris Colassaco, who was first notified of the alleged financial i...
BESSEMER - The Gogebic County Road Commission agreed Monday not to close the Lake Road spring, after coliform was detected there. Instead, they decided to put warning signs by it and see if Ironwood Township will help test the quality of the water. The spring is located on the easement for Lake Road, said road commission manger Darren Pionk. On July 29, the Western Upper Peninsula Health Department tested the quality of the water after the department received a complaint of an illness from a...
WAKEFIELD — The Wakefield City Council heard Monday night of the city’s continuing efforts with the Gogebic County Emergency Management Team to apply for funding to mitigate the costs corresponding to the severe storm on July 11-12. The city was denied FEMA assistance, but continues to apply for funding from other relief organizations. The city is working to estimate damages to private properties. There was no current interest in the proposed logging operation required for the continued development of a non-motorized trail system in the cit...
SAXON, Wis. - The Iron County Fair drew in a large number of people Saturday and Sunday under sunny skies. On Saturday afternoon, the Rice Bulls and Barrels Shock and Awe rodeo tour drew a good-sized crowd, as the stands and area around the horse arena were packed. People gathered around the fences and up on the hill to take in the exciting event which featured several bull riders as well as entertainment in between the rides. The crowd particularly enjoyed one bull, Crazy Eyes, who decided he...
HURLEY - To hone in their skills, the Hurley Midgets cheerleaders participated in a Universal Cheerleaders Association camp Friday and Saturday at the Hurley K-12 School. Watching the team practice, coach Melissa DeCarlo said the team has had "facelift" over the past couple years and decided to call on the UAC to help them cheer and perform at a higher level, one that she knows they're capable of. She said the team consists of 17 girls. Over the course of the weekend, the team learned stunts,...
Iron County voters head to the polls Tuesday for Wisconsin’s August primary. At the county level, clerk Michael J. Saari, treasurer Clara J. Maki and register of deeds Daniel Soine are all running unopposed as Democrats. They likely won’t be challenged in November’s general election. In a District Attorney race, two Democrats — Elaine Erickson and Anthony J. Stella Jr. — are vying for a spot on November’s ballot. The winner will face Republican Mathew J. Tingstad, who is unopposed Tuesday. Former U.S. Sen. Russ Feingold and Scott Harbach will f...
SAXON, Wis. - Sounds of children laughing and cows mooing filled the air in Saxon Friday to mark the beginning of the 89th annual Iron County Fair. Under sunny skies, children played traditional carnival games. With a smile on his face, Alexander Kundinger, 6, of Hudson, rode the merry-go-round with his grandfather, Jimmy Francis. Elsewhere, Mason Bendixen slid down the giant colorful slide. Cows mooed in the barn as 4-H beef animals were judged. With careful consideration, judge Russel Rindsig...
LANSING — Gov. Rick Snyder said Friday Gogebic County did not meet the required $13.9 million statewide damages threshold in the July 11-12 storm to be eligible for a federal disaster declaration. Snyder said he continues to explore options to help Gogebic County communities recover and rebuild after the storms and flash flooding. He said funding from the Federal Highway Administration’s Emergency Relief Program could soon be on its way to help repair roads in Gogebic County damaged by the severe storms. The affected areas include wash-outs on...
IRONWOOD TOWNSHIP - The recent detection of the presence of coliform bacteria in the water at the Lake Road spring, near Powers Road at Little Girl's Point, will likely lead to the spring's closure. Lynne Madison, director of the Western Upper Peninsula Health Department's Environmental Health Division, said the spring was tested July 29 after the department received a complaint of an illness. Madison said during the investigation of how the person got sick, it was discovered he or she drank...
