Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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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...
IRONWOOD — A 12:04 a.m. Thursday structure fire at 140 W. Gogebic St. started in a marijuana grow room. Ironwood Public Safety Department Fire Officer Brandon Snyder said the fire was electrical in nature. “Upon arrival, the upstairs was full of smoke and the fire was located inside a wall,” said IPSD Director Andrew DiGiorgio. The fire was confined to a single room and the attic space above it. Annieta Grosso was inside the house removing belongings to the porch when an IPSD officer arrived. She was able to safely exit the house. The fire...
MERCER, Wis — It was a warm, sunny day Wednesday as the town of Mercer filled with people celebrating the 36th annual Loon Day Festival. “We’ve got a great day (today),” said Tina Brunell, the executive director of the Mercer Chamber of Commerce “It’s very warm but we’ve lucked out on our events this year, we’ve had good days for our events.” While the attendance was good, particularly in the morning, Brunell said the head may have caused caused some to cut their visits short. “People are kind...
BESSEMER — The Bessemer Area Schools District Planning Committee and the city’s planning commission Wednesday discussed possible parking solutions concerning the expansion of A.D. Johnston High School. Previously, the school planning committee announced plans to build on to A.D. Johnston High School to the north, requiring the closure of Iron Street, as part of a move to close Washington Elementary School and transferring those students to the high school. Bessemer Planning Commission Cha...
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker Wednesday sent a letter to President Barack Obama requesting a federal disaster declaration for nine northern Wisconsin counties affected by July 11-12 torrential rains and flash floods. In the letter, Walker said the storm caused more than $25 million in damage to roads and public infrastructure. The request is for federal assistance to help local governments recover from the disaster. The Bad River Indian reservation is also included in the request. “Three weeks ago, flash floods devastated Saxon Harbor in Iron Cou...
IRONWOOD TOWNSHIP - Among the contests decided in Tuesday's primary election were Ironwood Township's supervisor and treasurer races. Steven Boyd and Maria Graser won their races for supervisor and treasurer, respectively. Boyd, a current trustee on the board, defeated former township supervisor Marvin LaGrew by a vote of 361 to 288 in the bid to replace outgoing supervisor Alan Baron. Boyd's 361 votes represented approximately 55 percent of the voters casting ballots in the race, to LaGrew's...
IRONWOOD - An early Tuesday morning fire that severely damaged a house at 324 E. Oak St, in Norrie Location sent the homeowner to the hospital. The Ironwood Public Safety Department reported Cheryl Graykowski, 55, was transported by Beacon Ambulance to Aspirus Grand View Hospital following the initial 3:15 a.m. report of the fire. She was treated and released. The IPSD received a 6:15 a.m. report of "suspicious activity" three hours after the fire. An officer found that Graykowski and members of...
BESSEMER — Pete Matonich won his reelection bid, beating Gordon Koski to continue as Sheriff of Gogebic County during Tuesday’s primary election race. In the end, Matonich racked up 1,971 votes, or 90 percent, while Koski received 216 votes, or 10 percent. County Clerk Gerry Pelissero received 1,952 votes and Country Treasurer Sue Pertile received 1,919 votes. Prosecuting Attorney Nicholas Jacobs got 1,897 votes. Drain Commissioner James Loeper racked in 405 votes....
BESSEMER - The Bessemer City Council, Monday evening, adopted an amendment to the city's zoning ordinance to cut down on blight. According to information provided at the meeting, the city has cut 21 lawns this year and the property owners were billed July 8. To date, four property owners have payed their bills. Under the new zoning ordinance, the property owner has five days to comply upon receiving a notice from the city to remove the blight from their property. If the property owner does not...
Since the July 11 storm ravaged the Gogebic Range and beyond, the debate has raged. Was it a 25-year storm, 50-year event or perhaps a 100-year occurrence? Last week, Linda Hansen,, of the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality’s Water Resources Division, offered an answer. “Per our DEQ Hydrologic Studies Unit, these intensities and durations meet or exceed a 1,000-year storm event,” she said. “The Gogebic County Airport reported 9 inches of rain in six hours, while weather observers near Lake Superior recorded up to 11 inches of rain in...
HURLEY - Hundreds lined Silver Street in downtown Hurley for the annual Iron County Heritage Parade on a sunny Saturday afternoon. Beginning with the "Star Spangled Banner," sung by Hurley High School class of 2016 member Reggie Kelly; floats, vehicles and people made their way up and down Silver Street to celebrate Iron County. The parade marshals were recently retired Hurley police chief Dan Erspamer, his father and retired Ironwood police chief Ted Erspamer, the new Hurley police chief Chris...
CAREY, Wis. - A group of over 20 people gathered near the B-47 crash site monument Saturday for a brief ceremony marking the dedication of a pavilion at the site. "If it wasn't for your group - this crash site has obviously been here since the crash, and it sat dormant for decades," Carey town Chairman Bob Walesewicz. "It's so nice to see someone stand up, take charge, a group come together and put together a facility like this. "It means so much our community, it means so much to the families... Full story
Gogebic County voters will head to the polls Tuesday to cast their ballots in Michigan’s August primary. Besides several party primary races which will determine the names on November’s general election ballot, there are six millage renewals in various jurisdictions across the county on Tuesday’s ballot. Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. At the county level, Prosecutor Nick Jacobs, Clerk Gerry Pelissero and Treasurer Sue Pertile are running unopposed as Democrats, while Republican Jim Loeper isn’t facing a challenger for drain commission...
IRONWOOD - As residents continue to use the Western Gateway Trail in Ironwood, work continues to extend the popular trail into Bessemer. The first section of the trail runs from the Montreal River to Ironwood's eastern city limit, with the next section extending to Bessemer's Moore Street. Paul Anderson, a project manager with Coleman Engineering who has been working on trail development in the area, said work on Phase 2 of the trail is scheduled to be completed by the end of this construction...
HURLEY - Folks of all ages experienced life before the turn of 20th century during Heritage Day Friday, presented by the Iron County Historical Society at its museum in Hurley. The historical society is marking its 50th anniversary this year and celebrated with a slate of activities this past week, helping begin the annual Iron County Heritage Festival. At the museum on Friday, a blacksmith, a broom maker and weavers demonstrated their talents during an open house. Dan Roesinger demonstrated...
ONTONAGON — The state of Michigan has awarded Camp Josh a grant under the Upper Peninsula Deer Habitat Improvement Partnership Initiative. Under the partnership agreement, Camp Josh will construct a 3.4-acre food plot on the 40-acre parcel that it owns on the LP Walsh road in Ontonagon Township. The state will fund $4,876 and Camp Josh will fund $3,260 of the $8,136 project cost. A very wet spring caused some delay in the initial clearing of the land, however, workers were able to get the tree stumps removed and bulldoze the site. The plot h...
HURLEY - As Iron County continues to recover from the storms and flooding that hit the region earlier this month, a group of AmeriCorps volunteers arrived to help residents cleanup storm damage in their homes. The eight volunteers that make up team Cedar 4 - between the ages of 19 and 23 - came from the AmeriCorps National Civilian Community Corps' North Central region; which includes Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota and Wisconsin. The team...
When Gogebic County voters head to the polls Tuesday, they will not only be casting their ballots for state and local primary races, they will also be decided a number of area ballot proposals. A total of six proposals will be on area ballots, although the total number of proposals an individual voter will cast a vote on varies depending on where the voter lives. The ballot features a total of three county-wide measures, one millage renewal for Bessemer Township residents, a millage renewal for voters in the Ironwood Area School District and a...
HURLEY - Children put on safety goggles and filled Hurley Public Library with bubbles Wednesday while learning about the science behind them. When asked to describe bubbles, the children said bubbles can get really big, are clear and pop easily. Licia Johnson, from the North Lakeland Discovery Center, asked the child scientists what bubbles are made of. "Soap and water," one child said. Because bubbles contain water, Johnson said bubbles are a liquid. But she said bubbles also contain a gas....
CONWAY, S.C. - Cassie and Somchai Rollins, of Sumter, S.C., didn't plan to have their second child in Conway, some 80 miles away, but their newborn daughter had other ideas. Cassie's doctor assured her it was OK to travel in her late-term pregnancy to see a minor league baseball game in Myrtle Beach, S.C. Somchai is a Kansas City Royals fan, so they made to the trip to watch the Wilmington BlueRocks, a Royals farm team, visit the Myrtle Beach Pelicans on Saturday night. Their 2-year-old son, Som...
BESSEMER — The Gogebic County Board of Commissioners commended the county road commission Wednesday evening for its response to the severe storm that devastated the area, particularity Little Girl’s Point, two weeks ago. “On behalf of the county board, thank you for the road commission,” board chairman Joe Bonovetz said. Road Commission Manager Darren Pionk said temporary repairs are still ongoing. He said the National Guard saved the road commission “a ton of money and time” needed to make the Lake Road and Powers Road area passable. T...
HURLEY - Town, county and state officials gathered at the Iron County Forestry and Highway building Tuesday morning to meet with representatives from the Federal Emergency Management Agency regarding the cost of damages from the heavy rains and flooding that hit the region earlier this month. The meeting began with preliminary damage assessments of the various road washouts and damage to Saxon Harbor, before the group travelled to a number of storm-damaged sites - including the harbor - to see...
