Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] HURLEY — While they may have been sympathetic to his plight, there was little the members of the Iron County Comprehensive Planning/Land and Zoning Committee could do Monday for Jim Youngs other than agree to fund a study to determine whether a permit could be issued allowing Youngs to build a house on his property in Kimball, Wis. The issue preventing Youngs from constructing a house on the property he purchased from the county in 2012 is it falls in a flood plain on county maps, even though the e...
By TOM STANKARD [email protected] BESSEMER — With guidance by city attorney Michael Korpela, the Bessemer City Council Monday evening denied Northwoods Paving Company’s special use permit request to put an asphalt mixing plant on Tamarack Avenue. At a May 3 meeting, Eric Brye, of NPC, in Ashland, Wis., said the company applied for a special use permit to operate an asphalt mixing plant at Pat Steiger’s old sawmill plant, which is located within an M-1 district. He said the plant would also have been temporary, with plans to only...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] HURLEY - A Hurley woman received a deferred entry of judgement and was ordered to pay $25,000 in restitution during an appearance in Iron County Court Monday. Patricia Ruth Wanden, 66, faced charges of forgery and a misdemeanor charge of theft through false representation in the case. Special prosecutor Fritz Schellgell accused Wanden of forging James Pierce's signature and cashing an insurance check made out to both Wanden and Pierce following a...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] HURLEY - The Hurley K-12 Board of Education approved a 10-cent increase for the price of lunch at its meeting Monday. District Business Manager Michele Seibel told the board the increase was mandated by the federal government as the amount the district charged was below the average. "The idea is the Feds do not want us supplementing paid lunches with the higher reimbursement we get for the free and reduced meals," said Seibel. "So each year we have...
By TOM STANKARD [email protected] UPSON, Wis. - Children and area residents put on their snowpants, gloves and hats Saturday to go fishing during the traditional Youth Fishing Jamboree at Weber Lake. Battling winter-like weather after the fresh snowfall, children received a fishing rod and reel combination to encourage them to go fishing, keeping the traditional outdoor sport going. Wearing a fluffy pink hat, Bruce Tijan, 5, of Gile, cast his line into the cold water. Then, he...
By JAN TUCKER [email protected] ROCKLAND - SONCO Emergency Medical Service Technicians in Ontonagon County were saluted Sunday as part of the national recognition of EMS teams. Gina Kasten, Operation Manager for SONCO, cited the theme of this years' celebration "EMS Strong-Called to Care" and noted the "exceptional service" the members provide to the county. The evening began with dinner served at the Rockland Town Hall, followed by the roll call of 26 EMT's. Kasten announced that the total r...
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] IRONWOOD TOWNSHIP - There's stop and go lights on Lake Road near Little Girl's Point for the first time. Repair work on the Montreal River bridge at the Michigan-Wisconsin border line is under way and travel has been reduced to a single lane during repairs on the bridge. Lane dividers have also been placed on the roadway, to protect workers from passing vehicles. There will also be four other bridge projects this summer in the county, costing a total...
By TOM STANKARD [email protected] IRONWOOD - To inspire children to use their imaginations, Lynne Wiercinski, of Ironwood Carnegie Library, hosted a Young Authors and Illustrators meeting this week at Luther L. Wright High School. Gathered in the school library, inspiring authors and artists sat at a table topped with magazines, word blocks and pictures. Wiercinski held up a poem she assembled from the same supplies and said the students were going to make their own. With her imaginat...
IRONWOOD — The city of Ironwood has received notification from the Michigan Economic Development Corporation it is no longer eligible to receive funding from the Community Development Block Grant Program. Eligibility is determined through the Department of Housing and Urban Development. “To qualify for grants and programs to assist in revitalizing the city of Ironwood, we are required to conduct surveys to update basic demographic information and need your participation,” said Ironwood Community Development Director Michael Brown. Millions of d...
IRONWOOD — Aspirus Grand View Hospital has named Paula Chermside Chief Executive Officer. The announcement was made Thursday by Aspirus Upper Peninsula Regional Chief Executive Officer Chuck Nelson. Chermside is a familiar face to the community and Aspirus, serving as Chief Operating Officer of Aspirus Grand View since 2013. “Paula demonstrates continued excellence in her ability to lead our organization to the highest levels of health care quality and efficiency. She guided multiple programs of quality enhancement, expansion and development,...
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] KIMBALL, Wis. - The Lake Nebagamon, Wis., man who rolled his vehicle off U.S. 2 near Little Finland on Saturday has had a bad month behind the wheel. Lance Adolphson, 46, was transported to Aspirus Grand View Hospital by Beacon Ambulance after his eastbound vehicle veered off the highway and ended up striking some trees around 6 p.m. After leaving the highway, the vehicle continued over over a private driveway before hitting the trees. Iron County...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] BESSEMER - Members of the Gogebic County Sheriff's Department, Michigan State Police and Ironwood Public Safety Department - along with staff members of the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services - learned the best ways to prevent infants from dying in their sleep Wednesday during a safe-sleep training session. The thought behind the training was, because officers may be in homes more frequently than DHS employees, while responding to 911...
IRONWOOD — Ironwood attorney Mark E. McDonald has filed candidacy papers for 32nd Gogebic County Circuit Court judge. McDonald announced on Tuesday that he is seeking the judgeship formerly held by the Roy Gotham. McDonald has been in private practice and is a shareholder in the law firm of Jacobs, McDonald & Silc, P.C.. He is licensed to practice in Michigan and Wisconsin, and also was admitted to practice before the U.S. District Court Western District of Michigan, and the Lac Vieux Desert Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians Tribal C...
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] HURLEY - A Ramsay man who faces prison time on heroin and meth charges in Gogebic County was sentenced in Iron County Court Tuesday to three years in the Wisconsin prison system for delivery of methamphetamines. Michael Johnson, 21, was also sentenced by Judge Patrick Madden to four years of extended supervision and assessed fines and court costs of $2,500. He must seek alcohol and drug counseling and submit DNA samples, among other provisions of the...
By TOM STANKARD [email protected] BESSEMER - To encourage fishing at Massie Pond in Bluff Valley Park, David Rowe's 10th grade biology class stocked 23 brook trout into the four-foot deep pond Tuesday morning in continuation of a "real-life" biology experiment. In October, Rowe, an A.D. Johnston High School biology teacher, conducted a fish census with his class to estimate the population at the 1.5-acre pond, using a capture/recapture method. Students captured other species of fish...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] HURLEY — Iron County will continue to prohibit motorcycles on all-terrain vehicle trails in the county. The Iron County Forestry and Parks Committee agreed Tuesday to keep the ban in place, at least until the state devises a way to provide additional revenue for trail upkeep. “The reason this has come about is the state has recently passed a new law that is going to allow motorcycle use on ATV trails,” County Forest Administrator Eric Peterson said. “The state has approved ... the formati...
By TOM STANKARD [email protected] BESSEMER — The Gogebic County Road Commission approved Monday evening a bridge design proposal and a bridge inspection proposal both from Brian Hintsala, of AECOM Technology. Darren Pionk, road commission engineer-manager, said the bridge design proposal of $61,216 from AECOM is for bridges on Kimberly Road and East Shore Road in Marenisco Township. Pionk said Hintsala has been the commission’s “bridge engineer” for the last 5 years and he designed “quite a few” bridges in Gogebic County. Dan Sirrila...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] BESSEMER — Testifying via video feed from the Iron County Jail, Michael Scott Johnson, 21, Ramsay, pled guilty to possession of methamphetamine and possession with intent to deliver heroin in Gogebic County Circuit Court in Bessemer Monday. The plea was part of a deal that will result in six additional charges and a habitual offender-third offense designation dismissed by the Gogebic County Prosecutor’s Office. Both felony charges Johnson pled gui...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] BESSEMER — John Raymond Davis, 41, pled guilty to two felony counts in Gogebic County Circuit Court Monday, in relation to a methamphetamine lab discovered March 30 in a Sunset Road apartment unit in Ironwood Township. “On March 30, I was in the process of making methamphetamine when the cops showed up,” Davis testified during the court appearance. In exchange to pleading guilty to charges of operating/maintaining a meth lab and conspiracy to opera...
KIMBALL Wis. - A Lake Nebagamon, Wis., man was injured in a roll-over accident on U.S. 2 near Little Finland in Kimball Saturday. Lance Richard Adolphson, 46, rolled his car, landing near the tree line, at approximately 5:59 p.m. Saturday, according to an ICSD report. The accident slowed traffic for approximately an hour. Adolphson was transported to Aspirus Grand View, according to the report, by Beacon Ambulance. No information was available regarding his condition....
KIMBALL, Wis - The Kimball Homemakers held its annual pie social and craft show at the Kimball Community Center Saturday. "We're full and we're doing well," said Mary Smith, the group's president. "Lunchtime is always a good time, get a little more foot traffic through." Along with delicious slices of homemade pie, Saturday's menu also featured homemade soups and barbecue sandwiches. The Kimball Homemakers have been around for 50 years, Smith said, and have probably been holding the social for...
The National Finnish-American Festival Chorus preformed its annual Mother's Day Concert on Sunday at the Zion Lutheran Church in Ironwood. Gary Schlais opened the concert with a few solo pieces on the accordion. Under direction of Gale Hellier, the chorus sang several traditional songs from Finland with a focus on giving thanks to mothers. Susan Kontny accompanied on the flute, while Sandy Rowoldt played the piano. Other soloists on the program included Dorothy Walesewicz on accordion and Susan...
IRONWOOD - Thunder and flashing lights occurred both inside and outside the Gogebic Community College Lindquist Center gymnasium at Friday's graduation ceremonies. The inside stuff was flashing light bulbs from cameras, while the outside thunder and light show came from Mother Nature. GCC president James Lorenson was nearly drowned out by the thunder as he began to introduce the 82nd GCC commencement speaker, Dr. Randy Smith, president of the Rural Community College Alliance. Smith, from...
