Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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With summer officially about to begin, Michigan Department of Natural Resources conservation officers and local law enforcement departments want to remind off-road vehicle riders to follow off-road-vehicle safety rules and land-use regulations, riding only where ORVs legally are permitted. "To ensure everyone's safety and the protection of our natural resources, ORV riders are cautioned to only ride their machines where it's legal to operate them," said Cpl. John Morey, DNR ORV and snowmobile...
IRONWOOD — Monsoon season produced another weather record for Ironwood as recorded Wednesday at the National Weather Service site off Cloverland Drive. The employees at the Gogebic-Iron Wastewater Treatment Plant measured 1.94 inches of rain for the 24-hour period to 7 a.m. Prior to the intense lightning storm, the NWS had issued flash flood warnings for the area. It rained so hard that at 4:30 a.m. the treatment plant began discharging wastewater into the Montreal River that didn’t receive full advanced treatment. That usually only occurs int...
BESSEMER - A Bessemer man was sentenced to jail time for breaking and entering with intent to steal Tuesday in Gogebic County's Circuit Court. Cody Lyle Durant, 23, was sentenced to six months in jail and two years probation by Circuit Judge Michael Pope, although Durant can be released into a 90-day substance abuse treatment facility as soon a space opens up. Durant was credited with 104 days of jail time served. The sentence came after Durant pleaded guilty to the 10-year felony charge on Apri...
IRONWOOD - Registered Dietitian Nutritionist Anna Mooi from Aspirus Grand View debunked popular food myths Tuesday afternoon at the Ironwood Carnegie Library. In front of about 10 area residents, Mooi said there are eight food myths that impact people's diets. Not all fats are bad, Mooi said. She said 20 to 35 percent of people's daily calorie intake should come from fats. She said saturated fats are solid at room temperature and include meats and full-fat dairy products, such as butter and...
HURLEY — A $250,000 grant to help bring a grocery store to Hurley will be announced at a Friday ceremony. The Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation will join Hurley Mayor Joseph Pinardi and community and business leaders at the 10:30 a.m. ceremony at the former Super One site, off Tenth Avenue. State officials will also be on hand. “It’s been a long time coming,” Pinardi told the city council Tuesday, referring to the two-year struggle to get a grocery store to locate in the city. Great Lakes Foods bought the former grocery store buildin...
HURLEY - Bond was set at $1 million cash Monday afternoon for a Saxon, Wis., man who faces murder and arson charges. Donald F. Rick, 44, appeared with public defender Courtney Latzig on charges that relate to the March 12 fire that destroyed the Bear Trap Inn in Saxon, resulting in the death of Lisa Waldros. Judge Patrick Madden set the bond, as recommended by Richard Dufour, the assistant Attorney General who is prosecuting the case. Rick and his attorney waived the right for a speedy...
IRONWOOD — Plans to open a brewery in downtown Ironwood advanced Monday when the city commission voted to support an application to the Michigan Liquor Control Commission. The Ironwood Brewery Company’s state application advanced on a 3-0 vote, with Jim Mildren absent and Mayor Annette Burchell abstaining because her husband is involved in the venture. Former Mayor Bob Burchell said a group of investors purchased the former Gogebic County Senior Center building across from the post office. He briefly summarized the brewery proposal, saying a ...
MERCER, Wis. - Mercer held its 10th annual Lupine Junefest on Saturday. Around the area the sun was shining, and the lupine was out in full bloom for the event. Many bicyclists showed-up to participate in the fundraiser ride. Bikers could choose from a 10-, 26-, 28-, or 50-mile ride along scenic county highways. The bikers were in for a treat with "beautiful blooming lupines for 13 miles" said Shari Younger member of the Lupine Junefest Organization Committee with the Mercer Chamber of...
IRONWOOD - Women from across the Northwoods learned how to shoot rifles, hand guns, historic firearms, and even throw tomahawks and knives, Saturday at the Superior Range Shooters Club. The Women on Target event was hosted by the Women of the National Rifle Association. More than 10 volunteers, including club members, showed 35 women the parts of the gun they were shooting and the proper technique to safely fire it. Watching a group of women shoot rifles, Gary Sell, club president, said it's...
ONTONAGON — Ontonagon County will celebrate its heritage of mining and lumbering and fishing at the first Copper Fest celebration June 24-26. County-wide, many of the events will point to those historic industries. On Friday, June 24, mine tours and lighthouse tours will be offered, as well as a beach bonfire. A boat parade will take place at 8 p.m., followed by fireworks at dusk Saturday, June 25, will bring the U.P. Sports Fisherman’s Association Tournament from 6 a.m. to 3 p.m. A captains meeting is set for 5:30 a.m. at the Marina. Top pri...
IRONWOOD TOWNSHIP - An inspection of the integrity of Copper Peak's launch structure began Monday, the latest in a series of work projects on the site over the last few weeks. The work is the latest step in preparing the site for future international ski flying competitions, according to Copper Peak Organizing Committee chairman Bob Jacquart. While Jacquart is excited for Copper Peak's future, he is aware the community in the past heard Copper Peak would host competitive events, but they didn't...
IRONWOOD - City officials gathered again at the Ironwood Memorial Building Friday morning to learn about energy options available in the Upper Peninsula on the second day of the U.P. Education Summit hosted by the Michigan Municipal League. Michael Larson, of Michigan Energy Options, said renewable options, like solar and wind, are more cost-efficient and more people are using them. But he said the problem is that the sun doesn't always shine and the wind doesn't always blow. Typically, he said...
IRONWOOD — The summer semester began Monday at Gogebic Community Community College. Jean Graham, GCC Dean of students, said enrollment numbers are similar to last year’s summer semester. She said 10 more students signed up for classes this year, with around 210 students enrolled. She said the college expanded its summer curriculum, but enrollment numbers prohibited offering some of the classes. Over the past three years, GCC President Jim Lorenson said the college has been witnessing decreasing enrollment, and it is time to make changes to hel...
BESSEMER — The Bessemer City Council Monday agreed to move forward with a combined $11 million sewer-water project in Bessemer. On a 4-1 vote, the council agreed to sign management and water purchase agreements. The council agreed to send the documents to U.S. Department of Agriculture-Rural Development for approval. Council member Linda Nelson voted no. The documents will allow the city to eventually begin sewer projects worth $8,265,000 and put $3,465,000 into water system improvements. City clerk Jim Trudgeon said the agreements include $...
IRONWOOD - Wearing their finest clothes, four kindergarten students at All Saints Catholic Academy received their diplomas following Mass Wednesday morning. As hymns filled Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church, the four graduates in Emily Lightfoot's class made their way down the aisle to the front pew. The graduates read Bible verses and sang alongside their parents and other family members in the congregation. Graduates Cristina Braucher and Gavin Davis held a banner with a Psalm written in...
Michigan Department of Natural Resources forest health experts anticipate widespread defoliation from spruce budworms to continue across much of the Upper Peninsula in the weeks to come. Robert Heyd, MDNR Forest Health Management Program leader, toured the region last week. He said the trees have shed their bud caps and spruce budworm larvae are feeding on the young spruce and fir shoots. "Homeowners interested in protecting landscape spruce or fir from defoliation this year should spray trees...
BESSEMER — The Gogebic County Board of Commissioners Wednesday agreed to place 12 foreclosed parcels up for sale, exerxising its right to the properties. County treasurer Sue Pertile said people are interested in purchasing four of the lots. All 12 of the lots are vacant. Five of the parcels are in Bessemer Township and seven are in Ironwood Township. Pertile said the parcels are offered to neighboring landowners for the price of back taxes and recording fees. “The county will only acquire and transfer to the Land Bank those parcels that the...
HURLEY — With the passage of the June 1 filing deadline for candidates running in August’s partisan primary, it appears several county incumbents will be running for re-election unopposed — although a number of candidates have filed to run for Iron County’s district attorney office. According to the Iron County Clerk’s office, Clerk Michael Saari and Register of Deeds Daniel Soine were both the only two file papers in their respective races. With Treasurer Mark Beaupre filing papers saying he didn’t intend to seek re-election, Deputy Trea...
BESSEMER - Washington Elementary School students learned about the bells and whistles inside emergency and law enforcement vehicles Tuesday afternoon and even got to throw a pie in the face of school staff and law enforcement as part of a fundraising effort. Students climbed inside a Bessemer Fire Department fire truck, Michigan State Police Wakefield Post cruisers, a Beacon ambulance, a Gogebic County Sheriff's Department boat and up on a GCSD off-road vehicle. MSP Trooper Jerry Mazurek said...
HURLEY - A Saxon, Wis., man has been charged with murder and arson in the March 12 fire that destroyed the Bear Trap Inn in Saxon, resulting in the death of Lisa Waldros. Donald Rick, 44, who resided on Church Street at the time of the fire, is scheduled to appear in Iron County Court on the charges next Monday at 1:45 p.m. He told investigators that he stabbed Waldros in burglarizing the tavern, then burned the building in an attempt to make it look like she had died in the fire. According to t...
BESSEMER - After offering Daniel Wendt, of Monroeville, Ohio, the city manager position in May, the Bessemer City Council announced Monday the candidate has rejected their offer. After interviewing eight of 28 applicants, the council agreed to offer him the job during a May 23 meeting. The council agreed offer him a first-year salary of $50,000 and a list of benefits. On Monday, Mayor Kathy Whitburn said Wendt contacted her on May 26 and said he had accepted another position in a neighboring...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] IRONWOOD — The effort to launch a Boys and Girls Club of America chapter in the area continues as a group of residents met Monday at the Ironwood Public Safety Department to discuss moving forward. The group touted surveys filled out by parents of local students indicating their interest in participating in the club. “Our community actually thought we lost contact with the Boys and Girls Club, that (forming a local chapter) was a dead issue, because of events leading up to this point. So then I t...
BESSEMER - Bessemer's Class of 2016 members are now alumni after the district celebrated its commencement ceremony Sunday at A.D. Johnston High School. The ceremony featured performances of "Pomp and Circumstance," and "The Star Spangled Banner," before principal Dan VanderVelden delivered opening remarks. He urged the graduates to reflect on lessons learned from the valuable people in their lives, sharing some lessons he learned from his parents. One of the lessons his father taught him, when...
