Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] Iron County’s employment numbers improved in March, but they were still the second worst in the state. The March Iron jobless rate of 9.7 percent was better than the 10.6 percent of February, according to the Department of Workforce Development. In March 2015, the Iron County jobless rate was 10.7 percent. Ashland County improved from 7.8 percent in February to 7.6 percent in March, according to the DWD. Vilas County moved from 9.3 percent to 8.6 percent and Oneida County went from 7.7 percent to 7...
By JAN TUCKER [email protected] EWEN - The Ewen-Trout Creek School District joined with other area districts Wednesday in approving a later school starting time for the 2016-'17 school year this fall. Students in grades sixth through 12th will have an advisory period in the morning from 8:35 a.m. to 8:52 a.m., with classes to begin at 8:55 a.m. Elementary students will begin classes at 8:35 a.m. Superintendent Alan Tulppo said parents who need to drop off students at school earlier than the s...
IRONWOOD — Two events related to the Ironwood stretch of the Iron Belle Trail are planned. Next Saturday at 10 a.m., a trail clean-up effort is planned. Volunteers will meet at Depot Park, behind the post office building, where they can pick up garbage bags and receive directions. The Friends of the Iron Belle Trail will provide grilled bratwursts and drinks for volunteers. On Sunday, May 8, there will be a Mothers Day Walk along the trail, hosted by the FIBT. The community walk will begin at 2 p.m. from Depot Park. “This will be a fun opp...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] IRONWOOD - Representatives from almost 20 businesses gathered in Luther L. Wright's gymnasium Friday for Ironwood's career day. The district's seventh through 12th graders were broken up into three sessions to allow the students to interact with the business representatives. A number of industries were represented at the event, ranging from Beacon Ambulance and the Michigan Department of Corrections to Extreme Tool and Engineering and Snow Country...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] BESSEMER — With the passage of Tuesday’s filing deadline, the August primary ballot has become clearer for Gogebic County voters. At the county level, Prosecutor Nicholas Jacobs, Clerk Gerry Pelissero, Treasurer Sue Pertile and Drain Commissioner James Loeper are running unopposed. All identified as Democrats, except Loeper, who is running as a Republican. Also on the Democratic ballot, Sheriff Pete Matonich is being challenged by Gordon Koski. On the county board, Dan Siiirila is running uno...
By TOM STANKARD [email protected] HURLEY - The Hurley High School music program tuned to a new idea in 1985 and more than 30 years later, the Silver Express is still alive and well, said director Beth Bordner. This year's Silver Express Spectacular is set for next week Wednesday through Friday at 7 p.m. at the Hurley K-12 School auditorium. Like in years past, Bordner said about 30 students auditioned to be part of the select group of students which puts on the popular annual show....
By TOM STANKARD [email protected] IRONWOOD - To make education fun, area sixth and seventh grade students learned hands-on about various science, technology, engineering, art and math activities during STEAM Day on Thursday, hosted by Gogebic Community College's math and science division. Inside the Lindquist Student Center gymnasium, more than 200 students enjoyed experiments, activities and demonstrations. Wearing a lab coat, Serena Mershon Lohkamp, event organizer, said GCC...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] MERCER, Wis - The ballots cast in the April 5 race between incumbent Victor Ouimette and John Sendra to represent Mercer's District 11 on the Iron County Board of Supervisors were recounted Wednesday and the final result remains the same - a four-vote Sendra win. The recount consisted of verifying the number of voters in the poll book was correct, verifying the number of ballots was the same as election night and then recounting the ballots. While...
By JAN TUCKER [email protected] ONTONAGON — Ontonagon County voters will face several millage renewal issues in the August primary election after the county board approved language for several ballot measures Tuesday. The board authorized placing a request for one mill for four years for the Ontonagon County Transit, one mill for four years for the SONCO Ambulance and three-tenths of a mill for the Gogebic-Ontonagon Community Action Agency. Regarding the CAA ballot request, commissioner John Cane was concerned because the agency had used t...
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] Lake Superior water levels were from nine to 10 inches above normal at the end of March and two inches higher than last March. According to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the levels of all of the Great Lakes were well above normal at the end of the month. Lake Superior was at 601.96 feet above sea level on March 31, compared to the long-term daily mean of 601.15 feet. During the month, the lake rose about five inches, according to Army Corps statistics. Kevin Crupi, of the National Weather Service o...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] HURLEY - The members of the Iron County Board of Supervisors elected in the April 5 election were sworn in Tuesday, after which the members of the new board re-elected Joe Pinardi to another term as county board chairman. The 12 members of the board re-elected for another term - Paul Mullard, Hurley; Pinardi, Hurley; Jack Prospero, Hurley; Larry Youngs, Hurley; William Thomas, Gile; John Smith, Kimball; Karl Krall, Saxon; Scott Erickson, Oma; Opal...
By TOM STANKARD [email protected] IRONWOOD - In front of college students and area residents, Rob Davis, of the Green Bay Packers, spoke Tuesday evening about the importance of self-determination and hard work during the Gogebic Community College Entrepreneurial Center for Innovation and Development's annual spring speaker series. Davis is the Director of Player Engagement for the Packers, overseeing a range of programs designed to meet the needs of players and their families in today...
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] HURLEY — As top vote-getter in the April 5 election, Steve Lombardo was named mayor pro-tempore Tuesday by the Hurley City Council. If Mayor Joe Pinardi is not available, Lombardo will act as mayor. Pinardi announced reappointments to most committee posts, with few changes. New council member Stephanie Smith will sit on both the police-fire-license and parks-recreation committees. Ray O’Dea was reappointed city attorney and Dan Soine will again be assessor and building inspector. Appointments to the...
By TOM STANKARD [email protected] BESSEMER - To settle the city manager issue Monday, the Bessemer City Council authorized signatures of the settlements for former City Manager Michael Uskiewicz and Margot Anderson. At a Dec. 7 meeting, the council voted to buy out Uskiewicz's contract and appointed Anderson, the former Wakefield city manger, as his replacement, pending her acceptance. Uskiewicz has since signed a contract for his severance package and Anderson has signed a contract...
By JAN TUCKER [email protected] ONTONAGON - The Ontonagon Area Board of Education has a new board member. Monday, Board President Dean Juntunen swore in Karen Jackson to take the seat vacated by Kyla LaBine. The board officially accepted the resignation of LaBine, with regret, as she has taken a job in the Houghton area. Jackson is the Ontonagon Postmaster, and will hold the seat until November when she would run for election. Juntunen praised LaBine for her approximately five years of...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] IRONWOOD — The Ironwood Area Schools Board of Education approved placing a millage renewal on the Aug. 2 primary ballot Monday, asking voters to renew a non-homestead millage that is a crucial source of funding for the district. According to information presented at the meeting, in 2012 voters approved an 18-mill tax on property in the district, other than principal residences and other exempt properties. “What everybody has to understand is, it does not effect their principal residence. So no-...
By TOM STANKARD [email protected] More than 16,000 Xcel Energy customers experienced a power outage Saturday throughout Gogebic County and parts of Hurley,Wis., according to Chris Ouellette, of Xcel Energy. Ouellette said an arrestor blew at a substation in Ironwood, causing thousands of residents to lose power. The outage occurred at about 4:30 p.m. and power was restored at 6:22 p.m., Ouellette told the Daily Globe. Traffic signals were out during the outage. In response, the...
IRONWOOD TOWNSHIP — A 49-year-old Hurley man died in a Saturday afternoon kayaking accident on the Black River. Clint Mabie suffered a head injury around 2:30 p.m. while kayaking near Narrows Creek, according to Michigan State Police from the Wakefield Post. State police and deputies from the Gogebic County Sheriff’s Department responded, along with paramedics from Beacon Ambulance, after receiving a report that a member of a group of kayakers had been injured. The Gogebic County Search and Rescue team, Ironwood Township Fire Department. Gog...
ONTONAGON — The Ontonagon County Cancer Association is planning for its annual door-to-door canvas. Hundreds of volunteers from all parts of the county will begin the canvas May 7. They will not only be collecting funds in support of the association, but will bring life saving material to each home. Board member Bev Meagher said each volunteer will carry a pamphlet explaining information on colorectal cancer. There will also be information on how to contact people within the association for those needing financial help and information on the o...
By TOM STANKARD [email protected] HURLEY - While taking a break from class, Hurley K-12 elementary students learned how to live a healthy lifestyle at the annual Health Fair on Friday. Scattered at tables in the gymnasium, representatives from DOVE, the University of Wisconsin-Extension office, Hurley Police Department, Northlakes Community Clinic, Sam's Club in Wausau, Iron County Human Services and Iron County Health Department spoke to students about a variety of topics. Zona...
By TOM STANKARD [email protected] IRONWOOD — The Michigan Snowmobile Association and Department of Natural Resources invites the public to a joint meeting with the Western Upper Peninsula Snow Shakers on Thursday, April 28, at 1 p.m. at Gogebic Community College. Robert Youngberg, Snow Shakers club president, said the club is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the maintenance and improvement of 112 miles of snowmobile trails in the area. Formerly, the Snow Shakers were the Gogebic Range Trail Authority. Youngberg said the club has...
IRONWOOD — Trails are important to Ironwood’s economy and the system of walking and recreational vehicle paths throughout the city will be highlighted this summer. City manager Scott Erickson said the city will host a trails meeting for entities from the western half of the Upper Peninsula on Friday, June 17. Erickson told city commissioners this week the gathering at the Memorial Building will showcase the trail systems here, including the Western Gateway hiking-biking trail that is part of the Detroit to Ironwood Iron Belle Trail. Eri...
