Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By TOM STANKARD [email protected] BESSEMER - The Gogebic County Road Commission signed an easement Thursday afternoon with the Michigan Department of Natural Resources for the Ironwood to Bessemer walking-biking trail. Darren Pionk, commission manager-engineer, said the road commission is sponsoring the Michigan Department of Transportation grant. He said the DNR owns the land on which the trail will stretch. Pionk said it grants approval to construct a public recreation, non-motorize...
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] Walleyes in two Gogebic County lakes will be collected for mercury testing this spring after the ice cover leaves. The Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission will survey Cisco and Thousand Island lakes in Gogebic County. Up to 12 adult walleyes will be taken from each lake for mercury testing, according to Mark Luehring, a fisheries biologist for GLIFWC, which has an office in Odanah, Wis. Mercury testing will be done at the Lake Superior Research Institute at the University of...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] IRONWOOD - With the Michigan legislature on spring break, state Sen. Tom Casperson, R-Escanaba, visited Ironwood Wednesday, taking a tour of Precision Tool & Mold. Casperson, along with state Rep. Ed McBroom - a Republican who represents Delta, Dickinson and Menominee counties in the 108th District - toured the factory to see the company's production process where it manufactures parts that can be used in a range of products from fish-bait...
By TOM STANKARD [email protected] IRONWOOD - To educate residents about the area's drug problem, members of the Ironwood Public Safety Department hosted an awareness session at Luther L. Wright School Wednesday to shine light on the dangers of drugs and how citizens can be on the lookout. Standing in front of about 15 people, Officer Matt Sterbenz said many drug users start as early as 14 years old. He said common trends among adolescents are drinking alcohol, and smoking marijuana...
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] IRONWOOD — The new Depot Park children’s playground equipment should be installed by June. City Manager Scott Erickson told city commissioners on Monday that representatives of the company that was awarded the bid for the playground equipment will coordinate the installation effort with the city’s department of public works. On March 14, the city commission approved a $37,000 bid from Miracle Midwest for the playground equipment, which will be installed on a 30-by-60-foot wood chip surface. The child...
By TOM STANKARD [email protected] BESSEMER - To teach children how to eat healthier, Megan Martell, Michigan State University Extension program instructor, educated sixth grade students at Washington Elementary School Tuesday about how to choose healthier food and drink options. At their last meeting, Martell said students learned how to interpret the nutrition information label on food packaging. While holding a bag of candy, she said ingredients on the label are listed according to...
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] IRONWOOD - Ironwood City Manager Scott Erickson has received a coveted award from the Michigan Municipal League. At Monday's regular city commission meeting, acting Mayor Kim Corcoran said the Sinclair award had been announced at an MML meeting last week attended by Ironwood officials. Corcoran congratulated Erickson on the award, citing his job performance with the city. The Sinclair Exceptional Service Award, first awarded in 2008, is a...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] HURLEY — The Aging Unit of Iron County will soon have a permanent manager after the Iron County Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to hire Mark Marczak for the position. Marczak, of Montreal, currently works with the county’s department of human services as a childcare supervisor for the Northern Income Maintenance Consortium. He was one of three candidates interviewed, according to information presented to the board. Marczak has already accepted the position, according to information pre...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] IRONWOOD TOWNSHIP — It appears construction of the regional trail running between the Montreal River and Sunday Lake in Wakefield will be able to continue after the Ironwood Township Board of Trustees agreed to transfer ownership of a portion of the planned trail to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources Monday. The land, approximately one-tenth of an acre, is located across County Club Road. Township attorney Mark McDonald told the board that it appears the small size of the parcel p...
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] IRONWOOD — The city of Ironwood will seek bids on obtaining safety fencing for three or four former mining sites. City commissioners agreed Monday to seek the bids as part of $21,000 that has been budgeted for safety around the sites, including sinkholes. City Manager Scott Erickson said the money was obtained from the sale of easements to Xcel Energy. Erickson said “key locations” would be targeted. Commissioners also agreed to spend $8,200 for patching Ayer Street, from Lake Street to the Bonni...
By TOM STANKARD [email protected] BESSEMER — Following the recommendation of an advisory committee, the Bessemer Area School Board of Trustees voted Monday to reject consolidation with the Ironwood Area School District. Standing in front of a large crowd, Todd Johnson, the committee’s co-chair, said Bessemer’s school district doesn’t need to consolidate “at this time.” On Jan. 28, Ironwood Superintendent Tim Kolesar sent a letter to Bessemer proposing representatives from both distri...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] MERCER, Wis. - The Easter Bunny visited the Mercer School a little early this year as the Mercer Lions Club held its annual Easter egg hunt Saturday at the school. While the participating children likely had a good time collecting candy and goodies, the Lions also enjoyed themselves. "This is a fun one for us, this is just giving back to the community," said Lions member Glenn Doxsee. "You can see how the kids love this." The group has been holding...
By ISABELLE KLEINSCHMIDT [email protected] IRONWOOD - Local churches celebrated Easter Sunday yesterday. Many churches in the area held Mass along with an Easter breakfast. The St. Paul Lutheran Church had a large turnout for their annual Easter brunch. The church has been holding the event for over 18 years. Many members of the church brought in a dish to be served at the brunch. Carolyn Johnson, Sherron Olexa, and Kathy Vaara prepared the dishes and tables for serving while Mass was...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] HURLEY — Among the items on the agenda for the Iron County Board of Supervisor’s meeting Tuesday are three revisions to the general rules for supervisors listed in the county directory. Among the changes recommended by the finance committee at its meeting earlier this month is the removal of the limit on the number of per diems a supervisor can claim each day. The existing rule allows supervisors to receive a $40 per diem for each committee and board meeting they attend in the county, and a $45...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] BESSEMER — It appears the possible consolidation of the Ironwood and Bessemer school districts won’t be moving forward, at least for the time being. The committee Bessemer formed to examine the future of the district is expected to recommend against consolidation with Ironwood at the district’s next board meeting. “This Monday at our board meeting, the committee for the future of Bessemer schools — which is made up of parents in our area and business members ... as well as a few board members ...
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] BESSEMER — Used drug collection containers across the Gogebic Range have worked so well that they have created a problem in storing all the pills and medications being turned in for disposal. The Gogebic County Board of Commissioners on Wednesday agreed to send letters to legislators pointing out the extent of the problem here and seeking some assistance. Commissioners instructed county clerk Gerry Pelissero to draw up a letter to be sent to legislators. Gogebic County Sheriff Pete Matonich told the b...
MARQUETTE — Raymond Valentino Bowser, 31, of Chicago, was sentenced to five years in federal prison, U.S. Attorney Patrick Miles announced in a statement Friday. Bowser also received 12 years of supervised release. U.S. District Judge Robert Holmes Bell sentenced Bowser for distribution of heroin within 1,000 feet of a playground, a charge Bowser pleaded guilty to last December. Bowser was the subject of an Gogebic-Iron Area Narcotics Team investigation that included a Feb. 20, 2015, undercover heroin purchase from Bowser, according to M...
By TOM STANKARD [email protected] IRONWOOD - To make math and science fun, students of the Gogebic-Ontonagon Intermediate School District have assembled 3-D printers for computer programming and robotics class during the spring semester. James Halverson, the class professor, said Thursday a 3-D printer is a manufacturing technology that has made "rapid" prototyping and small-scale manufacturing easier and more accessible. He said the printer makes three-dimensional solid objects from...
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] BESSEMER — The Gogebic County Jail in Bessemer is overcrowded “and there’s more coming,” sheriff Peter Matonich told the county board Wednesday. Matonich said the jail was housing 30 inmates and six more were jailed in Iron County, Wis., under an agreement between the two counties. “We’re doing everything we can to try to quell it,” Matonich said of the overcrowding situation. The sheriff said he was addressing the county board because his budget is taking a hit with the extra inmates. He explained...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] BESSEMER — With Thursday’s hearing in Gogebic County Circuit Court ending without a plea agreement, the case of Jason Charles Roberts is scheduled for an April trial. Roberts, 34, of Ironwood, faces three animal cruelty-related charges stemming from a video that allegedly shows Roberts urging several hunting dogs to attack a wounded coyote. He faces a felony charge of torturing an animal and misdemeanors for cruelty to an animal and failure to kill a wounded animal. The first charge carries max...
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] HURLEY — There are new developments in the investigation into the March 12 fire that destroyed the Bear Trap Inn in Saxon, resulting in the death of a Kimball, Wis., woman. Lisa (Henning) Waldros, 52, a bartender at her sister’s tavern-restaurant business, was found dead in the rubble after the fire. Her body was found in the bathroom area of the structure, according to family members. An autopsy was performed in Madison. Iron County Judge Patrick Madden, who returned Wednesday from a trip to Ari...
