Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] HURLEY — The Iron County Board of Supervisors passed a resolution Tuesday to allow the county to pursue a Coastal Management Grant to fund research into the current owners of the Soo Line rail grade that is intended as part of an expansion of the county’s trail system. Both motorized and non-motorized trail proponents have been investigating purchasing the entirety of what was the former Soo Line rail grade through the county and into Ashland County. “It’s a great partnership between the motoriz... Full story
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] IRONWOOD - Business owners who survived the city of Ironwood's two-year, $15 million U.S. 2 reconstruction project were thanked at a Monday dedication ceremony. About 30 people, including numerous Hebert Construction, Iron River, company workers, were on hand for the ribbon-cutting on a soggy day. Mike Premo, of the Michigan Department of Transportation's Crystal Falls office, said, "It's been a difficult couple of years for businesses." He said the $15... Full story
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] IRONWOOD TOWNSHIP — The Ironwood Township Board of Trustees agreed Monday to draft a letter of support for a request from the Gogebic Country Club to reduce the speed limit on Country Club Road. “It wouldn’t hurt, I think, for us to include a letter of support,” said Trustee Steve Boyd. “I think their reasoning is very good, and it is dangerous.” According to information at the meeting, the speed limit for the specific section of road is 50 mph. According to a letter from the club, the organizatio... Full story
By TOM STANKARD [email protected] WAKEFIELD - To escape the rain outside Saturday morning, children gathered at the Wakefield Public Library for story time. With Halloween coming up, volunteer Bella Schroeder read several Halloween-themed children's books to four children sitting on a colorful rug. First, Schroeder read "Room on the Broom," written by Julia Donaldson and illustrated by Axel Scheffler. While reading, Schroeder told a tale of a witch and her cat riding a broom when the... Full story
IRONWOOD — Ironwood residents will be hearing from city commission candidates quite a bit this week. All 11 candidates for Ironwood City Commission in the Nov. 3 election are expected to participate in a Tuesday candidates’ forum at Gogebic Community College. The forum will be at 7 p.m. in the upper level conference room at the Lindquist Center. The top five vote-getters will be seated on the commission. The highest vote-getter is elected mayor. Chuck Gervasio, of WUPM-FM, will moderate. Candidates will be allowed a brief opening and closing st... Full story
HURLEY - Joanne Bruneau's breast cancer diagnosis started with her typical mammogram at the end of February. About a week later, she was called back to Aspirus Grand View Hospital for a second mammogram as the doctors thought they noticed something in the right breast. Her second mammogram included an ultrasound, which confirmed she did have something there. "You're in total shock at first," she said. "I had my daughter come with me at first because she knew what questions to ask and she was a... Full story
IRONWOOD — Motorists on Cloverland Drive might have noticed construction is nearly done in the second year of a total rebuild of U.S. 2 through the city. In April, plans were outlined for the last mile of the construction project, spanning Curry Street to Roosevelt Street, widening the old 11-foot lanes by a foot. Beginning in May, construction crews upgraded utilities, sidewalks and assembled a center left-turn lane at the Lake Street signal. Hebert Construction, of Iron River, was the lowest bidder for general construction at $5,299,270. The... Full story
HURLEY - The Iron County Health Department conducted its fifth annual Breast Cancer Awareness event at Sharon's Coffee Company Monday. Thirty-five women attended, designed to raise awareness about breast cancer, as well as honor survivors. A key focus of this year's event was the role exercise can play in reducing the risk of breast cancer. The evening began with a walk of the new Gateway Trail that starts at the Montreal River, behind Sharon's. The walk was led by Andrea Newby, the family livin... Full story
By TOM STANKARD [email protected] IRONWOOD — The Historic Ironwood Theatre will play Alfred Hitchcock’s famed silent movie, “The Lodger,” on Halloween at 7:30 p.m. Released to the masses in 1927, “The Lodger” is Hitchcock’s last silent movie. Legend has it Hitchcock once considered this his “true suspense film.” In the silent film, a serial killer known as the “Avenger” is on the loose, murdering blonde women in London. A mysterious man arrives at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Bunting, looking for a room to rent. The Bunting daughter... Full story
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] IRONWOOD - Those driving down Cloverland Drive Wednesday may have noticed work underway demolishing one of the buildings that comprised Davey's Motel. "It's a new kind of remodeling, called vanishing," joked Sam Davey, who owns the motel at the corner of Cloverland Drive and Greenbush Street. While the business remains open, the removal of the building marks a shift for Davey toward a focus on long-term rentals. "We're more or less trying not to be... Full story
By TOM STANKARD [email protected] BESSEMER - The Western Gateway Trail Authority approved Wednesday to seek sponsors for mile-markers from local business and residents. At the meeting in the Gogebic County Courthouse, Paul Anderson, Coleman Engineering Project Manager, said mile distance markers will be located every half-mile along the trail. To get the community involved, City Manager Scott Erickson proposed businesses and residents could pay $250 to be a sponsor for one year. In re... Full story
By KELSEY HANSEN [email protected] WAKEFIELD - Monday night marked the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the recently purchased Wakefield Municipal Building. More than 60 people attended the event, which included music by the Gogebic Range Band, presenting of the check to the Diocese of Marquette and coffee and desserts. City council member Dick Bolen presented a brief history of city hall. The original city hall was dedicated in 1915, exactly 100 years ago, and cost the city $35,000. The... Full story
By TOM STANKARD [email protected] IRONWOOD — As technology advances, Merit presented a conference about cyber security, broadband, and social engineering on Tuesday at Gogebic Community College. In the morning, Jim Lundberg, Merit Upper Peninsula Relations Manager, spoke to local area professions to emphasize the importance of cyber security. While discussing password making for online accounts, Lundberg said passwords are typically challenging to remember. “People are going to write it down and tape it to their computer,” he said.... Full story
IRONWOOD TOWNSHIP - Ski flying is returning to Copper Peak with a series of competitions. Representatives of the Federation of International Skiing have awarded Copper Peak a Grand Prix Summer Series finale event to be held in September 2017 and a Summer Continental Cup and a Nordic combined summer event, both to possibly take place in 2018. The announcement was made Monday. The September 2017 event is an annual summertime competition on grass or artificial surfaces. Copper Peak is the only... Full story
By TOM STANKARD [email protected] BESSEMER - The Bessemer City Council approved Bill Steiger's resignation from the Bessemer Planning Commission Monday. At the meeting, Mayor August "Butch" Semmerling read an letter Steiger sent to him to announce his decision. "Under the advisement of my attorney and discussions with the state Attorney General's office, I am resigning my seat on the city of Bessemer Planning Commission," Semmerling said reading the letter. "I would also like to note... Full story
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] IRONWOOD — The Ironwood Area Schools Board of Education renewed a contact with the Gogebic-Ontonagon Intermediate School District Monday that ensures area students will continue to be able to take welding and business management classes at Luther L. Wright. According to the terms of the contract, the classes will be open to sophomores, juniors and seniors, with 51 percent of students coming from Ironwood and 49 percent coming from outside the district. GOISD will pay the district a total of $27,257... Full story
By KELSEY HANSEN [email protected] HURLEY - Over sixty community members, kids and adults alike, came together Saturday morning to help package food to send to malnourished communities in Haiti. The event took place at the Range Community Bible Church, although it was not a specific church function as it was open to the whole community. Chuck Guerber, missionary with the Range Community Bible Church, helped organize the event and bring eight members from the Kids Against Hunger St. Peters,... Full story
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] BESSEMER TOWNSHIP - A crowd of around 20 people gathered outside the Bessemer Township township hall Saturday morning for a rededication ceremony for the township's veterans memorial. The memorial is made from three stone slabs. The one in the center is approximately 7 1/2-feet tall and is engraved with a message that says, "In memory of the men and women of Bessemer Township who served in the armed forces of our country to preserve the freedom of... Full story
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] MERCER, Wis. — The Iron County Outdoor Recreation Enthusiasts group hopes to soon become a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization. Almost one year ago, the group represents a wide variety of activities, according to Will Andresen, with the University of Wisconsin Iron County Extension Office, who has worked with ICORE over the past year. “They were created to fill a void in the community, and that void is kind of the silent sports part of the outdoor recreation scene,” Andresen said. He explained that sile... Full story
WAKEFIELD - Karen Varian, of Wakefield, has always been an optimistic, energetic and ambitious woman, always on the move and ready to take on the next task. She and her husband moved to the Wakefield area just over two years ago from Connecticut when the cost of living was becoming too much. Varian's father was born in Wakefield, with lots of her relatives still in the area and she has grown up visiting here, so the decision to move was a relatively easy one. Since moving here, she found a lump... Full story
HURLEY — It wasn’t a big bear, but it sure caused a lot of commotion. A black bear was shot and killed in downtown Hurley on Friday afternoon. It was apparently the same bear that had stolen corn from Krist Oil in an early Tuesday morning caper and had made some dashes down Silver Street in broad daylight. A dispatcher at the Iron County Sheriff’s Department confirmed Friday evening that detective Paul Samardich had shot the bear, which was too close to humans for comfort. There was reportedly concern that the bear might get too close to childr... Full story
