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Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By RICHARD JENKINS rjenkins@yourdailyglobe.com HURLEY — The Iron County Board of Supervisors Finance Committee approved a request from the sheriff’s department for donations to two groups that assisted with the December search for a missing Iron Belt man. The committee on Thursday approved a $500 donation to the Sawyer County Sheriff’s Department canine unit and $1,000 to Headwaters Search and Rescue as a thank you for the members of the organizations volunteering their time to help with the search for Alan D. Kangas. Iron County Sheriff Tony...
By RALPH ANSAMI ransami@yourdailyglobe.com IRONWOOD — A $30,000 project to repair the exposition building on the Gogebic County Fairgrounds is in the works. The county has qualified for a $15,000 Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development grant that would require a $15,000 local match. The county board authorized the fair board to apply for the grant last November and at meeting in February, the board learned the county qualified for the grant. The grant would be used to replace 86 windows and some doorways in the expo b...
By TOM STANKARD tstankard@yourdailyglobe.com As warm temperatures continue, melting snow is causing an early end to the season for skiers and snowboarders. The forecast calls for continued warm weather. Near Bessemer, Big Powderhorn Mountain Resort declared it will close Saturday for the season. Bruce Noren, general manager, said the earliest the mountain closed was in February, 1999. "It's been a strange snow year. With these warm nights, we've taken a hit," Noren said on Wednesday afternoon....
By RALPH ANSAMI ransami@yourdailyglobe.com BESSEMER — The Gogebic County Board of Commissioners on Wednesday opposed a section of Gov. Rick Snyder’s 2017 fiscal year budget that would transfer Medicaid and Healthy Michigan funding for specialty mental health services to private entities. The county board passed a resolution opposing Snyder's plan on a 6-0 vote after hearing a presentation from Julie Hautala, CEO of the Gogebic County Mental Health Authority. Hautala said the county now deals with NorthCare in Marquette, which subcontracts wit...
By RICHARD JENKINS rjenkins@yourdailyglobe.com OMA, Wis. — Iron County residents had an opportunity to provide input on the early stages of the county's Asset Based Community Development Plan Wednesday evening during the Iron County Citizen's Forum program held at the Oma Town Hall. The event was led by Iron County Zoning Administrator Tom Bergman and Jason Laumann, with North West Regional Planning. Laumann began the evening by explaining what community development was and where the county was in the process. According to Laumann, the Asset B...
By JAN TUCKER jantuck@jamadots.com EWEN — The Ewen-Trout Creek School District's request for the renewal of its operational millage for another 10 years was overwhelmingly approved by district voters Tuesday. The district voted 57.5 percent in favor of the renewal with just 32.3 percent saying no. The actual count of the seven townships which comprise the district was 473 yes and 226 no. The voters approved the district to levy the statutory rate, not to exceed 18 mils on all property except the principal residence of voters or those e...
LANSING (AP) - Bernie Sanders breathed new life into his long-shot White House bid with a crucial win in Michigan's primary Tuesday night, chipping away at Hillary Clinton's dominance in the Democratic presidential race. Republican Donald Trump swept to victory in both Michigan and Mississippi, overcoming fierce efforts to blunt his momentum. Gogebic County In Gogebic County, voters favored Sanders and Trump in their respective races. Democratic voters chose Sanders over Clinton; with Sanders ge...
HURLEY — Iron County snowmobile and all-terrain vehicle trails will close effective Thursday at 12:01 a.m. Iron County Forest Administrator Eric Peterson said Tuesday gates along the trails will be closed. All ATV trails will remain closed until break-up conditions recede. Peterson said ATV trails will open on a trail-by-trail basis as they dry up and have been inspected for wash-outs and grade integrity, estimated around mid-May. Unseasonably warm temperatures hit the low 60s on Monday on the Gogebic Range, following a mild weekend, and the f...
By RICHARD JENKINS rjenkins@yourdailyglobe.com MERCER, Wis. - Residents are now able to explore the cosmos a bit closer as the Mercer Public Library began lending out a telescope last week. Purchased with funds provided by the Friends of the Mercer Public Library, the telescope can be checked out for one week by anyone with a valid card from a library that is part of the Merlin system, said library director Teresa Schmidt. "I'm anxiously awaiting to hear from people in the community how they...
By TOM STANKARD tstankard@yourdailylgobe.com BESSEMER — Following a closed session, Ray O’Dea, an area attorney, announced the city of Bessemer will begin seeking a new city manger and will discuss the personnel matters with all attorneys involved in the issue. At the Dec. 7 meeting, the council voted to buy out former City Manger Michael Uskiewicz’s contract and appointed former Wakefield City Manager Margot Anderson as his replacement, pending Anderson’s acceptance of the position. It was also agreed the council would interview Anderson on De...
By RALPH ANSAMI ransami@yourdailyglobe.com HURLEY — A 29-year-old Hurley woman entered no contest pleas Monday in Iron County Court to delivery of heroin and maintaining a drug trafficking place. Carol Walitshek, of 505 Maple St., was found guilty of those two counts by Iron County Judge Patrick Madden, who ordered a pre-sentence investigation be completed within 60 days. Charges of harboring or aiding a felon and misdemeanors for bail jumping, possessing drug paraphernalia and disorderly conduct were dismissed through a plea agreement b...
By TOM STANKARD tstankard@yourdailyglobe.com MARENISCO - With the sun shining over Lake Gogebic, more than 100 local and visiting ice fishing enthusiasts came to the Gogebic Lodge Saturday to compete in the 33rd annual ice fishing derby. Scattered across the entire lake this year, ice fishing enthusiasts carved a whole in the ice with their augers and began a day's worth of fishing. In years past, Don Bergquist, event coordinator, said participants were restricted to a confined area, but...
By RICHARD JENKINS rjenkins@yourdailyglobe.com KIMBALL, Wis. - Over 800 people got a turkey dinner at the Kimball Community Center Sunday as part of the Kimball Fire Department's annual turkey dinner fundraiser. Fire Chief John Smith said the number was down a little from past years - the highest was approximately 1,100 - the traffic had been steady. "It's been steady all day. People were here early, because of the good weather I think," Smith said, adding that he thought the low turnout may...
MERCER, Wis. — The Mercer Public Library will host a presentation on dragon boat racing Thursday from 5 to 6 p.m. Dragon boat racing — featuring 45-foot long boats capable of holding 20 paddlers and decorated with an ornate dragon head at the bow and tail at the stern — is a 2,000-year-old sport with roots in Chinese culture, according to Beth Wetzler. She is organizing an Iron County team to compete in this summer’s dragon boat festival in Minocqua. Wetzler said the sport is one of the fastest growing water sports in the world and is regulat...
By TOM STANKARD tstankard@yourdailyglobe.com HURLEY - In honor of Dr. Seuss, students at Hurley K-12 and their grandparents ate green eggs and ham for breakfast Friday. Holding food trays, the children and grandparents waited in a long line to get their food. Among those in line were Kamryn Swartz, a fourth-grader, and her grandmother, Deb Swartz. Kamryn said she was excited about eating food inspired by the famous children's book by Dr. Seuss. At the front of the line, Linda Zarzyski and...
HOUGHTON — For the second year in a row, Ironwood JROTC cadets left the Michigan Technological University campus overall winners of the Day of Challenges competition. Sponsored by the Michigan Veterans of Foreign Wars and Michigan Tech Army and Air Force programs, the competition took place Feb. 27 and consisted of a series of events focusing on teamwork, as well as mental and physical challenges. Among the events was a timed obstacle course and several leadership tests, an Ironwood JROTC spokesperson said. Six schools sent 23 teams to the e...
By TOM STANKARD tstankard@yourdailyglobe.com BESSEMER — The three people who were arrested following an investigation by the Gogebic-Iron Area Narcotics Team have been scheduled for arraignment. On Thursday, Feb. 11, GIANT executed a search warrant at a Bessemer residence on Porter Street, resulting in the arrest of Dylan Robert Smith, 27, of Bessemer; Michael Scott Johnson, 27, of Ramsay; and and Stephanie Juntti, 22, of L’Anse. Smith and Juntti are scheduled to arraigned on March 15. Johnson is scheduled to be arraigned on March 17. The cha...
By TOM STANKARD tstankard@yourdailyglobe.com WAKEFIELD - The Wakefield City Council agreed Thursday afternoon to make Michael Womack an offer to be city manager and to negotiate a contract. Womack was interviewed on Feb. 19. The council interviewed all seven potential candidates for the city manager position: Richard Brackney, Perry Franzoi, Eva Smith-Fergason, Mary Servia, Thomas Budgick, Jason Laumann and Womack. At Thursday's special meeting the council unanimously offered Womack the job....
By TOM STANKARD tstankard@yurdailyglobe.com BESSEMER - Bessemer area middle-high school students explored possible job opportunities in the area during Career Day Thursday. To fill the A.D. Johnston High School gymnasium, Brian Haanpaa, of Michigan Works, invited local businesses to participate. Haanpaa said more than 10 businesses were present for Career Day. Students could explore careers in health care, cosmetology, machinery, counseling, forestry, communications, hospitality, restaurant...
ERWIN TOWNSHIP — Members of the Upper Peninsula Regional Hazardous Materials Team responded to a reported mercury spill in Erwin Township Wednesday. Shortly before 3:30 p.m., a township resident was cleaning a basement when a glass bottle of mercury was knocked over, breaking it and spilling the mercury, according to a release from the Ironwood Public Safety Department. The homeowner evacuated the house and called 911. The responding hazardous material team recovered approximately three ounces of mercury, along with several contaminated i...
