Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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WAKEFIELD - The Wakefield City Council interviewed seven potential candidates for the available city manager position this week. On Wednesday, the city council interviewed Perry Franzoi, Eva Smith-Fergason and Mary Servia. On Friday, the council interviewed Mike Womack, Jason Laumann and Richard Brackney. The council will also interview Thomas Budgick in the future. Lawrence Kapugia and Michael Lee withdrew their names, according to information from the council. During the interviews, Mayor Joe...
BESSEMER — Bessemer students are scheduled to participate in a career exploration day at A.D. Johnston High School on Thursday, March 3, inside the gymnasium. As of Friday, high school principal Dan VanderVelden said 11 area businesses had signed up. Students will have an opportunity to find out more about careers in health care, cosmetology, machinery, forestry, communications, hospitality, restaurant management, counseling, construction and heavy equipment operation, electronics, law enforcement and the arts. VanderVelden said students w...
By TOM STANKARD [email protected] HURLEY - Area professionals took time out of their day on Thursday to speak with Hurley students for Career Day. In the afternoon, Dr. Maleah Cummings spoke about being a psychologist to curious students inside the auditorium. Cummings said she wanted to be a medical doctor, but found out it wasn't the right career for her. Then she fell "in love" with psychology, and eventually became a licensed psychologist in 2008. In school, she said she learned...
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] IRONWOOD — January in Ironwood will be remembered for a four-day period when the thermometer never reached above zero. Kevin Crupi, of the National Weather Service office in Marquette, said although the Jan. 16-19 period produced the below-zero weather, the average temperature for the month was 2 degrees above normal, at 13.5 degrees. Crupi said the west to east flow of mild Pacific air associated with the El Nino produced above normal temperatures in the Upper Great Lakes states for a third c...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] IRONWOOD — The Gogebic Range Solid Waste Management Authority approved purchasing a second garbage truck Thursday, to be used as a backup if the main truck breaks down. The truck, a 1999 Crane Carrier Company, is being sold by JB Disposal out of Butternut, Wis. The authority board approved buying the truck for $22,000 and authorized up to $5,000 in additional repairs, according to administrator Chris Ann Bressette. Bressette told the board the authority has been borrowing the truck while its p...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] IRONWOOD - Members of the Ironwood Public Safety Department held a community awareness program Wednesday to bring attention to the potential problems of drugs and alcohol in the area, particularly relating to schools and young people. Director Andrew DiGiorgio began by reminding the audience the trends regarding drug and alcohol abuse by young people are constantly changing, and it can be difficult to stay on top of the information. "Myself, as a...
By TOM STANKARD [email protected] BESSEMER - The Gogebic County Road Commission Board of Commissioners approved during a special meeting Monday to not take any action concerning the proposed garage until they hear back from the Bessemer Planning Commission. Darren Pionk, road commission engineer-manager, said the current garage in Bessemer is outdated and does not meet the road commission's needs. Looking towards the future, Pionk said the new garage proposed to be on Marshalek Road,...
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] The Wisconsin Department of Transportation said James Peterson Sons, Inc., of Medford, is the prime contractor for a $10.1 million U.S. 51 project that began this week with tree clearing. The U.S. 51 construction work will begin in mid-March. The project will be between Rocky Run Road and Oneida County Y in Cassian and Hazelhurst. Crews will: —Reconstruct the highway. —Replace culverts. —Reconstruct intersections. —Lengthen existing passing lanes. —Construct a new bridge over Rocky Run Creek. A...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] MERCER, Wis. - Mercer voters cast their ballots Tuesday in a primary to narrow down the field of candidates running for a pair of seats on the town board. The six-candidate race had incumbent John Sendra facing off against Bill Brundage, James Davis, Gordon Kohegyi, Michael Lambert and Victor Ouimette. The top four vote-getters will advance to the general election, where the two candidates with the most votes will be seated on the town board. Report...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] HURLEY - The Iron County Comprehensive Planning/Land and Zoning Committee decided to look to Iron County's corporation counsel on how to handle outdoor events in Iron County following Tuesday's public hearing regarding a proposed ordinance on the issue. Both supporters and detractors of proposed ordinance addressed the committee, despite indications early in the hearing that the committee realized the ordinance wasn't the best way to address the...
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] IRONWOOD — A new scam has apparently been initiated regarding the water woes in Flint. The Ironwood Public Safety Department received a 9:30 a.m. Monday call from an elderly resident who said she had been contacted about a fund-raising drive to raise money for the “children of Flint.” The woman told officers she had used her debit card to contribute $15 to the cause. An IPSD officer advised her to contact her bank representatives and have the card canceled and a new debit card issued. Earlier this...
By TOM STANKARD [email protected] BESSEMER - The Bessemer City Council debated the city's social media policy Monday after concerns were raised regarding a Facebook page relating to council business. Mayor Kathy Whitburn said it's important for the city council to establish a social media policy and have an "official" presence on Facebook and other social media sites. Whitburn asked if the Facebook page "The Bessemer City Council Rest of the Story" is administered by a council member...
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] HURLEY — After an absence of several years, Career Day is returning to the Hurley K-12 school on Thursday. Students will hear presentations from experts in many fields. Staff member Steve Eder said Monday there will be 45-minute presentations and all students in grades 7-12 will participate. “It gives the professionals a chance to see our building and the students get the chance to visit with them,” Eder said. The Hurley School Board discussed the plans with Eder and Jake Hostettler, an instr...
By PAT KRAUSE [email protected] WAKEFIELD - The annual Wakefield Volunteer Fire Department Ice Fishing Contest was held on Sunday Lake and in the Wakefield V.F.W. on Saturday during Michigan's free fishing weekend. The event brought out 350 adults and has a lot of appeal for the more than 125 kids who participated. This was in spite of early-morning temperatures that hovered around four degrees below zero with a wind chill of 20 below. "For the weather, we had a good turnout," said Jim...
HURLEY - On a sunny Saturday, snowmobilers and local residents filled the Iron County Memorial Building to raise funds to groom the trails. The White Thunder Riders snowmobile club of Oma conducted its annual winter fund-raiser. To get to the event, snowmobilers could ride the trail to Jerry's Amoco and then cross the street to obtain easy access to the Memorial Building parking lot off U.S. 51. One by one, items donated by businesses and individuals were auctioned off to the highest bidders in...
By Richard Jenkins [email protected] MERCER, Wis. — Iron County residents are headed to the polls Tuesday to cast their ballots in a primary for the state Supreme Court, with residents of the town of Mercer also voting to narrow down the field of candidates seeking seats on the town board. Six candidates are running for a pair of seats on the town board. Incumbent John Sendra is facing off against Bill Brundage, James Davis, Gordon Kohegyi, Michael Lambert and Victor Ouimette. The top four vote getters will advance to the April 5 g...
Editor's note: The Daily Globe recently ran an "It's About Love" contest that asked readers to submit an essay sharing their Valentine's story. Mary Nemetz's essay was selected as the winner. She and her husband, John, picked up their prizes donated by various advertisers Friday. Mary and John Nemetz got married in 1972 and will celebrate their 44th anniversary this June. When Mary heard about the Daily Globe's "It's About Love" essay contest, she had never written a story like that, but...
IRONWOOD — The Ironwood Public Safety Department will hold a community awareness program at Luther L. Wright from 6 to 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, according to a department announcement. The program, held in room 232, is designed to inform parents, teachers and citizens about current drug and alcohol trends in schools, according to a department spokesman. The program will include a discussion of purchasing drugs on the internet, e-cigarettes, prescription pills and different ways of using alcohol. Many of the crimes committed in Ironwood area r...
BESSEMER — Two men and a woman were arrested in Bessemer Thursday on charges of delivery/possession with intent to deliver heroin and methamphetamine, according to a Gogebic Iron Area Narcotics Team news release. According to a team spokesman, a search warrant was executed on a Porter Street residence in Bessemer, which led to the arrests. A GIANT spokesman said the matter is still under investigation. GIANT is a local task force comprised of officers from the Ironwood Public Safety Department, the Gogebic County Sheriff's Department, the H...
ROCKLAND — The Ontonagon County Sheriff’s Office was dispatched to a fatal snowmobile accident by Negaunee Regional dispatch Wednesday evening at 10:35. The accident occurred on Trail 12, 1/4 mile south of Old Victoria Rd. in Rockland Township. It is believed the driver of the vehicle, Brady Allan Kuennen, 36, of Waucoma, Iowa, was traveling on Trail 12 when he lost control, fell off the snowmobile and struck a tree, according to a sheriff’s department release. Alcohol is believed to be a factor, department officials said in the release. The a...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] BESSEMER — Gogebic County Search and Rescue is looking for volunteers. Overseen by the Gogebic County Sheriff’s Department, the organization is a private group of volunteers who help conduct search and rescue operations, provide emergency medical assistance and rescue victims from both wilderness and urban environments, according to group president Jon Brown. Brown said there have been a number of incidents in recent years, the group has responded to, including a number of calls out to Superior Fal...
