Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By KELSEY HANSEN [email protected] WAKEFIELD - The Wakefield City Council approved to hire Tim Dean as the city attorney on Monday and continue with the law firm, Dean and Pope. Michael Pope, who has been appointed as the 32nd Circuit Court Judge, will no longer be able to practice law once sworn in at the end of the month. As a result, Pope recommended that Dean fill his position as the Wakefield city attorney. "After talking with John, I'm recommending that my partner, Tim Dean, serve... Full story
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] IRONWOOD — The Ironwood City Commission on Monday agreed to sell 20 items of seized property to the public. Included are six trucks or cars, three snowmobiles, two televisions, a coin collection and sports cards, among other items. All items will be advertised with suggested minimum bids. Ironwood Public Safety Department Director Andrew DiGiorgio said the vehicles will be set up outside the public safety department building for public viewing. He said most of the vehicles were seized through G... Full story
By TOM STANKARD [email protected] IRONWOOD - Following the seventh annual Sisu Ski Fest on Saturday, Robby Vee and "His Rock 'N' Roll Caravan" rocked the Historic Ironwood Theatre. As folks found their seats, there was a slideshow presentation displaying racers participating in the Sisu cross county ski races. After the slideshow, HIT emcee Mark Silver, of Ironwood, introduced "the prince of twang" Robby Vee and the theatre "came alive." Robby Vee was born Robert Velline, named after... Full story
IRONWOOD — The cold snap that arrived in Ironwood on Saturday night is expected to last through Thursday, according to the National Weather Service. High temperatures in the single digits, ranging to 7-below on Tuesday, are forecast for the next three days, not unusual for January in Ironwood. The low reading for the 24-hour period to 7 a.m. Sunday was minus 6. A total of 2 inches of snow fell at the Gogebic-Iron Wastewater Treatment Plant on U.S. 2, while other areas of the Gogebic Range received more. Sunday’s low marked the first sub... Full story
IRONWOOD —The Ironwood City Commission on Monday will consider calling for bids on 20 items seized by the Ironwood Public Safety Department, many in drug raids. The items include six trucks or cars, three snowmobiles, two televisions, a coin collection and sports cards. All items will be advertised with suggested minimum bids. The sale of the items was recommended by Ironwood Public Safety Department Director Andrew DiGiorgio. The commission meets at 5:30 p.m. on the upper floor of the Memorial Building. —Ralph Ansami... Full story
ONTONAGON - Work on a railroad bridge near Ontonagon was modified to support a multi-use recreational trail in the future. According to Janet Miesbauer, of MI-TRALE, heavy equipment was moved to the bridge the last few weeks in December by Norman Pestka Construction. The company was contacted by MI-TRALE to replace the ice shield on the east support pier. The project was funded by off-road vehicle license receipts through a Department of Natural Resources grant program. Miesbauer said OHM Engine... Full story
By TOM STANKARD [email protected] IRONWOOD — The Awkward Stage Drama Club held auditions Thursday at the Ironwood Memorial Building for its upcoming production of “These Wonderful Years.” Adult supervisor Mary Hansen said the club selected Heidi Brown to be director because she said it would be a good experience for the high school student cast. When picking a play to direct, Brown said she was approached by cast member Ethan Puisto, who told her that the club was ready to take on a more serious play, instead of doing comedy. Brown... Full story
By TOM STANKARD [email protected] BESSEMER — Area residents and the Bessemer Planning Commission heard plans Wednesday from the Gogebic County Road Commission for the county's new maintenance garage. About five years ago, Darren Pionk, road commission engineer-manager, said the commission looked “into their needs.” Pionk said the commission's three main county garages are all “outdated” and no longer meets their needs. In addition to the garage in Bessemer, the road commission has one in Marenisco and one in Watersmeet. Pionk sai... Full story
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] HURLEY - Former U.S. Senator, and current Senate candidate, Russ Feingold visited Iron County's University of Wisconsin Extension Office Tuesday as part of a kick-off for a statewide campaign tour. Feingold met with four members of the extension office for approximately 30 minutes in an informal setting, with the extension employees discussing the work they do and Feingold asking questions about challenges facing the area. Will Andresen, the... Full story
By TOM STANKARD [email protected] IRONWOOD — The seventh annual Sisu Ski Fest is set to start this week, featuring a number of events for everyone. Beginning on Friday, registration and bib pickup will take place from 4 p.m. until 10 p.m. at the Ironwood Memorial Building. During this time, the Ski Expo will take place. The expo will continue on Saturday at 8 a.m. until 4 p.m. On Saturday, there will be a full day of racing, including the 42 kilometer Sisu marathon at the ABR Ski Trails. The classic race starts at 8:30 a.m. and t... Full story
By TOM STANKARD [email protected] IRONWOOD -To encourage a community atmosphere, artist Connie Greany and students at All Saints Catholic Academy started making a mural Monday. As a school project, children made tiles and Greany helped the students place them on an outline of the mural she drew. Each tile was placed according to an indication number and a letter. By collaborating and working together, Greany said students were part of a community. Greany said she assigned groups to... Full story
HURLEY — The first in a series of videos on the recovery process from both mental health and addiction issues will be shown at the Hurley K-12 School auditorium Monday. The series, held by the Iron County Underage AODA Prevention Community Coalition, will feature one film a month through April. The first film, shown from 6 to 7 p.m. Monday, follows the story of Jackie Nitschke — the first wife of a Green Bay Packers player to admit to struggling with alcohol addiction. “Through interviews with former NFL players, their wives and Jackie’s own fa... Full story
HIGGINS LAKE, Mich. — Donna Marie Telling, 68, died at her Higgins Lake home on Dec. 23, 2015. She was born Dec. 21, 1947, in Bessemer to John and Millicent (Trewhella) Re. Donna attended Bessemer schools until 1959, when she moved to Detroit with her mother and siblings to live with her stepfather, Thomas Yalonen. Completing her education in Detroit, Donna became a hairdresser, working first at J.L. Hudson in Southfield, then to Galveston, Texas, and back to Michigan at Curl Up and Dye in Houghton Lake. Donna and Howard R. Telling were married... Full story
IRONWOOD — The Gogebic County fairgrounds were the place to be this weekend as hundreds of the best drivers in vintage and modern ice oval racing rocked around the historic 1/2 mile track at speeds up to 100 MPH at the Ironwood Snowmobile Olympus this weekend. Even the women and kids got into the act and a drone even showed up to check out the action. And for the first time in three years, there was snowmobile racing on Sunday when many of the important races take place. Race director Tom A... Full story
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] While mild temperatures in November and early December meant that ski hills across the Gogebic Range pushed back their opening days, the recent snowfalls and cold weather means that all have at least some runs open and have been seeing skiers anxious to hit the slopes. “The crowds were good over the holidays,” said Bruce Noren, the general manager of Big Powderhorn Mountain Resort, “you know, (just) not as good as we’re used to.” While the delayed snow meant the numbers were down from previous... Full story
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] Both the Ironwood Public Safety Department and the Michigan State Police Wakefield Post recently received community investment grants from Enbridge, Inc. According to Brian Trekas, the safety coordinator for Enbridge's Superior Region, the IPSD received $2,500 to help purchase gas-monitoring equipment. Trekas said the equipment can be used in a number of situations where it needs to be determined the amount of hazardous gases in the air, such as... Full story
Even though it took a bit longer than last year for the trails to open, the recent snowfall meant snowmobilers could travel the Gogebic Range, with a parade of vintage snowmobiles traveling from Ironwood to Hurley Friday night to watch fireworks and kick off the weekend's Snowmobile Olympus races in Ironwood. The parade and fireworks were organized by the Hurley Chamber of Commerce, with the help of the White Thunder Riders Snowmobile Club. Beginning in Ironwood's Depot Park, the parade traveled... Full story
IRONWOOD — The city commission this week approved a “carve-out” agreement for the pension fund of Ironwood Housing employees. City treasurer Paul Linn said creating a separate division of the pension fund will allow city officials and the Ironwood Housing Commission board to get a “more accurate picture” of assets and liabilities of the housing employees. Housing employees were previously co-mingled in the plan with employees in other city departments. Linn said a similar agreement was approved for library employees a few years ago. The commiss... Full story
