Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By TOM STANKARD [email protected] IRONWOOD — Area residents will endure a chilly week ahead with the forecast predicting more winter-like weather. Beginning Friday, Ironwood accumulated more than 4 1/2 inches of snow last weekend. Moving further into the work week, The National Wether Service predicts winter weather will stick around. Today, snow is likely in the morning through the afternoon. The chance of precipitation is 60 percent. Accumulation is reported to be less than 1 inch possible. At night, snow is possible with a mix o...
IRONWOOD — The Entrepreneurial Center for Innovation and Development at Gogebic Community College is excited to host Rob Davis from the Green Bay Packers for the annual spring speaker series on Tuesday, April 19. Davis is the Director of Player Development for the Green Bay Packers and spent 12 years playing in the NFL. During the event, Beth Steiger, a GCC business professor, said Davis will facilitate a number of fun, engaging and educational sessions to students, area businesses and the community during his visit. As the director of p...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] Iron County voters will cast ballots Tuesday, deciding on everything from the presidential primaries to state and local contests. While many of the candidates running for president have suspended their campaigns, the filing deadlines for the Republican and Democratic races mean they will still appear on Tuesday’s ballot. In addition to the national race, voters will decide between JoAnne Kloppenburg and Rebecca Bradley for a seat on the state Supreme Court. Thomas Hruz is running unopposed as a c...
By TOM STANKARD [email protected] HURLEY- The Hurley Chamber of Commerce invited chamber members and the community to salute local businesses at the Spring Out fundraiser on Saturday at Sharon's Coffee Company. Rita Franzoi, of the Hurley chamber, said there were "fun" events for people to participate in, including a meat raffle and a 50-50 drawing. For the meat raffle, Franzoi spun a wheel. When the wheel stopped, the person with the matching number won an assorted meat prize. For...
By TOM STANKARD tstankard@yourdailyglobe HURLEY - While snow fell outside, close to 50 area residents attended an apple tree pruning workshop led by Rebecca Krans Saturday morning at the Iron County Courthouse hosted by the 46th Parallel Planters and the Range Master Gardeners. Krans, a Michigan State University Extension consumer horticulture educator, said tree pruning is a horticultural practice involving the selective removal of parts of a plant, such as branches, buds, or roots. She said th...
WAKEFIELD — Following a meeting with potential City Manager Jason Laumann, the Wakefield City Council Friday made changes to the contract Laumann was offered. Prior to the council meeting, Mayor Joe DelFavero said Laumann received a phone call and had to leave to tend to a family emergency. DelFavero said Laumann was concerned his job was tentative, following a 3-2 vote to offer him the position at the March 18 meeting. Council members John Granato and Bob Blaskowski were the no votes. Granato said he voted no because there was no contract i...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] IRONWOOD TOWNSHIP - The Gogebic-Iron Area Narcotics Team's discovery of an active methamphetamine lab while executing a search warrant led to the temporary closure of a portion of Sunset Road Wednesday. Two people were arrested at E5193 Sunset Road. John Raymond Davis, 41, and Sara Anne Harris, 31, were arraigned in Gogebic County District Court in Bessemer Thursday, according to a GIANT press release. They are each charged with the same five...
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 ...
