Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] SAXON, Wis. - All Sunday, investigators sifted through the rubble of a fire that destroyed the Bear Trap Inn in Saxon Saturday around 3:20 a.m. Two representatives of the state fire marshal's office arrived later Saturday and began to search through what was left of the tavern-restaurant building, which was a total loss. Lisa Waldros, of Kimball, had worked the Friday night bartending shift at the tavern and her car was parked in front of the tavern as...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] HURLEY — Another year of field worked wrapped up Wednesday in the ongoing study of Iron County’s American marten population, with Hurley students exploring the area near Island Lake Road for fresh tracks. Marten, a member of the weasel family, are endangered in Wisconsin. Males weigh from just over one and a half pounds to almost three pounds and measure roughly 2 feet, while female marten weigh around one and a half pounds and are 18-22 inches lon...
By JUSTIN LIBERTOSKI [email protected] LAKE GOGEBIC — With the weather getting warmer as the calendar moves farther into March, ice fishing season is coming to a close. The late start to winter had a lasting effect on the conditions of the ice out on Lake Gogebic. Brian Berquist, recruitment chairmen for Walleyes For Tomorrow Lake Gogebic Chapter and a member of the Lake Gogebic Volunteer Fire Department Ice Rescue Team, said, “It took awhile to be able to get out there and test the ice this year.” Once the weather cooperated and the ice...
The steady stream of pickup trucks towing boats to Saxon Harbor on Friday along Wisconsin 122 was a sign spring has arrived early on the Gogebic Range. On the calendar, there's officially another week of winter left, but it seemed like mid-spring on Friday as temperatures reached the upper 50s. There's still some ice in the harbor and the main boat landing was closed by the Iron County Forestry Department because ice is undermining the wooden dock there. The other boat landing at the end of the...
ERWIN TOWNSHIP — Township residents will soon be able to recycle some of their garbage after the Erwin Township Board of Trustees approved a contract with Eagle Waste Wednesday. The agreement will have township residents receive garbage collection twice a month and recycling collection once a month, according to township supervisor Larry Grimsby. The township will pay $100 a month for garbage collection and $70 a month for recycling, Grimsby told the Daily Globe Friday, adding the new recycling service was something the township was looking f...
By TOM STANKARD [email protected] IRONWOOD - The health care clinic complex at Aspirus Grand View Hospital is beginning to take shape. Aspirus spokesperson David Sim said the construction is one-third complete. Construction of the $16 million, 42,000-square-foot complex began last November and is expected to be completed on Nov. 9. "Construction made it through the winter with the project completely on schedule," Sim said. Since breaking ground, Sim said Miron Construction, the...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] 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 [email protected] 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 [email protected] 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 [email protected] 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 [email protected] 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 [email protected] 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 [email protected] 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 [email protected] 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 [email protected] 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 [email protected] 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 [email protected] 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...
