Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] HURLEY — Drivers traveling down Silver Street Monday might have noticed cleanup work had begun on the Wishbones property in downtown Hurley. Property owner Bill Murray said one of his primary focuses Monday was taking down portions of the roof so that workers could safely clean out the interior of the building. Murray purchased the property from Iron County for $3,000 earlier this month. According to information at the Nov. 10 county board m...
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] IRONWOOD — The Ironwood City Commission Monday approved agreements with Xcel Energy for the company’s South Range Road substation that will net the city $55,000. Commissioners approved a permit, road use agreement and general release relating to access to the substation off South Range Road. City manager Scott Erickson said when the site plan was approved for Xcel a few years back, the company agreed to be responsible for any road damages or repairs. Erickson said the $54,000 payment that was agr...
By KELSEY HANSEN [email protected] HURLEY - It was the annual craft fair at the Hurley School Saturday with well over forty vendors set up for the occasion. Besides local and area-wide vendors, several Hurley groups had booths set up, including the Last Blast crew, the Silver Express ensemble and the Hurley Booster club. The craft fair had everything from crafts and handmade gifts, to baked goods and food, to raffles and drawings, and even a chance to win a cruise for two. The Hurley Schoo...
By TOM STANKARD [email protected] IRONWOOD - In the holiday spirit, area residents of all ages constructed gingerbread houses at Luther L. Wright High School Saturday for the annual Jack Frost Gingerbread House Contest. Throughout the morning and into the afternoon, gingerbread chairperson Niki McRae, of Ironwood, said more than 80 gingerbread house contractors attended. During the contest, children and adults made candy-coated homes with candy doors, mint shutters and frosting...
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] IRONWOOD — October in Ironwood was a month of extremes, including a 60-degree temperature swing within a week. The high temperature for the month was 82 on Oct. 11, setting a record for that day, followed by the low reading of 23 on Oct. 18. The National Weather Service office in Marquette released its October wrap-up this week. Kevin Crupi, of the NWS, noted while less than an inch of rain fell for the first three weeks of October in Ironwood, the final week produced 2.75 inches of precipitation. A...
IRONWOOD - Area residents may have noticed an ice rink being assembled at Depot Park in downtown Ironwood. Beginning Tuesday, the Borth brothers, Levi, 14; Josh, 19, and Nathan, 29, put on their working gloves and started assembling an ice rink. Nathan said he got the idea to build an outdoor ice rink after he moved back to Ironwood from New Hampshire. "I built one before on the East Coast," he said. "When I moved here about a year-and-a-half ago, there weren't many options to go skating," he...
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Michigan U.S. Senators Gary Peters and Debbie Stabenow are calling for “robust” funding in fiscal year 2016 for the U.S. Coast Guard to design and build a new heavy ice-breaker for the Great Lakes region. Heavy ice in recent winters has seriously impaired commercial shipping and economic activity on the Great Lakes. Last winter, cargo shipping decreased by 3.2 million tons, costing $355 million in lost revenue and nearly 2,000 jobs. “That depresses both the regional and national economy,” the Senators wrote in the letter. ...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] IRONWOOD — After spending about 50 minutes in closed session, the Gogebic Range Solid Waste Management Authority board voted 4-1 Thursday to approve a new one-year contract for administrator Chris Ann Bressette, including a 2 percent raise. Other than the raise, Bressette told the Daily Globe the approved contract is largely the same as her previous contract. One change Bressette noted was the new contract specifically states her benefits, rather than simply saying she received the same benefits a...
By TOM STANKARD [email protected] IRONWOOD - From Cloverland Drive to its new location downtown, Golden Dragon continues to serve the Ironwood area Chinese cuisine. Owner Anny Lin has worked in Chinese restaurants for a long time. When she opened her own restaurant at the former Hong Kong Buffet, on Cloverland Drive, Lin said she wanted to serve quality, authentic Chinese food. "My food is always fresh," she said. "I would rather pay money for fresh food." Recently, Lin said her...
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] As expected, both the number of deer hunters and deer killed are down for the first few days of the Upper Peninsula deer-gun season. Michigan Department of Natural Resources staff members said Sunday’s opening day was improved in some parts of the U.P. over last year, but that was mainly because 3 to 4 feet of snow crippled hunters last November. On Wednesday morning, hunters in the Ironwood area were greeted with temperatures in the mid 50s, heavy rain and strong wind, a triple dose of bad hunting c...
By TOM STANKARD [email protected] IRONWOOD - Local residents gathered to discuss the future of the Friends of Gateway Trail at the Ironwood Memorial Building Tuesday evening. At the inaugural meeting, several residents signed up for trail maintenance activities and then discussed possible events that could take place on the trail, including a half-marathon, kids race and community walk. Group coordinator Enni Gregas, of Ironwood, said she wanted to establish the group's overall purpos...
By TOM STANKARD [email protected] BESSEMER - After much debate, the Bessemer City Council voted 3-2 Monday in favor of seeking a business plan from the medial marijuana facility being developed at the former Big Dollar grocery store. In September, City Manager Michael Uskiewicz announced two business partners from Wisconsin and South Carolina purchased the store and planed to convert the space into a "state-of-the-art facility for producing medical marijuana." Uskiewicz said their pro...
By TOM STANKARD [email protected] IRONWOOD — The public is invited to attend a Wednesday Christmas tree lighting ceremony to kick off the Jack Frost Festival. The tree lighting will be Wednesday at 6 p.m. at Depot Park. Attending will be the mayor, commissioners, Luther L. Wright vocal students and chamber of commerce members. Michael Meyer, chamber director, said after speeches and short songs, the lights on the pine tree north of the park will be activated. “The Christmas mood is always inspired by the lighting of the Chr...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] HURLEY - It is going to cost a bit more to dock at Saxon Harbor next year after the Iron County Forestry and Parks Committee approved increasing the slip rates Tuesday. Those with boats on the north side of the north basin will be charged $23 per foot for county residents and $27 per foot for non-residents. Docks throughout the remainder of the harbor, due to the installation of new docks throughout, will have a fee of $27 a foot for county...
HURLEY — The Hurley City Council will consider applying for a 3 percent water rate increase when it meets Tuesday at city hall. The rate increase case would be filed with the Wisconsin Public Service Commission. In other business Tuesday, the council will consider adopting a 2016 budget and tax levy when the meeting begins at 6:30 p.m. Before the council’s regular monthly meeting, the board of public works will meet at 6 and will hear an update from city water department employee Gary Laguna regarding water contamination. Residents of the cit...
By JUSTIN LIBERTOSKI [email protected] IRONWOOD - The Wesley United Methodist Church annual Holiday Fest on Saturday included many members of the community and church at an event that included handmade crafts, baked goods, white elephant items, dessert and coffee. The event was conducted by the United Methodist Women and proceeds from the sales go to the various missions the church supports. President of the United Methodist Women Marilyn Soyka said the church women have been putting the...
By TOM STANKARD [email protected] BESSEMER - Pat Gallinagh's life changed when his sister died of suicide in 1967. Mourning her loss, the Bessemer native wanted to do something to raise awareness of suicide. Awhile back, Gallinagh said his friend, Anne Tyson, reached out to ask him a question. Gallinagh said they had something in common, both of them having lost a loved one through suicide. Tyson asked him in 2001 if he wanted to be part of the Lifekeeper Memory Quilt Program....
By TOM STANKARD [email protected] MONTREAL, Wis. - Kolton Ouellette will never lead a normal life. The 3-year-old boy can't walk, talk, or even open his eyes fully because he was a victim of a crime 19 months ago. In October of 2013, Kolton's mother, Jennifer Shepard, left her son with her boyfriend, Brandon Brunette. Kolton, 18 months old at the time, was crying because he fell off the couch, so Brunette tried to console him, but Kolton wouldn't stop crying, causing Brunette to...
