Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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BERGLAND - Six Bergland residents met Sunday afternoon to plant flowers in an effort to catch the eyes of people visiting the town. The volunteers moved the flowers, mostly petunias and geraniums, from their original containers and placed them in plastic planters. Wendy Savola, the leader of the effort, said she and another member began the flower planting project five years ago in an attempt to "make people slow down and actually look" as they drive through the small town on Lake Gogebic....
HURLEY - The city of Hurley overcame a major hurdle in bringing a grocery store to the city as it was one of six communities to receive a Community Development Investment Grant from the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation. According to a WEDC news release, Hurley was awarded a $250,000 grant to assist in redeveloping the site of the former Super One grocery store, located at 10th Avenue. "I'm very, very happy and excited that (the grant) has finally come through," Hurley Mayor Joe Pinardi...
SAXON, Wis - The installation of equipment on a communication tower in Saxon was underway Friday, marking the beginning of an effort to expand broadband internet access to the northern portion of the county. In addition to providing residents near the tower faster internet service, Iron County Development Zone Coordinator Kelly Klein hopes it increases business opportunities in the county. "We look it at as an economic development project, not only for broadband for businesses but broadband for...
BESSEMER — A Bessemer woman was sentenced to probation and community service in Gogebic County Circuit Court Thursday on the charge of third degree attempted home invasion. Evalyn Marie Juntti, 50, of Bessemer was sentenced to 18 months probation and 30 days in jail, although Judge Michael Pope said she wouldn’t serve additional jail time if she performed 32 hours of community service each month while on probation. She will also have to pay approximately $1,188 in fines and costs. Gogebic County Prosecutor Nick Jacobs told the Daily Globe the...
By TOM STANKARD [email protected] IRONWOOD - The city of Ironwood passed a truck route ordinance in October requiring trucks exceeding a gross vehicle weight of more than 30,000 pounds to use required truck routes and/or the shortest distance to the route. Andrew DiGiorgio, Ironwood Public Safety Department director, said the ordinance was designed to keep big trucks off McLeod Avenue and Ayer Street. But he said that doesn't mean vehicles with heavier loads can't use those streets....
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] MARQUETTE — A May 10 grand jury indictment charges four defendants with a number of drug crimes related to a marijuana ring which federal prosecutors alleged the four were operating in Michigan’s Gogebic, Ontonagon, Marquette and Iron counties. The indictment contains 10 felony counts against defendants Spencer Troy Ward, Sharon Marie Peltola, Robert Harley Stapleton and Craig Robert Asikainen in various combinations. Assistant U.S. Attorney Maarten Vermaat made clear the indictment is only an ear...
By TOM STANKARD [email protected] IRONWOOD - All Saints Catholic Academy hosted an open house Thursday evening to ceremoniously cut the ribbon and officially open the school's new infant and toddler room. Before cutting the ribbon, area residents toured the school. Several people said they were pleased. Reverend Robb Jurkovich said a prayer and then Emily Lightfoot, lead teacher, Nicole Hissa, pre-school teacher, Don Stanley, of Ironwood and William Ribich, of Ironwood, cut the...
IRONWOOD — For the second year in a row, Aspirus Grand View was ranked among the top 20 Critical Access Hospitals in the nation by the National Rural Health Association, according to a hospital news release last week. “We are proud of the efforts and dedication from our providers, staff, volunteers and board,” Grand View CEO Paula Chermside said in the release. “This award is both a testament to the high-quality, patient-centered care available at our hospital and to the skill and dedication of our team. We are honored to serve our communi...
By TOM STANKARD [email protected] WAKEFIELD - The Wakefield City Council recently heard Jason Laumann rejected its offer to be city manager and agreed Wednesday afternoon to offer Richard Brackney the job. In February, the council interviewed seven candidates, including Perry Franzoi, Eva Smith-Fergason, Mary Servia, Thomas Budgick, Mike Womack, Laumann and Brackney. On March 3, the council offered Womack the position. At a March 18 meeting, the council reported Womack rejected the...
IRONWOOD TOWNSHIP - Earlier in May, Dave Rowe's biology classes at A.D. Johnston High School made their annual trek to some vernal ponds in the Ottawa National Forest, near Copper Peak. This year's outing was guided by Rowe, USFS Wildlife biologist Brian Bogaczyk and USFS Conservation Education Coordinator Joe Ponci. "You never know what you are going to find when you are out in the field and each year seems to present some interesting finds," Rowe said This year, a red back salamander that was...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] HURLEY — While they may have been sympathetic to his plight, there was little the members of the Iron County Comprehensive Planning/Land and Zoning Committee could do Monday for Jim Youngs other than agree to fund a study to determine whether a permit could be issued allowing Youngs to build a house on his property in Kimball, Wis. The issue preventing Youngs from constructing a house on the property he purchased from the county in 2012 is it falls in a flood plain on county maps, even though the e...
By TOM STANKARD [email protected] BESSEMER — With guidance by city attorney Michael Korpela, the Bessemer City Council Monday evening denied Northwoods Paving Company’s special use permit request to put an asphalt mixing plant on Tamarack Avenue. At a May 3 meeting, Eric Brye, of NPC, in Ashland, Wis., said the company applied for a special use permit to operate an asphalt mixing plant at Pat Steiger’s old sawmill plant, which is located within an M-1 district. He said the plant would also have been temporary, with plans to only...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] HURLEY - A Hurley woman received a deferred entry of judgement and was ordered to pay $25,000 in restitution during an appearance in Iron County Court Monday. Patricia Ruth Wanden, 66, faced charges of forgery and a misdemeanor charge of theft through false representation in the case. Special prosecutor Fritz Schellgell accused Wanden of forging James Pierce's signature and cashing an insurance check made out to both Wanden and Pierce following a...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] HURLEY - The Hurley K-12 Board of Education approved a 10-cent increase for the price of lunch at its meeting Monday. District Business Manager Michele Seibel told the board the increase was mandated by the federal government as the amount the district charged was below the average. "The idea is the Feds do not want us supplementing paid lunches with the higher reimbursement we get for the free and reduced meals," said Seibel. "So each year we have...
By TOM STANKARD [email protected] UPSON, Wis. - Children and area residents put on their snowpants, gloves and hats Saturday to go fishing during the traditional Youth Fishing Jamboree at Weber Lake. Battling winter-like weather after the fresh snowfall, children received a fishing rod and reel combination to encourage them to go fishing, keeping the traditional outdoor sport going. Wearing a fluffy pink hat, Bruce Tijan, 5, of Gile, cast his line into the cold water. Then, he...
By JAN TUCKER [email protected] ROCKLAND - SONCO Emergency Medical Service Technicians in Ontonagon County were saluted Sunday as part of the national recognition of EMS teams. Gina Kasten, Operation Manager for SONCO, cited the theme of this years' celebration "EMS Strong-Called to Care" and noted the "exceptional service" the members provide to the county. The evening began with dinner served at the Rockland Town Hall, followed by the roll call of 26 EMT's. Kasten announced that the total r...
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] IRONWOOD TOWNSHIP - There's stop and go lights on Lake Road near Little Girl's Point for the first time. Repair work on the Montreal River bridge at the Michigan-Wisconsin border line is under way and travel has been reduced to a single lane during repairs on the bridge. Lane dividers have also been placed on the roadway, to protect workers from passing vehicles. There will also be four other bridge projects this summer in the county, costing a total...
By TOM STANKARD [email protected] IRONWOOD - To inspire children to use their imaginations, Lynne Wiercinski, of Ironwood Carnegie Library, hosted a Young Authors and Illustrators meeting this week at Luther L. Wright High School. Gathered in the school library, inspiring authors and artists sat at a table topped with magazines, word blocks and pictures. Wiercinski held up a poem she assembled from the same supplies and said the students were going to make their own. With her imaginat...
IRONWOOD — The city of Ironwood has received notification from the Michigan Economic Development Corporation it is no longer eligible to receive funding from the Community Development Block Grant Program. Eligibility is determined through the Department of Housing and Urban Development. “To qualify for grants and programs to assist in revitalizing the city of Ironwood, we are required to conduct surveys to update basic demographic information and need your participation,” said Ironwood Community Development Director Michael Brown. Millions of d...
IRONWOOD — Aspirus Grand View Hospital has named Paula Chermside Chief Executive Officer. The announcement was made Thursday by Aspirus Upper Peninsula Regional Chief Executive Officer Chuck Nelson. Chermside is a familiar face to the community and Aspirus, serving as Chief Operating Officer of Aspirus Grand View since 2013. “Paula demonstrates continued excellence in her ability to lead our organization to the highest levels of health care quality and efficiency. She guided multiple programs of quality enhancement, expansion and development,...
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] KIMBALL, Wis. - The Lake Nebagamon, Wis., man who rolled his vehicle off U.S. 2 near Little Finland on Saturday has had a bad month behind the wheel. Lance Adolphson, 46, was transported to Aspirus Grand View Hospital by Beacon Ambulance after his eastbound vehicle veered off the highway and ended up striking some trees around 6 p.m. After leaving the highway, the vehicle continued over over a private driveway before hitting the trees. Iron County...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] BESSEMER - Members of the Gogebic County Sheriff's Department, Michigan State Police and Ironwood Public Safety Department - along with staff members of the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services - learned the best ways to prevent infants from dying in their sleep Wednesday during a safe-sleep training session. The thought behind the training was, because officers may be in homes more frequently than DHS employees, while responding to 911...
