Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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IRONWOOD - Children gathered around for story time at Burger King on Wednesday. As part of Ironwood Carnegie Library's "Every Hero Has a Story" reading program, Assistant Director Lynne Wiercinski read the popular children's book "The Bog Baby." Written by Jeanne Willis and illustrated by Gwen Millward, the story tells the tale of two sisters who go fishing together. While fishing, they come across a bog baby and secretly take it home with them. Over time, they come to realize that, if you...
HURLEY — Iron County moved one step closer to having a mining ordinance on Tuesday when the Iron County Comprehensive Planning/Land and Zoning Committee voted to send the most recent draft of the ordinance to the County Board of Supervisors for approval. “I think we’ve had the advice two attorneys, we’ve had four drafts, we’ve spent maybe a couple hundred thousand dollars of taxpayer money,” said Supervisor Victor Ouimette. “I move we recommend, to the full county board, the adoption of the ordinance.” The county has continued to move forward...
BESSEMER -The Bessemer City Council reappointed Beth Steiger on Monday to the Bessemer Housing Commission board for a five-year term. The plan to reappoint Steiger began at the Commission's meeting on May 21. Her current term is set to expire on June, 30. Steiger previously attended a Michigan Housing Directors Association Conference. According to Commission Executive Director Sheri Graham, Steiger has knowledge in finance and has demonstrated eagerness to learn about the housing commission and...
HURLEY — The Iron County’s forest will soon be expanded through two Knowles-Nelson Stewardship grants from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources to purchase additional land. The grants will be used for two projects, according to Iron County Forest Administrator Eric Peterson, one centered in Saxon and the other spread throughout the county. The first grant will be used to purchase 80 acres near Saxon from a private seller, while the second grant will add just over 244 acres of forest spread throughout the county and owned by the state’s...
WAKEFIELD - 75 participants gathered near Sunday Lake in Wakefield Saturday morning for New Beginnings Pregnancy Support Services' annual walk, run and roll fundraiser. Organizers were pleased with the turnout that the annual event generated. "(I'm) pleased with the turnout," said New Beginnings Board chair Diana Friedli. "All different groups of people and ages, from people in their 70s I see all the way down to babies in strollers. It's a family event." Even though the skies were overcast, the...
IRONWOOD TOWNSHIP - Despite the rainy conditions, children and adult air travel enthusiasts came to Gogebic Iron County Airport for Airport Day on Saturday. Throughout the day, children between 8-17 years old, had the chance to become a Experimental Aircraft Association "Young Eagle" and ride an actual pilot over Copper peak and beyond. For the littler ones and adults, they could pay $20 and experience the upper peninsula=a from ta bird's-eye-view. In addition to air plane rides, air travel...
MERCER, Wis. - Mercer's annual Lupine Junefest went to the birds on Saturday. It was the ninth celebration of the colorful lupine plants, but first year of the bird festival at the Loon Capital of Wisconsin. Mercer was named one of Wisconsin's Bird Cities and Saturday featured a large tent devoted to birds and building wooden houses for them. The star at the bird tent was 3-year-old Ruby, a red-tailed hawk that resides at the Wild Instincts Wildlife Rehabilitation Center in Rhinelander. Ruby...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] HURLEY — Although bad weather delayed its completion, the mural decorating the base of one of the train trestles that connect Ironwood and Hurley over the Montreal River has been completed. While organizers originally hoped that to complete the mural before school let out so the Hurley students who helped design the mural could finish the project, the plan shifted to have the organizers complete the mural, according to Amy Nosal, an AmeriCorps VISTA volunteer with the University of Wisconsin's I...
BESSEMER — When two people suspected of dealing heroin in an Ironwood motel were arraigned in court this week, it was accomplished by videoconferencing, even though the Gogebic County Jail is only a short walk from the county courthouse in Bessemer. There are many reasons videoconferencing is working effectively in courtrooms throughout Michigan. Michigan Supreme Court Justice David F. Viviano reported this week expanded use of videoconferencing technology to create "virtual" courtrooms has saved the Michigan Department of Corrections nearly $5...
IRONWOOD - For some, horseback riding is hobby. For lady long-rider Bernice Ende, it's a way of life. During an adventurous coast-to-coast horseback ride, Ende stopped in Ironwood Tuesday to rest for a couple days. Beginning from her home in northwestern Montana, Ende rode her horses Montana Spirit and Essie Pearl all the way to Maine. Spending the last winter on the East Coast, she has now embarked on a journey to the West Coast along a route that will take her across the breadth of the U.S....
IRONWOOD - The Historic Ironwood Theatre got a makeover on Thursday as around 15 volunteers came together for the theater's spring cleaning effort. Volunteers scrubbed chairs, dusted the chandeliers and swept the floors, as well as performing other needed tasks. Former theater board president Tom Williams thanked all the volunteers for their support. "None of this would be possible without them," he said. During a break from cleaning, the volunteers enjoyed complimentary snacks and drinks as a...
HURLEY — With a summer schedule full of activities for the younger residents of Iron County, the 4-H program continues to seek ways to fund the various activities it offers. While Neil Klemme, the youth development agent with the University of Wisconsin’s Iron County Extension Office, said while almost two-thirds of the funding for the popular 4-H summer camps comes from community donations, he recently obtained $10,500 in grant funding to help expand the programs offered. Klemme used a $500 healthy programming grant through the UW-Madison cam...
ERWIN TOWNSHIP - The Erwin Township Board of Trustees appointed Vicky Finco as the township's new clerk at the board's Wednesday meeting, following the resignation of Prisilla Gerovac. Gerovac's resignation, effective June 5 according to a resignation letter read by Township Supervisor Larry Grimsby, was accepted by the earlier in the meeting. Grimsby said that Finco was chosen, along with two others, from the pool of qualified township residents who had applied for the township's treasurer...
BESSEMER — The Gogebic County Board of Commissioners on Wednesday approved signing paperwork for the $1,176,000 summer airport taxiway project. The west end of the parallel taxiway will be constructed, the second half of the project at the Gogebic-Iron Airport. Commissioners agreed to sign the contract with the Michigan Department of Transportation and Federal Aviation Administration. It is hoped the project will begin by July 6. The FAA is paying the bulk of the project’s cost, at $1,116,250. MDOT’s share will be $29,375 and the local share...
MERCER, Wis. - The ninth annual Lupine Junefest is coming to Carow Park in Mercer on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. A classic car show, arts and crafts, birding activities, silent sports demonstrations, silent auction and the main event - a bicycle tour - are planned. Starting and ending at the park, the bike tour varies from 10 to 50 miles to cater to various skill levels. Along the way, participants will ride on paved roads, through forests, alongside lakes, rivers and, of course, beautiful...
IRONWOOD - Around 10 students showed up for Ironwood Area School's summer program on Tuesday where they read books and completed online assignments in the school's library. Designed to prevent students from losing skills over the summer, the program is open to students in grades one through 10 in the 2014-15 school year - those starting second through 11th grade next year - to take lessons through the school's accelerated math and language software. The program, staffed by both elementary and mi...
IRONWOOD - The first day of Camp 911 kicked off Monday at the Ironwood Public Safety Department, with 41 youngsters participating. The camp, for children aged 8 to 12, is designed to teach youngsters about fire and bicycle safety, drug prevention and first aid, among other safety topics. "This is the first time we've done this. We planned for 50 kids, but 41 is a good turnout," said IPSD Director Andrew DiGiorgio. Xcel Energy officials were to address the children today about safety with...
IRONWOOD — Approval of the 2015-16 city budget on Monday was preceded by advice from a city resident at a public hearing as to how costs can be reduced. John Rudberg, of 218 N. Lowell St., suggested the city “decommission” parts of neighborhoods to eliminate sewer and water costs. He said in sparsely populated neighborhoods, residents could be relocated, basically ending the need for city services. Rudberg said it might cost the city money upfront, but would save Ironwood money in long haul. He noted the infrastructure of the city was desig...
WAKEFIELD — At around 8 p.m. on Saturday, the Gogebic County Sheriff's Department responded to a report of a suicidal male at his Wakefield residence, according to a department news release. Officers on the scene, along with a family member, were able to establish contact with the 30-year-old man, who was in the home with his 3-year-old son. The man refused to leave the home and, according to the release, threatened to shoot the officers on the scene. This led to the activation of the Gogebic/Iron Area SWAT Team and a request was made for t...
BESSEMER - The sun was out for the sixth annual Go Ride R Range Ride on Saturday. Beginning in Bessemer's Bluff Valley Park, the roughly 50 cyclists who participated biked to Rigoni's Bar and back to the park, according to organizer Jim Mildren, a route of roughly 20 miles. "The day was perfect," Mildren said. Following the completion of the ride, the group enjoyed entertainment provided by the band Sugar and Spice, who played a number of popular country songs. It was especially fitting that...
