Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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IRONWOOD - Enbridge Pipelines conducted hands-on training exercises for employees Tuesday outside Tacconelli's Down Towne restaurant in Ironwood. Scott Paquette, an Enbridge employee who lives in Bessemer, explained it was "confined space entry" training, simulating what might happen when employees respond to a pipeline emergency. A large tripod rigged with a cable was set up to lower employees into a huge tube, then crank them back up. Enbridge conducts the annual training sessions locally and...
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] IRONWOOD - A elderly Kimball, Wis., man Wednesday described how his house was raided Monday by federal and county law enforcement officers in a continuing investigation of the Fourth of July blast at the nearby Northwoods Paving quarry. Robert "Barrel Bob" Gollubske walked into the Daily Globe offices to complain about damages at his home he said were caused in the Monday raid. Gollubske said he was handcuffed and questioned for about two hours before...
BESSEMER — A 32-year-old Ironwood man has been arraigned in Gogebic County District Court on a charge of delivery of heroin, causing death. Martin Henry Brecke, of 114 Flink St., appeared in court in Bessemer, charged in the death of Patrick Mullen, 32, of Iron Belt, Wis., according to the Ironwood Public Safety Department. The IPSD received a 911 call around 1:55 a.m. Tuesday, saying there was an unresponsive 32-year-old man at 610 E. Oak St. Mullen had been dropped off there by Brecke, according to the report. IPSD officers, along with B...
IRONWOOD - Carnegie Library's "Every Hero Has a Story" summer reading program continued Wednesday at Burger King. Assistant Library Director Lynne Wiercinski read "Hilda Must be Dancing" to a group of children. Written by Karma Wilson and illustrated by Suzanne Watts, the popular children's book is about a hippo named Hilda who loves to dance. But whether she tangoed, square danced or boogied to the music, Hilda couldn't help but make a lot of noise. "Ka-bump!Crash! Smash! Thumpity-bump! Boom!"...
OVER THE MONTREAL RIVER - Area officials and residents gathered on the now-renovated railroad trestle spanning the Montreal River and connecting Ironwood and Hurley Tuesday to celebrate the completion of the first section, however small, of a regional trail that is planned to go from the ski trails in Montreal Wis., to Sunday Lake in Wakefield. The trestle bridge has been under construction for roughly a month as workers installed decking over the existing wooden beams and railings along the...
IRONWOOD — A suspect is incarcerated in the Gogebic County Jail at Bessemer for delivery of heroin, causing death, in Ironwood. According to Ironwood Public Safety Department Director Andrew DiGiorgio, a 911 call was received around 1:55 a.m. Tuesday, saying there was an unresponsive 32-year-old man at 610 E. Oak St. IPSD officers, along with Beacon Ambulance personnel, responded, and first aid and CPR were administered to the unidentified 32-year-old man until ambulance personnel arrived. The suspect who allegedly dropped the victim off at t...
MILWAUKEE, Wis. - The seven winners of HIT Idol performed with American Idol finalist Naima Adedapo at Milwaukee's Summerfest Saturday, the culmination of a journey that began last November when Adedapo promised the HIT Idol winners they would accompany her during her Milwaukee performance. The winners performed two songs: One Republic's "Till the Love Runs Out" and "Burn," by Ellie Goulding. "The crowd at the Briggs & Stratton Big Backyard stage loved the performance," said Bruce Greenhill,...
BESSEMER-The big Bessemer Blast 50/50 jackpot of $30,494 has officially been claimed by a Hurley resident. The lucky winner of the the grand prize was Ironwood native Janelle Worthington with ticket number 33820. For as long she can remember, Worthington said she has participated in the raffle as a family tradition, "When I was a child, my mom would always buy a ticket and put our initials on the ticket," she said. "She would get one for me and my brother." In attendance at the parade,...
HURLEY — The former Hurley Inn, most recently operated as Resident Inn and Suites, will be sold at a sheriff’s sale at 10 a.m. on Aug. 11. According to a legal notice in the Iron County Miner, the property at 1000 Tenth Avenue North was foreclosed in Iron County Circuit Court on Feb. 10. The price is listed at $229,455, with 10 percent to be posted at the time of the sale. The sale will take place in the lobby at the county courthouse at Hurley. At one time operated as a Holiday Inn, the lodging business has not been open for the past two yea...
KIMBALL, Wis. - An early Saturday fire that caused a series of explosions at a blacktop company's quarry in Kimball is under investigation by the Iron County Sheriff's Department. The state fire marshal's office was called in to the investigation of the fire at the Northwoods Paving site, according to Lt. Paul Samardich, an investigator with the Iron County Sheriff's Department. Samardich said on Saturday afternoon that the fire of unknown origin produced a series of explosions that could be...
BESSEMER - The Bessemer Blast 2015 ended with a bang on Saturday night with a breath-taking "Thunder on the Mountain" fireworks show. Sitting on lawn chairs and blankets, hundreds, if not thousands, came to Massie Field to watch. Before the show, Marty's Goldenaires Drum and Bugle Corps performed a variety of patriotic songs to entertain the crowd. At dusk, it was time for the main event. To set the mood, Bessemer native Miles Mykkanen sang the national anthem. Then, the audience oohed and awed...
BESSEMER - To celebrate the U.S.'s liberation from King George and Great Britain on July fourth, the Declaration of Independence was read during Bessemer's week-long celebration Thursday at Ethnic Park. From start to finish, Connie Pricco, Al Gaiss, Richard Steiger and John Frello read aloud every word of the declaration in front of 10 listeners. Before they recited it, Pricco told the audience about the history of the document. "It was Thomas Jefferson who really wrote the Declaration of...
IRONWOOD - Aspirus Grand View Hospital on Wednesday announced plans for a $16 million, 43,600-square-foot family medicine, cancer and specialty care clinic. Hospital spokesman David Sim said the clinic will be attached to the current hospital, in front of the current clinic, which will stay open until the new facility is constructed. When the new clinic is completed, the current clinic will be torn down and the space will be used for parking. Sim said the project will take around 14 months....
IRONWOOD - As construction continues on Cloverland Drive/U.S. 2 in Ironwood, businesses east of Curry Street are suffering the consequences. It's the second of a two-year project that will widen lanes and install upgraded utilities and sidewalks. Last year, construction went from Curry Street westward to Curry Park, near the Wisconsin border. Now in the second half of the project, work is being done east of Curry Street to Roosevelt Street. According to Patrick Hebert, supervisor for general...
WAKEFIELD — Michigan State Police’s Wakefield Post is opening its doors to the community during its annual open house on Friday. From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the post at 100 Sunday Lake St. residents will get to interact with representatives from a variety of public safety departments, including the MSP, Wakefield Fire Department, Michigan Department of Natural Resources, Michigan Department of Corrections Ojibway Correctional Facility and others. “We’re going to have our SWAT team with what they call a ‘bearcat’ (armored vehicle), that will b...
HURLEY - A 58-year-old former Manitowish Waters, Wis., resident was sentenced to 90 days in the Iron County Jail Tuesday for running over a companion with his vehicle. James Heller, 58, of Duluth, Ga., was sentenced to two years in prison and three years of extended supervision by Iron County Judge Patrick Madden, but the prison sentence was then stayed. After spending the three months in jail, Heller will be placed on probation for five years. He must pay $30,000 in restitution. The incident...
IRONWOOD — Monday afternoon’s severe thunderstorms throughout the Gogebic Range caused sporadic power outages, a few downed trees and heavy downpours. Streets that are under construction in Ironwood flooded around mid-afternoon as the sky turned pitch black and car lights came on amid the deluge. A broken six-inch water line downtown near Lowell Street added water to the rain-flooded streets. The Ironwood Public Safety Department received a 1:45 p.m. Monday complaint that the area in front of the Fabric Patch store at the Lowell Str...
IRONWOOD - Northwoods Wildlife Center Education Director Bart Kotarba came to Ironwood Carnegie Library on Monday to teach children what happens to injured animals. As part of the library's "Every Hero Has a Story" program, Kotarba taught children what to do and what not to do if they see an injured animal. Kotarba showed X-rays of injured animals and asked the audience what was wrong with the animal. There were X-rays of birds, turtles, deer and other animals. Kotarba told them the animal's...
BESSEMER — Two Ironwood men will be arraigned in Gogebic County Circuit Court on July 7 on charges relating to the alleged torture of a coyote. Jason Charles Roberts, 34, and Dale Scott Allen, 45, were bound over to circuit court for trial by 98th District Court Judge Joel Massie. The two hunters are charged with urging hunting dogs to attack a wounded coyote that was struck by a truck and then videotaping the incident. They also allegedly videotaped the mauling of a coyote that one of them had shot. A young boy is seen watching the attacks in...
BESSEMER - The weather was clear and warm as the Bessemer Blast 2015 festivities continued on Saturday. The morning included the annual Hometown Run/Walk and Tot Trot, and events held at the Sophie Street Pocket Park, including kid's games, dance lessons, face painting and pony rides. In the afternoon, attention turned to the Lake States Mud Run at the pit on North Moore Street. Spectators, armed with sun block, braved the warm temperatures to watch the mud fly. Races were scheduled in several...
IRONWOOD - The Ironwood Area Historical Society played host to the 2015 Upper Peninsula History Conference, which wrapped up Sunday. Around 150 history idividuals attended the conference - which ran from June 26-28 - according to historical society Vice President Sandy Sharp, most of whom were from the lower peninsula. "We feel it was a success. ... Everybody had a good time, got a lot of knowledge on Ironwood history and enjoyed (visiting) our small town," said Sharp. The conference featured a...
Unemployment rose in five of the six western Upper Peninsula counties in May, according to the Bureau of Labor Market. The civilian labor market grew in both Gogebic and Ontonagon counties with both total employment and the unemployment rate rising during the month. The labor reports in the two counties are almost identical to each other. In Gogebic County, 100 people were added to the labor force in May. Seventy-five of them are employed. Total unemployment in Gogebic county is 525, bringing the unemployment rate to 7.9 percent. That was up...
