Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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HURLEY - A Weston, Wis., woman was sentenced to nine months in jail and seven years of probation Wednesday on two charges that resulted from a heated 2013 confrontation at a proposed iron mine site near Upson. Katie Kloth, 27, had previously entered a guilty plea in Iron County Court to felony robbery by use of force and misdemeanor malicious destruction or property. Acting Judge Douglas Fox, from Price County, noted he could have sentenced Kloth to a maximum of 15 years and nine months in...
IRONWOOD - Nearly 150 people donated blood on Wednesday afternoon at the Ironwood Memorial Building through the American Red Cross Blood Drive. According to event coordinator Betsy Slabaugh, over the last 10 years, she has seen the number of people donating rise, making her job "so much easier." "Many people sign up ahead of time," she said. "Otherwise, I give them a call and see if they want to do it. People are used to this now, and I have been able to meet so many nice people." Many of the...
KIMBALL, Wis. - An effort is taking place to acquire property at Interstate Falls in Kimball, Wis., as part of the Riverside Trail project. The goal of the project is to connect two waterfalls in Kimball - Interstate and Peterson Falls - to Norrie Park in Ironwood, further connecting to a regional non-motorized trail, connecting Montreal and Hurley in Wisconsin to Ironwood, Bessemer and Wakefield in Michigan. A private land owner currently owns Interstate Falls and allows for public access...
BESSEMER - The Bessemer City council approved the Downtown Development Authority plan to pursue a new memorial site at its meeting on Tuesday. City manager Mike Uskiewicz gave an initial presentation of the plan. This would designate a "portion of the pocket park on Sophie Street be dedicated to the perpetual use as a memorial site," the proposal said. This would include the section from the north end of the Abelman's building to the cedar tree line as the site. The rest of the space could be...
WAKEFIELD - The Wakefield-Mareisco School Board welcomed some new faces as well as seasoned members onto the 2015 board Monday night. Back on the board this year is Brad Dalbec as president, Micki Sorensen as vice president, Margaret Lynott as secretary and Masha Vestich as treasurer. Returning as trustees are Dan Obradovich and Brandon Yuchazs and new this year is Stacie Rooni. Superintendent Cathy Shamion told the board the district has almost used up the allotted time off for snow/cold days....
IRONWOOD - Four members of the Ironwood Area Schools Board of Education took their oath of office during an organizational meeting Monday at Luther L. Wright School after being re-elected during the November election. Brenda Agee, Marilyn Nezworski, Pamela Niemi and Ed Rickard were re-elected to the board, joining members Steve Thomas, John Lorenson and Leroy Johnson. After the oath of office, the election officers took place, with Thomas elected unanimously as board president. Rickard was elect...
KIMBALL, Wis. - Friends of Doreen (Martinson) Passuello raised funds for her on Saturday afternoon with a spaghetti meal, raffles and music. People from across the Gogebic Range and farther turned out for the benefit dinner that generated funds for Doreen, who was diagnosed with leukemia, requiring treatments at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn. She is known throughout the area and nationally for riding and showing horses. She started her riding career at the age of 4. Volunteers at the...
Thousands of anglers took advantage of Wisconsin's third annual winter free fishing weekend Saturday and Sunday. Ice shacks and snowmobiles dotted the Gile Flowage on Saturday morning, where temperatures in the mid-20s were welcome, but a stiff south wind wasn't. There was some slush on the flowage on top of a solid ice base. Brad Strand, of Ironwood, fishing with a group of a half-dozen fishermen, had landed a small walleye as the tip-ups were being set up in around 24 feet of water. They were...
HURLEY-It was the 22nd annual Frozen Chozen elementary basketball tournament this past weekend at the Hurley K-12 School. Local elementary basketball teams comprised of third, fourth, and fifth graders were invited to play in the tournament. Of the boys and girls teams invited, a total of 26 teams competed over the two-day tournament. The tournament has been hosted by the Hurley High School boys and girls basketball teams and the Midget Booster Club for the past 22 years. It is a great fundraise...
HURLEY - Twelve days into the new year, Monica and Justin Colassaco, of Hurley, welcomed a son, Easton Thomas, the first baby born in 2015 at Aspirus Grand View Hospital in Ironwood. "It was surprising," Monica said of Easton being the first of 2015. "I was thinking on Jan. 12, there had to a couple born by then." Easton was born at 5:13 p.m., more than 25 hours after mom arrived at the hospital. "Everything went really well," Monica said of her pregnancy. "We had Dr. (Tarek) Khalife...
Remember those predictions a few years back that the price of gas might reach $5 to $6 a gallon in the United States by 2015? Those predictions are proving to be hollow as a gallon was selling for $1.99 at many northern Wisconsin and Upper Peninsula locations on Friday. While Hurley and Ironwood stations were at $1.99, the lowest local price was $1.92 at Lac du Flambeau, according to gasbuddy.com, which tracks gas prices throughout the nation. The most expensive gas locally in the Upper...
IRONWOOD - Newborn Sara Esther Bilc surprised her parents by arriving one month early, on Jan. 4, instead of Feb. 4. On Thursday, her parents, Esther and Andrei Bilc, of Ironwood, were further surprised to learn their only daughter was the first baby born in the area in 2015. "That is very neat," Esther said. "That is a surprise to us." An interesting part of Sara's birth was that she was born in a similar matter to her mother and to her uncles - at home instead of at the hospital. "It was very...
BESSEMER - Two new board members and two incumbents were sworn in at a special school board meeting on Wednesday. Bob Berg and Annette Lillie along with newcomers Beth Steiger and Mary Beth Trudgeon were administered the oath of office by Superintendent Dave Radovich. Berg was elected as the temporary chairman and Lillie proposed the officers remain the same as well. Personnel decisions The board accepted a letter of resignation from para-professional Barb Adams. The position she left is four...
HURLEY - From planting to growing, harvesting to eating, youth in Iron County are getting a hands dirty approach to learning more about the food they eat. Over the last three years, fifth through eighth grade students have participated in a "Garden to Market" program through the Iron County University of Wisconsin-Extension office. The kids work in the Hurley School garden, growing different types of produce and then sell it at the Iron County Farmers Market or donate it to the Montreal Food...
RAMSAY - The Bessemer Township Planning Commission met on Tuesday night to discuss final changes to the five-year recreation plan. The main discussion focused on the timeline and amounts necessary to complete a wish list of projects throughout Bessemer Township. Township supervisor Jeffrey Randall explained that Department of Natural Resources grants are often on a 75-25 percent divide, with the DNR covering 75 percent of the totals and the township matching 25 percent. This means that any...
RAMSAY - The Bessemer Township board held it's first meeting of the year on Monday night to discuss the board of review, a grant advisory committee and fire department purchases. Recently, the township board sought individuals to fill an open position on the board of review and received three letters. Donald E. Ormes, P. Russell KinKaid and John R. Maki all wrote letters of intent to fill the one vacancy. After some discussion, the board appointed Ormes to fill the two-year term. They also...
IRONWOOD - Excitement was high for the Taste 'N Tour leisurely ski event on Saturday, as part of the annual Sisu Ski Fest in Ironwood. Participants gathered at Norrie Park Pavilion in Ironwood for their first top during the self-paced ski event. The Taste 'N Tour is held in conjunction with the timed races of Sisu as another option for skiers to participate in the festivities without the competition side of it. This year, the event offered another version of the TNT called "The Nibble." The...
IRONWOOD - A small, but spirited group of people showed up for the annual Sisu snowshoe event on Sunday morning. More than 30 participants raced in the 2K, 5K and 10K races. The snowshoe races are typically held on Saturday during the Sisu Ski Fest, along with the rest of the events. However, the race not only changed days, but also locations, moving from Milje's Trails in Wakefield to the Miners Memorial Heritage Park in Ironwood. Sisu race director Jonathon Rulseh was pleased with hosting the...
IRONWOOD TOWNSHIP - The Ironwood Township Volunteer Fire Department was recently awarded a grant to purchase automated external defibrillator (AED) units. The department received $3,500 from Trans-Canada, a natural gas company which operates a pipeline that runs through Ironwood Township. According to Bob Brentar, department member, the funding was applied to the department's community access to AED inititative, and two AED units were purchased. One unit will remain in the Ironwood Township...
IRONWOOD — The Sisu Ski Fest races today were shortened and set for later in the day because of the bitter cold. Sisu Ski Fest board president Ric Olson said Friday, “The race jury has decided that the 42-kilometer is delayed and shortened to 31K, with a 90-minute delay on all starts.” The 21K Heikki Lunta Half Marathon was shortened to 17K, with a 30-minute delay on all starts, Olson said. The races were delayed from 8:30 a.m. The race jury changed the times and lengths, keeping safety of th...
GALESBURG (AP) - More than 100 vehicles were involved in pileups on a snowy Michigan interstate on Friday, killing a trucker and igniting a fire and explosion on a semi carrying fireworks, police said. Snow, wind and poor visibility were blamed for the chain reaction of crashes on both sides of Interstate 94 in Kalamazoo County, 150 miles east of Chicago. The interstate wasn't expected to reopen until late Friday or Saturday. "As you can imagine, it's not easy to count vehicles as they pile...
HURLEY - The Iron County Board of Supervisors' finance committee met on Thursday morning to discuss hiring and snowmobiles in the sheriff's department, replacement of the current health officer and tax-deeded properties. Sheriff's department "I'm short a jailer. As I'm losing road guys here, I have to move someone up. So, it's not like we're hiring someone new," sheriff Tony Furyk said. The department is down a full-time jailer, as a road person recently moved to Mississippi. One jailer has to...
