Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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ONTONAGON - "Use it or lose it" was the message the Ontonagon County Economic Development Corporation received Wednesday, concerning the Ontonagon Revolving Loan Funds. Dale Cook, Regional Loan Manages for Northern Initiatives, which manager all the Western U.P. RLF funds, stressed the revolving loan fund board has received a letter from the state concerning a little known clause in the revolving loan fund regulations called " continuing activity." The letter, Cook said, indicates if Ontonagon... Full story
BESSEMER — A bid for a new roof on the annex to the courthouse was approved by the Gogebic County Board of Commissioners on Wednesday. An $88,682 bid from Quality Roofing, of Marshfield, Wis., was approved, as recommended by the county board’s economic development and capital improvements committee. Tom Laabs, of Ironwood, chair of the committee, said there will be a 20-year warranty on the rubber roof. He said the old roofing material will be removed. The Gogebic County Road Commission will pay one-third of the roof replacement costs. Fun... Full story
MERCER, Wis. - Tuesday's election was largely a day of victory for the sitting politicians in Mercer, after the majority of officeholders on the ballot won re-election. Mercer Chairman Jim Kichak defeated challenger Jim Davis by a vote total of 410 to 228 to be elected for another two-year term. The town's incumbent supervisors, Bonnie Banaszak and Jeff Stenberg, also overcame a challenge from Bill Brundage, where the top two vote getters won seats on the town board. Banaszak and Stenberg got... Full story
Montreal, Wis., voters overwhelmingly voted for Brian Livingston to continue his role as Alderman for Ward No. 1 Tuesday as Livingston defeated challenger Dennis Zaleski by a vote total of 52 to 10. It was one of many local items on ballots across Iron County Tuesday. Incumbent Leola Maslanka took 32 votes in her unopposed effort to be re-elected as Alderman for Ward No. 2. In other town elections: In the town of Carey, the slate of unopposed incumbents were all re-elected, with Chairman Robert... Full story
MERCER, Wis. — Mercer School Board Vice President Kelly Kohegyi won re-election in Tuesday’s election, defeating challenger Paul Juske by a vote total of 389 to 262. Hurley School Board President Joe Simonich won with 517 votes in his unopposed re-election bid. The town of Sherman also voted for an at-large seat on the Chequamegon School Board. Richard Ross, the only candidate to appear on the ballot, got 64 votes in Sherman.... Full story
HURLEY - The kindergartners through sixth graders in the Hurley Schools got a break from their normal class schedules on March 27 as the Iron County Health Department held its annual health fair in the school's gym. Each class spent about 30 minutes in the gym, according to Iron County Health Officer Zona Wick, where they were divided into groups and rotated through the various organizations that were part of the event. This flow helped keep the students organized, Wick explained, while... Full story
BESSEMER - The main topic of contention at Monday's city council meeting surrounded the laws on the use and growing of medical marijuana. Bethany Hellen, who owns a dance studio in Bessemer, along with several parents of dance students, attended Monday's meeting to voice their concern about the medical marijuana caregiver who resides above her studio. The biggest complaint was the smell coming from the building, both into the studio and out on the street. "Our children can walk down the street a... Full story
HURLEY — The Iron County Board of Supervisors approved amending the county's recreation plan to include the Montreal Riverside Trail at the March 31 meeting, making the county eligible for a grant to purchase land near Interstate Falls in Kimball. The grant — from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources — would allow the town of Kimball and The Northwoods Land trust to purchase 38.7 acres of land between U.S. 2 and the Montreal River and convert the land into a park, Will Andresen, the head of the University of Wisconsin's Iron Count... Full story
MERCER, Wis. - Families lined the hallway with each child gripping an Easter basket or bucket in the hopes of finding treats at the Mercer Lions' annual Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday. Kids of all ages had the choice of a basket or bucket filled with Easter grass to hold their collections. Louise Minisan and her husband Dave, co-chair the Easter egg hunt, which she said has been going on for more than 15 years. "(The event) is open to anyone, not just Mercer students," Louise said. "Last year we... Full story
IRONWOOD - Four Ironwood students are heading to Anaheim Calif., to compete in the Business Professionals of America National Leadership Conference from May 5 to May 10. Ironwood seniors Allison Clemens and Katie Erickson, along with sophomores Kathleen Meiloszyk and Corrissa Mattson scored high enough at the State Leadership Conference in Grand Rapids, held from March 19 to 22, that they advanced to the national level. "The conference will be the culmination of a school years' worth of... Full story
ONTONAGON - Five thousands Letters have been sent to Ontonagon Area School alumni inviting them to the All School reunion July 24-25. It is the first fully automated reunion with much of the replies and planning done through the internet. Julie Johnson, treasurer of the reunion committee said that returns are good and individual class meetings are being disseminated through the internet. Rich Ernest is the Chairman and Stacey Preiss is secretary of the committee. The trio agreed to take over... Full story
IRONWOOD - A two-car accident shortly after noon on Friday partially closed U.S. 2 at Lowell Street while one of the vehicles was removed from the highway. According to a Gogebic County Sheriff's Department report, Frank Rimkus, 85, of Ironwood, was driving his red 2000 Chevy Cavalier north on Lowell Street when he allegedly failed to stop at the stop sign, hitting the rear of a 2002 Buick minivan driven by Robert E. Snow Jr., 48, of Ironwood, traveling east on U.S. 2. The collision caused Snow'... Full story
IRONWOOD - The gym at Luther L. Wright was temporarily converted into a medical center Wednesday as the American Red Cross held a blood drive at the school. "There's always a need for (blood)," said Ironwood teacher Cheryl Jacisin, who helped organize the drive. "People in surgeries, catastrophes, accidents; there is always a need for blood." The drive was one of two hosted at the school each year, Jacisin said, with another summer blood drive usually held off-campus due to the lack of air... Full story
IRONWOOD — The Ironwood City Commission went on record this week supporting the May 5 Michigan ballot proposal that would increase the sales tax from 6 percent to 7 percent to fund transportation improvements. Mayor Kim Corcoran said Proposal 1 would provide safer roadways for Michigan, which ranks among the bottom states in the condition of its roads. In addition, the mayor said there are 19 “structurally deficient” bridges in Gogebic County alone that need repairs. The resolution in support of Proposal A says Michigan has relied on “Band... Full story
IRONWOOD — The city of Ironwood’s fight against blight has been expanded to include businesses. In reviewing the city’s code of ordinances pertaining to blight, it was discovered nothing was included regarding commercial operations. The city commission meeting on Monday began with a public hearing to receive comments on changing the blight code to reflect commercial operations. No comments were received from the public after Jason Alonen, the city’s blight enforcement officer, spoke. Alonen, responding to questions from the city commiss... Full story
WAKEFIELD — More than 3,000 people were killed in distracted-affected crashes nationwide in 2012. The Michigan State Police and National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration seek to educate the public about the dangers of distracted driving. When visiting the MSP website, the first banner reads, “One text or call could wreck it all,” as part of the national campaign to bring awareness to distracted driving. April is National Distracted Driving Awareness Month in the United States. “Distracted driving is a known serious problem, however... Full story
The return of warm weather to the Gogebic Range on Wednesday was accompanied by lightning, rain and wind damage. Trees were knocked down across Range roadways and the 300-foot transmitter tower that WUPM-106.9 FM radio uses on Anvil Hill in the Bessemer area was toppled by wind, according to the Gogebic County Sheriff's Department. Gusts were recorded as high as 50 mph, according to the National Weather Service offices in Negaunee and Duluth. WUPM's Chuck Gervasio said Thursday afternoon that... Full story
HURLEY — Will Andresen had some good news for the Ironwood City Commission on Monday evening. The Community Resource Development Educator with the Iron County University of Wisconsin-Extension office said $50,000 has been raised for the Western Gateway non-motorized trail project in the Ironwood area. The local fund-raising effort, called a “Bridge the Gap” campaign, matches a $295,000 first phase trail grant received for the project. Andresen, who lives in Ironwood, said 54 people or businesses pledged money to the drive. “This is great to hea... Full story
IRONWOOD TOWNSHIP - Air Choice One CEO Shane Storz met with the Gogebic-Iron County Airport Board Wednesday in an attempt to repair relations with both the board and customers in the area after several issues caused a number of flights in March to be cancelled. According to documents provided by Storz, the airline had 104 completed flights in Ironwood for the month of March, whereas the airport's normal rate was 156 per month. Storz explained that the problems that caused the drop had been... Full story
IRONWOOD — The city commission on Monday proclaimed April 24-May 3 National Dance Week in the city of Ironwood. The proclamation suggested by Mayor Kim Corcoran was approved after Joan Movrich addressed the commission about the Ironwood Dance Company’s contributions to the community and its current anti-bullying campaign. Margaret Grachek, president, director and teacher for the Ironwood Dance Company, expressed her gratitude for the support the city commission has given to the IDC in the past. In a letter to the commission, she said the ant... Full story
HURLEY - Around 650 students from Hurley, Ironwood and Bessemer schools took part in a day-long event held at the Hurley K-12 School on Tuesday. Michael McGowan, President of McGowan and Associates, led many programs throughout the day, for students of all ages. McGowan's training and consulting firm specializes in handling school, alcohol, drug, conflict resolution, workplace and family issues. He presents school assemblies every year, with each presentation being tailored by grade level and... Full story
IRONWOOD - The Gogebic Community College board heard three separate presentations to start Tuesday's monthly meeting. First, Diane Oliver, the President of Snowflake Aquatics, thanked the board for their support of the pool and the Barracuda Swim Team. Elijah Sprague, Sol Lagalo, Axton Ruotsala, and Luca and Sophia Villanueva, recently competed in the YMCA state swim meet in Brown Deer, Wis. The boys relay team, consisting of the four boys listed above even shaved 2.34 seconds off their time at... Full story
IRONWOOD -Beacon Ambulance Operations Manager Randy Forstrom was at Luther L. Wright on March 20 and March 23 to teach members of the district's high school JROTC program CPR and how to use the defibrillators in the school. The school's curriculum requires that members of its JROTC program receive first aid training, however, 1st Sgt. William Murphy - one of the program's instructors - decided to have the students learn more than the required minimum. "Instead of just teaching first aid, what... Full story
