Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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[email protected] WAKEFIELD - More than 50 off-road vehicles hit the trails this weekend for the first-ever "Run for the Colors" veterans ORV ride, organized by the U.P. ORV Trail Development Association and the Western U.P. Trail Association. The riders departed from the Wakefield American Legion at 11 a.m. Saturday and took the trail east through the Ottawa National Forest, then returned to the Legion where veterans were provided a free dinner. "It's really to give our vets a chance... Full story
ONTONAGON - Dorothy Phillips' desire to go hunting during her two days off from teaching at the Ontonagon High School in 1984 probably saved her life. Phillips was helping out a friend, the late Gladys Chamberlain, who needed medical work at Marshfield but would be unable to drive for 24 hours after the tests. Phillips talked her into getting her checkup on Wednesday so they could go hunting on Thursday and Friday. Phillips found herself in Marshfield with nothing to do for 24 hours and decided... Full story
WATERSMEET — One of Watersmeet Township’s school colors, gold and blue, will play an important part on Oct. 6 in raising awareness of bullying. The Nimrods will drop the gold and wear blue as part of a worldwide “Blue Shirt Day” to raise awareness of bullying and cyberbullying. Blue Shirt Day is scheduled each year on the first Monday of October, which is National Bullying Prevention Awareness month. April Syria, guidance counselor at the Watersmeet school, said this is the sixth Blue Shirt Day but the first year the district is working... Full story
WAKEFIELD - Students at the Wakefield-Marenisco School District will be volunteering to help the city with a few different projects expected to start next week. Wakefield's City Council Monday approved a proposal to allow students in Chris Tweiten's Life Skills class to perform some tasks for the city. "What we have is, for this Life Skills class, we're kind of doing community enrichment projects and the city has volunteered to let us work with them," Tweiten said. Tweiten said he has about 27... Full story
HURLEY - Students at the Hurley K-12 School are collaborating on a variety of subjects, from wood shop to art to science, to help create a community-based environment. Amy Nosal, AmeriCorps Vista employee with the Iron County University of Wisconsin-Extension office, has been working with students to create a non-motorized trail, extending from Michigan into Iron County. The trail will connect from Belle Isle, near Detroit, into Ironwood, and local community members have been working to see the... Full story
DETROIT (AP) - A pedestrian bridge collapsed onto a Detroit freeway after a trash truck struck the overpass early Friday, leaving the truck driver dead and snarling rush hour traffic, officials said. Two other vehicles were struck by debris, but no one else was injured, Michigan State Police Lt. Michael Shaw said at the scene. "If this would have happened maybe an hour later it would have been a lot worse," he said. The west side bridge is about two blocks from Cody High School. Reports of its... Full story
MERCER, Wis. - September has been a month to remember for the Mercer School District. On Sept. 16, the district received its state report cards, and finished well, not only at the local level, but across Wisconsin, as well, with an average score of 80.5 out of 100. That was tops in the Indianhead Conference. On Monday, Mercer was named a 2014 "Spotlight School" by the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction. The district receives a $50,000 grant for excellence in instructional practice and st... Full story
MINOT, N.D. (AP) - A Minot man believes his behemoth pumpkin may be the biggest ever grown in North Dakota. Danny Gates estimated that the giant pumpkin dubbed "Grace" weighs more than 1,600 pounds and is still growing. Gates said it was pollinated June 13 in a greenhouse west of Minot. The portly pumpkin began to grow so fast that change was actually visible by the hour, he said. "Oh, yes, it was pretty crazy," Gates told the Minot Daily News. "It started growing at 35 to 40 pounds a day. The... Full story
HURLEY - Reclamation, the 2015 budget and a project update from Gogebic Taconite were discussed by the Iron County Mining Impact Committee Wednesday. Committee chair Leslie Kolesar, of Saxon, said the goal is to have a reclamation plan in place by November to be included in the local agreement with G-Tac. Recently, the committee opened itself to ideas from county residents regarding reclamation at the proposed mine site near Upson. "We already have some ideas coming in, which is exactly what we... Full story
The Community Foundation of Gogebic and Ontonagon Counties announced grants have been awarded pursuant to the Community Foundation's two priorities: Business Development and Youth Development. One $500 grant was awarded to Dan Greenough, from Eclipse Technical Services LLC, and the other was awarded to Ironwood Fighting Yoopers Ice Hockey League managed by Scott Kellett. The Community Foundation of Gogebic and Ontonagon counties raises money locally and returns the money to the local community... Full story
ONTONAGON - The Ontonagon Rotary Club Wednesday presented the Ontonagon Amateur Hockey Association a check for the "Skates for Kids" program at the recreation facility. Jason Clinesmith, president of the hockey association, and Shannon Clinesmith, treasurer, accepted $800 as the proceeds of the Rotary log sale during the Ontonagon Labor Festival. The Clinesmiths said the skates will be purchased and rented free to skaters using the rink. The pair explained the new efforts to keep the recreation... Full story
Individuals with a knack for names have a chance to suggest an official name for Michigan's statewide biking/hiking trail that stretches 900 miles from Ironwood to Belle Isle Park in Detroit through a contest of the state's Department of Natural Resources. Gov. Rick Snyder first proposed the trail in November 2012 and the DNR announced the naming contest Tuesday. "This contest is a fun, inclusive opportunity for people to share their creativity, draw on their passion for our state's trails and... Full story
IRONWOOD - Cool and wet best describes August in Ironwood, adding to a year of below average temperatures. In fact, Kevin Crupi, of the National Weather Service office in Marquette, said the first eight months of 2014 were the second coldest on record in Ironwood, dating to 1901. The cold first eight months came in 1917. That's coming off of 2013, which was the coldest year on record in Ironwood. A persistent northwest flow of Canadian air into the upper Great Lakes region caused the August... Full story
As the screen at the front of the room lit up with "math mountain" problems displayed by the projector installed on the ceiling, a teacher calls on students to answer the addition and subtraction equations. After the student answers, red numbers start appearing on the screen, as if written by a ghost or an invisible Einstein. But it's not magic, witchcraft or spirits. From the back of the room, Tony Bunt, the second grade teacher at Ironwood Area School District, wrote the answers on a wireless... Full story
MERCER, Wis. - The Mercer Lions Club held their annual awards dinner Sept. 11. Twenty-two members were awarded attendance awards. Lion District Governor Marla Suckow presented membership longevity chevrons to Lions Jerry Alexander and Archie Johnson for 10 years; Lions Gene Hickey, Joan Wainio and Sulo Wainio for 15 years and Lion Bob Downing for 30 years. Lion President Sulo Wainio presented Lions Max Ackerman, Michael Chamberlain, William Altman and Robert Downing chairmanship awards for... Full story
SAXON, Wis. - The Saxon Community Center filled Saturday as community members gathered to play Bingo, enter the bag raffle, eat homemade food and take part in the St. Ann Fall Festival in Saxon. For more than 80 years community members have gathered in support of the St. Ann Service Club which donates all the funds raised to area charitable organizations, programs and residents in need. According to Deb Swartz, service club member and volunteer, the Fall Festival averages around 100 people from... Full story
IRONWOOD – The Range Striker Soccer Club played its last games of the season Saturday at Airport Park in Ironwood. The weather cooperated and moments of sunshine warmed up the parents and coaches lining the field. "It's much warmer than last year, " Brenda Agee, regional commissioner, said. "It was very cold, wet and windy last time." The Range Striker Soccer Club runs from July to September with games every Saturday and a team practice during the week. Players are separated by age into one o... Full story
HURLEY - A Weston, Wis., woman on Friday entered no contest pleas to two charges in connection with a heated confrontation with Gogebic-Taconite employees at the site of a proposed iron mine. Katie "Krow" Kloth, 27, was found guilty in Iron County Court of felony robbery by use of force and misdemeanor malicious destruction of property at the proposed mine site by acting Judge Douglas Fox. Two other charges - theft and a second malicious destruction of property -were dismissed through a plea... Full story
PLACERVILLE, Calif. (AP) - The man suspected of deliberately starting a fire that is now threatening thousands of homes in Northern California has pleaded not guilty to an arson charge. Wayne Allen Huntsman entered the plea Friday. He appeared briefly in an El Dorado County courtroom, keeping his head down most of the time. Huntsman was arrested Wednesday. Authorities have not said what led them to him, or released a possible motive. Huntsman's sister, Tami Criswell, has said she doubts her... Full story
