Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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WAKEFIELD — Residents in the city of Wakefield had their power restored on Saturday evening after power outages started early Friday night. The outages began momentarily on Friday afternoon, around 3:30 p.m. But by 5 p.m., power was out entirely in many locations across Gogebic County. On Friday evening, Xcel Energy’s power outage map on its website showed reported outages stretching from Ironwood to Lake Gogebic. Some temporary outages were also reported in Oma, Wis., in Iron County. Throughout the outages, more than 3,000 people were lef...
HURLEY - A Winter Formal was held at the Iron County Memorial Building on Saturday night for area high schoolers. Ninth through 12th grade students from Hurley, Ironwood, Bessemer, Wakefield-Marenisco and Mercer were all invited to attend the Hurley fundraiser which lasted from 7 p.m. until midnight, with music beginning at 8 p.m. The dance and dinner is held to raise money for the Hurley Last Blast, a graduation party held in the spring, said Sue Herlevi. Last Blast is an alcohol-free event...
BERGLAND - Mild temperatures drew more than 100 locals and visitors to Lake Gogebic for AJ's Walleye Lodge's annual Lake Gogebic north shore ice fishing tournament this weekend. Owners Jim, Mary Beth and Anthony Eismueller have owned the lodge for about three years and the lodge is named for Jim and Anthony. The couple's son. This is the sixth year the event has taken place. "One of the things that I find with the tournament, is just that the local community really supports and helps this...
Ontonagon High School seniors Taylor Behr, left, and Ashley Heryman show off the window display they put up at Forever Flowers in Ontonagon as part of their Senior Service Project class. Ontonagon seniors are required to find school and community volunteer projects as a graduation requirement. "The Ontonagon Area Schools appreciates the many suggestions and opportunities that have been provided to our students," said class instructor Kenneth Raisanen....
HURLEY - Gogebic Taconite provided information on its current work for a proposed mine near Upson, Wis., as well as possible reclamation ideas during an Iron County Mining Impact Committee meeting on Thursday night. G-Tac president Bill Williams and engineer Tim Myers addressed the board and answered questions throughout the meeting. According to Williams, the company has been monitoring water levels at the mine site, and have been performing numerous office investigations. The investigations...
MARQUETTE - While headlines over the past two weeks point out 2014 was the warmest year on record in terms of global temperatures, Upper Peninsula communities posted some of their coldest readings in the past 110 years. A northwest flow of air and numerous cold air masses from Canada "were frequent visitors to the upper Great Lakes," said Kevin Crupi, of the National Weather Service's Marquette office. He released a 2014 summary of readings from weather stations across the U.P. Ironwood's averag...
HURLEY - The Iron County Mining Impact Committee heard an update on funding sources for a mining impact analysis Thursday evening. Jason Laumann, of the Northwest Regional Planning Commission, talked about changes in funding after an anonymous donor pulled out. According to committee chair Leslie Kolesar, the donor withdrew a $50,000 donation to the analysis, believing the county wasn't moving fast enough with the project. "He wanted to see the county step up and put some skin in the game, but...
BESSEMER - As of about 10 a.m. Thursday, at least 22 individuals had made appointments to donate blood at the A.D. Johnston High School's American Red Cross Blood Drive. "A lot more have come through for walk-ins," said student volunteer Anna Wacker. Wacker, Tianna Carlisle and Megan Korhonen were manning the registration table and providing snacks and juice to those donating. The goal for the drive was to reach at least 30 donations. If the goal was met, one senior student would receive a $250...
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...
