Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
IRONWOOD - The Daily Globe is bringing the thrill of Bingo to subscribers' front doorsteps on Tuesday and awarding a $500 prize to one lucky reader. The newspaper will begin its annual Bingo game for readers with an official card being placed inside Tuesday's paper. But the game isn't only for subscribers. Anyone can pick up the Daily Globe to participate in the chance to win. "This is at least our fourth or fifth year," Marissa Casari, circulation supervisor, said about the game. "Most people...
VATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope Francis signed off Wednesday on Sri Lanka's first saint, bending the Vatican's rules once again to bypass the usual requirement that a second miracle be confirmed. Francis is expected to canonize the Rev. Giuseppe Baz, a 17th-century missionary, during his January visit to Sri Lanka. Vaz was born in Goa, India, in 1651, but chose to work in Sri Lanka amid persecution of Catholics by Dutch colonial rulers, who were Calvinists. He is credited with having revived the...
Look for a later fall color show than normal on the Gogebic Range. Because of the ample rainfall that has included around 5 inches already in September in Ironwood, the colors may stick around at least a week longer this autumn, according to Bill McNee, a forest health specialist with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. That's good news for tourism here, which receives a boost every autumn from nature's spectacular color show. There are a few pockets of fall color in the area, but...
IRONWOOD - With nearly three weeks of school under their belts, students at Luther L. Wright School in Ironwood are feeling comfortable with their surroundings. It marks the first time LLW is a K-12 school, after kindergarten through first grade students made the move over from Sleight Elementary. A few classroom changes, students being moved up a floor or two, and a new bus lane have allowed the transition to proceed smoothly, according to school district leaders. Students in Michelle Trier's...
CAMINO, Calif. (AP) - The sister of a man arrested in a fast-growing Northern California wildfire says she strongly doubts he's responsible for starting the blaze, which has driven 2,800 people from their homes. Tami Criswell of Salinas said Thursday that her brother, Wayne Allen Huntsman, loves the forest and always has been very cautious with campfires. Authorities in El Dorado County charged Huntsman with one count of arson of forest land for willfully and maliciously setting a fire. Bail is...
