Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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BESSEMER - Jim Whittinghill, of Eagle Waste & Recycling, gave a presentation Monday night at the Bessemer City Council on a proposal of administering a rewards program for the community members who separate garbage and recycle. Whittinghill said the rewards program was implemented in Tomahawk, Wis., through the company and the community is "extremely pleased" with the outcome. Eagle Waste is also looking into starting the rewards program in Ashland. "It's a win-win-win for everybody,"...
The swish and crunch of autumn leaves underfoot presents an opportunity for Gogebic Range residents to use a valuable material. Color season arrived early and has stayed late here, with millions of leaves falling in the past few days, a sign that winter isn't far off. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources notes home composting is growing in popularity and composting and mulching fallen leaves improves the air quality, reduces wildfires and makes use of a material that would otherwise go...
IRONWOOD - The Ironwood Area Schools Board of Education approved spending $21,000 on new playground equipment and installing old playground equipment during a meeting Monday. According to superintendent Tim Kolesar, the funds will be come from the Great Start Readiness Program funding. He said the bid from Superior Play, of Brighton, will install new, age-appropriate equipment at Sleight School for the GSRP 4-year-old program, as well as install the old equipment from Sleight into the dust bowl...
BESSEMER - The Bessemer City Council heard a presentation at its meeting Monday from Jim Loeper, Gogebic County emergency management and 911 coordinator, regarding the countywide 911 operating surcharge proposal on the Nov. 4 election ballot. The current surcharge millage expires June 2015 and voters are asked for the renewal, which is not to exceed $1.65, on the monthly billings of landline, wireless and VOIP service suppliers within the county. Loeper said the county can levy up to $1.65 per...
IRONWOOD -The Gogebic County 4H Market Animal Club held a dinner and silent auction fundraiser Sunday evening at the Elk & Hound to raise money to support the 4H club events throughout the year, including covering the kids' passes to the county fair and premiums. The kids of the club, along with the help of mostly parents and a few community members, hosted the fundraiser by preparing a dinner that the community could purchase, either as a sit-down or to-go meal. The kids then helped greet and...
IRONWOOD - For more than 30 years, the Zion Lutheran Women's Club has hosted a salad luncheon and fall festival in October. Saturday, the tradition continued with more than 40 people who attended the seasonal event. "We have quite a few people that look forward to this," club president Virginia Heczko said. "They really like this event." Attendees were able to browse through a white elephant table featuring a variety of items. Also, the event included a wide variety of salads with ingredients in...
HURLEY - People looking to help local high school seniors and enjoy an Italian meal had a chance to do just that at a luncheon hosted by the Gogebic and Iron County Paisano Club on Saturday. Around 30 people visited the Hurley Senior Center for a lunch of Italian sausage, polenta, Italian sauerkraut a beverage and desert. A 50/50 raffle was also held, as was a drawing for donated door prizes. Dorothy Walesewicz, who shares the club's title of president with her husband, Joe, said it was the...
Of the six schools within the Gogebic-Ontonagon Intermediate School District, just one has seen an increase in this year's enrollment from last year. Excluding the few students who are counted as part of a separate district formed within the ISD, the six other GOISD schools have seen a drop of 433 total students-or a decrease of more than 16 percent-from 2009 to 2014, according to data provided by the GOISD and mischooldata.org. Wakefield-Marenisco, with a 2014 fall count of 291, has held close...
MARINETTE, Wis. (AP) - The U.S. Navy has christened a warship named after Michigan's largest city. U.S. Sen. Carl Levin's wife, Barbara, broke a bottle of champagne across the bow to formally christen the future USS Detroit. Barbara Levin is the ship's sponsor. The christening took place Saturday on the Menominee River at the Marinette Marine Corp. shipyard in Marinette, Wisconsin. The ship will continue to undergo outfitting and testing before delivery to the Navy in 2015. Its home port will...
HURLEY - For the second time in less than a year, a Hurley nightspot was struck by a major fire on Friday evening. A grease fire started at Freddie's Old-Time Saloon on Silver Street, causing heavy smoke to quickly spread throughout the building while patrons were dining or sipping drinks. The fire began around 7:15 p.m. A customer in the tavern who didn't want to be identified said he tried to put out the blaze with a fire extinguisher, but lost the battle when it contained no more retardant. H...
SAXON, Wis. - Thirty-five Hurley K-12 School seniors helped clean up the Saxon Harbor park Thursday as part of a service learning project. It is a graduation requirement for the students, and according to Greg Massoglia, a mathematics teacher at the school, the students have been working at Saxon Harbor for the past four years. Massoglia and Dean Kolpin, a physical education teacher, are also both members of the Saxon Harbor Boating Club, and thought the club could use extra help. "The kids...
DALLAS (AP) — As Thomas Eric Duncan’s health deteriorated, nurses Amber Joy Vinson and Nina Pham were at the Ebola patient’s side. They wore protective gear including face shields, hazardous materials suits and protective footwear as they inserted catheters, drew blood and dealt with his body fluids. Still, the two somehow contracted Ebola from the dying man. As health officials try to figure out how that happened, the nurses’ cases have brought new scrutiny to national Ebola protocols that ha...
HURLEY - The Hurley City Council finds itself in the enviable position of having a $600,000 grant to spend. At its regular monthly meeting on Tuesday, the council discussed the money with Jeff Seamandel, of MSA Professional Services, the city's engineering firm. Seamandel said the federal Army Corps of Engineers grant was originally designated for the city's well project, but it can be used for another project. He indicated it's a use it or lose it proposition for the city. Seamandel said while...
EWEN - The State Bank of Ewen is celebrating its 100th anniversary this month. "We are a state-chartered bank founded in 1914 by 39 civic-minded citizens committed to promoting the future development of our community," CEO Bryan Kuehnl said. The bank remains "committed to providing the community with hometown banking services," Kuehnl said. "The combination of local ownership, local decision-making and knowing each and every customer is at the heart of a community bank. Banking technology has...
WAKEFIELD - The Wakefield City Council decided Monday the Sunday Lake spillway may need more extensive repairs than originally thought. Employees from the city's department of public works lowered the level of Sunday Lake in late September and determined the spillway was in need of concrete and rebar reconstruction. The estimated cost of materials was about $1,500 and city officials said the work could have been completed by city employees in three days. However council member Bob Blaskowski...
IRONWOOD - Two structures that faced demolition in the city of Ironwood may be saved. The Ironwood City Commission on Monday granted Garron Stenstrom another 35-day extension to work on structures at 125 and 129 May St. "He's done a lot more than I thought he could do," city building inspector Dennis Hewitt said of Stenstrom's effort to rehabilitate the two buildings that were previously condemned as eyesores by the commission. Stenstrom has reinforced support beams for the small houses and...
WAKEFIELD - The Wakefield City Council terminated several contracts during its meeting Monday in order to help in the purchase of Father Daniel Hall as the new city hall building. The Western U.P. Substance Abuse Service Agency contract, the city's Employee Assistance Program (EAP), was up for renewal. After tabling the discussion at a previous meeting, the motion was carried to terminate the contract since the city is not legally obligated to carry an EAP, rather it is required to inform its...
James Eismueller, owner of the Walleye Lodge in Bergland, has been coming snowmobiling to the Upper Peninsula for almost 30 years. Two years ago he purchased the Walleye Lodge in Bergland and when he was unpacking his belongings he uncovered a snowmobile bandanna from the area that he had been carrying around with him for at least 20 years. He thought it was such a great idea and way to promote the area that with the support of 20 local business partners, a new 2014 Lake Gogebic Area snowmobile...
