Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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HRABOVE, Ukraine (AP)Pro-Moscow separatists released a train packed with bodies from the downed Malaysia Airlines plane and agreed to hand over its black boxes Monday, bowing to heavy international pressure four days after the jet plunged into rebel-held eastern Ukraine. With body parts decaying in sweltering heat and signs that evidence at the crash site was mishandled, anger in Western capitals has mounted at the rebels and their allies in Moscow. Their reluctant cooperation will soothe...
BESSEMER - The city of Bessemer is looking to promote and advertise some of its commercially zoned property with hopes of spurring some economic development in the area. The Bessemer City Council unanimously approved the decision at its meeting Monday to move ahead with the potential sale of three properties; two downtown lots, one on Sellar Street and another on the corner of Sellar and Sophie streets, as well as an 80 acre parcel along U.S. 2. City Manager Mike Uskiewicz said the city needs...
IRONWOOD - The Ironwood Area Chamber of Commerce drew tourists from the Midwest for a 50th birthday celebration for the Hiawatha Indian statue Saturday morning. "We didn't know what to expect," said Ironwood Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Sandy Harden, regarding attendance at the ceremony. Originally from Minnesota, Hiawatha is the world's tallest Indian statue at 52 feet. "Over the last 50 years, he's endured the Upper Peninsula weather," said Ironwood Mayor Kim Corcoran, "He also, unfo...
IRONWOOD - The Michigan Child Identification Program visited Ironwood this weekend, giving parents the opportunity to preserve a packet of identifiable information about their children, in the event of a missing child. "Hopefully they would never need to use it," John Tincher, Michigan Masons member and volunteer, said. "But at least when you're panicking and trying to get everything together, here you got a packet, ready to give to the police." Volunteers and the Michigan Masons helped parents...
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) - The first major ground battle in two weeks of Israel-Hamas fighting exacted a steep price Sunday: It killed 65 Palestinians and 13 Israeli soldiers and forced thousands of terrified Palestinian civilians to flee their neighborhood, reportedly used to launch rockets at Israel and now devastated by the fighting. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the offensive would continue "as long as necessary" to end attacks from Gaza on Israeli civilians. But Hamas...
BERGLAND - The Lake Gogebic Chapter of Walleyes for Tomorrow believes sinking 550 tons of boulders will be a big boost to fishing on the lake. The $45,000 rock-sinking project was expected to conclude today or early next week, as Outdoor Impact Shoreline and Landscape Services, of Green Lake, Wis., was hauling the boulders on a small barge 3.5 miles out from the Bergland dock. Tony Piencikowski, secretary of the chapter, said a similar reef-building project worked well in another massive body of...
KOFORIDUA, Ghana - Being in 4-H can take people a lot of places, but Neil Klemme never imagined it would take him to the heart of Africa. Klemme, a youth development agent with the Iron County University of Wisconsin-Extension office in Hurley, recently traveled to Ghana through 4-H, helping with youth development of programs in the country. Over the course of three weeks, he worked with 4-H leaders, leading a training and sharing his experiences in 4-H. A major difference between 4-H in Ghana...
HURLEY - Iron County will host a second annual Iron County Aging-Friendly Communities Summit Friday, July 25, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Oma Town Hall. The event is designed to help make Iron County more "aging friendly," allowing summit attendees to share ideas to improve programs and services for local seniors. According to Andrea Newby, family living agent for the Iron County University of Wisconsin-Extension office, after last year's event, things are continuing to move forward. "We...
By CORTNEY OFSTAD [email protected] MANITOWISH WATERS, Wis. - Another year of Iron County Summer Youth Camp is in the books. According to Neil Klemme, youth development agent for the Iron County University of Wisconsin-Extension office, things were "amazing." The camp took place the week of July 7, at the North Lakeland Discovery Center in Manitowish Waters. This year, 26 volunteer high school students were camp counselors for 76 campers in third, fourth and fifth grades from across...
By RYAN JARVI [email protected] HURLEY - The Aging Unit of Iron County is seeking a new roof for its senior center building in Hurley and opened the six sealed project bids it received from contractors during its board of directors meeting on Thursday. A contractor was not picked for the project, but the board has narrowed it down to two, and is seeking further information from a third. The Building and Property Committee will review the two bids and seek out information from the third,...
By RYAN JARVI [email protected] IRONWOOD - The Honor Guard from the American Legion Post 5 presented a short opening ceremony for Festival Ironwood on Thursday at Depot Park. Bob Cannon, a member of the Legion, offered the blessing for the event and sang the "Star Spangled Banner." The Pledge of Allegiance was also recited and a brief statement was heard from the festival's co-organizer, Will Corcoran. "There's a lot people that do a lot to put this thing on," Corcoran told the crowd....
IRONWOOD - The Ironwood Chamber of Commerce will host a historical presentation with a few speakers to commemorate the 50th birthday of the giant fiberglass statue of Native American chief Hiawatha this weekend. The real-life Hiawatha is credited as co-founder of the Iroquois Confederacy, which united five separate Native American tribes. Ironwood Mayor Kim Corcoran is expected to say a few words, as is local historian Larry Peterson and Nancy Gotta, whose father-in-law, Charlie Gotta Sr., was...
BESSEMER - The big jackpot of $28,338 from the 2014 Bessemer Blast 50/50 raffle has finally been claimed by a Wisconsin woman. Gwen Arbuckle, of Odanah, Wis., a supervisor at the Moccasin Trail complex, is the lucky winner with ticket number 1209. Officials verified the ticket on Wednesday. "I'm going to pay off some medical bills that I have," Arbuckle said of her prize. "I could always use a new roof, and then I'm also helping a student through our local parochial school." Arbuckle is part of...
BESSEMER TOWNSHIP - The Bessemer Township Board recently approved a construction project to improve four of its gravel roads at a cost of nearly $85,000. The four roads to undergo construction are Chokecherry and Bluebird lanes, a small piece of Second Street and portions of Anvil and Koski roads. The portions of Anvil and Koski roads, slated for paving, will be the most expensive at slightly more than $46,000. The work on the remaining routes will involve putting down two layers of chip seal,...
HURLEY - The cultural organization Little Finland will celebrate 50 years of existence with a three-day festival beginning July 25 featuring music, dances and traditional Finnish foods. Sonja Luoma, has been president of the Little Finland board for about eight years, and has been a member of the organization off and on for more than 35 years. She said people should attend the event "Just to have a good time." "We're going to have really good music and fellowship," she said. Luoma said the...
IRONWOOD - It's been a "whirlwind" year for Bessemer native Miles Mykkanen. While working towards his master's degree in music with an emphasis in vocal performance at The Juilliard School, Mykkanen has made his solo performance debuts at the Kennedy Center and Carnegie Hall in New York. He also worked with famed American soprano Renée Fleming in an internationally broadcasted master class. In addition, Mykkanen also sang lead in Juilliard opera's critically acclaimed production of...
