Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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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...
WAKEFIELD - The Wakefield City Council approved a proclamation to name July 3 as "John Siira Day" and rename the renovated pavilion as the "John Siira Pavilion." The proclamation was presented to former City Manager John Siira during a surprise ceremony on July 3. It appointed GEI Consultant Jeff Bal as Prime Professional to oversee the Michigan Department of Natural Resources trust fund project. The project includes a $150,000 grant to renovate the restrooms and pier at Sunday Lake. "The restro...
IRONWOOD - The city of Ironwood has received a $386,614 Safe Routes to School grant from the Michigan Department of Transportation. It will fund new sidewalks and bicycle paths near the Luther L. Wright-Norrie School, as well as programs to help students walk and bike to school safely. A local Safe Routes to School team has been working with state officials for more than a year. The team includes representatives from the Ironwood School District, city of Ironwood, city parks and recreation...
When fall rolls around and it's back to school and work, wouldn't you love to start your day with something tastier and more substantial than that all-too-typical bowl of cold cereal? It's just so boring day after day. And that's apart from the fact that most cereals will fail to tide you over until lunchtime. Here, then, is a meal in a muffin, a delicious and substantial alternative to the usual breakfast fare. The base is a mix of white whole-wheat and all-purpose flours. Don't fret over the w...
RAMSAY - You know the old familiar aromas: that fried-food scent of heaven, roasted peanuts, the sugary sweetness wafting in from the creation of cotton candy, something reminiscent of farm life, and a little hard-work and sweat for good measure. It's not every day the circus comes to town, but for a majority of the year the entertainers and work crews with the Culpepper and Merriweather Circus visit small towns throughout the nation quite frequently. Leo has been a clown performer since 1998,...
IRONWOOD - Local residents will have the chance to view six private gardens in the Ironwood area during the annual Secret Garden Tour through the 46th Parallel Planters Gardening Club on Thursday. The event starts at 5 p.m. and will last until 7 p.m. Attendees will be able to view gardens at homes in Ironwood, getting ideas, learning tips and discussing design options with gardens. During the tour, each attendee receives a map with the addresses of gardens. Each garden owners is anonymous until...
MERCER, Wis. - The Mercer Loons Motorcycle Club held its 16th annual memorial run bike ride Saturday afternoon. "We hold it in memory of all our passed club members," said member Dave Riegler. Member Scott Tomek led the group in a few moments of silence before heading out on the road at noon. "Be safe and let's ride," he said. Beginning at the Dear Lodge in Mercer, the ride included a 130-mile trip through Park Falls, Clam Lake, Butternut and Mellen. The ride was also a poker run. "At every...
IRONWOOD - The major event of the year for the city of Ironwood is coming back once again, and it's bringing a few new attractions with it. Festival Ironwood will run from July 16-20, and chief organizers Will Corcoran and Keith Johnson said there will be a couple of new items, but the old favorites are still on the schedule. "We've added a few more activities on kids day," Johnson said. "We're doing the fish pond and a few more things, but the base has been there and we've tried to add a few...
MONTREAL, Wis. - The Montreal Post Office is one of 13,000 small branch offices throughout the nation that may have its hours of operation reduced under the U.S. Postal Service's "POST Plan." The plan was introduced in 2012 to help the USPS restructure its service network and save costs. The USPS has sent out letters and surveys to Montreal residents asking for community input to help determine the best method for providing services to the community. According to the letter sent to customers wri...
IRONWOOD - A bridging unit of the Michigan National Guard made a pit stop at Luther L. Wright High School in Ironwood on Friday on its way to Camp Ripley in Minnesota. Capt. Alek Willson said the Engineering 1437th, a multi-role bridge company out of Sault Ste. Marie, was passing through on its way to Minnesota to complete three weeks of "fast-water training." Willson said the training is part of the ARMY Force Generation Cycle, which rotates on a five-year loop. Each year, military forces are...
BESSEMER - Gogebic County is one of five counties in Michigan expecting grant monies from the state to help remove a few of its blighted properties. Gogebic County Treasurer Sue Pertile said she hasn't officially received documentation, but she's heard from officials in Marquette County, the county acting as lead agent on the grant proposal, that it's going through. There are three blighted properties, two in Ironwood and one in Bessemer, that officials are hoping to eliminate with a grant...
HURLEY - The Iron County Finance Committee heard an update on tax-delinquent properties in Iron County during a meeting Thursday morning. Nineteen properties throughout Iron County are on a list for being tax delinquent for four years, 2010-2013. To delay the county taking the property, property owners have to pay the taxes from the furthest year of delinquency, 2010. If they pay taxes for 2010, the owners do not have to worry about being tax delinquent for another year. According to clerk Micha...
MANDAREE, N.D. (AP) - The path of brine spilled from an underground North Dakota pipeline extends nearly 2 miles down a steep ravine, but dead vegetation is limited to about 200 yards from the source of the spill, a company official said Thursday. Miranda Jones, vice president of Crestwood Midstream Partners Inc., said the cause of the spill appears to involve a separation of the pipe that carries saltwater, a byproduct of the oil drilling process. Crestwood subsidiary Arrow Pipeline LLC owns...
BESSEMER - There's about 7.1 acres of city-owned property to the north and west of Steiger's Field that's raising concerns among a few Bessemer citizens. A couple residents want to purchase the land for their own use, but others say it should be part of the city's park system because of its frequent use for snowshoeing. The City Council sent the issue to the Planning Commission for its recommendation, but the commission decided at its meeting on Wednesday to hold-off any decisions until its...
HURLEY - Local residents are encouraged to express what they find to be "fun" in Iron County with a float during the annual Iron County Heritage Festival parade. The parade will be July 26 through downtown Hurley, and this year's theme is "All Season Iron County Fun." "This theme is for us to see how creative people can be," Dorrene O'Donnell, executive director of the Hurley Area Chamber of Commerce, said. "What can you think of as fun in Iron County." The parade starts at 2 p.m., with line-up...
JANESVILLE, Wis. (AP) - The Humane Society of Southern Wisconsin and Rock County sheriff's officials hope a new program pairing jailed prisoners with stray dogs will benefit the animals and inmates. The program, called Canine Corrections Academy, requires Rock County jail inmates to train formerly unadoptable dogs, getting them ready to be adopted in six to eight weeks, according to the Janesville Gazette . "People deserve second chances. Animals deserve second chances," said Sheriff Robert...
