Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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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...
IRONWOOD - The Gogebic Range saw a bit of everything when it came to weather during the month of June, but wet weather dominated much of the forecast throughout the Upper Peninsula. Ironwood saw 5.52 inches of rain, while Negaunee recorded 5.63 inches, almost double of the monthly normal of 2.84 inches. Watersmeet saw 5.39 inches of rain throughout the month. According to the National Weather Service in Marquette, the first two days of June featured the most rain, including more than 2 inches...
IRONWOOD - In addition to family vacations, playing outside, swimming and enjoying the sunshine, Ironwood elementary students are doing homework. But instead of traditional textbooks and paper, students are using the Internet to help avoid the "summer slide," and have a little fun while learning. According to elementary principal Nick Steinmetz, the move to create the "Ironwood Summer Challenge" website came after he and a group of teachers got together to help students avoid losing valuable...
RAMSAY - Despite about an hour downpour, the 4th of July festivities in Ramsay went off without a hitch on Saturday night. The community event began with a parade on July 4 and continued into July 5 with a street dance, music by Uncle Fester and Marty's Goldenaires and fireworks. "Our committee works hard to put on these events," said Lisa Selin, secretary of the Bessemer Township 4th of July Committee. "There are only about 6 or 7 of us at each meeting and we plan out what to do and what...
IRONWOOD TOWNSHIP - The Gogebic-Iron County Airport is once again open for commercial travel after months without during a transition from one air service provider to another. The first flight through the new provider, Air Choice One, took off at 4:40 a.m. Monday for Chicago O'Hare International Airport. Officials with Air Choice One could not provide information on the number of passengers, but the eight-passenger, single-propeller plane landed back in Ironwood around 10:30 a.m., making for...
IRONWOOD - He's biking across the 48 continental U.S. states. She is hiking the North Country Trail, stretching from New York to North Dakota. What do they have in common? They both spent Monday afternoon in Ironwood. Gail Lowe and Charlie Bradley met at the Depot in downtown Ironwood and after a few minutes of discussion, found they had a bit more in common, despite different challenges and goals. Both Lowe and Bradley have been on the Pacific Coast Trail, stretching from the California/Mexico...
