Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (AP) - The state Department of Health Services is trying a one-year pilot program involving a narcotic antidote in an effort to prevent overdose deaths. The emergency medical technicians of 47 agencies statewide will be allowed to administer the narcotic antidote naloxone, widely known by the brand name Narcan, according to the Leader-Telegram. "Early intervention is critical when someone has overdosed, so making naloxone available to these front-line providers is an important... Full story
IRONWOOD — Without much fanfare, the company that plans on purchasing the former White Pine mine drilled for ore samples north of Ironwood over the summer. Ross Grunwald, vice-president of exploration for the Highland Copper Company Inc., told an audience of about 30 people Thursday at Gogebic Community College that the company had test drilled in the Bald Mountain area, near Lake Superior. The focus of the meeting was the former White Pine mine and some of the people attending the public session seemed surprised that there is interest in devel... Full story
HURLEY — News of the pending closure of the Super One grocery store in Hurley has prompted economic development officials to begin working on other options. According to Kelly Klein, of the Iron County Development Zone, “it’s very early in the process” of looking into other potential businesses for the building, located on Holiday Lane in Hurley. “There is an effort between my office and the owners of the building to reach out to other grocers,” Klein said. Super One owner Miners Inc. announced the closing of the store earlier this month, and... Full story
NEW YORK (AP) - Fallout from Target's pre-Christmas security breach is likely to affect the company's sales and profits well into the new year. The company disclosed on Friday that the massive data theft was significantly more extensive and affected millions more shoppers than the company reported in December. As a result of the breach, millions of Target customers have become vulnerable to identity theft, experts say. The nation's second largest discounter said hackers stole personal... Full story
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - West Virginia authorities have ordered a company to remove the chemicals from its storage tanks after a spill contaminated the water supply of nine counties and forced residents to use bottled water. Officials at the Department of Environmental Protection ordered Freedom Enterprises Inc. late Friday to start removing all the chemicals in 14 above-ground storage tanks near the Elk River within 24 hours. The chemicals in three of those tanks, including one that was... Full story
IRONWOOD - Highland Copper Company's plans to acquire the former White Pine mine received a $25 million jolt this week, according to the project manager. Ross Grunwald told about 30 people attending a Thursday night session on plans to mine near the former mine that the money was raised by stock sales on Wednesday. As of Sept. 30, the company had only $4.3 million in cash on hand. The $25 million will go to exploration and development of Highland's Upper Mineral projects, including the one at... Full story
IRONWOOD - Cold days and hot soup go together like hands and mittens, and for the fifth annual Sisu Ski Fest Saturday, both soup and mittens will be needed. To keep with the Finnish trend through the event, volunteers prepare a traditional meal for after the race at the Ironwood Memorial Building, including pasties and mojakka. Mojakka is soup served in Finnish-American households in Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan that includes beef or fish and potatoes. When made with fish, the soup is... Full story
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Democrat Mary Burke tapped $400,000 of her own money on the way toward raising nearly $1.8 million in the opening months of her effort to knock off Republican Gov. Scott Walker, Burke's campaign said Thursday. The fundraising totals are nearly identical to what Walker brought in during the last six months of 2009 before the 2010 election, but Burke raised it in less than three months. However, Walker doesn't have the personal wealth of Burke, a former Trek Bicycle Corp.... Full story
HURLEY - Gogebic Taconite representatives met with residents in Iron and Ashland counties Wednesday, answering questions and discussing topics related to the proposed iron ore mine near Upson, Wis. According to Bob Seitz, spokesman for G-Tac, the event was "really great." It was the second time the company hosted one-on-one meetings, allowing citizens to speak with G-Tac, accomodating those who may be uncomfortable speaking in a public hearing format, or who were unable to attend previous... Full story
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) - From a field station in northern Wisconsin, where the previous night's low was a numbing 29 degrees below zero, climate scientist John Lenters studied computer images of ice floes on Lake Superior with delight. It may be hard to think of this week's deep freeze as anything but miserable, but to scientists like Lenters there are silver linings: Heavy ice cover may help raise low water in the Great Lakes and protect shorelines and wetlands from erosion. The extreme... Full story
ONTONAGON - The Ontonagon County EconomicDevelopment Corporation with just $30 in the bank is looking to the Ontonagon County Board to assist in keeping the unit in operation. Wednesday, the EDC held its annual reorganization meeting, acknowledging that it does not know what the future of the organization will be with the state actions which removed more than $600,000 in Revolving Loan Funds to a central organizational board, but left the EDC with some of the duties in qualifying requests for... Full story
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Television and radio personality Wink Martindale remembers the day nearly 60 years ago when Elvis Presley's first single, "That's All Right," played for the first time on the radio. It was July 8, 1954, and a fresh-faced Martindale was working as a disc jockey at WHBQ in Memphis. He was at the studio when legendary producer Sam Phillips brought by an acetate copy of the song Presley cut at Phillips' Sun Records. DJ Dewey Phillips - no relation to Sam - played the song on hi... Full story
DETROIT (AP) - Faced with another day of bitter-cold temperatures that kept many Michigan schools, businesses and government offices shuttered Tuesday for a second straight day, some residents donned layer upon layer to brave the elements out of necessity or simple curiosity. With record-low temperatures recorded in some parts of the state and wind chills that made it feel as though it were 30 to 40 degrees below zero in places, emergency officials warned people to stay indoors if at all... Full story
PRESQUE ISLE, Wis. - Students of North Lakeland School in Manitowish Waters are the featured artists of the month for January at the Presque Isle Community Library. Artwork is on display through Feb. 1, with an artists' reception set for Thursday, Jan. 16, from 4 to 6 p.m. A variety of pieces will be shown, created from media including colored pencil, acrylic paint, cut paper, oil pastel, clay and dioramas. Work was created by past and present NLS students of all grades, both in Ann-Marie... Full story
IRONWOOD - The first flower of 2014 bloomed in the wee hours of Jan. 2. Sandy blonde hair, blue eyes, a bundle of joy, according to the new parents, Ron and Aubre Hoeft, of Ironwood. Iris Lillian Hoeft was born at 1:26 a.m. on Jan. 2, making her the first baby born at Aspirus Grand View Hospital in 2014. "She's just perfect," said Aubre. "She has her days and nights mixed up a bit, but she's great." "She's great, everything's great," said Ron. "Everything is different. There's a whole new... Full story
DEARBORN (AP) - Michigan residents on Monday watched - and felt - the thermometer spiral downward to dangerously cold levels as they dug out following a multiday storm that shuttered schools, closed government offices across the state and contributed to at least five deaths. Hundreds of vehicles also strained to start in the plunging temperatures or spun out from slick roadways into snowy side ditches. According to the National Weather Service, 17.1 inches of snow fell in Flint, 18.7 inches... Full story
IRONWOOD - "Snowmobile racing in the 1970s was huge in Ironwood," said Tom Auvinen, Gogebic County Fair Board member and Snowmobile Olympus organizer, "but in the 1980s it started to disappear, so now we are trying to bring it back." Auvinen is a member of the United States Snowmobile Association and has been a snowmobile mechanic for over 30 years. He's one of many volunteers working to revive the Ironwood Snowmobile Olympus. In recent years there has been Pro-vintage racing on an ice track at... Full story
IRONWOOD – 10 people competed in the first Mt. Zion ski race of the season Saturday morning. The race consisted of two runs of Giant Slalom. Registration began at 9 a.m. and was open to all ages. Races will be held at the hill every Saturday for the next 8-9 weeks, said director Jim Vanderspoel. To participate, skiers must fill out a one-time form and register for each individual race. The Mt. Zion ski races have been held annually for over 30 years. Team Z Racing will begin on Jan. 10 at the h... Full story
MERCER, Wis. – The Mercer Cross-County Association (MECCA) ski trail will hold a candlelit ski on Jan. 25 from 6 to 9 p.m. The candlelit trail will begin at the cabin trailhead, loop through the woods and an open field and return to the cabin. Refreshments will be provided. The MECCA trail system boasts 18 km of trails groomed for classic and skate skiing. The trail system is available year-round with hiking and mountain biking in the summer, MECCA Secretary Kelly Martinko said. Dogs are also a... Full story
