Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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NOVI (AP) - Michigan police agencies are increasingly compiling and sharing information about suspects and everyday citizens as part of an effort to cut costs and improve communication, officials said. As budgets tighten, police are joining consortiums to manage records and reports that, in most cases, are public but time consuming to access, The Detroit News reported. The state is taking over a mid-Michigan police records sharing system that's used in 10 counties and officials plan an...
FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) - The soldier who killed three people at Fort Hood may have argued with another service member prior to the attack, and investigators believe his unstable mental health contributed to the rampage, authorities said Thursday. The base's senior officer, Lt. Gen. Mark Milley, said there is a "strong possibility" that Spc. Ivan Lopez had a "verbal altercation" with another soldier or soldiers immediately before Wednesday's shooting, which unfolded on the same Army post that was...
IRONWOOD - Ironwood Township is in the running for a $25,000 grant to assist with the Sunset Road Park renovation project. The township is one of 12 finalists in the Bridgestone Rethink Green contest, after submitting phase 1 of the park renovation project. The winner is solely based on Internet voting. Voting is from April 1-30, and according to the Bridgestone website, the winner will be announced in late May. Township treasurer Jyl Olson-DeRosso said township employees are spreading the...
ANN ARBOR (AP) - Pressing his economic case in an election year, President Barack Obama came to Michigan on Wednesday to praise the state's ongoing effort to raise the minimum wage - and to accuse Republicans who oppose that step in Michigan and in Congress of standing in the way of prosperity for millions of Americans. An upbeat Obama struck a distinctly partisan tone at the University of Michigan, a day after his administration received an unexpected burst of good news when his health care...
WASHINGTON (AP) - Lawmakers on Capitol Hill accused General Motors of a potentially criminal cover-up of its defective ignition switches and fumed at the lack of answers from its new CEO during a second day of hearings Wednesday into why GM waited a decade to recall cars with the deadly flaw. Members of a Senate subcommittee also said GM should tell owners of the 2.6 million cars being recalled to stop driving them until they are repaired. But CEO Mary Barra gave assurances that the cars,...
Three incumbents were unseated from the 15-seat Iron County Board of Supervisors in Tuesday's general election. Ten of the 15 seats were contested. All were seeking two-year terms. The three new members will be Karl Krall, of Saxon; Victor Ouimette, of Mercer and Brad Matson, of Sherman. The results include: District 1 - Paul Mullard, incumbent, ran unopposed with 98 votes. District 2 - Joe Pinardi (i) defeated Michael McGrath 84-20. District 3 - Jack Prospero (i) defeated Terry Seibel 41-28....
IRONWOOD – With a good amount of snow for the season, Mount Zion closed on March 23. The ski season wasn't great but it wasn't bad, said Jim Vanderspoel, director of the ski area management program at Gogebic Community College. "As for the SAM program," Vanderspoel said, "the numbers are good, enrollment is good and it is going very well." The program helps support Mount Zion as well, as the hill is exclusively groomed operated by SAM students. "We're adding some classes to the program next y...
MISHICOT, Wis. (AP) - Kindergartners at O.H. Schultz Elementary School cranked some tunes and climbed onto junior-sized cardio equipment ready for a workout. "This is my favorite song," several kids squealed as Carly Rae Jepsen's "Call me Maybe" pumped through the speakers. It was a scene familiar to high schools or community gyms, but seemed almost surreal in an elementary school setting. "It's very unique and we are very fortunate to have this equipment," said Robert Hagenow, physical...
DETROIT (AP) - President Barack Obama is bringing the minimum wage fight to Michigan. Michigan, as it turns out, is already fighting. Obama, who has endorsed legislation to gradually raise the federal minimum wage from $7.25 an hour to $10.10 by 2016, will speak Wednesday on the issue at the University of Michigan. Democrats in the U.S. Senate are planning votes on a bill, but Republicans are working to block it. Similarly, GOP lawmakers in Michigan are unlikely to embrace a minimum wage hike,...
HURLEY — Hurley mayor Joe Pinardi was re-elected in Tuesday’s general election. He ran unopposed for the two-year term, and received 285 votes. Eight candidates also vied for six seats on the city council. Four incumbents won re-election, including: Joanne Bruneau (259 votes), Steven Lombardo (255), Jamey Francis (227) and Robert Lanctoe (220). Also winning seats were newcomers Jay “Budgey” Aijala (185) and Terry Seibel (169). Incumbent Charlene Mussatti was not re-elected, receiving 158 votes, and candidate Stephen Karasti finished with 12...
HURLEY — Darryl Mattson and Maria Sokol were elected to the Hurley School Board of Education Tuesday. They were among three people seeking two open seats on the five-member board. Mattson, of Kimball, received 785 votes. Sokol, of Hurley, had 725 votes. James Clement, of Saxon, finished in third place with 329 votes. Incumbents Joel Enking, of Oma, and Mark Wendt, of Montreal, did not seek re-election. Mattson and Sokol will join Joe Simonich, of Kimball, Mike Fontecchio, of Kimball, and Dave Pajula, of Montreal. — Cortney Ofs...
MERCER — Incumbent Micki Pierce-Holmstrom and newcomer Noel Brandt were elected to the Mercer School Board of Education Tuesday. Brandt tallied 377 votes and Pierce-Holmstrom had 350 votes. Paul Juske finished in third with 246 and Tanner Hiller finished with 238. Brandt and Pierce-Holmstrom will join Kelly Kohegyi, Deanna Pierpont and Denise Thompson on the board....
MERCER — It was a tight race for the Mercer Town Board of Supervisors during Tuesday’s general election, with five votes separating two candidates. Incumbent James Lambert was re-elected to the board with 420 votes. Challenger John Sendra edged out Victor Ouimette 348-343. Incumbent Charles Schroepfer did not seek re-election. — Cortney Ofstad...
MONTREAL, Wis. — Mitchell Koski won re-election as mayor of Montreal in Tuesday’s general election. He ran unopposed and received 114 votes. Two incumbents were also re-elected to the Montreal City Council, including Karen Secor in Ward 1 with 116 votes, and Joseph Leoni in Ward 2 with 52 votes....
IRONWOOD - State Rep. Scott Dianda, D-Calumet, toured three downtown arts locations Monday, including the Historic Ironwood Theatre, Downtown Art Place and the Art Studios on Aurora Street. While at the theater, Dianda listened to Bruce Greenhill, executive director of HIT, who discussed the renovations done to the building. "So many communities across Michigan would die to have this theater," Dianda said. At DAP, Dianda said the displays were "beautiful," and he was impressed by the...
EAST LANSING (AP) - A vicious ice storm that made Christmas week a nightmare from the Midwest to Maine shattered hundreds of trees at Michigan State University, where inch-thick layers of ice snapped thick limbs and trunks of stately towers that had stood for generations. It was a distressing sight for a campus billed as an urban forest where scientists since the 1800s have kept records of every tree, where native oaks and maples coexist with exotic Siberian elms and Japanese pagodas. But amid...
IRONWOOD - With today's rapidly changing technology, textbooks, pencils and paper are becoming things of the past in the classroom. Teachers and students are finding creative ways to discuss different subjects, including the uses of PowerPoint, iPads and other software or devices. In Ted Sim's eighth grade history class, students are assigned three projects on the Civil War. The first involves events of the war, the second covers battles and the third involves main ideas or themes of the war....
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) - A law enforcement sting operation targeting adults who prey on children in northeastern Wisconsin has netted 19 arrests. Authorities say several men are in custody on possible charges of child enticement, trafficking a child and use of a computer to facilitate a child sex crime. The three-day sting involved about 75 officers from at least seven agencies who posted an ad on Craigslist.com. It didn't take long before the responses started rolling in, investigators said....
FOND DU LAC, Wis. (AP) - Two Wisconsin brothers lost their trucks in Lake Winnebago after the vehicles broke through thinning ice. Robert Lobajeski's truck went through the ice first after the pair finished riding their motorcycles on the ice. His brother, Brett Lobajeski, tried to pull the truck out, but his truck went in, too. "We were finished riding for the day and I was out picking up the cones to get them back on the truck," Robert Lobajeski told The Reporter Media. "I just drove off the...
HURLEY - People explored a variety of items during a craft fair Saturday at the Iron County Memorial Building in Hurley. According to event organizer Kathy Koski, all of the proceeds from the fair benefitted the Iron County Memorial Building Restoration Committee. Seventeen vendors participated in the fair, including homemade bakery, wooden toys, rugs made by the Iron County Historical Society and a raffle for a quilt from the Northern Lights Quilters Guild. "We have 17 vendors, but we have...
WAKEFIELD - More than 50 people braved frigid water temperatures for the eighth annual Polar Plunge benefitting Regional Hospice. Jumpers took to the shores of Sunday Lake in Wakefield to dive in honor of friends and family members who suffer or have suffered from terminal illnesses. According to Mary Oberto, volunteer coordinator for Regional Hospice, the event last year raised nearly $15,000, and the totals from this year's fundraiser would be released sometime later this week. "All of the...
WAKEFIELD - The Wakefield Public Library held an open house for former library board president Eugene Maki Sunday afternoon. Maki served as board president for 50 years, until this past winter when he decided to step down from the position. "Well, I want to give somebody else a chance," said Maki, "I'll miss everything they have and the people who work here." "I'll miss his leadership and knowledge of not just our library, but all libraries," said library director Denise Engel. "He's the...
