Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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HURLEY - The Iron County Mining Impact Committee heard a presentation from Gogebic Taconite president Bill Williams Thursday regarding activities at the proposed iron mine site near Upson. During last month's meeting, the committee asked Williams to present a more comprehensive list of potential jobs, training or schooling required for the proposed mining project. While a specific number of jobs was not listed, Williams spoke about a variety of jobs and specific education required for the...
HURLEY - Minnesota mining is becoming a model for potential mining in Wisconsin, including its economic impacts. On Thursday, the Iron County Mining Impact Committee listened to a presentation from James Skurla, director of the Bureau of Business and Economic Research from the University of Minnesota-Duluth, about ferrous and non-ferrous mining impacts in northeastern Minnesota. Skurla studied 18 different mining companies in the Arrowhead Region of Minnesota, and Douglas County in Wisconsin. He...
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) - Leaders of Ukraine's protest movement on Wednesday proposed a top legislator as the country's next prime minister, while Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered major military exercises just across the border in a show of force and apparent displeasure over the country's new direction. The new government, which is expected to be formally approved by parliament Thursday, will face the hugely complicated task of restoring stability in a country that is deeply divided...
HURLEY - Iron County has become a "special place" for Ginger (Reese) and Shannon Coy, of Taylorville, Ill. For years, the couple traveled to Iron County to snowmobile and enjoy other recreational sports. They dated for five years, and decided they wanted to tie the knot. Three years ago, they got the idea to make the county an even more special place. "We've been talking about getting married here for awhile," Ginger said Tuesday. "so we decided to do it." The couple stood before Judge Patrick...
TRAVERSE CITY (AP) - One of the few remaining gray wolves of Isle Royale National Park has been found dead after escaping to the mainland across a Lake Superior ice bridge, a scientist who studies the predators said Tuesday. The 5-year-old female's body was discovered along the shoreline on the Grand Portage Indian Reservation in northeastern Minnesota, biologist Rolf Peterson of Michigan Technological University told The Associated Press. She apparently hadn't been shot and the cause of death...
WAKEFIELD - City manager John Siira announced his retirement at the Wakefield city council meeting Monday evening. "After much time and consideration, I have decided to retire in the spring," Siira said. Siira has been an active member of the board since October 1986. Recently, he took two years off from the board due to health complications. "It's with regret that I see him go but we need to keep him on board in the process of getting a new city manager," said member Richard Bolen. The council...
IRONWOOD - The Ironwood Area School Board of Education heard three presentations during a meeting Monday evening. The first was from the Junior ROTC students doing their annual briefing for the board. Board member Marilyn Nezworski thanked the students for their efforts out of school, helping many community organizations with many local events. The second presentation was from Ian Shackleford, from the Safe Routes to School Committee, Shackleford spoke to the board about changes to the action...
MANITOWOC, Wis. (AP) - An annual board game convention seems to be growing in popularity, thanks in part to a rise in specialty games that combine skill and strategy instead relying on a roll of the dice. Over 400 people filled the Manitowoc County Expo Center this weekend for the convention, HTR Media reported. That's up from about 50 when enthusiast Dan Kelm began the event in 2001. Kelm, who's from the Sheboygan area, started the conventions as a way to meet like-minded people. He said...
IRONWOOD TOWNSHIP – The Aspirus Grand View hospital held its second annual YooperBeiner Snowshoe Race and Tour Saturday morning at the Wolverine Nordic trails. This year's race was the first sanctioned by the United States Ski and Snowboard Association. It is also part of the Braveheart Snowshoe Race Series. A kids race plus a 5K and 10K race were held. The 5K ran the length of the ski trails only and the 10K ran the length of the ski trails along with the snowshoe trail. "We usually get a...
IRONWOOD – The 14th annual Big Brothers Big Sisters Bowl for Kids was held at Larry's Lucky Strikes Saturday afternoon. The event included 3 sessions of bowling. About 100 bowlers and children attended the event. "There are some new teams," said match support coordinator Kristy Recla, "and lots of returning bowlers." Each participant was required to raise $37 in pledges, which translated into two hours of bowling and free refreshments. For the last two years, the event has raised $14,000 to $...
IRONWOOD - 23 young thespians lit up the stage this weekend at the Historic Ironwood Theatre's production of "Rumbo," directed by Mary Hansen and Gene Goss, a collaborative effort between the theatre and the Carnegie Library. The actors were supported by a seven member backstage team. The rock star ensemble brought the parody to life and riffed it into a wildly entertaining nine act play that had theatre patrons howling with laughter. Of the cast, Hansen said, "I am so proud of them. They all...
MILWAUKEE (AP) - Students at Marquette University have received NASA permission to send a tiny satellite into space that will photograph the Earth for about three months. The satellite will be part of a NASA program that encourages research in engineering and technology. The space agency allows a handful of institutions each year to produce cube-shaped satellites, or CubeSats, that it launches into low orbits. It approved Marquette's proposal and 15 other projects this month. The Milwaukee schoo...
IRONWOOD - Storm Seneca packed a wallop on the Gogebic Range that was still being felt Friday evening, as blowing and drifting snow continued to make driving hazardous. The Gogebic Range was hit with from a foot to 15 inches of snow on Thursday night into Friday evening, closing schools and businesses. Strong winds continued into Friday night as the plows couldn't keep up with the drifting. The impact of the storm was every bit as severe as the National Weather Service had predicted. The...
KRASNAYA POLYANA, Russia - Resi Stiegler's string of crash-free runs ended Friday, a frustrating conclusion to the Sochi Olympics for an athlete who returned to the Games after multiple wreck-induced injuries. Stiegler, of Jackson Hole, Wyo., was 20th after the first of two runs at the Rosa Khotor course, but her second run ended in the second of three sections on the course. Stiegler had trimmed time from her first run, completing the first section almost 1 second faster than her first run....
MASS CITY - St. Paul's Lutheran Church of Mass City is working year-round to reach out to the world and better local communities. The small church has a group of dedicated quilters who meet each Wednesday for fellowship, food and quilting. The group makes quilts together to donate to various local and worldwide organizations. "While the number of quilters varies week to week, their yearly production of 80 to 90 quilts is pretty steady - 88 units were shipped this year," parishioner Ken Raisanen...
