Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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A crappie fishing trip turned into a record-setter for a Michigan man in another species. Dale Blakley, of Niles, caught a 53-pound, 46-inch flathead catfish on Monday, Jan. 13, on Barron Lake in Cass County at 3 p.m. The Michigan Department of Natural Resources has confirmed the catch as a state record. Blakley was ice fishing for crappies when he landed the record fish, verified by Brian Gunderman, a MDNR fisheries biologist, at the Plainwell office. The previous state record flathead catfish...
HURLEY - Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker received numerous rounds of applause in a speech at Hurley Thursday, but the crowd didn't break into a standing ovation until he said he believes mining in Iron County can be done safely and in an "environmentally sound" manner. Walker addressed the joint Hurley-Ironwood Area Chambers of Commerce awards banquet at the Iron County Memorial Building a day after delivering his state-of-the-state speech. Those who expected a short speech were in for a surprise....
HURLEY - The Ironwood Chamber of Commerce presented four awards during the 19th annual joint installation banquet with the Hurley Area Chamber of Commerce Thursday evening. Executive director Tim Erickson gave an overview of the chamber's successes in 2013, including a 67 percent membership increase. He thanked everyone for their support of the chamber and touched on future projects, including a "bolder voice" in local governments and restoring Hiawatha. To start the awards, chamber vice...
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A decade after landing on Mars, the rover Opportunity is still chugging along. Sure, it has some wear and tear. One of its six wheels and two instruments stopped working long ago. It has an arthritic joint. But these problems are considered minor for a journey that was supposed to be just a three-month adventure. "No one ever expected this - that after 10 years a Mars exploration rover would continue to operate and operate productively," project manager John Callas said Thursd...
ONTONAGON - Ontonagon County Probate Judge Janis Burgess was re-elected president of the Ontonagon-White Pine Rotary Club. Burgess begins her second term on July 1. Serving with her and also re-elected were Marilyn Anderson, treasurer, and Jan Tucker, secretary. The group has agreed to seek a matching grant from the Rotary district for the Theater of the Performing Arts. The theater's cyclorama screen has holes in it and theater officials want to purchase a 28-foot wide movie screen, which can s...
IRONWOOD - Planning consultants for Ironwood's comprehensive plan revision held an open house at the Memorial Building Thursday afternoon. The event highlighted ideas and concepts developed by consultants during the week. The plan is aimed to increase economic development by creating jobs, local businesses and housing. The consultants are from the Minneapolis firm of Hoisington Koegler Group Inc. The city has paid the firm $70,000 to assist in updating the plan, adopted in 1982. The event also...
BESSEMER - After hearing overwhelming support to continue the Michigan State University-Extension program, the Gogebic County Board of Commissioners Wednesday agreed to sign the annual agreement with MSU. The county board was not pleased with how MSU had handled a vacant 4-H coordinator's position in the past year, however it approved the memorandum of agreement to continue with MSU after a public hearing was attended by about 35 people before Wednesday's county board meeting. The board also...
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Gov. Scott Walker made the case in his State of the State speech Wednesday that extra money collected thanks to an improving national economy should be returned as property and income tax cuts, even as some Republicans are saying his proposal goes too far. Walker, in a speech that also doubled as an argument for his re-election in November, asked lawmakers to approve $504 million in property and income tax cuts over the next 17 months. "The state of our state is strong and...
HURLEY - The revitalized Iron County Memorial Building hosts the 19th annual installation banquet tonight for the Hurley and Ironwood Area chambers of commerce, featuring special guest Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker. For Gov. Walker to come up to Iron County to talk with us and spend time with us is very important," Dorrene O'Donnell, executive director of the Hurley Area Chamber of Commerce, said. "We value what he brings to our area and it shows that we are not forgotten up here. That speaks...
Generations ago, planning a wedding was 100 percent the bride's job, but in today's age of gender equity, it's a mere 99 percent. Yes, we modern men are more involved than ever, but many of us are still left wondering, "How can I take a more active role in the stress and panic of planning the happiest day of my life?" Gentlemen, you've come to the right guy. Groom Job 1: Plan the menu. When it comes to cuisine, the crucial question is: cash bar or open bar? Once you've chosen the latter, tackle...
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Strumming a standup bass and blowing horns, New Orleans musicians played as actor Wendell Pierce read a children's book, "The Bourbon Street Band is Back," to about 500 elementary school students Wednesday at a public city library. The event marked the kickoff of what's being promoted as a years-long "Turn the Page" literacy campaign to boost reading levels in New Orleans by 2018, the city's 300th birthday. It was also an attempt to break the world record for the largest...
ONTONAGON - The Ontonagon County Board Tuesday settled a long standing lawsuit aimed at a Revolving Loan recipient who was in default. Spencer Ward had obtained a $117,000 loan from the Revolving Loan Fund to build and operate Woulo Creek Kennels. Only a small part of the debt was repaid. Following a closed session the board agreed to settle the suit for $4,000 a month for 11 months. The county also agreed to accept some of the financial obligations of the Economic Development Corporation. The...
MERCER, Wis. - Area residents are invited to the third annual Women's Heart Healthy Brunch Feb. 8 in Mercer. The event will be from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Mercer Community Center. According to event volunteer Gerri Reynolds, attendees are asked to wear red to support Heart Awareness month in February. "It's a nice occasion to dress up, and it's free to attend," Reynolds said. "It does get more and more popular each year." The event is sponsored by the Mercer Health and Wellness Program, Iron...
MANITOWOC, Wis. (AP) - A Wisconsin man who became lodged in the windshield of a car that struck him said he turned to the driver and said, "Hello, I'm the guy you hit on the bicycle." The driver did not respond, but continued on, running a stop sign and hitting another vehicle before he arrived home, the cyclist, Steven Gove, told HTR Media about the Saturday incident. The man finally noticed Gove when he stopped the car outside his home. "He looked at me and said 'Who are you? What are you...
The Martin Luther King holiday brought a return of cold weather to the Gogebic Range Monday after a warm winter weekend. Temperatures returned to around the zero mark and today's high was forecast at only 3 degrees. There was only a slight chance of snow in the forecast, but lake-effect precipitation fell steady throughout Monday morning in downtown Ironwood. The National Weather Service's Marquette office issued a wind chill advisory extending to 10 a.m. today, saying 20-below to 30-below...
WAKEFIELD - The Wakefield-Marenisco school board discussed updates on the proposed consolidation of the Bessemer and Wakefield-Marenisco school districts at its meeting Monday evening. Superintendent Cathy Shamion said a new website of unknown origin, considerconsolidation.com, has appeared on the radar. The website includes a presentation on the benefits of consolidation between the two districts. It also offers a survey for local residents. A group of citizens, not acting in consult with...
IRONWOOD - The Ironwood Area School Board held its annual organizational meeting Monday at Luther L. Wright School. Officers were all re-elected, including Steve Thomas as president, Ed Rickard as president pro-tem and Marilyn Nezworski as treasurer. During the meeting, the board discussed possible insurance options for student athletes after three families made claims to the district after their children sustained injuries during sporting events. According to superintendent Tim Kolesar, the...
McALLEN, Texas (AP) - Account information stolen during the Target security breach is now being divided up and sold off regionally, a South Texas police chief said Monday following the arrest of two Mexican citizens who authorities say arrived at the border with 96 fraudulent credit cards. McAllen Police Chief Victor Rodriguez said Mary Carmen Garcia, 27, and Daniel Guardiola Dominguez, 28, both of Monterrey, Mexico, used cards containing the account information of South Texas residents. Rodriguez said they were used to buy tens of thousands...
IRONWOOD - It will be a while before the Smithsonian Institutes exhibit makes its way into Ironwood, but volunteers and project leaders are already planning ahead. More than a dozen citizens attended a meeting Friday to discuss the planning process to have the "Museum on Main Street - The Way We Worked" exhibit from the Smithsonian come to Ironwood. The exhibit is set to arrive in April, and will be on display at the Downtown Art Place from April 4 to May 31, 2015. Ironwood will be one of five...
ONTONAGON - The Ontonagon Township Library is looking for a new librarian. After more than seven years Eric Smith informed the Library Bard that he has accepted a position with the Mason County District Library at its main branch in Ludington. There have been many changes to the library in those seven years, and Smith said he is proud of the advances that he and library assistant Laura Lahaie have accomplished. He noted that groundwork for those advances were already laid by his predecessors....
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Wisconsin deer hunters have hauled their kills to roadside taverns or gas stations to be counted for decades, hanging around after the work is done to slug beers, swap stories and show off their trophies. Now, though, the tradition, camaraderie and spending in-person registration generates are in jeopardy. The Department of Natural Resources has proposed moving to online and telephone reporting as soon as this fall. Gov. Scott Walker's deer trustee, Texas researcher James...
DUNMORE, Pa. (AP) - Between the mysteriously banging doors, the odd noises coming from the basement, and the persistent feeling that someone is standing behind them, homeowners Gregory and Sandi Leeson are thoroughly creeped out by their 113-year-old Victorian. So when they put the house in northeastern Pennsylvania up for sale last month, they advertised it as "slightly haunted." Then things got REALLY weird. There were calls from ghost hunters. An open house attracted lots of curiosity...
HURLEY - With the announcement that Super One Foods in Hurley will close in early March, local Wisconsin residents will have to find alternatives to purchase items through state-run programs. According to Zona Wick, health officer for the Iron County Health Department, residents who receive support through the Women, Infants and Children program may have to travel to purchase the items they need. "It has to stay in Wisconsin," Wick said. "At this time, Wisconsin does not have reciprocity with...
WAKEFIELD - As the old saying goes, "Age is just a number." That's the case for a group of skiers from southern Wisconsin and northern Illinois. Each year since 1971, the group of six has met to ski and reconnect. The title of oldest friend goes to Ralph Norton, 89, of Escanaba. The youngest is Donna Holmes, 70, of Bessemer. "I'm the baby of the group," Holmes said. According to Mary Goodwin, 81, of Russell, Ill., the group first heard of the area through ski expositions in bigger cities. From...
