Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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BURTON (AP) - Michigan's lone wild wolverine - the first confirmed since the 1800s - is taking a farewell tour. The stuffed and mounted animal is hitting Monroe and the Flint and Saginaw areas in the new year before "retiring" at the Saginaw Bay Visitors Center at the Bay City State Recreation Area. Stops include the Courtland Center mall in Burton, Castle Museum in Saginaw and the Monroe County Historical Museum, MLive.com reported Friday. The exhibit featuring the animal discovered alive... Full story
NEW YORK (AP) - It's one of America's great recycling success stories: Every year, hundreds of thousands of discarded Christmas trees are collected and reused. Many are picked up curbside by local garbage collection services and turned into mulch. But there are other second acts for Christmas trees, too. They're placed on beaches to shore up dunes and sunk in lakes as fish habitats. They've even been milled into lumber for use in building homes. How many of the 25 million to 30 million fresh... Full story
MILWAUKEE (AP) - If you've never done a polar bear plunge before, this New Year's Day might not be the best day to start. In some cold-weather climates, hardy souls ring in the new year with a chilly tradition: jumping into a freezing ocean or lake. They describe the experience as exhilarating and say an icy dip on Jan. 1 makes the rest of the year a lot less challenging in comparison. New Year's Day temperatures tend to range from 25 degrees to 30 degrees across much of Wisconsin and... Full story
IRONWOOD - Singer/songwriter Lydia Patritto will perform at Theatre North Saturday, bringing new, original songs all the way from Nashville. Patritto, formerly of Kimball, Wis., graduated from Middle Tennessee State University with a degree in music business management in 2012. Since then, she has been "writing a lot" and working at the Musician's Union in Nashville, working with session and live performance musicians. In addition to writing and working, Patritto also manages a band called The... Full story
READING, Pa. (AP) - Highways in eastern Pennsylvania have been reopened after being shut down for hours because of chain-reaction pileups that ensnared dozens of vehicles on snow-covered roads. No deaths have been reported. Pennsylvania Turnpike officials say 35 vehicles piled up Thursday, blocking westbound lanes and causing a 4-mile backup about 50 miles west of Philadelphia, between the Morgantown and Reading exits. Turnpikespokeswoman Renee Colborn says the highway reopened after 5 p.m. and... Full story
MARQUETTE (AP) - With less than a week left until the end of Michigan's first wolf hunt in decades, hunters had killed fewer than half the maximum 43 allowed. Frigid weather in parts of Upper Peninsula likely has kept the hunt in check. Another factor might be that trapping isn't allowed as it is in some other states with regulated wolf hunts. As of Thursday morning, 21 wolves had been killed in the U.P., according to the state Department of Natural Resources. The hunt that began Nov. 15 will... Full story
HONOLULU (AP) - Rounding out a tough and frustrating year, President Barack Obama signed a bipartisan budget deal Thursday easing spending cuts and a defense bill cracking down on sexual assault in the military, as the president and Congress began pivoting to the midterm election year ahead. Obama put his signature on both hard-fought bills while vacationing in Hawaii, where he has been regrouping with his family since Saturday. The bill signing marks one of Obama's last official acts in a year... Full story
IRONWOOD - Local residents sat down for a community Christmas meal at Woodland Church in Ironwood Wednesday. This is the third year the event has taken place, and according to Pastor Mike Hill, the event gets more popular each year. There is no cost for people to attend the meal, and Hill said helping people was an "indescribable good feeling." "I truly believe this is what God would have us do," Hill said. "And that is taking care of each other." Attendees dined on ham, turkey, mashed... Full story
IRONWOOD - Developments centered on Ironwood's Depot Park, including visits from Gov. Rick Snyder and Lt. Gov. Brian Calley, were voted the Daily Globe's No. 5 story of the year. When Calley visited Jacquart Fabric Products in the industrial park, Bob Jacquart, CEO, asked for a show of hands of people in the crowd who had worked on Depot Park improvements. About 30 hands shot up, or half of those at the gathering. Bricks and sod were placed at the Depot, a pavilion was constructed and a... Full story
I was still fiddling with the focus knob on the spotting scope when the duck flipped up and dove for the bottom of the pond. "Uh oh, that's no mallard," I thought, as I struggled to bring the edge between the open water and the snow-covered ice into sharp focus. Through the binoculars, it appeared the duck out on the Bessemer Area Wastewater Treatment pond might be a mallard, but it was really too far to tell at 10 power. Mallards are dabblers, not divers, and this duck was still underwater... Full story
LITCHFIELD, Maine (AP) - Utility crews from Maine to Michigan and into Canada worked Wednesday to restore power to hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses left in the dark by last weekend's ice storm, and people slowly trickled out of shelters to spend Christmas Day at their finally warm homes. But not everyone was so lucky, including Ashley Walter, who was forced to spend Christmas at a shelter in a school in Litchfield with her husband, Jacob Walter, and their month-old daughter, Leah.... Full story
UPSON, Wis. - While some people head home for the holidays, others head out on vacation. Plenty of early season snow has made the area's ski hills, cross country trails and snowmobile trails perfect for a holiday getaway. By Christmas Day, the area had received 57.4 inches of snow for the season, including 24.6 inches in the month of December. All the area ski hills were reporting most, if not all, of their runs open. Numerous individuals celebrated Christmas Eve by skiing and snowboarding at Wh... Full story
WAKEFIELD - The Wakefield City Council raised sewer rates at its Monday evening meeting. The council agreed to increase the sewer rate from $2 to $3.50 per 1,000 gallons and also to decrease the administration cost for the sewer fund by $3,000. This will generate an additional $48,600 in revenue for the council, assuming each resident uses 3,000 gallons of water per month, said city manager John Siira in a memo to the council. Council member Joseph DelFavero said those living on Social Security... Full story
IRONWOOD TOWNSHIP - The Christmas tree at the Steve and Rose Bratu home in Ironwood Township is special this year. It's as wide as it is tall. Steve and his son, Marcus, were hunting in Montana when they found the juniper that was suitable for the family tree. After cutting it down, getting the tree home was no easy task, as it weighs around 300 pounds, according to Rose, who said junipers are not found in the Upper Peninsula. There are more than 60 species of junipers. The Bratus are familiar... Full story
CHICAGO (AP) - Anticipating heavy traffic on the government's health care website, the Obama administration extended Monday's deadline for signing up for insurance by a day, giving Americans in 36 states more time to select a plan. It was the latest in a series of pushed-back deadlines and delays that have marked the rollout of the health care law. But federal officials urged buyers not to procrastinate. "You should not wait until tomorrow. If you are aiming to get coverage Jan. 1, you should... Full story
ONTONAGON - About 25 people sang carols and particpated in a program on a cold and snowy afternoon Sunday to dedicate a nativity scene at the four corners in Ontonagon. Roland Meyer, of the community's Nativity Committee, asked the people who gathered to find peace in their homes, their lives and their country. Meyer said just as the wise men brought gold, frankincense and myrrh to the Christ child, we should be aware of the gifts we've been given. "May the gold of charity, the myrrh of... Full story
IRONWOOD - The Historic Ironwood Theatre is heading into 2014 with a fully redesigned website and a performance schedule with a wide variety of events. The website redesign comes after the site was hacked in late November and appeared to present a security risk, HIT managing director Bruce Greenhill said. "Rest assured, that risk no longer exists," he said. "The old site is gone and the new site has a fresh look and feel, is easier to navigate and provides lots more information than before."... Full story
SILVER CITY - The arrival of winter was welcomed by a celebration with dancing, music and poetry Saturday at the Porcupine Mountains Folk School near Silver City. Revelers traveled from Ontonagon, Bergland, Ironwood and White Pine to join the winter solstice celebration, organized by the Folk School Committee of the Friends of the Porkies. The night began with a barn dance with folk, line and square dancing. "The dancing was fun," said Joy Ibsen, a committee member who helped organize the... Full story
SUPERIOR, Wis. - Six students from Luther L. Wright High School in Ironwood and three students from Wakefield-Marenisco School in Wakefield were among the region's top high school musicians to gather Oct. 17 at the University of Wisconsin-Superior for a day of advanced skill clinics and performances during the annual Tri-State Honor Band Festival. Honor Band students spent the day working with noted guest musicians and university faculty, including Ed Kiefer renowned composer and clinician from... Full story
MERCER, Wis. - U.S. Rep. Sean Duffy, R-Wausau, listened to concerns from Action Floors of Mercer, Bessemer Plywood and others in the wood products industry Friday morning in Mercer. Action Floors owner Dan Corullo told Duffy issues facing the industry are critical. "When we built the plant, 40 percent of raw materials came from national forest land," Corullo said. "Today, we get 2 percent." Corullo said 40 percent of the raw material used is imported from Canada. Part of the problem, Corullo sai... Full story
IRONWOOD — The Ironwood City Commission will consider a $150,000 Christmas gift at Monday’s meeting. Mark and Denise Stephens, of Bessemer, would like to donate common stock to the city with an approximate value of $150,000 to be used for an electric ice and edging machine for the Patrick O’Donnell Civic Center rink. The city owns the center, which is on the campus of Gogebic Comminuty College. The donation must be acted on by Dec. 31. Commissioners will consider stipulations set with the offer, including that the machine be a Zamboni and that... Full story
HURLEY - Nothing says Christmas like burritos, deep-fried ice cream and virgin strawberry daiquiris. High school Spanish students held the annual La Festival de Navidad at the Hurley K-12 School Friday, mixing Spanish customs with the holiday season. The event took place in the elementary gym, featuring a variety of culinary options from different Spanish-speaking countries and other activities. According to Spanish teacher Natalie Patritto, it is the 11th year the school has hosted the event. T... Full story
