Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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Pile it up and they will come. In a brutally cold winter, Lake Superior's ice formations continue to attract thousands of tourists and local residents, from Bayfield to Little Girl's Point. An estimated 4,000 people have been walking along the Lake Superior ice to the sea caves near Bayfield every weekend. Likewise, hundreds of people have been carefully edging out on the blue ice at Little Girl's Point on a typical weekend day. Hurley Area Chamber of Commerce director Dorrene O'Donnell told... Full story
By ALISON LADMAN Associated Press A box of chocolates? A slice of chocolate cake? So very been-there-done-that. This Valentine's Day, up the ante with your expression of love via chocolate. Rather than simply end the meal with a sweet hit of cocoa, why not use it as the inspiration for the entire menu? Start with slices of soft goat cheese sprinkled with a blend of unsweetened cocoa powder and chili powder, then topped with a Peppadew pepper. Then move on to our flank steak rubbed with ground... Full story
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (AP) - It was a sight to make a classic car lover weep: A gaping sinkhole opened beneath the National Corvette Museum in Kentucky and swallowed eight prized cars like they were toys, piling them in a heap amid loose dirt and concrete fragments. It happened early Wednesday morning while the attraction dedicated to the classic American sports car was closed to visitors. "They're all just kind of nose down in the bottom of the hole," said Western Kentucky University engineering... Full story
WAUSAU, Wis. (AP) - Marathon County drug agents have confiscated more than $2 million in marijuana plants in what they say is the largest drug seizure in the county. Sheriff's officials searched a home in Wausau and another in rural Athens after getting a tip from a local delivery company about a suspicious package. Authorities say more than 700 marijuana plants were found at the rural Athens home as well as growing equipment and processed marijuana. Agents seized cash and drugs at the Wausau... Full story
WAKEFIELD - Highland Copper Company, Inc., a Canadian company that recently purchased the White Pine mine project, has acquired the Copperwood project from Orvana Resources U.S. Corp. Highland said Tuesday it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire all rights, title and interest in Copperwood. David Fennell, executive chairman of Highland, told the Daily Globe there is a "world class resource of copper in the Upper Peninsula," and if the resource is properly developed, "it is going to... Full story
IRONWOOD - Seventy area high school students glimpsed into their futures Tuesday at Gogebic Community College. Sophomores, juniors and seniors from schools in Gogebic and Ontonagon counties played a game called "Life Unplugged," allowing them to make choices as adults. The event started off with kids rolling the dice to start families, whether as single people or married; kids or no kids. Next, they traveled to a booth run by River Valley Bank. Students selected a career and were told how much t... Full story
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Republicans will vote unanimously for Gov. Scott Walker's $504 million property and income tax cut plan, Assembly Speaker Robin Vos said Tuesday, rejecting a Democratic alternative that spends more on job training and reducing property taxes. Democrats touted their approach, which they don't have the votes to pass, during Assembly debate that began Tuesday afternoon and was scheduled to go into the night. Vos, in a news conference, said the bill will pass with no changes,... Full story
By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer Any kid who ever tap-danced at a talent show or put on a curly wig and auditioned for "Annie" can only dream of being as beloved - or as important - as Shirley Temple. Temple, who died Monday night at 85, sang, danced, sobbed and grinned her way into the hearts of Depression-era moviegoers and remains the ultimate child star decades later. Other pre-teens, from Macaulay Culkin to Miley Cyrus, have been as famous in their time. But none of them helped shape... Full story
IRONWOOD TOWNSHIP - The Ironwood Township Board of Trustees held a short meeting Monday evening. During the meeting, the board approved a motion for a pre-payment to the Gogebic Range Area Solid Waste Authority. The payment is $20,000, and according to trustee Kathy Maki, the township is "paying for the garbage collection ahead of time, then having collection costs deducted until the $20,000 is paid back." Maki said if the payments were going by shares of the solid waste authority, Ironwood... Full story
WAKEFIELD - Sheriff Pete Matonich presented the sheriff department's 2013 year end report at the Wakefield city council meeting Monday evening. Included in this report was a count of 43 issued citations, 15 arrests and 46 total accidents. The council also adopted a city closure policy, which reads "the city manager and mayor will decide if the city needs to close due to unforeseen circumstances, such as inclement weather." "I think the simpler you keep it, the better off you are," said member... Full story
By SARA MOULTON Associated Press Hunkering down to watch sports on TV usually involves grabbing the traditional grub - chicken wings, sliders, nachos, that sort of stuff. But with the Olympics in Russia at hand, I thought it might be fun to turn instead to a classic of Russian cuisine, namely, beef stroganoff. A rich dish with a noble birthright (scholars disagree about which particular Count Stroganov the dish is named for), beef stroganoff was a staple at America's tonier restaurants during... Full story
MERCER, Wis. - Mercer Health and Wellness held its third annual Women's Heart Healthy Brunch Saturday. More than 60 women attended the event to learn more about heart health and heart-healthy options. Participants wore red in honor of Women's Heart Health month in February and the national Go Red for Women campaign. According to Gerri Reynolds, member of Mercer Health and Wellness, the event went "marvelous." She said the event numbers exceeded the previous two events and told attendees about... Full story
BARAGA (AP) - Inmates at the Baraga Correctional Facility took charge of a pair of puppies recently, and have begun training them for lives on the outside as guide dogs for the blind. Prison officials say it's a win-win formula for everyone, with carefully chosen inmates able to volunteer the huge amount of time needed to train the dogs properly, and the dogs giving the prisoners a sense of accomplishment, responsibility and empathy. "These guys took something from the world. Now their time has... Full story
In a scene worthy of an episode of Downton Abbey, William Boyce, an American visiting London in the early 20th century, got lost in the thick London fog. A scout helped Boyce find his way, but refused a tip, saying it was his duty to be helpful. Boyce was so impressed he wanted to begin a similar scouting program in the states. He spoke to the founder of the British scouts, Robert Baden-Powell, a nobleman himself, about the fine character of the young scouts he had encountered. Back in America,... Full story
MERCER, Wis. - After nearly two and a half hours of competition, sixth grader Ella Torkelson was the only student to correctly spell "bulwark" and became the winner of the Mercer School's spelling bee on Jan. 31. Seventh grader Colin Hartigan was runner up, while sixth grader Zayne Earl took third place. Torkelson and Hartigan moved on to compete at the next level in Ashland. "Students move on until spelling bee winners from all over the country reach the nationals in Washington, D.C., where... Full story
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - A small army of electricity restoration crews labored Friday to reconnect nearly 300,000 customers in Pennsylvania and Maryland, and utility companies warned some will have to wait several more days. The lion's share of the outages remained in the Philadelphia suburbs, where many schools were closed for a third day, and a PECO spokesman said work was continuing around the clock. PECO accounted for about 250,000 outages late Friday afternoon. "That number is coming down... Full story
SOCHI, Russia (AP) - A Russia in search of global vindication kicked off the Sochi Olympics looking more like a Russia that likes to party, with a pulse-raising opening ceremony about fun and sports instead of terrorism, coddling despots and gay rights. And that's just the way Vladimir Putin wants these Winter Games to be. The world's premier athletes on ice and snow have more to worry about than geopolitics as they plunge into the biggest challenges of their lives on the mountain slopes of the... Full story
IRONWOOD — Blank shots were fired in the Luther L. Wright School on Friday as the Ironwood Area School District held a mock shooting drill during a teachers’ in-service day. All students were out of the building during the event, planned by the district and Ironwood Public Safety Department. Some employees in the building weren’t warned about the drill that included the shots, as well as screaming, banging and other noises. Those employees scrambled and hid under desks. According to a memo... Full story
HURLEY - After four years of borrowing equipment to allow elementary students to participate in the cross country ski program, the Hurley School District was able to purchase equipment with help from grants and local donations. According to a newsletter, the Hurley PTO donated $900 to allow the district to purchase a track setter to groom the trails on school property. It is the second year students have used the newly purchased equipment after receiving donations and grants from Ginger Nasi,... Full story
HELENA, Mont. (AP) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture said Thursday it will spend $30 million this year on forest restoration projects in 12 states to reduce the threat of wildfires, protect water quality and improve wildlife habitat for at-risk species. Those first 13 projects will be the start of a multi-year initiative to improve the health of forests and watersheds on public and private lands, Agriculture Undersecretary Robert Bonnie said. With longer fire seasons in recent years burning... Full story
