Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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BESSEMER — Recently, biology students at the A.D. Johnston High School in Bessemer spent the morning learning about watersheds and forestry while at Powdermill Creek. The annual event exposes students to wildlife and fisheries biology in addition to forest ecology and succession. According to biology teacher Dave Rowe, “the partnership that has developed between the school, the U.S. Forest Service, private businesses and community members has really paid big dividends. When my students see t...
BESSEMER — Sheri Nyquist’s third grade class at Washington Elementary school gained a welcomed addition for the 2013-’14 school year, Xander Stutz, a new student only in Bessemer for the year while his father, a Marine, is deployed in Dubai on the U.S.S. New Orleans. Stutz and his mother, Johnnie, are in Bessemer with his grandmother for the school year, and will move back to California when his father, Gunnery Sergeant Nathan Stutz, returns from deployment. On Friday, the 35 children made...
BERGLAND — Bergland Foods Store, formerly known as Nordine’s, was destroyed in a fire Friday morning. According to an official on the scene, a family living in the apartment behind the store/gas station heard three small explosions around 2 a.m. The family left the apartment safely and called 911 after seeing black smoke coming from the building. The family is staying at a local motel after the loss of its apartment. Officers responded from the Ontonagon County Sheriff’s Department and Michi...
HURLEY — The Hurley American Legion voted to terminate its lease with Iron County for the Iron County Memorial Building Wednesday evening. According to Legion member Bob Traczyk, most members were in favor of terminating the lease and voted as such. The Legion pays $1 per year to the county for the building, but with a decline in bowling, the Legion has had trouble making enough revenue to pay utility bills. During a meeting of the Iron County Finance Committee Wednesday morning, Traczyk and o...
BESSEMER — The Gogebic County Election Commission Thursday approved language for a ballot on whether Bill McDonald should be recalled from the Bessemer School Board. Sheri Graham, a fellow school member who is attempting to oust McDonald from office, will now have 180 days to collect signatures for a recall petition. The earliest a recall election could be held would be next May. In her second effort to approve language for the ballot, Graham alleged: —McDonald misled voters, telling them to...
MERCER, Wis. — “Penokee: Explore the Iron Hills,” a traveling art exhibit featuring 18 artists inspired by the Penokee Hills opened at the Mercer Public Library on Wednesday night with a reception, music, and the addition of visual art and poetry by Mercer students. It will remain at the library until Dec. 1. The exhibit has been featured at the North Lakeland Discovery Center in Manitowish Waters, Lac Court Oreilles Community College in Reserve, and at the Milwaukee Urban Ecology Center over...
WASHINGTON (AP) — For the first month alone, the Obama administration projected that nearly a half million people would sign up for the new health insurance markets, according to an internal memo obtained by The Associated Press. But that was before the markets opened to a cascade of computer problems. If the glitches persist and frustrated consumers give up trying, that initial goal, described as modest in the memo, could slip out of reach. The Sept. 5 memo, for Health and Human Services S...
MERCER, Wis. — The Mercer Lioness Club inducted two new members during its monthly meeting Tuesday in Mercer. Julie Begalle and Vikki Vollrath were inducted in a candlelight ceremony conducted by Lioness President June Brunell. The new members were presented with their Lioness pins and a corsage. During the business portion of the meeting, the membership voted to donate decorations for one of the new downtown Mercer lights and to make a donation to the Historic Ironwood Theatre. Begalle v...
IRONWOOD — Despite Ironwood Township’s decision to cut nearly $14,200 in funding to Ironwood Carnegie Library Monday, youth programs continued on Tuesday, with the 25 members of the grade six-12 drama group formally auditioning for a production slated at the Historic Ironwood Theatre on Dec. 10. Mary Hansen and Gene Goss have been directing the group of budding thespians since mid-September, Goss said. They will perform “Crimson Parasol,” “Henny Penny,” and “Bremen Town Musicians.” ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Four years after risking his life in Afghanistan, William D. Swenson solemnly received the Medal of Honor on Tuesday in a case of battlefield bravery with some odd twists: The young Army captain questioned the judgment of his superiors, and the paperwork nominating him for the award was lost. He left the military two years ago but wants to return to active duty, a rare move for a medal recipient. The nation’s highest military honor — a sky blue ribbon and medal — was clasped...
WAKEFIELD — The Wakefield City Council heard presentations Monday from three engineering firms on a grant proposal resolving flooding and sewage issues. The city had solicited proposals from seven firms. Representatives from Agriculture, Engineering, Consulting, Operations and Maintenance; GEI Consultants; and Coleman Engineering presented proposals to work with the city on a stormwater, asset management and wastewater, or SAW, grant. After some discussion, the council selected GEI C...
MARENISCO — Two traditional German orchestras wowed the crowd with their performances at the old Roosevelt School in Marenisco on Saturday evening. The audience gave the traveling musicians a warm welcome with a standing ovation after their first selection of the night. The performance was sponsored by the Marenisco Township and Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp based in Twin Lakes, Wis. The Youth Symphony Orchestra of Lucie-Kolsch-Jugendmusikschule and the Sinfonic Winds Concert Band of Musikschule d...
IRONWOOD — Auditions for the third annual HIT Idol at the Historic Ironwood Theatre wrapped up Sunday afternoon, with results on finalists to be announced today. More than 50 auditioned, said Diana Hansen, one of the event’s coordinators. She expects that number will have to be whittled down to between 40 and 45. “It’s really nice that so many people showed up, especially with so much going on this weekend, with homecomings,” said theatre director Bruce Greenhill. More adults tried out this year...
BESSEMER — October is national Bullying Prevention Month, and the Michigan State University Extension is offering Be SAFE (Safe, Affirming and Fair Environments) workshops to parents and caregivers beginning Oct. 30. Each workshop will last from 6-8 p.m. “Bullying has been an issue from quite some time across the nation. It’s an ongoing problem,” Erin Ross, Gogebic County MSU Extension educator, said. “This is a brand new program, with the workshops in design over the past year.” According to the MSU Extension website, bullying can cause not o...
HURLEY — First grade students at the Hurley K-12 School learned about local government during a field trip to city of Hurley offices Thursday. Students in Kelli Pitrone, Kathy Czarnecki and Mary Ann Kmetz’s classes traveled to the offices to learn how local government works up close. Students viewed the clerk’s office, public library, police department, fire department and Mayor Joe Pinardi’s office. “I got a call asking if they could take an hour and come down to learn about governmen...
