Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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NEW YORK (AP) — Months after Superstorm Sandy swamped her little island, the Statue of Liberty will finally welcome visitors again on Independence Day. Sandy made landfall one day after the statue’s 126th birthday, flooding most of the 12 acres she stands upon with water that surged as high as 8 feet. Lady Liberty herself was spared, but the surrounding grounds on Liberty Island took a beating. Railings broke, docks and paving stones were torn up and buildings were flooded. The storm des... Full story
IRONWOOD — There's a tough decision ahead for Michigan legislators on health care, State Sen. Tom Casperson, R-Escanaba, said Friday. Speaking at a town hall meeting at Gogebic Community College, he said a special session of the legislature may be called on the Medicaid expansion bill. “We may go back this summer to vote on it,” he said. State Rep. Scott Dianda, D-Calumet, said he opposes the bill and voted against it in its current form because it would require people making under $15,000 to “pay $1,200 out of their pockets” for health ca... Full story
HURLEY— The 105th Apostolic Lutheran Church Convention begins July 10 with a service at 7 p.m. at the Hurley K-12 school, said convention chair Alan Estola. It runs through July 14. From 1,000 to 1,500 people are expected from all over the U.S., as well as Finland, Sweden, Canada, Guatemala and other countries, Estola said. The event was held here last in 1997. When it was here in the 1950s, Dorothy Benjamson, a long-time member of the local Apostolic Lutheran Church in Ironwood, was 10 or 12. About 5,000 people came then, Benjamson said. A... Full story
PLEASANT PRAIRIE, Wis. (AP) — Republican Gov. Scott Walker signed a $70 billion, two-year state budget Sunday that he said invests in state education, residents and infrastructure, but that Democrats complained will mostly help the wealthy. The budget approved by the Republican-controlled Legislature includes all of Walker's priorities, including a $650 million income tax cut, expansion of private school vouchers and changes to the state's Medicaid and food stamp programs. Walker signed the b... Full story
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] IRONWOOD — Gogebic Community College President Jim Lorenson said Friday he has noticed a change in Michigan politics on the western Upper Peninsula level. In the past, he said Michigan politicians often didn't work together. The fact that has changed was evident Friday evening when State Sen. Tom Casperson, a Republican from Escanaba, and State Rep. Scott Dianda, a Democrat from Calumet, held a joint town hall meeting at the GCC Lindquist Center. A... Full story
KIMBALL, Wis. — Two Philadelphia men were injured in the two-car collision on U.S. 2, near Valley Road, in Kimball Thursday at 10:31 p.m., according to an Iron County Sheriff's Department release. The two brothers, 22 and 29, were traveling east on U.S. 2 when they swerved to avoid hitting a deer. There was an unconfirmed report that a deer horn was found at the scene. Their vehicle struck a westbound truck driven by a 58-year-old Ontario man. All three men were transported by Beacon Ambulance to Aspirus Grand View Hospital in Ironwood. Because... Full story
IRONWOOD — The Historic Ironwood Theatre is celebrating its 85th anniversary with a galaSunday at 2 p.m. The event features music from the Gogebic Range Concert Band, an "old-time" radio theater presentation by the Denim and Dessert Readers' Theatre, a performance from the Von Drake Dancers, songs from the Lakeland Barbershop Chorus and a performance of the 1920s comedy "Who's on First." Attendees will also watch a showing of the silent movie "The Playhouse," starring Buster Keaton. The film will be accompanied by Father Andrew Rogers on the t... Full story
HURLEY — The Iron County University of Wisconsin-Extension office and Iron County Health Department will have some extra hands to help out this summer, after receiving an intern through the Wisconsin Area Health Education Center. Shruthi Murali, of Rochester, Minn., recently started her internship and will finish in mid-August. So far, Murali is enjoying her time in Iron County. "I love the area and I really love what I am doing," Murali said. The main focus of her internship is on senior c... Full story
HURLEY — A Hurley businessman pleaded guilty to one count of possession with intent to deliver narcotics as part of a plea agreement Thursday in Iron County Court and he'll be on probation for two years. Daniel F. Rossi, 52, owner and operator of Rossi Wear on Silver Street, and his attorney, Anthony Stella, reached a plea agreement with special prosecuting attorney Susan Sommer, of Phelps, Wis. Originally, Rossi had also been charged with one count of manufacture or deliver of schedule I and II narcotics and one count of possession with i... Full story
BAYFIELD, Wis. (AP) — Every day for 46 years, Vietnam veteran Jeff Savelkoul was haunted by a single thought — that when he came home he left some of his buddies behind. Savelkoul survived a helicopter crash in 1967 that killed almost everyone on board, including his best friend, Lance Cpl. Merlin R. Allen of Bayfield. For decades the Marines' remains lay undiscovered, but a recovery team excavated the crash site last year and found Allen's remains. Now, almost 46 years to the day Allen was kil... Full story
IRONWOOD — Changes are coming for this year's Gogebic-Iron County Airport Fly-In, slated for Saturday, Aug. 24. “We are hoping for better weather with the earlier date,” said Fly-In committee chair Donna Scorse. Welcoming ceremonies begin at 10 a.m. This year there will be four aircrafts offering free plane rides to youth aged 8 to 17, accompanied by a parent or guardian, and another aircraft will be available for younger children with parents to fly for a small fee. This year's event will... Full story
KIMBALL, Wis. — The annual Midsummer Festival is set at Little Finland on Saturday. The event celebrates the longest day of summer (which was actually on June 21), commemorated by many Scandinavian countries around the world. Also called Juhannus, in celebration of St. John, the event focuses on bonfires that were lit to protect against evil spirits believed to roam freely when the sun was turning southward again. At Little Finland on U.S. 2 in Kimball, the traditional bonfire is still lit, a... Full story
HURLEY — On Monday night, the Iron County Land and Zoning Committee will host a public hearing on draft ordinance pertaining to mining in the county, specifically the proposed iron mine in Upson. The 6 p.m. hearing will be at the Iron County Memorial Building. The Gogebic Taconite mining company has found a number of provisions that cause a "real problem" in the draft ordinance, if not corrected. "The initial draft has a number of provisions that would make it impossible to mine here," G-Tac spokesman Bob Seitz said. "It is an initial draft, s... Full story
BESSEMER — The Gogebic County Board of Commissioners reluctantly agreed to sign an interlocal agreement with the Western Upper Peninsula Alliance Wednesday for workforce development and training programs. Board members have frequently expressed dissatisfaction that the Michigan Works program in the county has been reduced to a single employee, but they felt they had no choice but to sign the agreement. The new WUP alliance, beginning July 1, also includes Baraga, Houghton, Iron, Keweenaw and Ontonagon counties. The agreement replaces the W... Full story
IRONWOOD — Local youth in the Ironwood Carnegie Library's summer drama camp have been working together since early last week to prepare for a performance Friday at 5:30 p.m. in the Ironwood Memorial Building auditorium. The kids, aged 11 and up, are from Ironwood and Bessemer. Under the direction of Mary Hansen, the youth will perform, “The Golden Rooster,” “The Bremen Town Musicians,” and “Henny Penny.” “I'm very, very proud of these kids,” Hansen said. “Some of them have never been on stage... Full story
WASHINGTON (AP) — In a historic day for gay rights, the Supreme Court gave the nation's legally married gay couples equal federal footing with all other married Americans on Wednesday and also cleared the way for same-sex marriages to resume in California. In deciding its first cases on the issue, the high court did not issue the sweeping declaration sought by gay rights advocates that would have allowed same-sex couples to marry anywhere in the country. But in two rulings, both by bare 5-4 m... Full story
