Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Unnaturally long intervals between wildfires and years of drought primed the Sierra Nevada for the explosive conflagration chewing up the rugged landscape on the edge of Yosemite National Park, forestry experts say. The fire had ravaged 282 square miles by Tuesday, the biggest in the Sierra’s recorded history and one of the largest on record in California. Containment increased to 20 percent but some 4,500 structures remained threatened and firefighters were making sta...
(AP) — After just one year, some schools around the country are dropping out of the healthier new federal lunch program, complaining that so many students turned up their noses at meals packed with whole grains, fruits and vegetables that the cafeterias were losing money. Federal officials say they don’t have exact numbers but have seen isolated reports of schools cutting ties with the $11 billion National School Lunch Program, which reimburses schools for meals served and gives them access to...
WAKEFIELD — Wakefield resident Scott Favero received permission from the Wakefield City Council Monday evening to clean up an eye-sore on city property. Favero plans to remove some old storage tanks and a few hundred tires from a spot along a an old railroad grade that is now a trail. The spot is about 500 feet east of Sunday Lake Street, south of Nunnemacher Street. Favero will do the work for free, but plans to scrap the metal and tires for profit. “He hopes to send some money back our way...
HURLEY — The Iron County Comprehensive Planning/Land and Zoning Committee approved a motion to changes and additions of sections to the zoning ordinance, in relation to both ferrous and nonferrous mining after a public hearing, Monday, in Hurley. The motion was to approve the language and have it sent to the Iron County Board of Supervisors for final approval during tonight’s board meeting. Changes were made to sections 9.4.4 through 9.4.11 in relation to ferrous and nonferrous mineral explorati...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State John Kerry on Monday outlined the clearest justification yet for U.S. military action in Syria, saying there was “undeniable” evidence of a large-scale chemical weapons attack, with intelligence strongly signaling that Bashar Assad’s regime was responsible. Kerry, speaking to reporters at the State Department, said last week’s attack “should shock the conscience” of the world. “The indiscriminate slaughter of civilians, the killing of women and children an...
SILVER CITY — The ninth annual Porcupine Mountains Music Festival ran Friday through Sunday, featuring 22 bands on the Peace Hill and Singing Hills stages, and 24 bands and performers on the Busking stage. Incoming festival director Cheryl Sundberg said that what makes this festival unique is the Friends of the Porkies focus on celebrating all kinds of music. “It’s a labor of love,” Sundberg said, run by 120 volunteers, six of whom work year round. “We’re rewarded by the smiles and the music....
By JAN TUCKER [email protected] WHITE PINE - Prairie Plant Systems, owners of SubTerra in White Pine, said it has completed its purchase of the Traxys Power Group Inc., which includes the White Pine Power Plant, White Pine Copper refinery and Upper Peninsula Power Marketing LLC. Brent Zettl, president and CEO of Prairie Plant Systems, will be president of all three groups, while Steve Walsh, president of TPG Power Holdings, the former owner of TPG, will be CEO of White Pine Electric and...
HURLEY — During a Iron County Mining Impact Committee meeting Wednesday, John Sendra presented an economic impact study in relation to the proposed Gogebic Taconite iron mine in Upson, Wis. The purpose of the study, according to Sendra, was to analyze the potential economic impact of the G-Tac mine in Iron County, as well as show impact in a 12-county area. The 12 counties include Iron, Ashland, Douglas, Bayfield, Washburn, Sawyer, Price, Oneida, Vilas and Forest counties in Wisconsin, and Gogebic and Iron counties in Michigan. The study i...
LATHRUP VILLAGE, Mich. (AP) — Food stamps are getting more common at farmers markets around Michigan as a growing number of recipients look for locally grown food and sellers reach out for new customers. “It’s opening up a world of access that has not been there before,” said Kathy Forzley, manager of the Oakland County Health Department. “It’s a perfect match in terms of it has tremendous benefits for the families and it also provides a new customer base for our local farmers.” In 2006, when...
BAYFIELD, Wis. (AP) — Beginning in 1857, lighthouses began shining across the Apostle Islands, guides for sailors and fishermen and witnesses to shipwrecks and rescues, to family life and presidential visits. But advances in technology overtook the lights. Automation eliminated the need for keepers, and their island homes were locked up and largely left to the ravages of time and nature. Now the National Park Service has embarked on a $3.5 million project to turn back the clock and restore l...
IRONWOOD TOWNSHIP — The $4 million project at the Carl Kleimola Technical Center on the campus of Gogebic Community College is set to finish on time, said project foreman Bill Tregembo, of Angelo Luppino, Inc. Some electrical work will be completed through the end of the week, and carpets need to be installed, Tregembo said. All inspections have been completed. Keith LaFave, of Excel Fire Protection, was installing sprinkler systems on Thursday. Josh Pekuri, Lindquist Electric, was getting r...
FORT MEADE, Md. (AP) — Army Pfc. Bradley Manning stood at attention in his crisp dress uniform Wednesday and learned the price he will pay for spilling an unprecedented trove of government secrets: up to 35 years in prison, the stiffest punishment ever handed out in the U.S. for leaking to the media. Flanked by his lawyers, Manning, 25, showed no reaction as military judge Col. Denise Lind announced the sentence without explanation in a proceeding that lasted just a few minutes. A gasp could b...
IRONWOOD TOWNSHIP — Ninety-three students stampeded into the Campus Suites at Gogebic Community College on Tuesday, their induction into dorm life the first experience living away from their families for many. Students living at the suites this year come from as far away as New York, said dean of student services Jeanne Graham, although most come from throughout the Midwest. “The suites provide a nice community atmosphere,” said Graham. “It’s a good living and learning environment.” Orientation...
BESSEMER — An effort to recall Bessemer School Board member Bill McDonald sustained a setback Tuesday when the Gogebic County Election Commission rejected wording on a petition seeking a vote on the issue. The woman who is attempting to recall McDonald, fellow school board member Sheri Graham, said she would seek to file another petition to recall McDonald, omitting language the panel found objectionable. All three members of the election commission — probate judge Joel Massie, county clerk Ger...
IRONWOOD — The Ironwood Area Scholarship Foundation received a $50,000 donation from the late Thomas C. Basso, formerly of Ironwood. Basso died on June 24, 2013, leaving a donation to the foundation. In 2003, Basso’s mother, Dorothy, left a $20,000 donation in honor of her late parents, Axel and Lena Wickman. The donation was presented to the Ironwood Area School Board of Education Monday. Superintendent Tim Kolesar wass amazed at the generosity from former alumni. “I think that one of the n...
