Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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BESSEMER — Kenneth Wayne Peters, 50, of Bessemer, was sentenced Wednesday to life in prison without the possibility of parole for killing his wife, 79-year-old Ethel Grzena-Peters, in August. Peters was found guilty of first-degree murder and second-degree vulnerable adult abuse on May 1 by a jury following a lengthy trial. First-degree murder carries maximum punishment of life without parole in prison, while vulnerable adult abuse carries a maximum sentence of 15 years. Gogebic County C...
GORDON, Wis. — Wildfire crews from the Department of Natural Resources worked through Tuesday night, joined by more than 100 municipal firefighters, in surrounding a wildfire that scorched 8,700 acres in Douglas and Bayfield counties. The Germann Road Fire was battled for a second day on Wednesday as firefighters fought the largest forest fire to hit northern Wisconsin in 33 years. “With wind out of the northwest, our concern has been the southern and eastern flanks of the fire,” said WDNR...
IRONWOOD — “The only time I missed donating was when I had my knee surgery. Each pint of blood saves three lives,” said blood donor Jean Yurchak at Wednesday’s blood drive at the Ironwood Memorial Building. Eighty-two pints of blood were collected, said volunteer Dick Armstrong, which is slightly down from an average of 90 pints of blood. Each blood drive relies on the assistance of between 15 and 20 volunteers, mostly Kiwanis, said Armstrong. The Red Cross Nurses come from as far away as Gree...
HURLEY — A small group of folks, some wearing masks of woodland animals, gathered Saturday in Hurley to protest a proposed iron mine near Upson, Wis. Robert Menard of Ashland, Wis., spoke to the group of around 15 at the visitor’s center, warning them of the dangers of continuing an industrial society. The group then headed downtown to the offices of Gogebic Taconite. G-Tac is conducting exploratory drilling at the site along the Iron and Ashland county line near Wisconin 77. Menard, former und...
UPSON, Wis. — Gogebic Taconite plans to drill 13 test holes at its proposed Upson area mine site, where hundreds of core samples were removed in the past, according to an application to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. The company is seeking to develop a mine in Iron and Ashland counties and the exploration license request by the WDNR submitted Thursday must be acted on in 10 business days under a mining law. Most of the surface and mineral rights for the land containing the d...
HURLEY — The Fat Tire Bicycle group met Tuesday night behind the Iron Nugget to enjoy its second night of riding this season in 80-degree temperatures. Group members have been riding together for more than 20 years, said rider Chet Kanipes. Tuesday night events are usually between eight and 12 miles of off-road riding, and Wednesday nights feature road riding of up to 25 miles. The Wednesday night rides begin next week, departing from Maplewood Steakhouse on Cloverland Drive in Ironwood. The g...
MERCER, Wis. — Organizers of Claire d’Loon’s a-May-zing Birthday Bash finalized plans at a meeting Thursday in Mercer. The birthday party for the town’s loon statue will be held Saturday in downtown Mercer. Events include: Claire’s birthday wreathing and ceremony, 10 a.m., Mercer Chamber of Commerce grounds, birthday parade to follow; Mercer Lioness luncheon and fashion show, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., Mercer Community Center; children’s birthday activities, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., Mercer Public Libr...
HURLEY — A small group of folks, some wearing masks of woodland animals, gathered Saturday in Hurley to protest a proposed iron mine near Upson, Wis. Robert Menard of Ashland, Wis., spoke to the group of around 15 at the visitor’s center, warning them of the dangers of continuing an industrial society. The group then headed downtown to the offices of Gogebic Taconite. G-Tac is conducting exploratory drilling at the site along the Iron and Ashland county line near Wisconin 77. Menard, former undersheriff in Ashland County, said G-Tac’s propo...
IRONWOOD — The Ironwood City Commission Monday took no action on a planning commission hot potato recommendation to reject rezoning for property owned by George Dalbeck. Dalbeck is seeking rezoning from residential-1 to residential-3 for land at 207 Bonnie Road to allow for construction of a shop/barn to work on logging equipment and house a few horses. The surrounding properties are all zoned R-1 and after numerous neighbors complained about the proposed rezoning, the planning commission previously rejected it on a 6-0 vote. The city commissio...
HURLEY — The Hurley School Board Monday witnessed the presentation of a plaque from the Paavo Nurmi Marathon, represented by Gerry Traczyk and Patricia Kangas, to the Hurley Education Association president Monica Kolpin. “We couldn’t do it without your help,” said Traczyk. School board officers were elected: Joseph Simonich, president; David Pajula, vice president, Mike Fontecchio, treasurer, and Joel Enking, clerk. Many high school students helped with placing and removing sandbags during the recent flooding, said principal Jeff Gulan,...
WAKEFIELD — AECOM Project Engineer Matt Treado and Principal Engineer Mike Pond addressed the issues and concerns of the sanitary sewer system with the Wakefield City Council members and area residents at the Monday evening council meeting. According to Pond, on April 28 AECOM received calls of flooding at the main lift station in Wakefield and after some investigating they found the city was receiving flooding into the sanitary sewer system which was impacting the flow of the sanitary sewer to the lift station. Once they were able to i...
IRONWOOD TOWNSHIP — Local residents celebrated Mother’s Day with a tradition spanning more than 20 years at the Ironwood Township Hall on Sunday. The Ironwood Township Volunteer Fire Department hosted its annual Mother’s Day Brunch, with hundreds of people dining on a variety of food, including chicken, mashed potatoes, breakfast foods and more. “Things were really good,” said Chief Jamie Peite. “We had a lot of people come to eat.” According to department members, the event was quite popular...
KIMBALL, Wis. — For more than 25 years, local residents have dined on pie while searching for hidden treasures during the annual Kimball Homemakers’ Rummage and Pie Social at the Kimball Community Center The tradition continued on Saturday with more than 100 people looking through items and dining on homemade pie. According to group member Sandy Brunello, the event is very popular each year, with many repeat customers bringing their support. “People like it because it’s very affordable,” Brunell...
MERCER, Wis. — The Mercer School’s Advanced Placement European History class spent nine days in Italy in mid-April. The kids, Tanner Hiller, Danielle Miheve, Brian Kich, Lucas Huybrecht and John Michael Klopatek, visited many historical buildings, saw classic pieces of art and experienced Italian culture. The group spent two days in Venice, where they visited the Doge’s Palace, visited St. Mark’s Cathedral and went to the top of the clock tower. The group went for a gondola ride, and of course,...
IRONWOOD TOWNSHIP — The Lindquist Student Center gym was filled to the rafters with pride and excitement Friday night as Gogebic Community College's class of 2013 celebrated its graduation ceremony. The college conferred 289 certificates and degrees. GCC President James Lorenson welcomed the students and told them that celebrating their success at graduation is the high point of the academic year. GCC Board of Trustees Chairman John Lupino addressed the students about their future. He shared a...
IRONWOOD — The Friends of the Carnegie Library will open their book sale to the general public this morning at 7:30 at the Memorial Building. “The book sales are twice a year, and it takes year-round organizing,” said Friends board member Carol Erickson. “The books are all donated from people in the community.” The book sale started Friday, but was open just for members of the Friends of the Carnegie Library. Money raised from the sale has gone to replace library computers, fix the air condi...
With wet weather and cooler temperatures expected to hit the area over the weekend, flood watch continues to take place in both Gogebic and Iron counties. According to the National Weather Service in Marquette, today's forecast calls for a 20 percent chance of rain and snow showers, with highs in lower 40s. Temperatures are expected to stay cool throughout the weekend, with a 20 percent chance of rain and snow showers on Sunday morning. According to a spokesman at NWS, the snow showers will...
IRONWOOD — The Luther L. Wright High School show choir Accent! will perform today and Saturday with shows at 6 and 8 p.m. both nights at Theatre North in Ironwood. Accent’s theme for this year’s show is “Accent! Road Trip.” “There’s a lot of fun music covering a wide variety of eras,” director Denise Woodward said, “such as ‘Eye of the Tiger,’ ‘September’ and several medleys bringing a large variety of music.” Some of the students have helped with choreography for the show, including Jourdyn...
