Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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IRONWOOD — The gradual snowmelt on the Gogebic Range may be interrupted by heavy snow tonight and Saturday. The National Weather Service is predicting an 80 percent chance of wet, heavy snow, possibly mixed with rain, from tonight through Saturday evening. Accumulations of around 6 inches are forecast in a swath from Ironwood to Ontonagon. Hazardous driving conditions may result, as roadways will become extremely slippery. Temperatures between 28 and 39 degrees are predicted during the period of...
HURLEY — The Hurley K-12 School played host to an American Red Cross blood drive Thursday. According to elementary secretary Leola Maslanka, it was the third drive that the school has done this year, with 97 pints of blood collected after the first two. The goal is to have enough units to collect a scholarship from the Red Cross for a graduating senior. Going into Thursday, the school had enough for a $1,000 scholarship and needed 54 more pints to increase the scholarship to $1,500. ...
Iron County Board of Supervisors Chairman Dennis DeRosso, 78, of Oma, Wis., who also served as county administrator, died on Monday. A lifelong resident of Iron County, DeRosso devoted much of his life to make the area better, including donating his time to many civic organizations. He was a member of the Knights of Columbus in Ironwood and the Hurley and Mercer Lions clubs, among other organizations. He worked at the Iron County Forestry Department, retiring as county forester. However,...
ST. IGNACE (AP) — The Mackinac Bridge is being lit blue at night for the rest of April as part of an autism awareness campaign. The Mackinac Bridge Authority is working with several corporations and organizations for “Light It Blue Michigan.” All costs are paid by private donations. The campaign began Tuesday night with a public ceremony at the Kewadin Casino in St. Ignace, on the north side of the bridge that connects Michigan’s two peninsulas. The speakers included Lt. Gov. Brian Calley,...
IRONWOOD — Big changes have taken place at the Western Upper Peninsula Convention and Visitors Bureau in Ironwood in the past year. In November, the bureau moved to a new location, downsizing from the previous spot. It has launched a state-of-the-art website, geared at attracting more visitors. The new office is at 405 N. Lake St. in Ironwood. Office manager Donna Kauppi, said, “We moved here in November, and things have been going great. We have a lot more exposure here, and we have a lot mor...
TRAVERSE CITY (AP) — Water levels across most of the Great Lakes are likely to remain well below average for the next six months, posing continued hardships for commercial vessels and tourist towns that cater to recreational boaters, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said Wednesday. The lakes should undergo their usual rises during the warm season, helped by melting of abundant winter snowfall across the region’s northern tier, officials with the Detroit district office said. But it won’t be ne...
MUSKEGON (AP) — With winter all but over, most Muskegon-area residents are putting away their snow shovels and getting ready to break out their lawn mowers. For residents near Pere Marquette Park in Muskegon, the end of shoveling snow is just the beginning of their year-round shoveling odyssey. Instead of shoveling snow, they are resuming their never-ending battle against sand — lots of sand. “It’s an ongoing problem because the wind blows a lot,” Janet Stohr told The Muskegon Chronicle...
James Kichak was re-elected chairman for the Town of Mercer during the general spring election on Tuesday. Kichak edged challenger Opal Roberts, 355-343. In other Mercer races, Lin L. Miller defeated Sue Schenk for town treasurer, 383-274. For the Mercer School Board, three challengers ran for two seats. Incumbents Deanna Pierpont and Denise Thompson both were re-elected over opponent Paul Juske. Pierpont had 464 votes and Thompson had 383. Juske finished with 308. Two seats were up for grabs...
WAKEFIELD — Glenn Gauthier, of the Michigan State Police Wakefield Post, has been promoted to sergeant after serving nearly 14 years at the post. “It feels very, very good,” Gauthier said. He has been training for his new position, and said that he has “a lot to learn.” “It’s only my first week, but things have been good,” Gauthier said. “I have a lot to learn. There is a lot of different aspects to the job, including different tasks. There is a lot of multi-tasking and switching, but things are...
MERCER, Wis. — The Mercer Lioness Club held its monthly meeting March 19 at the Whistle Stop in Mercer. President Betty Meinholz inducted new member Martha Pierpont into the club during the meeting. Her sponsor was Deanna Pierpont. Club members also discussed upcoming group events, including a blood drive set Tuesday from noon to 5 p.m. at the Mercer Community Center. Donors may call 715-476-3511 for appointments. The group plans to attend the 24th annual Lions Club Convention April 12-13 at W...
HURLEY — The Iron County Memorial Building Restoration Committee discussed future fundraisers during a meeting at the Iron County Courthouse on Monday. Fundraising chair Dorothy Walesewicz spoke to the committee about the possibility of hosting a fundraiser in conjunction with the Memorial Day events in the area. “It would be a great time to have an open house and let the community see the work that has been done,” Walesewicz said. Each year, the Hurley American Legion and Hurley Veterans of Fo...
HURLEY — Big projects continue to be marked off the “to-do” list for the Iron County Memorial Building Restoration Committee. According to volunteer Dorothy Walesewicz, the project started as a way to preserve a county landmark. “I know that we’re not the only ones that didn’t want to see that building torn down,” Walesewicz said. “We wanted to see that building still standing and operating.” Many improvements came with paint and a brush. “Paint can do wonders,” Walesewicz said. Other projects included the chimney being repaired, bathroom re...
WAKEFIELD — The Wakefield City Council swore in longtime resident Charles Picoldi Monday, to fill an unexpired term vacated by a resignation. A seat on the council became available when April Rauh resigned her position in March. One application, from Picoldi, was received by the city to fill the vacancy. The council is now comprised of Joseph DelFavero, Ted Finco, Picoldi, Jason White and Mayor Richard Bolen. The council approved GEI Consultants to complete the engineering design for the c...
Voters across Iron County and the state of Wisconsin will head to the polls on Tuesday for the general spring election. Locally, voters will vote on municipality leaders, with most of the contested races taking place in Mercer. Incumbent Jim Kichak will face-off against Opal Roberts for town chairman. Roberts is currently the town clerk, but is not seeking re-election for that seat. Christan Brandt is running unopposed for the clerk position and two people are vying for the Brandt’s current position as treasurer. Sue Schenk and Lin Miller a...
MERCER, Wis. — More than 100 kids turned out for the annual Mercer Lions Club Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday at the Mercer School. According to club members, the event has been taking place for over 20 years, starting off with real hard boiled eggs before switching to plastic. Different age divisions searched in different parts of the school, and after gathering as many eggs as possible, the kids dined on hot dogs, hot chocolate and their candy. “The school has been great in letting us have thi...
BESSEMER — Drivers from all over the Midwest traveled to Bessemer over the weekend to participate in the first ever Snowmobile Drag Race and Hill Climb on Saturday and Sunday at Big Powderhorn Mountain. According to Bruce Noren, general manager at Powderhorn, the weather was key in making the event successful. “We had really great weather today (Sunday),” Noren said. “So that helped.” The event is one of many snowmobile-themed events in the area, and according to Noren, each event is great for...
IRONWOOD — Kindergarteners in the Gogebic-Ontonagon Intermediate School District have enjoyed a new age tool for learning this school year. Students presented their skills on iPads to the GOISD at the Elk and Hound in Ironwood on Thursday. Area kindergarteners and teachers demonstrated how the devices are used in the classroom to representatives of school districts in Ironwood, Bessemer, Wakefield-Marenisco, Ontonagon and Ewen-Trout Creek, and board members from Gogebic Community College. ...
IRONWOOD — Property acquisitions will be minimal for Ironwood’s 2014-’15 U.S. 2 (Cloverland Drive) reconstruction project, according to the Michigan Department of Transportation. Mike Premo, of MDOT’s Crystal Falls office, told a gathering of about 75 people at a Thursday public meeting in Ironwood that two chief areas where property purchases will be required are the two intersections where a fifth lane of traffic will be added. The extra lanes at the Douglas Boulevard (Business U.S. 2) and Lake Street intersections will be used for left-ha...
ONTONAGON — The Ontonagon-White Pine Rotary learned Wednesday there are 578 students in the two-county area which are served by the Gogebic-Ontonagon Intermediate School District in special education services. Marge Leaf, director of special education for the GOISD, and Rotary member Bruce Mayle, superintendent of the GOISD, told the members of the impact committee special education has on disabled from birth to 26 years old in Gogebic and Ontonagon counties. In Ontonagon County, Leaf said, the Ontonagon Area School District has 80 special e...
IRONWOOD — Michigan Department of Transportation and city of Ironwood officials Thursday heard passioned pleas for new sidewalks on both sides of U.S. 2 during highway reconstruction in 2014-’15. While there was some criticism of rerouting of traffic through Hurley during the 2014 construction at the public hearing at the Memorial Building, the sidewalk issue was equally as controversial. The DOT plan is to have a sidewalk extending the full two miles on the north side of the highway, but not on...
KINGSFORD — Family and friends were more than excited to welcome their loved ones back from Afghanistan during a welcome home ceremony for the 1432nd Engineer Company on Thursday. Approximately 1,000 people gathered at Kingsford High School to greet more than 90 soldiers from the 10-month deployment. Gogebic County undersheriff Ross Solberg was among those soldiers from the Gogebic Range who returned Thursday. Gogebic County Sheriff Pete Matonich attended the ceremony. Josh and Angela Reed, of Randville, and their two children, Izayah, 6, a...
