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Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By MEGAN HUGHES [email protected] RONWOOD — The Ironwood Area Schools’ proposed operating millage has passed. The non-homestead property tax rate for the school will now continue to be 18 mills, or $18 per every $1,000 of taxable valuation, and it will allow the school to continue to receive its maximum funding. The district must ask voters to approve the tax paid by business and rental property owners every four years. It does not impact taxes for residents who live in the home they own, according to Ironwood Superintendent Travis Powel...
By Pamela Jansson [email protected] IRONWOOD — Funding and task management were the major topics of concern at Monday evening’s meeting of the Gogebic County Fair Board. Scheduled for Aug. 8-11, this year’s fair is now three months away. Despite it being a smaller event to be held at Ironwood’s Pat O’Donnell Civic Center, many of the same tasks as in any other year must be addressed. Fair Board members spent part of the meeting studying a list of nearly 50 responsibilities that must be addressed in the time left. Prepared by Marlen...
IRONWOOD — Gogebic Range Health Foundation, a nonprofit community-based organization dedicated to advancing health outcomes across the Gogebic Range, is announced the appointment of Kassi Huotari as its new executive director, effective immediately. An area native, Huotari brings seven years of nonprofit and institutional management experience, with a proven track record of driving organizational growth, fostering collaboration, and implementing strategic and financial initiatives, according to GRHF officials.. Most recently, she served as b...
By Pamela Jansson [email protected] IRONWOOD - A new view on moms will be offered on Mother's Day at the Historic Ironwood Theatre. Hosted by the Downtown Art Place, an art exhibit honoring moms will take place on Sunday from 1 to 5 p.m. in the theater's concourse. The event will include tea, appetizers and an opportunity to speak with the artists. "Four artists explore the complexities and intricacy of losing Mom – from things they wished they had asked and said, to special m...
By MEGAN HUGHES [email protected] Upson, Wis. - The Weber Lake Kids Fishing event was a hit this past Saturday with around 60 kids showing up to learn how to fish, according to Joe Walker from the Superior Bass Club. The weather was overcast this year, but substantially warmer than years past, allowing for great fishing conditions and better access to the lake. McKennen Gerbig, 9, of Hurley, was one of the kids who fished at the event, and said that he was having a lot of fun. "We h...
IRONWOOD - A crowd of excited bikers gathered for a ribbon cutting at the Bonnie Street Trailhead, on Friday afternoon, to celebrate the grand opening of 10 miles of singletrack mountain bike trails being added to the Miners Memorial Heritage Park. The ceremony was kept short and sweet, as community members were eager to get out and explore the new trails, with members from Sisu Dirt Crew including president Dustin Filippini, and vice president Brad Kusz speaking about how excited they were to...
By Pamela Jansson [email protected] Members of the Bessemer Parks and Recreation Commission re-elected Eric Longhini as president at their May 2 meeting. Dominic Fabbri was elected as vice president. Commissioners also discussed plans to authorize the city’s Department of Public Works to install concrete pads under three newly restored grills within Bluff Valley Park. A picnic table also is planned for each pad. “We’ve rebuilt every one of them,” said DPW director Ben Tucker of the grills, adding that the units also were painted...
By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] BESSEMER — A slideshow update on the Copperwood Project was provided last week to the Gogebic County Board of Commissioners. Mike Foley, site manager for the project in Wakefield and Ironwood townships, provided the presentation at the board’s April 24 meeting. The now fully permitted Copperwood Project — which is predicted to produce 300 construction jobs and 380 mining jobs — is under the umbrella of Highland Copper, a Canadian junior mining company. “In the past, mining companies just kind of came a...
By JASON JUNO [email protected] IRONWOOD - The newspaper business takes you places. A triple overtime thriller. A veterans honor flight. Inside an ESPN commercial. Managing Editor Larry Holcombe is retiring this week 30 years after his start with The Globe. He began in the news department, became sports editor in the summer of 1996 and eventually returned as managing editor after a short stint doing the same job in Houghton. Holcombe worked through many changes in the industry, most of...
By MEGAN HUGHES [email protected] IRONWOOD - Critically acclaimed bestselling author Anne Boulley visited the Ironwood Area on Thursday, speaking about her novel, "The Firekeeper's Daughter," for this year's Great Michigan Read. She gave her presentation at Gogebic Community College, with students from the college and area high schools, along with members of the public, gathering to listen to her 35-year journey in writing the novel. Boulley earned her degree from Central Michigan...
By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] HURLEY — Led by its recently elected new leaders, the Iron County Board of Supervisors continued to address Phase 2 of its budget reform at a Tuesday evening workshop session. Larry Youngs, the new board chairman as of the April 16 reorganizational meeting, chaired Tuesday’s session, at which no votes were taken. Kurt Wolff, the new vice chairman, has been leading the budget reconciliation strategy and summarized the current status. Wolff said that, although the 2024 budget appeared balanced on pap...
By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] BESSEMER — Members of the Gogebic County Board of Commissioners voted April 24 to approve a request to place a millage renewal proposal for Gogebic County Transit on the Aug. 6 county ballot. “This is the millage rate that has been in effect from 1985 through 2024 and represents a renewal of that millage rather than an increase,” said James D. Oliver, director of county transit, in an April 11 letter to commissioners. The 4-year millage noted is for one-third mill or 33 and one-third cents per $1,00...
By MEGAN HUGHES [email protected] IRONWOOD— The Gogebic Community College Board of Trustees met on Monday to discuss the approval of the Electric Line Technician course and to perform the 1-year review of the Automotive Technology Certificate course. Jon Werkmeister, a member of the automotive faculty, presented the automotive technology certificate review to the board while sharing improvements that the program has seen, such as integrating the ability to earn a Ford factory certification. This is also something that the course is p...
By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] HURLEY - The 33rd annual Steak Feed for Chapter 529 of the Vietnam Veterans of America filled the Iron County Memorial Building Saturday night. The fundraiser for the Gogebic-Iron Range group included a full dinner, along with a performance by Marty's Goldenaires Drum and Bugle Corps of Bessemer and additional live music by the Madd Trappers, a Hurley band. Door prizes and a raffle featuring a 65-inch smart TV also were part of the fun. People also had the...
By LARRY HOLCOMBE [email protected] IRONWOOD - Fueled by a good dose of "build it and they will come" attitude, the city of Ironwood has constructed a 10 miles of singletrack mountain bike trails in the Miners Memorial Heritage Park. City officials will hold a ribbon cutting for the trail complex on Friday at 5:30 p.m. at the Bonnie Street Trailhead, south of the Iron King dog park. There were lots of reasons to build the trail, according to the city's economic director, Tom Bergman,...
By LARRY HOLCOMBE [email protected] IRONWOOD — The city of Ironwood will continue to help fund the work of the Gogebic County Council of Veterans Affairs, but only after a memo of understanding is approved by the city commission. The commission asked for such a memo to be drawn up after hearing from several officials at its meeting Monday, including city manager Paul Anderson, city attorney Timothy Dean and Gogebic County Veterans Services Officer John Frello. Anderson said the issue arose in February after city finance director P...
By MEGAN HUGHES [email protected] IRONWOOD — The Ironwood Area School Board heard the resignation of Superintendent Travis Powell at its meeting Monday evening. Powell, who has been superintendent for six years, said he has been offered a position at the Gogebic-Ontonagon Intermediate School District as a director of instructional services. “It has been an interesting and rewarding six years,” said Powell. “I have learned a lot, and believe we have accomplished a lot together in this time. I believe that in many areas the distric...
By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] BESSEMER — The end is near for a 3-year project involving tens of millions of dollars worth of utility and road work throughout the city of Bessemer. “It’s been a long project,” said Darren Pionk, project manager with C2AE, the city’s planning and engineering firm that coordinated the progress. Pionk told The Globe on Tuesday that he’s “pretty satisfied” with the results. He conceded that the construction, which occurred consistently during months without snow, amounted to a logistical “nuisance” for...
By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] GILE, Wis. — Iron County has been awarded a $4.1 million federal grant that will allow the Gile Flowage Land Conservation Project to acquire 1,055 acres of undeveloped property. Eric Peterson, the county’s forestry administrator, told The Globe on Tuesday that he expects most of the funds to be used to purchase desired property from Xcel Energy. He added that any remaining funds would go toward restoration of the land. “It’s primarily scattered land around the east, south and west sides of the Flowage...
By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] IRONWOOD — A play about motherhood is arriving just in time for Mother’s Day at Theatre North in Ironwood. “Listen to Your Mother,” created by Ann Imig, will be presented from May 9-12. “I thought it would be a good fit for Theatre North and something different than your standard play,” said Sandy Gertz, who is directing the local show. “It’ll be a lot of chuckles.” “We have 13 people — 11 women and two men,” she said, adding that none of the participants will be in starring roles. “It’s completely...
