Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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HURLEY - With Sunday marking the 15th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorists' attack, several area teachers taught lesson plans Friday centered on the day's events to students with little to no memory of the tragedy. Hurley history teacher Chris Kelly began each class by offering a brief overview lecture, followed by a handful of questions students had to answer about the day using an online interactive site providing a timeline and other information about that morning. "This is a junior class...
HURLEY — A preliminary examination date has been set in the case of an Iron County woman accused of identity theft. A preliminary exam will be held Oct. 4 in the case of Wendy Sue Wuorinen, 47, of Ironwood Township. Wuorinen is facing 26 felony counts of identity theft. Each count carries a potential maximum sentence of six years in prison and/or a fine of $10,000. According to a Hurley Police Department report, Wuorinen is alleged to have used her job at the Iron County Community Credit Union to withdraw approximately $7,613 from a c...
Despite the heavy rains and flooding that caused widespread damage, it appears the fish populations of the rivers in Ashland and Iron counties came away from the storms of July 11-12 relatively unscathed. Zach Lawson, a fisheries biologist with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources' Mercer office, said an overview of the population counts show while there may be some fluctuations at specific locations, the overall fish populations remain strong. "We observed similar catch rates, similar...
HURLEY — Iron County is distributing surveys in an effort to gather public input on the Saxon Harbor rebuilding process. The survey, which is available both online and in paper copies, is open to anyone who uses Saxon Harbor, and are not limited to Iron County, or even Wisconsin, residents. “We’re trying to get it out to everybody who’s interested in the harbor,” said Jason Laumann, the deputy director of the Northwest Regional Planning Commission. The survey is available on the commission’s site — nwrpc.com/saxonsurvey — and Iron County’s w...
HURLEY — The Iron County Board of Supervisors held a public hearing Tuesday regarding the county’s community development block emergency assistance grant application to secure funds for residents and businesses impacted by the July 11 storm. Kimberly Gifford, a housing development specialist with the Northwest Regional Planning Commission, explained the county will be one of the eight counties under the state’s declaration of the emergency to apply for emergency assistance through the block grant program. The grants are a federal program ran b...
IRONWOOD - Three members of the Ironwood Red Devils tennis team and a coach were involved in an accident with a logging truck; and while no serious injuries were reported, the four went to Aspirus Grand View as a precautionary measure. At approximately 6:50 a.m., the Ironwood Public Safety Department and Beacon Ambulance were dispatched to the intersection of Cloverland Drive and Lake Street for a reported accident. According to IPSD Lt. Michael Rimkus, the accident occurred when the westbound...
BESSEMER — A Hurley woman pleaded guilty in Gogebic County Circuit Court Tuesday to two drug charges as part of a plea agreement in a pair of cases against her. Carolyn Elizabeth Kauffman, 23, pleaded guilty to one count of delivery of methamphetamine and one count of possession methamphetamine. According to court records, the counts stem from two different cases. In exchange for the plea, the agreement calls for a second charge in each case to be dismissed. One of the counts, in the case with the delivery of meth charge, is conspiracy to deliv...
BESSEMER - A small group of area residents gathered at Saint Sebastian School Tuesday for the second week of the Michigan State Police's citizens academy. The academy is an eight-week course designed to expose citizens to the various capabilities of the MSP. "Basically, it's to give more information to the general public on who we are in the state police - all the different services we provide," said Jerry Mazurek, the community service trooper with the MSP's Wakefield post. "It's education,...
HURLEY — A team of companies led by Coleman Engineering will be responsible for developing the plans to rebuild Saxon Harbor after the Iron County Board of Supervisors awarded the company the development contract Tuesday. The decision comes based on a recommendation by the highway and forestry committees, which made their recommendation after receiving six proposals for the work. “Everything is moving at an accelerated pass,” Iron County Forestry and Parks Administrator Eric Peterson said regarding the time between the committees meeting Thurs...
SAXON, Wis - Gov. Scott Walker visited Saxon Harbor Monday, touring the cleanup effort and announcing Iron County has been awarded a Coastal Management grant to help the planning stage of the rebuilding process. "This grant will help get the harbor - and the community - back on its feet," Governor Walker said in a release. "Providing financial aid, like the Wisconsin Coastal Management Program Grant, is just one of the ways we're demonstrating our commitment to helping northwestern Wisconsin...
IRONWOOD - The Gogebic County Fair drew crowds Saturday and Sunday, with Sunday's sunny skies offsetting Saturday's showers. "We've got a good fair. We've had lots of good comments," Fair Board Chairman Jim Gribble said Sunday. "The exhibits are really high quality. You can tell the people have worked hard to get them ready for the fair." Saturday was the fair's Family Day; and despite the intermittent rain, the festivities continued as scheduled. The day started off with an open horse show in...
Xcel Energy workers began upgrading area street lights to LED this week, a measure expected to save costs for communities and be environmentally beneficial. The Gogebic Range is one of three areas where workers are replacing 3,700 street lights, with work also being done in Ashland and Hayward. “After pilot projects to test the latest LED technology, we are making this investment in step with our commitment to support the goals of the communities we serve,” Mike Bebeau, Xcel’s community service manager, said in a news release. “With new LED...
IRONWOOD TOWNSHIP - Experts from around the world gathered in Ironwood Township Wednesday for the first day of a two-day meeting focused on the design improvements necessary to prepare Copper Peak for the return of international competition. "Basically, we're at the very beginning design phase of the project and we've brought three international ski-jumping experts in," said Paul Anderson, a project manager with Coleman Engineering; the lead engineering firm on the Copper Peak upgrades. "We have...
HURLEY — Special prosecutor Richard Dufour brought charges against Jessica M. Carli, of Saxon, Thursday, the second person charged in the March fire that burned down the Bear Trap Inn and resulted in the death of Lisa Waldros. Carli, 41, of Church Street, is charged with one count of aiding a felon as a party to a crime, a felony punishable by up to 10 years in prison and/or $25,000. The criminal complaint against Carli alleges she knew Donald Rick had killed Waldros, of Kimball, and set fire to the bar and helped him attempt to hide the e...
The Gogebic-Ontonagon Medical Control Authority has received a grant from the state of Michigan that will allow six additional automated external defibrillators be placed at various locations throughout the two counties. The grant, provided by the Michigan Center for Rural Health through its Rural Automated External Defibrillator Grant Program, will allow the devices to be located at the Ironwood Public Safety Department building, Ontonagon County Sheriff’s Department, Watersmeet Fire and Rescue, Ironwood Area Schools, Ironwood Walmart and t...
IRONWOOD TOWNSHIP — Jyl Olson-DeRosso will remain Ironwood Township treasurer, at least until November’s election, after the township board accepted her request to rescind her resignation from the office Friday. Olson-DeRosso had submitted a letter of resignation that was accepted by the township board at its July 25 meeting, with the resignation not set to take effect until Monday. On Friday, Olson-DeRosso said at the time she felt pressured to give up the position. “(The resignation) had nothing to do with the four individuals sitting aroun...
BESSEMER — With the trial scheduled to begin Thursday morning, a last-minute plea agreement was reached in the case against an Ironwood Township man facing charges in connection to a YouTube video of the killing of a coyote. Dale Scott Allen, 46, pleaded guilty to one count of reckless use of a firearm in Gogebic County District Court Thursday prior to the beginning of his trial. Following the acceptance of the plea, Allen was sentenced by District Court Judge Joel Massie to a loss of hunting privileges through May 1, 2020, the surrender of the...
IRONWOOD — The topic of area districts consolidating once again came up at the Ironwood Area Public School’s Board of Education meeting Monday, with the board reaffirming its support for consolidating after hearing a report on a recent meeting with Bessemer officials. Board President Steve Thomas said he and President Pro Tem Ed Rickard met with Bessemer Area Public School’s Board of Education members Beth Stieger and Sherri Graham, as well as Bessemer Superintendent Dave Radovich, Aug. 11. According to Thomas, the meeting began with a brief...
HURLEY — The Iron County Human Services Board directed the department to join with other departments statewide in potentially hiring a software attorney to explore the possibility of the counties keeping the financial software they use. The move comes as the county’s Human Services Department continues to explore options for its data/financial/general ledger software after it was announced recently the company making the current software — Visual WISSIS — was discontinuing the software. Cally Kilger, the department’s director, said she has b...
SPRINGSTEAD, Wis - The Sherman-Springstead Volunteer Fire Department held its annual corn roast fundraiser Saturday. Department Chief Ron King said turnout at the event was a little better than average for the event, which serves as the department's biggest fundraiser. Now in its 37th year, the corn roast provides the department's operating budget. Major purchases in recent years, using funds generated by the event, included the purchase of extrication equipment and turnout gear for the...
SPRINGSTEAD, Wis - A decade after it began, the latest running of the Springstead Sprint triathlon was held Saturday. A sprint-length event - meaning a shorter course - the race included a 400-meter swim, a 16.5-mile bike ride and 5K run. Competitors could compete individually or divide the legs of the race between teammates. Around 58 participants took part in this year's race, which is consistent with the turnout the last couple of years according to Brad Matson, one of the race's organizers....
HURLEY - The Iron County Board of Supervisors' Finance Committee heard an update on the state of Saxon Harbor Thursday, including the fact it could be as long as three to four years before the harbor reopens. Forest and Parks Administrator Eric Peterson approached the committee about purchasing a pair of temporary bridges, which would be initially used over the section of County A that was washed out at Oronto Creek during the July 11 flooding that destroyed the harbor. Peterson said the...
SAXON, Wis. - A small group of soldiers from the Wisconsin National Guard wrapped up its part of the cleanup of Saxon Harbor Thursday. Roughly 12 soldiers with the 950th Clearance Company, based in Superior, arrived in Iron County Sunday and Monday and began the process of moving fallen trees and boulders around the harbor that was destroyed by the storm and flooding of July 11. The dozen soldiers were part of a larger deployment of a total of 104 deployed to the region following the July 11...
HURLEY — The Iron County Board of Supervisors’ Finance Committee Thursday approved the job description for the office manager of Iron County’s University of Wisconsin Extension office. Current office manager Joyce Gayan is retiring at the end of the year. According to the description, the job entails a number of responsibilities to support the UW-Extension’s staff. Neil Klemme, the Extension office’s department head, said the job also requires interacting with people. “This (job) is the face of Extension,” Klemme told the Daily Globe after t...
ERWIN TOWNSHIP — One of the positives of Erwin Township’s recent switch to Eagle Waste for garbage service is the flexibility it allows. At Wednesday’s board meeting, the township’s board of trustees approved increasing the size of its garbage dumpster. The board approved increasing the garbage dumpster from a 4-yard to 6-yard dumpster, a change that is expected to cost approximately $26 a month more. “I see that 4-yard (dumpster) just isn’t working,” said Trustee William Hellen. The dumpster pick-up will still occur every other week, accordi...
