Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties

5 appointed to Community Mental Health Board

By P.J. GLISSON

news@yourdailyglobe.com

BESSEMER — The Gogebic County Board of Commissioners voted last week to appoint Peter Tacconelli of Bessemer and Whitney Vernetti of Ironwood to 3-year terms on the Board of Directors of the county’s Community Mental Health Authority in Wakefield.

The board also voted to reappoint three incumbents to the board: Joseph Bonovetz of Bessemer, who also is a county commissioner; Carrie Braspenick of Wakefield; and Patricia Crabtree of Ironwood.

Bonovetz abstained on the otherwise unanimous vote.

The action followed a recommendation from the board’s Personnel...