Ironwood Man Sentenced to Prison for Weapons Charge
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Pros- — including when he didn’t do “We loaded (the guns) in my in prison for receiving and con- apologized for ecutor Nick Jacobs also agreed to anything when shown the stolen truck and we drove them approx- cealing stolen firearms after his part in the recommend a sentence within guns, warning his co-defendants imately one mile to (an Ironwood being sentenced in Gogebic theft Tuesday. the 10 to 23 months recommend- the police may be coming and motel). I locked my truck and I County Circuit Court Tuesday. “I would ed in the sentencing guidelines. helping move the guns. ended up leaving town,” Orlich Justin Paul Orlich, 32, was like to apolo- The agreement also required Orlich testified at Zupan’s trial said at his plea hearing. sentenced to 23 months in prison gize to this Orlich testify at co-defendant and his own plea hearing that on Orlich’s attorney, Antonio — the upper end of the recom- Justin Paul court and (the Michael Zupan’s trial. Jan. 18-19, he went to Zupan’s Ruiz, asked for a jail sentence, mended sentencing guidelines in Orlich victim) … that “He lived up to his end of the Norrie Street house and saw a rather than sending his client to the case and the most allowable I did not have deal and we appreciate and thank number of guns. He recognized prison and argued Orlich wasn’t under Orlich’s plea agreement. the courage to him for testifying in the Zupan some as stolen because he knew involved in the actual theft of “This court views this crime as do the right thing in this matter,” case,” Jacobs said Tuesday. “He they belonged to an Erwin Town- guns. very serious — including the he said. made no bones about his involve- ship resident who was a family “I don’t think Mr. Orlich is actions by Mr. Orlich, who was Orlich pleaded guilty to the ment and … made no bones friend. an active participant in (moving 10-year felony in October as part about the involvement of others.” Orlich testified he later the stolen guns),” Gogebic Coun- of a plea agreement that had two Pope said while Orlich may warned Zupan one of the people WEAPONS — page 5 HURLEY BAND CONCERT Sno cross racing returns to GCC IRONWOOD — The the Hill sno cross event at Ironwood City Commis- GCC returns Friday and sion on Monday agreed to Saturday. sell water at a discounted Practice begins at 11 rate for this weekend’s sno a.m. Friday and ends at 4 cross snowmobile event at p.m. Mt. Zion on the campus of On Saturday, there’s a Gogebic Community Col- $5 admission charge for lege. spectators, with racing Commissioners agreed scheduled to begin at 9 to offer the same discount- a.m. ed water rate that is also It is a non-sanctioned granted for water used to event, with 12 classes, make ice for the county including junior racing. fairgrounds track off The riders pay entry fees. Cloverland Drive. Food and refreshments City manager Scott will be available on Satur- Erickson said the Fire on day. —Ralph Ansami ANGELINE WIITA, from left, Jayden Hurley receives clean Kukowski and Abi- gail Herman play audit report for 2017 trumpet in then sixth grade band at By RALPH ANSAMI council was told, but that the Hurley K-12 win- [email protected] was because of favorable ter band concert HURLEY — The Hurley stock market investments Tuesday evening. City Council accepted a that can vary from year to The concert in the favorable audit report for year. school auditorium 2017 at Tuesday’s regular The council approved included the fifth monthly meeting. hiring Wipfli to complete and sixth grade The audit by Wipfli LLP the 2018 audit at a cost of bands, as well as the found “no unusual transac- $17,500. junior high and tions,” council members In other business, the senior high bands. learned. council acted on a finance The bands were Some of the city’s grant committee recommenda- under the direction money from projects will tion and approved health of Jesika Cane. At be carried into 2018 for insurance again through left, Lawrence audit purposes. Anderson plays his The state retirement sys- clarinet. tem is overfunded, the AUDIT — page 5 Larry Holcombe/Daily Globe Mercer Library to host WordPress training MERCER, Wis. — Those Those attending the Bessemer entities share goals in united government meeting interested in learning more class will learn how to get about building websites started in WordPress, how By P.J. GLISSON on a blank paper and then shared ly in relation to key places such as [email protected] using WordPress can visit to choose a template, what those visions with the room at-large, the park, Iron Belle Trail and down- the Mercer Library Thurs- plugins are and how to BESSEMER — The Bessemer city after which additional suggestions town assets. day as the library is spon- plan an effective site. hall auditorium featured several were added to each sheet. She added there also was “a lot of soring a free “WordPress While not a hands-on tables Monday evening during a Loper said some central themes interest in improving the aesthetics 101” class. class, the program is combined meeting that joined mem- emerged from what she described as of the town.” The class is scheduled designed to focus on bers from five different governing a “positive” opportunity to make For instance, within the Besse- for 11 a.m. Thursday and is demonstrating the features bodies. sure everyone remains “on the same mer Commons, the branding group designed to provide, “An of WordPress and how to Represented were the city coun- page.” suggested lighted trees, the DDA rec- introduction to the world's use them. cil, planning commission, down- Economic concerns were illus- ommended pass-through areas in most popular web platform Attendees should have town development authority, parks trated on the city council’s “brain- the wall there, and the parks and and how to use it for busi- a basic understanding of and recreation commission, and an storming” sheet. Its members voiced recreation folks proposed a tiny ness and organization web- how to get around the informal branding group. a desire for a “mom and pop” café, as library. sites,” a library spokesper- web. A representative of each entity well as for grants to fund improve- “Most of what people came up son said. No pre-registration is provided an overview of objectives ments at Bluff Valley Park. The plan- with was very do-able,” said Loper, Free to install and rela- required and everyone is accomplished in 2018, after which ning commission also noted its who described most suggestions as tively simple to under- welcome. members of each group discussed desire to promote “tiny houses” in “practical” or as reachable “lower- stand, WordPress runs For more information, future concerns. the town. over 30 percent of all web- call the library at 715-476- According to city manager Charly In addition, said Loper, all sites, according to the 2366. Loper, members wrote their goals groups want better signage, especial- spokesperson. —Richard Jenkins BESSEMER — page 5 TODAY INDEX Cloudy — Details, page 2 Business . .6 75 cents Classifieds . .12-13 Tuesday Today’s records Snowfall Comics . .11 Vol. 100, No. 19 High 30 High 50 (1913) 24 hours to 7 a.m. Community . .3 Low 21 Low -20 (1989) Tuesday none Snow depth 7 in. Obituaries . .none Year ago today Precipitation Season total 48.9 in. Opinion . .4 High 24 24 hours to 7 a.m. Last year 48.7 in. Low 8 Tuesday none Sports . .9-10 l 2 WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2018 NATION / WORLD THE DAILY GLOBE • YOURDAILYGLOBE.COM FIVE-DAY FORECASTFOORECAST FOR IRONWOODIRRONWOOD TODAY THURSDAYTHURSDAAY FRIDAY SATURDAYSATURRDAY SUNDAY Cloudy Cloudy Partly Cloudy Mostly Sunny Mostly Cloudy 32° 25° 30° 24°244° 35° 23° 36° 26° 33° 21° Winds: Winds: Winds: Winds:Winnds: Winds: 3-73-7 mphmph SSEE 9 mphmph SSWSSW 6-96-9 mphmph WSWWSW 7 mphmph SSWSSW 10-1310-13 mphmph WSWWSW Ontonagon LOCALL OUTLOOK 35/27 Todayy we will see cloudy skies, high Bergland of 3232°,2°, humidityy of 82%. Southeast 32/25 wind 3 to 7 mph. The record high for Wakefield Ironwood today is 550°0° set in 1913. Expect Saxon 31/25 32/25 Marenisco mostlyy cloudy skies tonight, 33/26 overnovernightnight low of 25°. Associated Press 31/25 Bessemer VICE PRESIDENT Mike Pence, center, looks on as House Minority Leader Rep. Nancy Upson Hurley 31/25 Watersmeet 31/25 32/25 30/22 SUNS AND MOON Pelosi, D-Calif., argues with President Donald Trump during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House, Tuesday in Washington.