Assistant Attorney General Appointed in Saxon Fire Probe by RALPH ANSAMI Sy Was Performed in Madison
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Partly cloudy High: 31 | Low: 15 | Details, page 2 DAILY GLOBE yourdailyglobe.com Thursday, March 24, 2016 75 cents Assistant Attorney General appointed in Saxon fire probe By RALPH ANSAMI sy was performed in Madison. tion has been “intense” and is the scene wondered why Waldros warrants. front of the tavern on Saxon’s [email protected] Iron County Judge Patrick being treated as a priority matter couldn’t escape the fire in the The fire occurred around 3:20 main street and it was towed HURLEY — There are new Madden, who returned Wednes- both locally and by the state. one-story building. a.m. on that Saturday and the away as evidence a few hours developments in the investiga- day from a trip to Arizona, said The Wisconsin Department of Saxon residents said officers state fire marshal’s office arrived after the fire was discovered. tion into the March 12 fire that while he was away he appointed Justice and its Department of in bulletproof vests detained at later in the day to begin its inves- Early in the investigation, destroyed the Bear Trap Inn in an assistant Attorney General to Criminal Investigation operate least two people down the block tigation. The fire marshal inves- Iron County Sheriff Tony Furyk Saxon, resulting in the death of a investigate the case. under the Attorney General’s from the fire scene last Friday tigators documented their find- cautioned that it might seem like Kimball, Wis., woman. Acting Judge Douglas Fox, of direction. night and handcuffs were placed ings as they removed the debris, a slow process, but the state Lisa (Henning) Waldros, 52, a Price County, issued recent Iron County District Attorney on one man, but he was appar- piece by piece. investigators are meticulous in bartender at her sister’s tavern- search warrants connected to the Marty Lipske was vacationing in ently later released. The body of Waldros was found their criminal probes. restaurant business, was found case, Madden said. Colorado this week, where he The Iron County Sheriff’s on the following Monday morning Hundreds of area residents dead in the rubble after the fire. Madden said he wasn’t aware was undergoing tests for a sud- Department has not issued any after investigators, assisted by attended a memorial gathering Her body was found in the bath- of any arrests being made in con- den medical ailment. news releases regarding the local firefighters, shoveled for Waldros last Friday afternoon room area of the structure, accord- nection with the fire. Immediately after the fire, cause of the fire, nor the subse- through the rubble all weekend. at the Kimball Community Cen- ing to family members. An autop- The judge said the investiga- family members and onlookers at quent execution of the search Her car had been parked in the ter. Gogebic County Board SPRING CARDINAL objects to road commission garage site By RALPH ANSAMI hill and traffic safety at the pro- [email protected] posed highway intersection. BESSEMER — The Gogebic Commissioner Jeff Wasley, of County Board of Commissioners Ironwood, said sending a letter will sit down with the road com- to the road commission before mission board next month for a the proposed April 6 meeting joint session and the location of would be premature, however. the proposed new county garage Wasley, Bob Orlich, of Wake- will be one of the issues dis- field, and Leroy Kangas, of Iron- cussed. wood Township, voted against On a 4-3 vote, the county sending the letter. board on Wednesday moved to Bonovetz noted sheriff Pete send a letter to the road commis- Matonich and state police have sion saying the proposed new made it clear the proposed loca- road commission building site off tion would not be safe. U.S. 2, on the south side of the Orlich suggested the county highway and west end of Besse- board get opinions from the mer, would not be suitable for Michigan Department of Trans- the building. portation and other experts “No one thinks it’s a safe site,” about the site. said county board chair Joe Matonich attended the meet- Bonovetz, of Bessemer. “They ing and said MDOT issued an should respect the will of the opinion that the location near people,” he added. U.S. 2 “would be marginal, at The garage would be built on best.” Marshalek Road, between some homes, and county commission- Submitted photo ers expressed concerns about a A CARDINAL rests on a lilac branch in Bonnie Wainio’s Leonard Street, Ironwood, yard Sunday. GARAGE — page 5 MARENISCO Ironwood board seeks grant E-TC board Ironwood’s to create school forest discusses By RICHARD JENKINS The suggestion to apply for [email protected] the grant came from Corey upcoming Wilson named IRONWOOD — The Iron- Howes, a forester with the wood Area Schools Board of Gogebic Conservation District. construction Ojibway Officer Education authorized Superin- Board member John Loren- tendent Tim Kolesar Monday son, who met with Howes, said By JAN TUCKER to apply for a grant to help fund the grant would allow the dis- [email protected] of the Year creation of a school forest. trict to hire a forester to assess EWEN — Plans for upcoming The district plans to apply the timbered land owned by the MARENISCO — Ironwood construction projects at the for a $2,500 grant, the maxi- district near its bus garage and resident Scott Wilson has been Ewen-Trout Creek School were mum amount awarded by the Lorenson Field and develop a named the Ojibway Correction- discussed at the March school Michigan Department of Natu- 20-year logging plan so the al Facility’s Officer of the Year. board meeting. ral Resources forestry steward- property is properly managed. Wilson has been working at District voters approved the ship program, Kolesar told the the prison for 16 years, first as a bond for the construction pro- Daily Globe Tuesday. food service leader and then as a jects which include new lighting corrections officer. FOREST — page 5 for the parking lot and school He attended the Michigan exterior as well as a new roof for Department of Corrections Offi- the K-12 building. cer Academy following privati- E-TC Principal-Superinten- zation of the food service Gogebic County rates high dent Alan Tulppo reported plans department in 2013, returning are being finalized with repre- to Ojibway after graduation. sentatives of Johnson Controls “Officer Wilson has been rec- in Michigan health poll and Integrated Design of Mar- ognized for his exemplary pro- quette and work is expected to By RALPH ANSAMI fessionalism and attention to Health Rankings and begin as soon as the heating sys- Submitted Photo [email protected] detail. When the food service Roadmaps. tem is able to be shut down. OJIBWAY CORRECTIONAL Facility Warden Kathy Olson presents Gogebic County ranked sur- department was privatized in An analysis of comparisons Tulppo also said the district is Corrections Officer Scott Wilson with the 2016 Officer of the Year prisingly well in a recent December of 2013, he attended in the poll shows Gogebic in the final stages of being award. nationwide health poll. the MDOC Officer Academy and County rated seventh of all licensed to open an early child- Of the 83 counties in Michi- became a corrections officer at food service expertise to assist department and vast experience Michigan counties in length of hood center, which will provide a gan, Gogebic County placed OCF,” a prison spokesperson the private food service contrac- in managing prisoners and life and 11th in physical envi- pre-school and day-care center. 14th, while neighboring Onton- said in the award announcment. tor and ease the transition for working within the prison sys- ronment. The goal for opening is August agon County stood at 73rd. “Upon returning to work as everyone involved. Although he The county ranked low in 2016. It’s the seventh report from an officer, Scott exhibited great only has two years in as an offi- an organization called County professionalism in sharing his cer, he has 16 years with the WILSON — page 5 HEALTH — page 5 E-TC — page 5 C O N T A C T U S WEATHER INSIDE INDEX TODAY MIDGET Business . .7 Daily Globe Inc. Wednesday Precipitation BASKETBALL Classifieds . .12-13 Vol. 97, Ed. 71 118 E. McLeod Ave. Partly cloudy High 36 To 7 a.m. P.O. Box 548 Low 24 Wednesday none Comics . .11 —Details, page 2 Hurley senior signs with Ironwood, MI 49938 Year ago today Snowfall Community . .3 High 40 To 7 a.m. UW-Eau Claire Obituaries . .8 yourdailyglobe.com Low 20 Wednesday none Today’s records Snow depth none — Sports, page 9 Opinion . .4 906-932-2211 High 70 (1910) Season total 156.2 in. Sports . .9-10 Low -27 (1965) Last year 177.5 in. 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