Xcel Looks to Reroute Lines in Iron County by RICHARD JENKINS “(The Lines) Are Nearing the October
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Call (906) 932-4449 Game on! Ironwood, MI Hurley, Mercer-Butternut, Ontonagon Redsautosales.com and Gogebic football preview released INSIDE TODAY DAILY GLOBE Thursday, August 29, 2019 Few showers yourdailyglobe.com | High: 70 | Low: 46 | Details, page 2 Xcel looks to reroute lines in Iron County By RICHARD JENKINS “(The lines) are nearing the October. ning over rivers, wetlands and ing U.S. 2, Wisconsin 13 and [email protected] end of their lifespans and they Matt McFarlane, with the com- other difficult terrain. Wisconsin 77 as some of the only HURLEY – In what they called present some challenges for us, pany’s Eau Claire office, said the When the lines were built, options. the first step in the process, sev- primarily access – they’re very project involves two elevated McFarlane said it was most eco- Going forward, Xcel hopes to eral Xcel Energy officials provid- difficult to access in both Ash- lines – a 88-kV line built in 1952 nomical to build directly from file an application with the Wis- ed the Iron County Board of land and Iron County,” said Mike that was described as being in Point A to Point B. Now, he consin Public Service Commis- Supervisors with a broad outline BeBeau, a community services “very poor condition,” and a 115- explained, environmental impact sion for the project by this time of a proposal to reroute transmis- manager with Xcel. “What we’re kV line built in 1976 and and other factors need to be next year, according to McFar- sion lines through northern Iron looking at right now … (is) maybe described as getting to the end of taken into consideration. This is lane, with approval hopefully County Tuesday. rerouting these transmission its lifespan – that would be com- why they try to take advantage of coming sometime in 2021. The power lines in question lines, getting them close to a bined into a single project. existing corridors – such as “The commission will ulti- run between Ironwood and Ash- highway corridor for instance.” Xcel wants to reroute the lines, those used by other utilities or mately decide the final design for land, Wisconsin, crossing U.S. 2 The company has already met each of which is approximately even roads. the project. So they’ll dictate near the Saxon Pump substation with Ashland County officials, 35 miles – because approximate- “Unfortunately, in this part of whether we rebuild these lines all before crossing the highway they said, and is planning to hold ly 90% of the existing lines are northern Wisconsin, there’s not a again on the Bad River reserva- a series of public information deemed inaccessible or difficult lot of good east-to-west corri- tion. meetings around the area in to access due primarily to run- dors,” McFarlane said, mention- ROUTE — page 5 County to O P E N H O U S E consider joint civil suit By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] BESSEMER – The Gogebic County Board of Commissioners on Monday unanimously approved the chair’s request to seek preliminary legal advice to file a possible civil suit against a surety bond company to recover lost tax revenue from embezzle- ment. The commission authorized the county to share costs, pend- ing review of contract, in hiring Clark Hill PLC, an international business law and commercial lit- igation firm with offices in Mar- quette. The firm will consult with P.J. Glisson/Daily Globe Gogebic County, Ironwood A WEDNESDAY open house of the Wakefield Volunteer Fire Department featured all kinds of cool equipment, but these kids were Township, Ironwood Area fascinated by the firefighters’ protective clothing. From left are Jase Armata, Chloe Armata and Zayden Mlynarski. While at the Schools and Gogebic-Ontonagon event, the kids also enjoyed holding some smaller rescue gear and eating a picnic supper. Intermediate School District to determine the possibility of seek- ing a civil suit against Tokio Wakefield Volunteer Fire Department offers open house Marine, the surety bond agency for Jyl Olson DeRosso, a former By P.J. GLISSON that can pierce metal or wood and a cellar compressors that allow firefighters to access Ironwood Township treasurer. [email protected] nozzle that can be shoved into a hole or attic clean air while on the job. Boetto said the Olson DeRosso was convicted WAKEFIELD– Members of the Wakefield to disperse water. department’s annual fishing tournament on 10 felony charges of embez- Volunteer Fire Department welcomed local Once it is in place, “This just whips helped to fund those items. zlement by a public official, citizens to their main street Fire Hall for a around like a big sprinkler,” Boetto said. Boetto noted that volunteers need to forgery, using public money for Wednesday open house on a cool, pleasant The men also had on display a circular know, not just how to fight fires, but also personal use, and destroying day. rescue saw, a standard chain saw, and a how to use all of the equipment. public records between 2011 and The guys offered a light supper, along multi-use pry bar that Boetto assures can Mike Singleton currently is the assistant 2016. She was sentenced to with an array of equipment on display. break “anything you want to break.” chief, which normally has been Boetto’s job. prison for 38 months in May Among the items on view was a thermal A water monitor also allows them to Former chief Mike Yon stepped away 2018 and ordered to pay $1.39 imaging camera that chief Lou Boetto said shoot water anywhere from 250 to 500 gal- from his leadership post at the start of million in restitution in the crim- could be used to track human beings thrown lons a minute. this year when new responsibilities of his inal case. from a vehicle or lost in a smoky house. Boetto said the department’s generator, full-time employment took him out of The civil case will seek to “We can also see if there’s a fire behind a along with a light and portable stand, pro- town. wall,” said new firefighter Bob Lane. vides illumination when not enough other Boetto said Yon expects to retire at the The men also explained the handiness of light is available. end of this year and so may resume his role other items that included a specialty nozzle Finally, the men showed two portable air as chief at that time. SUIT — page 5 GCC gets IPSD searches for missing teen reaccreditation By RICHARD JENKINS Center as a [email protected] missing child. update IRONWOOD – The Ironwood S c h i i l l e r Public Safety Department is ask- did contact IRONWOOD – Gogebic Com- ing for help locating a missing his dad from munity College reported Monday teen. a blocked that formal notification reaffirm- Zachary William Schiiller, 15, number at ing its accreditation status has was last seen walking east from approximate- been received from the Institu- Depot Park on the Iron Belle non- ly 7:30 p.m. tional Actions Council of the motorized trail in Ironwood at Wednesday, Higher Learning Commission. approximately 4:15 p.m. Tuesday according to GCC has been continually after getting upset. He had been Zachary William Schiiller Sterbenz, and accredited since 1949. A Higher temporarily living with his father said he was Learning Commission evalua- in Ironwood. going to turn tion team visited GCC in April Schiiller is described as His- himself in later in the evening. and met with faculty, staff, vari- panic with brown hair and He hadn’t done so by press Submitted photo ous committees, trustees and brown eyes, wearing glasses. time. CELEBRATING THE start of a reaccreditation status through community members. The Insti- According to information from “Any information leading to the Higher Learning Commission at the Gogebic Community tutional Actions Council con- the IPSD, he is 5 feet, 7 inches Zach’s location can be forwarded College Board of Trustees meeting Monday, from left, John curred with the evaluation team’s and 120 pounds. to the IPSD at 906-932-1234 or Lupino, chair; Nicole Ellet-Petersen, accreditation assessment findings that GCC met all the IPSD Sgt. Matt Sterbenz said through the department’s central coordinator; Jeanne Graham, vice president of student ser- Schiiller has been entered into dispatch number at 906-875- vices; Erik Guenard, vice president of business services; GCC the National Crimes Information 4425,” Sterbenz said. President George McNulty, Maria Sokol, accreditation liaison. GCC — page 5 TODAY INDEX Few showers — Details, page 2 Business . .14 75 cents Wednesday Today’s records Classifieds . .13-15 High 63 High 91 (1984) Comics . .12 Vol. 100, No. 238 Low 51 Low 31 (1976) Community . .3 Year ago today Precipitation Obituaries . .8 High 62 24 hours to 7 a.m. Opinion . .4 Low 50 Wednesday 0.23 in. Sports . .9-10 l 2 THURSDAY, AUGUST 29, 2019 AREA / NATION THE DAILY GLOBE • YOURDAILYGLOBE.COM FIVE-DAY FORECASTFOORECAST FOR IRONWOODIRRONWOOD TODAY FRIDAYY SATURDAY SUNDAYSUNDAY MONDAY Few Showers Sunny Partly Cloudy Partly CloudyC Mostly Cloudy 70° 46° 66° 45°455° 69° 48° 70° 53° 71° 54° Winds: Winds: Winds: Winds:Winnds: Winds: 11-1611-16 mphmph WSWWSW 5-105-10 mphmph WNWWNW 2-52-5 mphmph SSESSE 3-83-8 mphmph S 7-107-10 mphmph S Ontonagon LOCALL OUTLOOK 66/56 Todayy we will see partly cloudy Bergland skies with a 50% chance of showers, 69/48 high ttemperature of 70°, humidity of Wakefield Ironwood 56%. West southwest wind 11 to 16 Saxon 68/46 70/46 Marenisco mph. The record high temperature 71/48 for todtodayday is 91° set in 1984.