Body of Third Monday Storm Victim Found Near Marengo MARENGO, Wis
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Partly cloudy High: 70 | Low: 50 | Details, page 2 DAILY GLOBE yourdailyglobe.com Friday, July 15, 2016 75 cents Body of third Monday storm victim found near Marengo MARENGO, Wis. — A third Wisconsin lawmakers urged Gov. person died in the floodwaters of Scott Walker to pursue federal Monday’s storm in northern Wis- aid help. consin. State Sen. Janet Bewley, D- The Ashland County Sheriff’s Ashland, along with State Reps. Department said an 82-year-old Beth Meyers, D-Bayfield, and man was found dead early Nick Milroy, D-Superior, sent a Thursday in a pickup truck in letter to Walker. They also asked the floodwaters of the Marengo him to work with the Legisla- River. Authorities said the truck ture’s Joint Finance Committee was found in the water near the to shore up Wisconsin’s Disaster bridge over the river in the town Assistance Fund, which has an of White River. estimated balance of about The sheriff’s department said $400,000. Elmer Lippo was an elected “If our roads are impassable, supervisor for the town of then our economy grinds to a Marengo. halt. From the total loss in Saxon Two others, an 84-year-old Harbor to the washed out roads Illinois man, in Bayfield County, in both directions that left the and 56-year-old Mitch Koski, of town of Grandview an island, we Montreal, Wis., at Saxon Harbor need all the help we can get,” the in Iron County, died in northern three lawmakers said. Wisconsin flooding. Additional assistance from Nine to 12 inches of rain the Department of Homeland washed out roads and caused Security and Federal Emergency millions of dollars in damage. Management Agency was urged. U.S. 2, between Ashland and “We welcome the Governor’s Hurley, remained closed, as well Emergency Declaration and Ralph Ansami/Daily Globe as numerous other roads in the THE DEVASTATION from Monday’s storm is evident Thursday on County Trunk A in Saxon, Wis., near Saxon Harbor, where a large stretch of road- region. way and huge culvert were destroyed at Parkers Creek. The only access to the ravaged harbor and campgrounds has been through Harbor Drive, On Thursday, three northern a gravel road that extends from Gurney. STORM — page 8 FESTIVAL IRONWOOD County board supports closing of Bessemer street for school expansion By RALPH ANSAMI mentary school is being consid- ransami@yourdailyglobe.com ered. The 250 students and BESSEMER — A plan to close teachers would move into in an Iron Street in Bessemer to traffic expanded A.D. Johnston school. for expansion of the A.D. John- “It would save us a lot of ston School was supported by the money,” Berg said. Gogebic County Board of Com- Following a lengthy discus- missioners on Wednesday. sion that included a presentation County board members noted from an architect for the school the final decision on closing the district, commissioner George street will be decided by the Peterson, of Watersmeet, said Bessemer City Council, but they the board’s approval was a “no- said since sheriff Peter Matonich brainer.” has no problems with the plan, Board members said they they would endorse it. weren’t supporting and making a Bob Berg, president of the Bessemer Area School Board, said closing the Washington ele- GOGEBIC — page 5 Ironwood to apply for more blight reduction funding By RALPH ANSAMI Assistance Nonprofit Housing Tom Stankard/Daily Globe ransami@yourdailyglobe.com Corporation, in conjunction with ALYSSA SCHWAB, left, of Ironwood, sings the”Star Spangled Banner” alongside American Legion Post 5 to open Festival Ironwood Thursday IRONWOOD — Ironwood the Michigan State Housing afternoon under the Big Top. Also from left are,honor guard member Joe Kuker and Post Commander George Plaistow. City Manager Scott Erickson Development Authority, has said this week the city will apply extended the deadline to receive for more state funding to demol- proposals from local units of gov- ish eyesore structures. ernment for targeted blight elim- The city demolished 27 houses ination. under the previous grant and A total of $11.7 million in Davis gets 10 years in Sunset Road meth case now another grant cycle is open. funds is available from $188.1 The city’s $600,000 Hardest million the state received from By RICHARD JENKINS designation dropped. ommended term, citing Davis’ criminal his- Hit grant was administered the U.S. Department of the Trea- rjenkins@yourdailyglobe.com Davis was credited with tory and the public health risk in operating through the Gogebic County BESSEMER — One of the co-defendants 106 days for time already a meth lab. Land Bank. accused of operating a meth lab on Sunset served. “This case is a little different than those I The Michigan Homeowner Road in Ironwood Township was sentenced According to informa- had since I’ve been prosecuting attorney, in IRONWOOD — page 5 to prison in Gogebic County Circuit Court tion presented in court, the that we’re not talking about the delivery of a Thursday for his role in operating the meth pre-sentence investigation controlled substance as much as we are poi- lab. recommended a sentence soning the air and causing harm to other Most Iron County ATV trails reopen John Raymond Davis, 41, was sentenced of six to 10 years. people,” Jacobs said. “The neighbors had to HURLEY — The Iron County land County border. to 10 years in prison on two felonies. Davis The charges stem from be evacuated, law enforcement were treated Forestry and Parks Depart- The trails had been closed fol- pleaded guilty to operating/maintaining a a the discovery of an active (after being exposed to the chemicals), fami- ment has reopened most of the lowing the storms that hit Iron meth lab and conspiracy to maintain a meth John meth lab in a Sunset Road lies were worried — it could have been a lot county’s all-terrain vehicle and Gogebic counties Monday lab in May. Raymond apartment building while worse.” trails. night, causing widespread flood- Davis The guilty pleas came as part of a plea the Gogebic-Iron Area Davis’ attorney, Anna Talaska, argued According to information on ing and road closures. agreement that called for three additional Narcotics Team was executing a search war- Davis was an addict and asked Pope to con- the department’s website, all the The department asks that counts — one count of operating/maintain- rant in April. sider a 12-month jail sentence with a trails are reopened, except for trail users obey all route clo- ing a meth lab and two counts of operat- Gogebic County Prosecutor Nicholas Trail 2, from its intersection with sures, as wash-outs continue to ing/maintaining a meth lab near a residence Jacobs urged Circuit Judge Michael Pope to Trail 6 in Kimball, through exist on many trails. — and a habitual offender-fourth offense sentence Davis to the higher side of the rec- Saxon and Gurney, to the Ash- —Richard Jenkins COURT — page 5 C O N T A C T U S WEATHER INSIDE INDEX TODAY MICKELSON FLIRTS Business . .7 Daily Globe Inc. 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