Mostly sunny High: 80 | Low: 60 | Details, page 2 DAILY GLOBE yourdailyglobe.com Wednesday, July 19, 2017 75 cents MERCER COMMUNITY CENTER Pope denies motion to Broadband step down from township committee, UW Extension hold embezzlement cases By RALPH ANSAMI didn’t create a bias.
[email protected] McKenzie filed the motion for Internet Fair BESSEMER — Gogebic Coun- Pope to disqualify himself in By ISABELLE KLEINSCHMIDT ty Circuit Court Judge Michael both the criminal case and a case
[email protected] Pope will continue to preside the township filed against Olson- over criminal charges and a civil MERCER, Wis. — There was DeRosso, arguing, in part, Pope case filed against former Iron- an Internet Fair held at the Mer- might be biased because of his wood Township Treasurer Jyl cer Community Center on Tues- acquaintances with township Olson-DeRosso. day afternoon. The event was officials. On Tuesday afternoon, Pope put on by the Gogebic/Iron Coun- Pope said, however, it’s not denied a motion by Olson- ty Broadband Committee in con- unusual for a judge to know DeRosso’s attorney, James junction with the University of many of the people he deals with McKenzie, to step down from Wisconsin-Extension. in the courtroom. hearing the cases. McKenzie The evening kicked off with Gogebic County Prosecutor argued Pope might be biased attendees visiting various booths Nick Jacobs said when Pope because he previously served as set-up by area vendors. There served as township attorney in attorney for Ironwood Township. were several different companies 2005, the actions by Olson- Olson-DeRosso is charged offering an array of wireless DeRosso that led to the charges with nine felonies, alleging she routers and accessories made to were still years away.