Local Communities Grieve Over Teen Girls' Deaths

Local Communities Grieve Over Teen Girls' Deaths

Call (906) 932-4449 Ironwood, MI Honoring Heroes Memorial Day events Redsautosales.com inside today AREA • 16 DAILY GLOBE Thursday, May 23, 2019 Cloudy yourdailyglobe.com | High: 54 | Low: 42 | Details, page 2 Local communities SEWER CHECKS grieve over teen girls’ deaths By P.J. GLISSON job.” news@yourdailyglobe.com School offi- BESSEMER – An accident last cials also have Saturday morning that resulted been busy in the fatalities of two high ever since school girls in Bessemer has had they first a deep impact on the surround- learned of the ing community. accident early Lauren Powless, 18, and S a t u r d a y Madeline Jackson, 15, died when m o r n i n g . the vehicle in which they were Niemi said he riding went off of Lake Road and Lauren and Wineb- Powless struck a tree at about 2:30 a.m. in urner met Ironwood Township. then with Zachery Hammond, 20, of members of Ironwood survived the crash their immedi- with minor injuries. ate crisis The two girls also were from team, which Ironwood, but they were students includes Mark at A.D. Johnston Junior and Movrich, Nick Senior High School and shared Heikkila and the additional bond of having Diana Han- been foster sisters. son, as well as “Our hearts are aching,” said some other Bessemer superintendent Dave Madeline staff mem- Wineburner. Jackson bers. Wineburner and Dan Niemi, They noti- ADJ principal, took time on fied the entire Wednesday to talk to the Daily staff, prepared statements, and Globe about how school officials made initial decisions regarding and other members of the com- how to move forward. munity have been trying to help On Sunday afternoon, Niemi students to cope with the tragedy. said the entire school staff met to Students themselves, however, develop a plan regarding how to also found ways to address the address students on Monday issue themselves. Niemi said morning. they organized a Sunday evening Representatives from the vigil on their own at the site of Gogebic-Ontonagon Intermedi- the accident, where they left ate School District, other area flowers and photos. schools, local law enforcement, “The kids were almost a step and other agencies also attended. Bryan Hellios/Daily Globe ahead of us,” said Niemi, who LOGAN KITTELL, employee at Green Bay Pipe & T.V., pulls up the remote controlled camera vehi- added, “I think the healing start- cle Tuesday from a manhole on Second Avenue in Hurley. The crew is televising the city’s sewer ed at that point. They did a great lines to check the conditions of the pipes. ACCIDENT — page 5 Mining bill passes Michigan house Committee By RICHARD JENKINS Rep. Steven Johnson – a Other representatives who the administration, I’m confi- meeting discusses rjenkins@yourdailyglobe.com Republican who represents the represent the Upper Peninsula dent there’s a clear path forward LANSING – A bill to create a 72nd District near Grand Rapids also praised the legislation; in passing the bill. I’m excited to substance abuse committee to advise on mining downstate – cast the lone no including Rep. Greg Markka- get this done for my district.” regulations in the state recently vote against the bill, according to nen, who represents Gogebic The Senate’s Natural passed the Michigan House of legiscan.com. County and the rest of the 110th Resources Committee heard tes- funds Representatives. If the bill becomes law, the District. timony on the legislation By BRYAN HELLIOS The bill to establish the Com- committee would be “Responsi- “Our core mining industry Wednesday. bhellios@yourdailyglobe.com mittee of Michigan’s Mining ble for making advisory legisla- has been hampered by a lack of “This is an important step in BESSEMER – Members of the Future passed the House 107-1 tive and policy recommenda- coordination among stakehold- helping Michigan – and espe- Gogebic County Finance, Budget- on May 16. tions to strengthen and develop ers, regulators and communi- cially the Upper Peninsula – to ing and Auditing Committee “My bill to create a committee sustainable mining practices in ties, and I look forward to the bolster its mining industry, expressed disappointment with on Michigan’s mining future had Michigan while protecting the implementation of a committee encouraging it to thrive, create Ironwood Area Schools during near-unanimous support on the environment,” according to to put an end to those road- jobs and protect our treasured Wednesday’s finance meeting. House floor. Work on this bill Cambensy’s news release. blocks,” said Markkanen, R-Han- natural resources for years to Dan Siirilla, member of the began in 2015 when it was According to Cambensy, the cock. “This advisory committee come,” said Sen. Ed McBroom, committee, said the county has announced that the Empire 15-person committee would would help us bridge the gap R-Vulcan, who chairs the comit- made numerous attempts for Mine would be idled,” state Rep. include representatives from and bring more quality jobs to tee. “There is broad, bipartisan them to accept $250 from a Sara Cambensy, D-Marquette, mining operations, local govern- our communities.” support for this effort, and I am Upper Peninsula organization said in a news release. “Elected ments, environmental non-prof- With the passage in the pleased we can work together to fighting against substance abuse. officials, labor and industry its, the state’s tribes, the United House, the legislation moved to support this historic and impor- “It’s free money, why wouldn’t leaders in Marquette County Steelworker’s Union. It would the state senate. Cambensy was tant industry in our state.” they do it,” he said. “At least buy knew we needed to take a long- also include officials from the optimistic about its chances to McBroom, who represents them pizzas if nothing else.” term look at the future of mining Michigan Economic Develop- be signed into law. Gogebic and Ontonagon coun- NorthCare Network’s Sub- in our state, and come up with ment Corporation, the Depart- “The bill will move now onto ties as part of his 38th Senate stance Use Disorder committee legislative policies to help allevi- ment of Natural Resources and the Senate, where we can expect district, said the measure will ate the bust and boom cycles in the Michigan Department of to see similar support,” Camben- now head toward the full Sen- the industry.” Environmental Quality. sy said. “With the approval of ate. FUNDS — page 5 Hearing to determine possible return of jobs to White Pine area By JAN TUCKER Community Development Block Ontonagon County turned over Mine as a part employee owned to the EDC since that time have jantuck@jamadots.com Grant program. According to to the state and managed by and part privately owned opera- been used for revolving funds for WHITE PINE – Jobs could be Zack Halkola, PM Power Group Northern Initiatives in Mar- tion. The fear was the White Pine economic development. Through returning to White Pine in the Chief Operating Officer, the quette. Copper Company would pull the the years the funds were loaned near future. A June 4 hearing to refinery process would recycle 3 If approved, the funds would pumps and the mine would be to new or expanded businesses, be held in Ontonagon could be million pounds of cathode annu- come full circle. Originally, the flooded, ending the hopes of some which were successful and the answer. ally and return 15 jobs to White funds came from the state to reopening the mine. The Onton- some which failed. The most The hearing is a request by PM Pine. Ontonagon County in the 1980s agon County EDC loaned the Power and the White Pine Refin- The requested funds are part when the negotiations were on money to the mine and was later ery for a $490,000 loan from the of the Revolving Loan fund that for the sale of the White Pine paid back. The paid back funds JOBS — page 5 TODAY INDEX Cloudy — Details, page 2 Business . .14 75 cents Classifieds . .13-15 Wednesday Today’s records Snowfall Comics . .12 Vol. 100, No. 156 High 59 High 86 (1950) 24 hours to 7 a.m. Community . .3 Low 45 Low 25 (1917) Wednesday none Snow depth 0 in. Obituaries . .6 Year ago today Precipitation Season total 182.8 in. Opinion . .4 High 76 24 hours to 7 a.m. Last year 172.3 in. Low 48 Wednesday 0.28 in. Sports . .9-10 l 2 THURSDAY, MAY 23, 2019 AREA / NATION THE DAILY GLOBE • YOURDAILYGLOBE.COM FIVE-DAY FORECASTFOORECAST FOR IRONWOODIRRONWOOD TODAY FRIDAYY SATURDAY SUNDAYSUNDAY MONDAY Scatteredd Cloudy Partly Cloudy Partly CloudyC Chance Rain T-stormss 54° 42° 59° 48°488° 60° 45° 63° 41° 56° 43° Winds: Winds: Winds: Winds:Winnds: Winds: 8-118-11 mphmph W 77-13-13 mmphph SSEE 10-1410-14 mmphph W 7 mphmph SSWSSW 7 mphmph NNNENE Ontonagon LOCALL OUTLOOK 50/40 Todayy we will see cloudy skies with Bergland a highgh temperaturep of 54°,54°, humidityy 56/41 of 79%79%.%. West wind 8 to 11 mph. The Wakefield Ironwood recordd high temperature for today is Saxon 56/41 54/42 Marenisco 89° sesetet in 1950. 55/43 Bessemer 56/40 Associated Press Upson Hurley 56/41 Watersmeet THIS IMAGE taken from video provided by KOCO-5 shows homes dangerously 55/42 SUNS AND MOON 54/42 57/40 close to the Cimarron River on Wednesday, near Crescent, Oka. Waterlogged parts Mercer of the central U.S. were bracing Wednesday for more rain, following days of severe 56/41 Manitowish storms that have battered Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and Oklahoma. 57/42 SunriseSunri . ...............................................................................se .........................................................................5:18 a.m.

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