Sunny High: 84 | Low: 66 | Details, page 2 DAILY GLOBE yourdailyglobe.com Wednesday, August 3, 2016 75 cents AUGUST PRIMARY ELECTION Boyd, Graser win in township; two trustee candidates out By RICHARD JENKINS defeated former township supervisor of the vote, to Olson-DeRosso’s 43 per- The township’s four trustee positions November. [email protected] Marvin LaGrew by a vote of 361 to 288 cent. were also on the ballot, with six Lyons received 398 votes (19 percent); IRONWOOD TOWNSHIP — Among in the bid to replace outgoing supervisor While Boyd and Graser will appear Democrats and one Republican vying for Mieloszyk, 392 (19 percent); Brunello, the contests decided in Tuesday’s prima- Alan Baron. Boyd’s 361 votes represent- on the November ballot, the lack of the seats. The top four vote-getters — 372 (18 percent); and Grbavcich, 324 (15 ry election were Ironwood Township’s ed approximately 55 percent of the vot- Republicans on Tuesday’s ballot Kevin Lyons, Marlene Mieloszyk, percent). supervisor and treasurer races. ers casting ballots in the race, to means they should win that election as Bernard Brunello and Rudy Grbavcich Robin Lonsway Bock and Darrin Steven Boyd and Maria Graser won LaGrew’s roughly 44 percent. well. — in the Democratic race advanced to Kimbler rounded out the trustee race their races for supervisor and treasurer, Graser defeated current treasurer Jyl Clerk Mary Segalin received 511 the November ballot to face Bev with 320 and 292 votes, respectively. respectively. Renee Olson-DeRosso by a vote of 356 to votes in her unchallenged re-election Michaels, the lone Republican in the Michaels received 59 votes in the Boyd, a current trustee on the board, 272. Graser captured roughly 56 percent bid. race. Four of those five will win seats in GOP contest. Matonich wins re-election BESSEMER — Pete Matonich or 10 percent. won his reelection bid, beating County Clerk Gerry Pelissero Gordon Koski to continue as received 1,952 votes and Country Sheriff of Gogebic County dur- Treasurer Sue Pertile received ing Tuesday’s primary election 1,919 votes. race. Prosecuting Attorney In the end, Matonich racked Nicholas Jacobs got 1,897 votes. up 1,971 votes, or 90 percent, Drain Commissioner James while Koski received 216 votes, Loeper racked in 405 votes. Gogebic County voters approve all six millages on ballot Voters in Gogebic County raise approximately $204,699 approved all six millages on the annually to be used for building ballot in various jurisdictions and site improvements. across the county in Tuesday’s The Gogebic-Ontonagon Com- election. munity Action Agency millage The Gogebic County Transit renewal was approved across millage passed 2,295 to 495. The Gogebic and Ontonagon counties renewal of 1/3 mill is for four 4,346 to 777. The .6 mill renewal Tom Stankard/Daily Globe years and is expected to raise for four years will allow the DIANA VUORENMAA, of Ironwood Township, submits her ballot at Township Hall. approximately $170,412 in the agency to continue operating its first year according to the ballot senior program, and is expected language. to raise $307,049 annually. In Also across the entire county, Gogebic County, the measured the Gogebic County Medical garnered support, 2,274 to 500. Facility millage renewal was Johnson, Bergman to face off in 1st District in November approved 2,140 to 649. The .4 By RICHARD JENKINS 373 votes to Cannon’s 194. Peninsula and 16 counties in the Lower mill renewed for four years will [email protected] State Sen. Casperson, R-Escanaba, Peninsula. MILLAGES page 5 — While Democrat Lon Johnson and Repub- received 367 votes in Gogebic County; cap- Due to the close margin between lican Tom Casperson carried both Gogebic turing just over half — 51 percent — of the Bergman and Casperson, district-wide and Ontonagon counties in their respective votes cast in the GOP race. Bergman, a totals were not available at press time. How- Laabs wins re-election to county board primaries to represent the Michigan 1st retired Marine Lt. General, took second ever, as of 11:41 p.m., the Michigan Secre- Congressional District, Johnson and with 285 votes, while Jason Allen received tary of State’s website had Bergman with Tom Laabs won the single board’s second district. Laabs’ 88 Watersmeet resident Jack Bergman secured 60 votes. 28,654, or 39 percent of the vote; to Casper- contested seat on the Gogebic votes translates to about 67 per- their respective nominations for the seats. In Ontonagon County, Casperson son’s 25,679 votes, 35 percent of the vote; County Board of Commissioners cent of the vote, while Ramme Johnson, a former head of the Michigan received 479 votes, to Bergman’s 273 and with 31 of 32 precincts reporting. Allen had for the primary election Tuesday. received roughly 32 percent of Democratic Party, received 1,167 votes to Allen’s 46. 19,522 votes district-wide. Laabs received 183 votes to the vote. former Kalkaska County Sheriff Jerry Can- Tuesday’s result means Johnson and Bergman ran as a straight-talking con- beat challenger Dave Ramme, non’s 573 votes in Gogebic County, winning Bergman will meet in November in a race to who received 88 votes, in the con- the county with 67 percent of the vote. replace U.S. Rep. Dan Benishek represent- test to represent Ironwood in the In Ontonagon County, Johnson received ing the district that encompasses the Upper BOARD — page 5 BERGMAN — page 5 House in Norrie burns Millages OK’d early Tuesday morning in Ontonagon By RALPH ANSAMI Three people escaped the fire. County [email protected] Other people in the house at the By JAN TUCKER IRONWOOD — An early time of the fire were listed on the [email protected] Tuesday morning fire that report as Anthony Holmes, 28, of ONTONAGON COUNTY — severely damaged a house at 324 the same address, and Brittney Ontonagon County-wide millage E. Oak St, in Norrie Location Montgomery, 26, of Bessemer. requests were all approved in sent the homeowner to the hospi- The fire was called in by a Tuesday’s primary election, but tal. neighbor, Roxanne Harmon, of voters were not so generous with The Ironwood Public Safety 320 E. Oak St. She said the east some township requests. Department reported Cheryl side of the house, where the fire The request for 1 mill for four Graykowski, 55, was transported apparently started, was engulfed years for the Ontonagon County by Beacon Ambulance to Aspirus in flames. Emergency Services was over- Grand View Hospital following It took the fire department whelmingly approved 1,260 to the initial 3:15 a.m. report of the just four minutes to arrive at the 246. The millage will bring the fire. scene, according to a department EMS $256,004 in the first year. She was treated and released. report. Only one township came close to The IPSD received a 6:15 a.m. Two on-duty IPSD officers, six defeating the millage 17-16 in report of “suspicious activity” off-duty officers and two volun- Matchwood Township. three hours after the fire. An offi- teer firefighters were on the The Ontonagon County Tran- cer found that Graykowski and scene for two hours on a warm sit request for 1 mill for four members of her family were summer night. years also got a majority of pub- burying pets that died in the fire IPSD fire officer Brandon lic support 1,030 to 475. The in the backyard at the residence. Snyder said the fire started in a measure was approved in all At least three pets died in the room on the east side of the townships except Matchwood fire, but some puppies were house, but he had not deter- Ralph Ansami saved, according to initial mined an official cause. The HOUSE ON Oak Street in Ironwood hit by fire early Tuesday morning causing one person to go to the hos- reports. deceased pets were in that room. pital, and the deaths of several animals. ONTONAGON — page 5 C O N T A C T U S WEATHER INSIDE INDEX TODAY IRON COUNTY FAIR Arts & Entertainment .7 Daily Globe Inc. 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