By PAMELA JANSSON [email protected] BESSEMER — The Bessemer City Council voted on Monday evening to hire Mandy Lake as the new city manager. The action is pending the negotiation of Lake’s new city contract. Lake has been the interim city manager for nearly seven months. The council had named her to that role on March 25 after the resignation of previous city manager Christopher Frazer on March 15. Originally from Detroit, Frazer had started the job on Nov. 6, 2023, soon after Lake had been hired as clerk/treasurer on Oct. 2 of...

By PAMELA JANSSON [email protected] BESSEMER — At an Oct. 11 meeting of the Economic Development and Capital Improvements Committee of the Gogebic County Board of Commissioners, members voted to award a $23,400 bid to Kitto’s Property Management of Ironwood. Owner Brycen Kitto and Andrew Knaack were present and agreed to the company’s responsibility to facilitate the preparation of a base for new, portable grandstands. Terms of the bid include remove existing concrete and debris; hauling material to set the grade height to...

By MEGAN HUGHES [email protected] IRONWOOD — The Board of Directors for the Gogebic-Iron County Airport requested at its regular Monday meeting that Logan Olkonen, the Denver Air station manager, gather information regarding a proposed garage that airport officials had researched and placed for bids earlier this year. According to board member Jim Lorenson, the board had been informed to hold off on any construction efforts by Denver Air officials until more information about flight changes happening around that time had been...

By PAMELA JANSSON [email protected] IRONWOOD — Curry Park Campground in Ironwood is continuing to undergo a number of upgrades at its U.S. 2 site that borders the Gogebic County Fairgrounds. At a Monday evening meeting of the Ironwood City Commission, city manager Paul Anderson said that Northland Electric of White Pine completed electrical project work at the park last week. He added that Ironwood contractor Nathan Hobbs also is expected to remodel shower walls and floor drains in the campground’s bathroom building, where he...

IRONWOOD — Members of the Ironwood City Commission learned at their Monday meeting that the city is “leaps and bounds ahead of the majority of Michigan communities on lead service line work.” Those were the words of Ironwood City Manager Paul Anderson. In a series of grants resulting from state and federal sources, the city has received millions of dollars to address water service lines. “We’ve done a really great job in going after these grants,” said Anderson. “It’s really something to be proud of. Kudos to everybody...

By JAN TUCKER news@ yourdailyglobe.com ONTONAGON — Due to the closing of the Aspirus Ontonagon Hospital, the Ontonagon County Cancer Association is no longer able to offer its free mammograms in the county, but Aspirus is still working with the association to assure women receive the service. OCCA president Karen Bradley said that women 40 years and older can call 906-884-8160 to schedule a mammogram at any Aspirus facility of their choice. She noted that if Ontonagon County residents have insurance it will be billed, but uninsured persons...

By JASON JUNO [email protected] PHILLIPS, Wis. — The playoffs are starting a week early in Hurley. The Northstars likely need to win their regular-season finale against Rib Lake at Veterans Memorial Field Friday night to ensure a spot in the WIAA 8-player postseason field. Hurley won their first six games and then fell 48-32 at Phillips Friday night in a battle for first place in the Northwoods East Conference. It seems a bit cruel to be fighting for your playoff life with a 6-1 record, but that’s the reality. “That’s the way...

By JASON JUNO [email protected] BESSEMER — The Gogebic Miners dispatched Lake Linden-Hubbell for the first time as an 8-player team, 29-12 Friday night. Gogebic last beat the Lakes in 2012, in a 39-12 win when both teams were 11-player teams. “It’s been a minute since Bessemer, Wakefield has beat Lake Linden, so definitely a big win for us,” Gogebic coach Nick Heikkila said. Miners’ quarterback Bode Lynott accounted for four touchdowns. He threw two long passes to Patrick Perron, a 67-yard pass to start the scoring midway...

By JASON JUNO [email protected] IRONWOOD — Four Ewen-Trout Creek girls placed in the top 10 at the final Copper Mountain Conference meet of the season Thursday at Gogebic Country Club in Ironwood, giving them their sixth straight meet victory of the season. Their success throughout the season earned them the league’s Team of the Year award. Ironwood’s Aubrey Smith has been the best individual runner throughout the season; she won her home meet Thursday and earned the league’s Most Valuable Runner award. The Panthers are hoping...

By JASON JUNO [email protected] IRONWOOD — Ironwood lost to the top-ranked team in the Upper Peninsula, Crystal Falls Forest Park, 58-8, Friday night. They’re back home this week with Lake Linden-Hubbell coming to town for a 6 p.m. game Friday night. The Red Devils are hoping to have Nick Miskovich back from injury that has kept him out for much of the season. Forest Park proved to be as formidable foe as they’ve faced this year, worthy of their top ranking. “Very tough, quick team off the ball and then getting into space...

By JASON JUNO [email protected] MERCER, Wis. — Mercer will enter the WIAA postseason as a No. 1 seed once again. Coaches voted the Tigers the top seed at Sunday’s seeding meeting ahead of the Oct. 22 start to the playoffs. The powerhouse program has been the No. 1 seed for six straight years and in eight of the last nine. They’ve won the regional championship the past eight seasons, including as a 2 seed in 2018, the only time since their regional title streak started in 2016 that they weren’t the 1 seed. All of those seasons...