By PAMELA JANSSON [email protected] MARENISCO TOWNSHIP — On Monday evening, Marenisco Township Supervisor Bruce Mahler chaired his last meeting of the township’s Board of Trustees. The next meeting on Nov. 20 will include the swearing in of the new township supervisor, who then will chair the remainder of that session, as well as continuing meetings. Although Green Party candidate Rob Dorgan had been uncontested at the time of the Aug. 6 primary, Robert Delich since has registered as a write-in candidate. According to township...

By MEGAN HUGHES [email protected] HURLEY — The Hurley Area School Board of Education met on Monday for its annual meeting, in which district administrator Kevin Genisot presented the public with the budget for the 2024-2025 school year. The board then voted to approve a proposed levy of $2,995,698, as presented for operation of the school, for the same time period. This levy amount is $588,334 higher than the unaudited total from the previous school year. The levy and budget then were both formally approved at the regular October...

By MEGAN HUGHES [email protected] HURLEY — At a Monday meeting, the Board of Education for the Hurley School District heard a presentation from band director Jesika Cane regarding a potential trip for band students during the spring break of the 2025-26 school year. Cane said the trip to Disney World will require further fundraising, as the band so far has raised only about one-third of the potential expense. Cane estimates that the band has raised roughly $19,000 of the required $64,000 needed to make the trip. She is seeking...

By SARAH LAUZON Globe Student Intern [email protected] IRONWOOD – The Doors of Life program, an informational presentation created for area high school students, will be held on Oct. 30 at 12:30 p.m. in the Lindquist Center in Gogebic Community College. This program will feature approximately 17 to 18 speakers who are employed in the Upper Peninsula, largely in outdoor-related careers. These speakers, who will be wearing their respective job uniforms, will each be given three to five minutes to tell the audience why they chose their...

By JASON JUNO [email protected] HURLEY — The home crowd roared as loud as it has all season as Hurley looked to get a stop and secure a win Friday night. When they got it, the two Northstars in on the sack jumped off the ground and led the enthusiastic celebration amongst the players. After the clock went to zero not too long after that, no player was more emotional than Brodie Erickson, because who else would know better than him how important a win that really was. The Northstars extended their remarkable run of playoff...

By JASON JUNO [email protected] IRONWOOD —A couple of key fourth-quarter plays went Lake Linden-Hubbell’s way as the Lakes beat Ironwood 16-14 in a heartbreaker for the Red Devils Friday night. Ironwood led 14-8 until the Lakes scored the go-ahead touchdown midway through the fourth quarter. The Lakes converted on fourth-and-long to the Ironwood 1 to keep that drive alive. The Devils nearly responded with a score of their own, but a holding call stalled the promising drive, giving Lake Linden-Hubbell the win. “I was happy how...

By MATT “SWEETS” MCCARTHY For The Globe POWERS — Despite an early touchdown that brought the game within a point, and four quarters of physical play, the third-ranked North Central Jets prevailed, as the Gogebic Miners dropped a Great Lakes Conference matchup 40-13 Friday night at North Central High School. After a Miners three-and-out on their opening possession of the contest, the Jets, who are two years removed from their third of three consecutive MHSAA 8-player Division 2 state championships, got into the end zone on their fourth...

By JASON JUNO [email protected] MUNISING — Ironwood’s Aubrey Smith and the Ewen-Trout Creek girls lived up to expectations on Saturday as they became U.P. champions at the Upper Peninsula cross country finals at Pictured Rocks Golf Course. — — — Division 2 Smith had recorded the fastest time among the Division 2 runners during the regular season and she led the entire race Saturday, finishing in under 20 minutes with a time of 19:57, more than 25 seconds ahead of runner-up Ella Keranen of Hancock. There’s some pressure to...