Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties

Articles from the January 28, 2021 edition


Sorted by date  Results 1 - 6 of 6

  • DNR completes motorized easement purchases

    Jan 28, 2021

    By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] IRONWOOD — The Michigan Department of Natural Resources has completed the purchase of a pair of permanent motorized easements in the Western Upper Peninsula, the DNR announced Tuesday, securing a total of 67 miles of trail access for a combined price of $985,969. One will secure roughly 56 miles of 30-foot trail access in parts of Gogebic, Ontonagon, Dickinson, Houghton and Iron counties, according to the DNR’s announcement. The DNR paid $832,968 to the Keweenaw Land Association for the eas...

  • County board passes Wisconsin Fund resolution

    Jan 28, 2021

    By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] HURLEY — The Iron County Board of Supervisors voiced its support for the restoration of the Wisconsin Fund Tuesday. The board passed a resolution urging state politicians to push for the Wisconsin Fund’s funding to be reinserted into the state budget. The fund provides grants to residents as a way to incentivize the replacement of failing septic systems, the county’s assistant zoning administrator, Gerry Nasi, previously told the Daily Globe. “It helps the people of Iron County tremend...

  • Froelich officially hired as GCC esports assistant coach

    Jan 28, 2021

    By CHARITY SMITH [email protected] IRONWOOD — Aaron Froelich was officially hired as the Gogebic Community College assistant esports coach during the regular meeting of the college board of trustees on Tuesday. Froelich, who also serves as the manager of Campus Suites, has been a volunteer assistant coach for the esports program since August. He said he’s been involved with esports since spring of 2020, and volunteered because of his interest in the sports and its history. “I have some graphic design in my past and I feel I can reall...

  • Grooming the hill

    Jan 28, 2021

  • Eugene Raymond Nurmi

    Jan 28, 2021

    MARSHFIELD, Wis. - Eugene Raymond Nurmi, 73, of Trout Creek, Michigan, passed away peacefully after a culmination of health issues and most recently cancer, on Jan. 24, 2021, in Marshfield. Eugene was born April 16, 1947, in Bruce Crossing, Michigan, to Ida (Nurmi) Ojaniemi. He grew up in Bruce Crossing and went to school in Paynesville, Michigan. Most of his childhood was spent getting into mischief with his cousins. In 1965, he enlisted in the U.S. Army and served his country in the Vietnam...

  • Community Calendar

    Jan 28, 2021

    Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Thursday, Jan. 28 Gogebic County Veterans Service Officer, 10:30-11:30 a.m., Wakefield City Hall; 1-2 p.m., Watersmeet Township; 2:45-3:15 p.m., Marenisco Township. 906-667-1110. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. SMART Recovery, 4:30 p.m., 101 E. Mary St., Bessemer. Alcoholics Anonymous, 6:30 p.m., First Presbyterian Church, Hurley. area74.org. Government Downtown Ironwood Development Authority, 8...