Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] WAKEFIELD — If federal grant funds are approved, the Wakefield Volunteer Fire Department may result with a new fire truck worth as much as half a million dollars. Fire Chief Mike Singleton told the Daily Globe last week that he and his staff are working to complete an application for a grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. The department’s baseline request will be for $276,000, but Singleton said that up to $500,000 in grant funds could be possible and that the higher amount would allow the...
By CHARITY SMITH [email protected] HURLEY - Kate Randall, 10, of Hurley is the winner of the fourth annual Winter Medallion scavenger hunt. Randall said that she found the medallion hidden between two decorative banners, off a light post near the Hurley Clinic on Jan. 24. The event, sponsored by the Hurley Area Chamber of Commerce working with an anonymous donor, annually asks the public to find a hidden medallion, and offers weekly clues on the chamber's Facebook page. Rita Franzoi,...
By CHARITY SMITH [email protected] MERCER, Wis. — February has been declared “Love your Library” month by the Mercer town board, and the Friends of the Mercer Library have planned a month long celebration. During the month of February it is encouraged that residents visit the Mercer Public Library and explore the wide variety of services , resources and collections of books and other things the library provides, library officials said in a press release. These services include programs, technology assistance, games, puzzles, hobby...
IRONWOOD, Mich. - John W. Landahl, 79, of Ironwood, passed away on Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2021, at his home surrounded by his family. John was born the son of Wallace and Marjorie (Carlson) Landahl in Minneapolis, on May 20, 1941. He was a high school graduate of Robbinsdale High School. John was a proud U.S. Navy veteran, and he served on the Samuel B. Roberts ship during the Cuban Missile Crisis from 1959 to 1963. On Aug. 29, 1970, he was united in marriage with Karen Sibley in Wakefield at the...
IRONWOOD, Mich. - James P. "Jim" Albert, 62, of Ironwood, passed away on Jan. 18, 2021, in Ironwood. Jim was born in 1958, in Ironwood, the son of James and Patricia (England) Albert. He owned and operated numerous Ironwood businesses including Knight Club Billiards, From House to Home, and Captain's Sub Shop. He was especially proud of his work with the local deaf community and his charity, Deaf Services of America. Jim truly cared about the community and wanted Ironwood to thrive, and he was...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Tuesday, Feb. 2 Gogebic County Veterans Service Officer, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Ironwood Memorial Building. 906-667-1110. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Ironwood Kiwanis Club, noon, Golden Dragon. Wakefield Seniors, noon, Wakefield Senior Center. Cribbage, 1 p.m., Mercer, Wis., Public Library. 715-476-2366. Alcoholics Anonymous, 6 p.m., Sharon Lutheran Church, Bessemer. area74.org. Disabled American...
