Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By RICHARD JENKINS rjenkins@yourdailyglobe.com Iron County voters head to the polls Tuesday to vote in the state’s spring primary. The lone race on the ballot involves no local candidates. Instead, voters will decide who will face off in the general contest for state superintendent of public instruction in April. Seven candidates appear on the ballot — Deborah Kerr, who worked 13 years as superintendent of Brown Deer Schools; Jill Underly, superintendent of the Pecatonica Area School District; Sheila Briggs, an assistant state sup...
By TOM LAVENTURE tlaventure@yourdailyglobe.com HURLEY - An independent film crew was south of Hurley on Thursday to shoot a scene for their comedy feature. "We're filmmakers from Milwaukee," said Mike Cheslik, director of the film, "Hundreds of Beavers," a comedy feature that is two years in the making and now in production for the past nine weeks. The story is set during the fur trade, he said. It's not focusing on the fur trade in general, but is the story of one man who goes from being an app...
By P.J. GLISSON news@yourdailyglobe.com WAKEFIELD — The Wakefield City Council voted Monday evening to authorize the city to submit a waiver to the state regarding the city’s status in the Municipal Employees’ Retirement System. The action was at the recommendation of both City Treasurer Mandy Lake and City Manager Robert Brown, Jr. “Unless you apply for a waiver within 45 days and your application is granted, your local government will receive a determination of underfunded status,” stated a Jan. 28 letter to Lake signed by the Community...
IRON BELT, Wis. - Shirlee Jane Lantta, 85, of W7870 Highway 77, Iron Belt, died Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021, in Duluth, Minnesota. She was born Jan. 1, 1936, in Mellen, daughter of the late Victor and Hilda (Martilla) Warren. Shirlee graduated from Mellen High School in 1954, and was married to Robert G. Lantta on June 11, 1955, in Mellen. While she was a homemaker for most of her life, Shirlee did work in the laundry department of a hospital in Neenah, and then was employed by Hanson Glove Factory...
WAKEFIELD, Mich. - Violet O. "Mama Vi" Koski, 90, of Bessemer, passed away on Feb. 1, 2021, at Gogebic Medical Facility in Wakefield. Violet was born in Bessemer on Nov. 20, 1930, to Mary and Victor Moro. Vi had a love for life and for everyone that came into it. She was so often found sitting outside her home chatting with anyone who happened to come by. The love she had for her family was unconditional. Vi spent many years as a bartender in Bessemer and loved to sing all of the old country...
IRONWOOD, Mich. — Joyce Garland, 90, of Ironwood passed away on Feb. 7, 2021, at Aspirus Ironwood Hospital. She was born on Aug. 17, 1930, in Ironwood to Charles and Hilma (Puumala) Dudra. She is survived by her son, Richard (Sharon) Garland of Minnetonka, Minnesota; granddaughters, Katherine (Eric) Brandel of Minnetonka, and Kristin Garland of Edina, Minnesota; and two great-grandchildren, Finn and Stella Brandel. Joyce was preceded in death by her husband, Mel Garland. A service for Joyce will be planned at a later date. Spring interment w...
Email calendar items and community news to news@yourdailyglobe.com. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Saturday, Feb. 13 Union Station Food Pantry and Northern Food Bank, 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., 252 E. Ayer St., Ironwood. Alcoholics Anonymous, 11 a.m., Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Community Pickleball Paddlers, 2-5 p.m., Mercer School gymnasium. 715-776-4588. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Sunday, Feb. 14 Alcoholics Anonymous, 1 p.m., closed meeting, Salem Lutheran Church, I...
