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Articles from the March 25, 2021 edition


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  • Former IPSD director sentenced

    Mar 25, 2021

    By RICHARD JENKINS rjenkins@yourdailyglobe.com BESSEMER - The former director of the Ironwood Public Safety Department will have to pay a fine and complete community service after being sentenced by videoconference in Gogebic County District Court Wednesday on a misdemeanor eavesdropping charge. Gregory Dean Klecker, 61, was ordered to pay a $600 fine and complete seven days of community service for attempted eavesdropping in relation to his use of a recorder to document a conversation between...

  • Bessemer Township approves amended budget

    Mar 25, 2021

    By CHARITY SMITH csmith@yourdailyglobe.com RAMSAY — Some residents of Bessemer Township complained at Monday’s annual meeting of the township board of trustees about a proposed increase of $3,000 to the deputy treasurer’s wage. The request by township treasurer Hope Tarnaski would have increased deputy treasure Corine Johnston’s pay to $3,600. Residents voiced concerns with the increase. It was the first township meeting attended by members and residents in-person and via Zoom. Resident Jean Verbos questioned the need for the increase, when th...

  • Spring Cleaning

    Mar 25, 2021

  • Drier weather expected into summer

    Mar 25, 2021

    By TOM LAVENTURE tlaventure@yourdailyglobe.com MARQUETTE — This week of spring rain, light snow and seasonable temperatures is really an exception to an ongoing unseasonably warm and dry trend that will continue to impact the area, according to the National Weather Service in Marquette. The seasonal precipitation level since July 1, 2020 is slightly above normal at 25.7 inches, while the average is 25.01 inches, according to Ryan Connelly, meteorologist in Marquette. The observed measurements are recorded at the wastewater treatment facility i...

  • Community Calendar

    Mar 25, 2021

    Email calendar items and community news to news@yourdailyglobe.com. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Thursday, March 25 Pickleball, 9 a.m.-noon, Ironwood Memorial Building. 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....