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By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] BESSEMER - The second day of Jason Charles Roberts' trial on animal cruelty charges in Gogebic Circuit Court consisted of testimony by Department of Natural Resources Sgt. Grant Emery Wednesday. Roberts faces a felony charge of torturing an animal and misdemeanors for cruelty to an animal and failure to kill a wounded animal. The first charge carries a maximum sentence of four years in prison, while the others have maximum sentences of 93 days and...
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] IRONWOOD TOWNSHIP — Four airline companies have submitted proposals to provide essential air service at the Gogebic-Iron County Airport. County board chairman Joe Bonovetz, of Bessemer, told the Daily Globe Wednesday the current passenger airline, Air Choice One, from Chicago, is seeking to continue at the airport and has submitted a proposal for a four-year deal. On April 18, 2014, the U.S. Department of Transportation awarded a contract to Air Choice One. The airport board could now choose any one of...
By TOM STANKARD [email protected] BESSEMER — Local gardening enthusiasts gathered at Washington Elementary School in Bessemer Wednesday evening for the inaugural Gardening 101 Club meeting. Gail Maki-Dalbec, club organizer, said she organized the club because she felt inspired after attending a gardening workshop at Michigan Technical University and later received a $3,200 grant through the Lake Superior Stewardship Initiative she’s using for funding. During Wednesday’s meeting, the club learned about planting potatoes and how to ma...
Thursday, April 28 Cuddle Bugs Story Time for Babies and Toddlers, 9:30 a.m., Ironwood Carnegie Library. 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. Grief Support Group, 2 p.m., all welcome, The Inn Bed and Breakfast, Montreal, Wis. 906-663-0308. Pokemon Club for Students, 4 p.m., Ironwood Carnegie Library. Bessemer Chamber of Commerce, 5 p.m., Chamber Offic...
OCONOMOWOC, Wis. - Doreen E. Mattila, 69, died peacefully on April 25, 2016, in Oconomowoc. Doreen was born on Sept. 1, 1946, in Erwin Township, Mich., to Reino and Elsie Mattila. She graduated from Luther L. Wright High School in Ironwood, Mich., in 1964. Doreen was a retired paralegal and project manager who worked for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. She was a devoted mother and friend who loved spending time with her pet dog, Peanut, her family and friends, and...