Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By RICHARD JENKINS rjenkins@yourdailyglobe.com IRONWOOD — With students learning from home for the rest of the year, the effect of the coronavirus has already been felt by schools across Michigan. However, it remains unclear what the future impact of the pandemic will be on the state’s school districts — including the potential budgetary consequences of declining state tax revenue. Several local superintendents have warned their school boards that, while the numbers haven’t been determined yet, the economic consequences of the pandemic could le...
By TOM LAVENTURE tlaventure@yourdailyglobe.come IRONWOOD - Two volunteers will attempt to repair the weathered Hiawatha entrance sign to Norrie Park. The Ironwood Parks and Recreation Committee 6-0 approved a request from Marian True and Dave Harkness to remove the Hiawatha sign outside the main gate entrance to Norrie Park for the purpose of inspection and to repair the sign if possible. Committee member Mary Grace Loreti was not present for the regular meeting Zoom virtual conference app on...
By CHARITY SMITH csmith@yourdailyglobe.com BESSEMER — The Bessemer City Council debated Monday night on eliminating the salaries of council members to help ease budget concerns. “If we’re going to set the example of how serious this is, the first place we should go is we shouldn’t take our pay,” said council member Terry Kryshak. According to City Manager Charly Loper, the city is $155,000 in the hole. “I really just strongly recommend that we play this as conservatively as possible until we have a better idea of where our income is going to...
Email calendar items and community news to news@yourdailyglobe.com. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Wednesday, May 6 Alcoholics Anonymous, open meeting, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Narcotics Anonymous, 7 p.m., Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7:30 p.m., Sharon Lutheran Church, Bessemer. area74.org. Government Ironwood Economic Development Corporation, 10 a.m., meeting, Conference Room 1, second floor, Memorial Building, Ironwood. Hurley Public Works Committee, 3:30 p.m., Hurley...
WAKEFIELD, Mich. - David V. Stelmark born in Ironwood, on Oct. 24,1939, passed away on April 27, 2020, under hospice care at Gogebic Medical Care Facility in Wakefield. He is survived by his sister, Mari (Dale) Tessmer; daughter, Laura; three grandchildren; and nieces, nephews and cousins. He was preceded in death by his parents, Vincent (1999) and Dorothea (2007); and his brother, Don (2016). He taught school in Michigan, Wisconsin, California and Arizona. After retiring he moved back to...
WAUSAU, Wis. - Mary Jo (Tarnaski) Valesano, 71, a long time resident of Wakefield, Michigan, passed away at Aspirus Wausau Hospital on April 22, 2020. She was born on Aug. 14, 1948, in Milwaukee, to Peter and Dolores (Hyppa) Tarnaski. She attended the Wakefield Schools and graduated in 1966. Mary Jo earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Northern Michigan University in 1970. After graduation, she secured employment with the White Pine School District as a business education teacher and librarian....
