Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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Editor’s note: The Daily Globe is counting down the top five local stories of 2017. Ironwood Township’s financial irregularities and the criminal charges against former township treasurer Jyl Olson-DeRosso was selected as the biggest story of the year. IRONWOOD TOWNSHIP – News broke in May that former Ironwood Township Treasurer Jyl Olson-DeRosso was facing felony charges for allegedly embezzling money while in office. Gogebic County Prosecutor Nick Jacobs initially charged Olson-DeRosso with nine felonies — five counts of forgery, one count o...
By IAN MINIELLY [email protected] IRONWOOD — The Superior Snowshoe Walking group has released its 2018 schedule. It is the seventh year for the snowshoe walks and while Sam Davey said they used to have 100-plus come out for each walk, they now average somewhere between 40 to 100, however the weather is a mitigating factor in attendance, as real cold nights tend to have limited participation. Davey said the walks are community events, open to the public, and if someone would like to try, but does not have snowshoes, he or she can c...
By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] Now comes the real nasty stuff. After a week of sub-zero temperatures across the Gogebic Range, a winter weather advisory was in effect for Iron County, Wis., and the Ironwood area through Sunday. The National Weather Service also said a wind-chill advisory was in effect through Monday morning. Lake-effect snow was expected, perhaps as much as a foot in the Ironwood area. While the winds this week have been mostly out of the south, they could blow from the north and that will create even colder...
BOB HAWKINSON, of Mellen, Wis., attempts to start his vintage red Rupp snowmobile at the Ironwood Depot Park Friday night. Snowmobilers kicked off today's vintage races at the Gogebic County Fairgrounds in Ironwood with the traditional Friday night parade of machines to Hurley, followed by fireworks. At 2 degrees, the Rupp eventually started in time to get in line for the parade....
IRONWOOD, Mich. - Hugh Parmelee Drury, 87, of Ironwood, died Dec.17, 2017, quietly in his home, surrounded by loved ones. Hugh was born in Iron Mountain on Oct.19, 1930. He graduated from John D. Pierce High School in Marquette. He attended college in Utah and graduated from Michigan State University with a Bachelor of Science in forestry. Hugh and his wife, Dorcas, briefly lived in Laurel, Md., before moving to Anchorage, Alaska, where he was stationed at Fort Richardson Army Base. He was a... Full story
WAKEFIELD, Mich. - Veronica B. Skolasinski, 99, a long-time resident of Wakefield, passed away peacefully Friday morning, Dec. 29, 2017. Veronica was born on Dec. 20, 1918, in Ironwood, a daughter of John and Mary (Sentko) Vronch. She attended schools in Ironwood and graduated from Luther L. Wright High School. On June 29, 1940, Veronica was united in marriage to Edward L. Skolasinski at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Ironwood by the Rev. Carl Petranek. They shared more than 62 wonderful years... Full story
KETCHIKAN, Alaska - David Allan Ahonen, 72, of Ketchikan and Hurley, Wis., died Dec. 27, 2017, in Ketchikan, of complications from pneumonia. He was born Aug. 17, 1945, in Duluth, Minn., to Gustaf A. and Jennie F. Ahonen. He spent his childhood in Hurley, specifically in Kimball, Wis. David served in the U.S. Air Force as an M.P., worked as a prison guard in Wisconsin and was a cook on Great Lakes ore boats. He also tried his hand as a logger, police officer and as a scrap collector. He moved... Full story
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Saturday, Dec. 30 Community Pickleball Paddlers, 2-5 p.m., Mercer School gymnasium. 715-776-4588. Community Night Meal Free Supper, 5-6 p.m., Apostolic Lutheran Church, Aurora Street, Ironwood. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Sunday, Dec. 31 Alcoholics Anonymous, 1 p.m., closed meeting, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. Mercer Health and Wellness Pickleball, 3-6 p.m., Mercer Community Center. N... Full story
Isaac Boehnlein directs the band at the Wakefield-Marenisco School Christmas concert on Dec. 20.... Full story