Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By RALPH ANSAMI and RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] IRONWOOD — The city of Ironwood parted ways with its public safety director, Greg Klecker, Wednesday. A short news release Thursday from Ironwood City Manager Scott Erickson said the city had “separated its employment agreement” with Klecker after less than a year on the job to “improve departmental operations and employee morale.” Erickson told the Daily Globe there was no single incident that led to the decision. “It’s just basically a change of direction … sometimes there’s just not...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] IRONWOOD - Excel Energy's efforts to improve its infrastructure continued in Ironwood Thursday, including replacing aging street lights. Around 30 street lights in the downtown area are being replaced, according to Xcel Energy spokesperson Chris Ouellette. "We're upgrading them to LED and to fiberglass poles," Ouellette said. "That's probably going to be the most notable difference for folks in Ironwood. "A lot of the poles, and some of our...
HURLEY — Downtown Silver Street will be buzzing with activity Saturday as the annual Festival Italiano will return to the street from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. The celebration of the area’s Italian heritage is an institution in the area. Activities begin at 10 a.m. with a three-on-three basketball tournament, as well as a human foosball tournament. The events will continue through their conclusion. At 11 a.m., a craft show will begin and food vendors will open their tents for the Italian food that the festival is known for. There will also be a cli...
Friday, Aug. 31 Coffee with a Cop, 8 a.m., Uptown Cafe, Ironwood. Mercer Cribbage, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Mercer Senior Center. Double Trouble, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Serenity Center, Ironwood. Mercer Food Pantry, noon-1 p.m., Railroad Street, Mercer, Wis. Emergencies: 715-476-7655. Alcoholics Anonymous/ Al-Anon, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Harbortown AA, 7:30 p.m. EDT, Ontonagon United Methodist Church basement, next to Holiday gas station, Ontonagon. area74.org. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7:30 p.m., Our Lady of Peace Catholic... Full story
EVANSTON, Ill. - Frances Ann DeSautelle, 92, died Aug. 28, 2018, in Evanston. She was born on Jan. 18, 1926, in Bessemer, Mich. Fran was a graduate of A.D. Johnston High School in Bessemer. After working briefly in Chicago, she returned to the Bessemer-Ironwood area and worked for Cherne Contracting Corporation and subsequently at Indianhead Mountain Ski Resort. She went on to receive her Associate Degree from Gogebic Community College, Bachelor of Arts Degree from Northland College and Master... Full story
