Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By RALPH ANSAMI [email protected] October jobless numbers in northern Wisconsin held steady and continue at their lowest rates in about 15 years. The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development released the job rates for counties on Wednesday and Iron County continued with the second worst numbers in the state. Iron County’s unemployment rate of 5.9 percent for October dropped a couple notches from the 5.7 percent rate in September. A year ago, the county stood at 6.6 percent. Other area Wisconsin counties didn’t change much or sta...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] With the turkey eaten and slept off, area shoppers turned to the annual search for deals known as Black Friday. Some Walmart shoppers told the Daily Globe they had just gone out for a grocery item or two, but were taking the opportunity to explore the electronics department and other parts of the store. Other shoppers went out with the goal of Christmas shopping. Patricia Mattila, who lives in Tennessee, made sure to stop while visiting relatives...
BESSEMER — Three members of the Gogebic County Fair Board are seeking to be reappointed. Tom Auvinen, Shelley Suckow and Tom Fiala are all seeking reappointments to the board. The Gogebic County Board of Commissioners will act on the appointments at its meeting next Wednesday. James Gribble, fair board chairman, said the board has recommended to the county board that all three be reappointed. Auvinen has been a member of the fair board for many years and volunteers countless hours in preparation of projects and events. Gribble noted he has b...
Saturday, Nov. 26 Community Pickleball Paddlers, 8:30-11:30 a.m., Mercer School gymnasium. 715-776-4588. Free Supper, 5-6 p.m., Apostolic Lutheran Church, Aurora Street, Ironwood. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Sunday, Nov. 27 Alcoholics Anonymous, 1 p.m., closed meeting, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. Narcotics Anonymous, 7 p.m., Wesley United Methodist Church, Ironwood. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7:30 p.m., Sharon Lutheran Church, Bessemer. area74.org. Monday, Nov. 28 Iron County Food Pantry, 9 a...
WAKEFIELD, Mich. - John M. Mazurek, 88, a long-time resident of Wakefield, formerly of Racine, Wis., passed away peacefully Wednesday afternoon, Nov. 23, 2016. John was born on April 26, 1928, in the small mining town of Wakefield, a son of John P. and Antoinette H. (Kwiatkowski) Mazurek. He attended Wakefield High School and graduated in 1946. While he was in high school, John worked at Delmet Mercantile where he met the woman he later would call his wife. After high school, John attended Gale...
TUCSON, Ariz. - Born in 1947 and dying in 2016, Brancy Lorraine Collura lived a life of adventure, lessons and love. Brancy was born in California on Feb. 5, 1947, and spent her childhood and young adulthood on the West Coast. Love brought her to New York in 1966, where she started a family. Family was the most important part of Brancy's life, she and her husband, Steven Collura, raised their children and grandchildren in Ironwood, Mich. Brancy was diagnosed with an aggressive cancer in...
