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  • Snow Much Fun

    Dec 4, 2019

  • Wakefield board discusses snowmobile noise complaints

    Dec 4, 2019

    By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] WAKEFIELD - Snowmobile season in Gogebic County started on Sunday, and it is expected to start in Iron County on Thursday at 8 a.m. That means drivers of such machines have months of riding ahead until trails close in the spring. On Tuesday evening, however, members of the Wakefield Township Board of Trustees were reminded not everyone appreciates the noise associated with the operation of these vehicles. According to Township Supervisor John Cox, that's...

  • Bessemer boards discuss plans, successes

    Dec 4, 2019

    By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] BESSEMER — The boards, commissions, committees and councils that run the city of Bessemer gathered Tuesday night to discuss their efforts over the past year and what they hope to accomplish in 2020. “I think it went well,” Mayor Adam Zak told the Daily Globe after the meeting. “A lot of the ideas expressed here will be great for Bessemer, and it seems like everybody, in some facet … talked about the same things amongst themselves. Now it’s a matter of trying to get together and make it happen.” Re...

  • Troopers concerned about scams

    Dec 4, 2019

    By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] WAKEFIELD — The Michigan State Police say they are concerned about a recent rise in area residents falling victim to scams. People most often call law enforcement about a possible scam, and they should, said Det. Sgt. Glenn Gauthier of the MSP Wakefield Post. Unfortunately, more people recently are calling after having been scammed for hundreds or thousands of dollars, he said. “We get quite a few calls from citizens regarding scams,” Gauthier said. “People from all walks of life and all educati...

  • Community calendar

    Dec 4, 2019

    Wednesday, Dec. 4 Gogebic-Ontonagon Community Action Agency quarterly food commodity distribution for registered families, noon-2:30 p.m. EST, fire hall, Bruce Crossing; 2-4 p.m. EST, 429 River St., Ontonagon. 906-667-0283. Christian Men of the Northland, 6:30 a.m., Uptown Cafe, Ironwood. Recovery Walk ‘n Talk, 10 a.m. to nooon, Iron Belle Trailhead, Hurley. Talk with a recovery coach. Call 715-660-0073. Alcoholics Anonymous, open meeting, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. DOVE Support Group, noon-2 p.m. 906-932-4990. I... Full story

  • Earl L. 'Ike' Kersten

    Dec 4, 2019

    ONTONAGON, Mich. — Earl L. “Ike” Kersten, 79, of Trout Creek, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, Nov. 30, 2019, in Ontonagon. He was born Jan. 11, 1940, in Ironwood, son of the late Earl and Ruth (Anys) Kersten. Ike attended Watersmeet schools and served in the U.S. Navy from 1959 until 1963 aboard the U.S.S. Manley. He married the “love of his life,” Dorothy Pole, on May 13, 1967, at the Lutheran Church in Bruce Crossing. He was employed by the U.S. Forest Service at the J.W. Toumey Tr... Full story