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Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By PAMELA JANSSON pjansson@yourdailyglobe.com BESSEMER - One year ago today, an accidental fire destroyed three structures at the Gogebic County Fairgrounds: the 4-H horse barn, the grandstands and a nearby hay barn. The blaze occurred directly after two additional structures had been demolished: the poultry barn and an old utility trailer. The fire started within the former grandstands, which were in the process of being demolished by a construction crew cutting supports with a torch that...
By MEGAN HUGHES news@yourdailyglobe.com IRONWOOD — The Gogebic Community College Board of Trustees approved on Tuesday a continuing exploration by President Chris Patritto regarding the feasibility of annexing Houghton County, or some facet of it, into the college’s Copper Country district. The action at the board’s regular monthly meeting included the understanding that Patritto reports his findings to the board. Before the action, Patritto provided the board with a related presentation. According to his proposal, when he first took the posit...
DULUTH, Minn. - James "Jim" Brennan Rogan passed away at Aspirus Hospital in Duluth, Minnesota, on Sept. 16, 2024, surrounded by his family. Born on Oct. 19, 1948, to Kevin and Ruth (Danula) Rogan in Calumet, Michigan, Jim graduated in 1967 from Calumet High School. He was drafted into the U.S. Army in 1968, transferred to the Marines, and served in the Vietnam War from 1968 to 1970. Jim married Kathleen (Liimatta) Rogan on Aug. 2, 1975, and they moved to Ontonagon in 1976 when Jim began...
Email calendar items and community news to news@yourdailyglobe.com. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Thursday, Sept. 26 Bessemer St. Vincent de Paul, financial assistance, 9-10 a.m.; food pantry, 10 a.m. to noon. 906-663-4436. Ironwood St. Vincent de Paul, food pantry and financial assistance, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., located behind Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church. 906-932-4325. Gogebic County Veterans Service Officer, 10:30-11:30 a.m., Wakefield City Hall; 1-2 p.m., Watersmeet Township; 2:45-3:15 p.m., Marenisco Township. 906-667-1110....
By PAMELA JANSSON pjansson@yourdailyglobe.com BESSEMER - The Gogebic County Board of Commissioners approved the 2024 winter tax levy at its Sept. 11 meeting. According to Kathy Jo Koval, the county's equalization director, the total millage to be levied on Dec. 1 will be 2.5791 mills. Agenda records in relation to her presentation to the board show that the millage was based on the 2024 taxable value of all county properties, which totals $692,678,879. The board also voted to schedule a public h...
ESCANABA, Mich. - Robert Lee "Minnow" Morzenti, 80, of Montreal, Wisconsin, passed away peacefully with his loved ones by his side on Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024, at the OSF St. Francis Hospital in Escanaba. Robert was born on Dec. 9, 1943, to Albert C. and Pauline (Cornetto) Morzenti in Ironwood. He was a graduate of the J.E. Murphy High School in 1961 before attending Gogebic Community College. After finishing school, he followed in his brothers' footsteps by serving his country. He joined the...
Email calendar items and community news to news@yourdailyglobe.com. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Thursday, Sept. 19 Bessemer St. Vincent de Paul, financial assistance, 9-10 a.m.; food pantry, 10 a.m. to noon. 906-663-4436. Ironwood St. Vincent de Paul, food pantry and financial assistance, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., located behind Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church. 906-932-4325. Gogebic County Veterans Service Officer, 10:30-11:30 a.m., Wakefield City Hall; 1-2 p.m., Watersmeet Township; 2:45-3:15 p.m., Marenisco Township. 906-667-1110....
IRONWOOD - The Ironwood Public Safety Department hosted a Sept. 4 training session for local law enforcement agencies on the forensic interviewing of children. Leading the training were Julie Knop, the director of the Child Abuse Training Unit at the Prosecuting Attorneys Association of Michigan; Megan Aukerman of the LMTI Training Company; and Sam Smallcombe, chief deputy of the Three Rivers Police Department. "All three of them were terrific to work with," said Lt. Matthew Sterbenz of the IPSD...
By PAMELA JANSSON pjansson@yourdailyglobe.com WAKEFIELD — The old Wakefield City Hall, vacant on the main street now for a decade, might still see new life, according to a report from city manager Robert Brown Jr. In a Tuesday evening phone call, Brown said that the Wakefield City Council discussed at its Monday evening meeting the possibility of reviving the property. “We already have the demolition grant,” said Brown regarding $1.2 million received from the Michigan Land Bank Authority. That money was facilitated last year via Gogebic Count...
Email calendar items and community news to news@yourdailyglobe.com. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Thursday, Sept. 12 Bessemer St. Vincent de Paul, financial assistance, 9-10 a.m.; food pantry, 10 a.m. to noon. 906-663-4436. Ironwood St. Vincent de Paul, food pantry and financial assistance, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., located behind Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church. 906-932-4325. Gogebic County Veterans Service Officer, 10:30-11:30 a.m., Wakefield City Hall; 1-2 p.m., Watersmeet Township; 2:45-3:15 p.m., Marenisco Township. 906-667-1110....
By PAMELA JANSSON pjansson@yourdailyglobe.com BESSEMER — The Gogebic County Board of Commissioners on Aug. 28 approved holding the 2025 county fair at the fairgrounds during the dates of Aug. 7-10. The unanimous vote followed a request for that action by Fair Board Vice Chairman Tom Hampston. The vote was unanimous with no further discussion. Because of demolition and an unexpected fire in 2023, the county board had voted not to allow the fair or any other major activities to occur on the fairgrounds during this year. As explained by board c...
By MEGAN HUGHES news@yourdailyglobe.com IRONWOOD — The Gogebic County Fair needs a carnival supplier for 2025. At a Monday evening Fair Board meeting, board member Linda Nelson said the usual carnival provider has no openings during next year’s fair, which will run from Aug. 8-11. Nelson said that the board has its feelers out with several other companies, but that in the event they are unable to find a suitable replacement, the fair may have to get creative. One example that she listed as a possibility was to lean more heavily into app...
Email calendar items and community news to news@yourdailyglobe.com. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Thursday, Sept. 5 Bessemer St. Vincent de Paul, financial assistance, 9-10 a.m.; food pantry, 10 a.m. to noon. 906-663-4436. Ironwood St. Vincent de Paul, food pantry and financial assistance, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., located behind Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church. 906-932-4325. Gogebic County Veterans Service Officer, 10:30-11:30 a.m., Wakefield City Hall; 1-2 p.m., Watersmeet Township; 2:45-3:15 p.m., Marenisco Township. 906-667-1110....
By MEGAN HUGHES news@yourdailyglobe.com IRONWOOD — At its Tuesday evening meeting, the Board of Trustees for Gogebic Community College heard a report from its strategic planning team regarding various aspects of the college and also approved the hiring of several faculty. According to a press release from the college following the meeting, the strategic planning team was created in 2023 to represent all facets of the college. Throughout the course of the year, the team reviewed the college’s mission, vision and core values, receiving fee...
Email calendar items and community news to news@yourdailyglobe.com. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Thursday, August 29 Bessemer St. Vincent de Paul, financial assistance, 9-10 a.m.; food pantry, 10 a.m. to noon. 906-663-4436. Ironwood St. Vincent de Paul, food pantry and financial assistance, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., located behind Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church. 906-932-4325. Gogebic County Veterans Service Officer, 10:30-11:30 a.m., Wakefield City Hall; 1-2 p.m., Watersmeet Township; 2:45-3:15 p.m., Marenisco Township....
By PAMELA JANSSON pjansson@yourdailyglobe.com IRONWOOD — A business roundtable at Gogebic Community College on Aug. 16 centered around a single question posed by the state official leading it: “How can the state help local business and industry?” Jonathan Smith, senior chief deputy director of the Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity, asked the question as a means of explaining his presence. “We cannot do our job at the state level without looking at local communities,” he said of his department, also known by its acronym of LEO. He a...
By MEGAN HUGHES news@yourdailyglobe.com SAXON, Wis. - The Gogebic County Fair Horse Show was held at the Iron County Fairgrounds this year due to ongoing construction efforts at the Gogebic County Fairgrounds. Due to the fair's change in location, the horse show was unable to be held in conjunction with other fair activities, which took place from Aug. 8-11 at the Pat O'Donnell Civic Center in Ironwood. Instead, horse showmanship occurred this past Saturday and Sunday. "When they moved the fair...
By PAMELA JANSSON pjansson@yourdailyglobe.com BESSEMER - A celebration of 20 years of the Michigan Land Bank Authority took place on Aug. 15 in Bessemer. The Gogebic County Land Bank is the local arm of the state office. It describes itself as follows: "The Gogebic County Land Bank is dedicated to revitalizing tomorrow's neighborhoods through strategic acquisition, rehabilitation and responsible stewardship of vacant, abandoned and tax-foreclosed properties." A central person in the celebration...
By PAMELA JANSSON pjansson@yourdailyglobe.com BESSEMER — The Gogebic County Board of Commissioners on Aug. 14 learned that the Ottawa National Forest is seeking to acquire nearly 11 additional acres that are adjacent to the west-side campground of the Black River Harbor Recreation Area. In a letter received by the board on Aug. 6, county forest supervisor Darla Lenz said that the Nature Conservancy now owns the land. “Acquiring the property would secure the land adjacent to the campground, ensuring the parcel would not be developed, pro...
Email calendar items and community news to news@yourdailyglobe.com. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Thursday, August 22 Bessemer St. Vincent de Paul, financial assistance, 9-10 a.m.; food pantry, 10 a.m. to noon. 906-663-4436. Ironwood St. Vincent de Paul, food pantry and financial assistance, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., located behind Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church. 906-932-4325. Gogebic County Veterans Service Officer, 10:30-11:30 a.m., Wakefield City Hall; 1-2 p.m., Watersmeet Township; 2:45-3:15 p.m., Marenisco Township....
Email calendar items and community news to news@yourdailyglobe.com. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Thursday, August 15 Bessemer St. Vincent de Paul, financial assistance, 9-10 a.m.; food pantry, 10 a.m. to noon. 906-663-4436. Ironwood St. Vincent de Paul, food pantry and financial assistance, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., located behind Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church. 906-932-4325. Gogebic County Veterans Service Officer, 10:30-11:30 a.m., Wakefield City Hall; 1-2 p.m., Watersmeet Township; 2:45-3:15 p.m., Marenisco Township. 906-667-1110....
By MEGAN HUGHES news@yourdailyglobe.com IRONWOOD — The Gogebic-Iron County Airport Board voted on Monday to accept a bid from Midland Services Inc. of Ironwood for propane at a rate of $1.31 per gallon. The only other bidder was Krist Oil, which operates throughout the region. The board also approved a $4,000 purchase of an upgraded scissor lift from Forslund Building Supply in Ironwood. Airport Manager Jeremy Busch informed the board that the lift runs on propane and has undergone inspections to guarantee safety. Included in the board’s mot...
