Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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Email calendar items and community news to news@yourdailyglobe.com. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Thursday, May 26 Pickleball, 9 a.m.-noon, Memorial Building, Ironwood. 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... Full story
By P.J. GLISSON news@yourdailyglobe.com BESSEMER - The Gogebic Conservation District has been based in Bessemer for more than six decades, but Mayor Adam Zak noted at Monday evening's Bessemer City Council meeting that many local residents may have no idea what it offers. "I don't think people are even aware of your services," said Zak after a slideshow presentation by Max Ramsay, GCD program developer. Ramsay explained that the GCD, which provides an array of conservation services, is part of...
Email calendar items and community news to news@yourdailyglobe.com. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Wednesday, May 25 Christian Men of the Northland, 6:30 a.m., Uptown Cafe, Ironwood. Mentoring of Moms, 9-10:30 a.m., Range Community Bible Church, Hurley. 715-561-4355. 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. Alcoholics Anonymous, open meeting, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. DOVE Support Group, noon-2... Full story
Email calendar items and community news to news@yourdailyglobe.com. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Tuesday, May 24 Pickleball, 9 a.m.-noon, Memorial Building, Ironwood. Bessemer St. Vincent de Paul, financial assistance, 9-10 a.m.; food pantry, 10 a.m. to noon. 906-663-4436. Gogebic County Veterans Service Officer, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Ironwood Memorial Building. 906-667-1110. 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. Breakfast... Full story
HANCOCK — New COVID-19 cases in the western Upper Peninsula continued to rise over the past seven days as Gogebic and Ontonagon counties moved from low to medium COVID-19 community levels, according to an update from the Western Upper Peninsula Health Department on Thursday. From May 11-18, there were 60 new cases in Houghton County, 32 cases in Gogebic, 12 cases in Baraga, nine cases in Keweenaw and seven cases in Ontonagon, for a total of 120 new cases. This marked the fifth consecutive week that the case rate increased, the health d...
BESSEMER, Mich. - Elizabeth Anne (nee Jurakovich) Little, 62, of Bessemer, passed away on Tuesday, May 17, 2022. Elizabeth was born on Sept. 8, 1959, in Wakefield, the daughter of Mathew and Rose (Petroff) Jurakovich. She attended A.D. Johnston High School and graduated in 1977. Liz continued her education at Gogebic Community College and received her education degree from Michigan Technological University. For many years, she was a substitute teacher throughout Gogebic County. Liz always had a... Full story
Email calendar items and community news to news@yourdailyglobe.com. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Thursday, May 19 Pickleball, 9 a.m.-noon, Memorial Building, Ironwood. Bessemer St. Vincent de Paul, financial assistance, 9-10 a.m.; food pantry, 10 a.m. to noon. 906-663-4436. Gogebic-Ontonagon Community Action Agency food commodity distribution for seniors, Bergland Lake Gogebic Senior Center, 9:25-9:40 a.m. EDT; White Pine Township Hall, 10-10:15 a.m. EDT; Ontonagon Holy Family Catholic Church, 11-11:30 a.m. EDT; Mass City Resource... Full story
Email calendar items and community news to news@yourdailyglobe.com. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Wednesday, May 18 Christian Men of the Northland, 6:30 a.m., Uptown Cafe, Ironwood. Gogebic-Ontonagon Community Action Agency food commodity distribution for seniors, Marenisco Town Hall, 9:15-9:30 a.m; Bruce Crossing, Stannard Township ballpark, 12:30-1 p.m. EDT. 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. Alcoholics Anonymous,... Full story
Email calendar items and community news to news@yourdailyglobe.com. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Tuesday, May 17 Pickleball, 9 a.m.-noon, Memorial Building, Ironwood. Gogebic-Ontonagon Community Action Agency food commodity distribution for seniors, Pioneer Park Apartments tenants only, Ironwood, 9-10 a.m.; Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church, Ironwood, parking lot, 10:30-11 a.m.; Northwoods Estates Apartments, Ironwood Township, parking lot, 11:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m.; Wildwood Apartments, Ironwood Township, community room, 12:30-12:45... Full story
By ZACHARY MARANO zmarano@yourdailyglobe.com HANCOCK — There were almost 100 new COVID-19 cases but zero deaths across the Western Upper Peninsula Health Department’s five counties in seven days from May 4-11, a Wednesday briefing from the health department says. Most of the new COVID-19 cases were in Houghton County, which had 60 new cases. There were also 18 new cases in Gogebic County, eight new cases in Ontonagon County and three new cases each in Baraga and Keweenaw counties, for a total of 92 new cases. The seven-day case count went up...
Email calendar items and community news to news@yourdailyglobe.com. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Saturday, May 14 Union Station Food Pantry and Northern Food Bank, 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., 252 E. Ayer St., Ironwood. Alcoholics Anonymous, 11 a.m., Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Community Pickleball Paddlers, 2-5 p.m., Mercer School gymnasium. 715-776-4588. Sunday, May 15 Alcoholics Anonymous, 1 p.m., closed meeting, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. Narcotics Anonymous, 7 p.m., United Methodist Church, Wakefield, 706 P... Full story
By ZACHARY MARANO zmarano@yourdailyglobe.com The Gogebic Range Trail Authority will perform a spring cleaning on Saturday of the snowmobile and ATV trails going from Marenisco west to the Montreal River and the border with Wisconsin, trail authority president Steve Hamilton said. GRTA members will use chainsaws to break down and remove fallen trees that are blocking the way, pick up trash and brush the trails, Hamilton said. State of Michigan ATV trails officially opened on April 1 and multi-use trails are open all year, but Hamilton told the D...
Email calendar items and community news to news@yourdailyglobe.com. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Thursday, May 12 Pickleball, 9 a.m.-noon, Memorial Building, Ironwood. 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... Full story
By LARRY HOLCOMBE lholcombe@yourdailyglobe.com High winds caused power outages across the region on Monday that continued into Tuesday. Xcel Energy reported 1,200 customers in the Gogebic County and northern Iron County were without power Monday evening as crews were worked to restore power, according to spokesperson Chris Ouellette. "There were a lot of trees down on power lines," she said. She said some 800 customers were still without power Tuesday morning as new crews were brought in to...
Email calendar items and community news to news@yourdailyglobe.com. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Wednesday, May 11 Christian Men of the Northland, 6:30 a.m., Uptown Cafe, Ironwood. Mentoring of Moms, 9-10:30 a.m., Range Community Bible Church, Hurley. 715-561-4355. 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. Alcoholics Anonymous, open meeting, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. DOVE Support Group, noon-2... Full story
By ZACHARY MARANO zmarano@yourdailyglobe.com IRONWOOD — The Gogebic-Iron County Airport Board agreed to purchase two trucks at its regular meeting on Monday morning. Airport manager Michael Harma reported to the board that his search for a new or used jet fuel truck has been fruitless because he has been unable to find one with the desired type of engine. Board member Brandon Snyder suggested they purchase the rental truck the airport has been using instead. The board authorized Harma to negotiate the purchase of the rental from the vendor at a...
Email calendar items and community news to news@yourdailyglobe.com. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Tuesday, May 10 Pickleball, 9 a.m.-noon, Memorial Building, Ironwood. Bessemer St. Vincent de Paul, financial assistance, 9-10 a.m.; food pantry, 10 a.m. to noon. 906-663-4436. Gogebic County Veterans Service Officer, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Ironwood Memorial Building. 906-667-1110. 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. Friends... Full story
Email calendar items and community news to news@yourdailyglobe.com. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Saturday, May 7 Union Station Food Pantry and Northern Food Bank, 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., 252 E. Ayer St., Ironwood. Alcoholics Anonymous, 11 a.m., Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Community Pickleball Paddlers, 2-5 p.m., Mercer School gymnasium. 715-776-4588. Sunday, May 8 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
Email calendar items and community news to news@yourdailyglobe.com. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Thursday, May 5 Pickleball, 9 a.m.-noon, Memorial Building, Ironwood. 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... Full story
Email calendar items and community news to news@yourdailyglobe.com. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Wednesday, May 4 Christian Men of the Northland, 6:30 a.m., Uptown Cafe, Ironwood. 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. Alcoholics Anonymous, open meeting, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. DOVE Support Group, noon-2 p.m. 906-932-4990. Ironwood-Hurley Rotary Club, 12:15 p.m., Elk and Hound Restaurant,... Full story
Email calendar items and community news to news@yourdailyglobe.com. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Tuesday, May 3 Pickleball, 9 a.m.-noon, Memorial Building, Ironwood. Bessemer St. Vincent de Paul, financial assistance, 9-10 a.m.; food pantry, 10 a.m. to noon. 906-663-4436. Gogebic County Veterans Service Officer, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Ironwood Memorial Building. 906-667-1110. 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. Alcoholics... Full story
By ZACHARY MARANO zmarano@yourdailyglobe.com BESSEMER — At the Gogebic County Board of Commissioners meeting on Wednesday, two officers from the Gogebic County Sheriff’s Office were recognized with meritorious service awards for their efforts in apprehending a murder suspect on Christmas Eve 2021. “While facing a very volatile and dangerous situation, deputies Josh Elias and Adam Graser showed great courage and intestinal fortitude when they entered a remote cabin and apprehended a suspected murderer. Their actions are not only coura...
IRONWOOD, Mich. — James Paul Ninefeldt, 73, of Marenisco (Lake Gogebic), Michigan, passed away on April 21, 2022, at Westgate Nursing, Rehabilitation and Assisted Living Community. James was born on Sept. 15, 1948, in Moose Lake, Minnesota, the son of Ernest and Irene (Pilarski) Ninefeldt of Barnum, Minnesota. He attended school in Barnum and graduated from Barnum High School in 1966. He then attended the University of Minnesota in Duluth, graduating in 1971. James married Jean Carol Tarro of Montreal, Wisconsin, on Nov. 27, 1968. They s... Full story
By CHARITY SMITH csmith@yourdailyglobe.com IRONWOOD - Tuition for students at Gogebic Community College will be going up this fall. The board of trustees approved a rate increase for the 2022-2023 school year during its regular meeting on Tuesday night. Students residing in Gogebic County will see an increase from $130 per credit hour to a rate of $134 per credit hour. Out of district and Wisconsin reciprocity area students will have an increase of $6 per credit hour to $191 and those students...
Email calendar items and community news to news@yourdailyglobe.com. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Thursday, April 28 Pickleball, 9 a.m.-noon, Memorial Building, Ironwood. 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... Full story
