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, Oct. 31 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 HURLEY - Members of the Iron County Economic Development Committee met on Tuesday evening to brainstorm ways in which to strengthen local business, whether existing or new. They also worked toward refining specific goals toward that objective by acknowledging the need to address weaknesses, such as a need for housing, affordable daycare and broadband extension. In addition, they expressed interest in retaining young people or in luring them back to...
By JASON JUNO sports@yourdailyglobe.com MUNISING — Ironwood’s Aubrey Smith and the Ewen-Trout Creek girls lived up to expectations on Saturday as they became U.P. champions at the Upper Peninsula cross country finals at Pictured Rocks Golf Course. — — — Division 2 Smith had recorded the fastest time among the Division 2 runners during the regular season and she led the entire race Saturday, finishing in under 20 minutes with a time of 19:57, more than 25 seconds ahead of runner-up Ella Keranen of Hancock. There’s some pressure to being the f...
Email calendar items and community news to news@yourdailyglobe.com. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Thursday, Oct. 24 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 HURLEY - The annual Haunted History Flashlight Tour at the Iron County Historical Society Museum takes visitors on a tour through the building, during which they hear stories about the dangers of the Northwoods - either real or legendary - while exploring some of the new displays installed over the past year. This year's tour took place on Saturday. According to event organizer Robert "Bobby" Massoglia, museum volunteers look for tales to tell from old pub...
By MEGAN HUGHES news@yourdailyglobe.com IRONWOOD — The Board of Directors for the Gogebic-Iron County Airport requested at its regular Monday meeting that Logan Olkonen, the Denver Air station manager, gather information regarding a proposed garage that airport officials had researched and placed for bids earlier this year. According to board member Jim Lorenson, the board had been informed to hold off on any construction efforts by Denver Air officials until more information about flight changes happening around that time had been solidified....
Email calendar items and community news to news@yourdailyglobe.com. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Thursday, Oct. 17 Gogebic-Ontonagon Community Action Agency food commodity distribution for seniors, Bergland, Lake Gogebic Senior Center, 9:25-9:40 a.m. EDT; White Pine, Carp Lake Township Hall, 10-10:15 a.m. EDT; Ontonagon, Holy Family Catholic Church, 11-11:30 a.m. EDT; Mass City Resource Center, 12:30-1 p.m. EDT. Bessemer St. Vincent de Paul, financial assistance, 9-10 a.m.; food pantry, 10 a.m. to noon. 906-663-4436. Ironwood St....
By PAMELA JANSSON Pjansson@yourdailyglobe.com HURLEY — The Hurley City Council on Tuesday approved a new fee schedule for city businesses, but only after making a major cut to the adult entertainment license fee. The license fee currently is $300 per year, but under the initially reconstructed list, that cost would have risen to $5,000 over the next several years. “I think it’s outrageous,” said councilman Robert Lanctoe, who backed up complaints issued by three business owners who addressed the council during the public comment period. “Everyb...
By SARAH LAUZON Globe Student Intern news@yourdailyglobe.com MERCER, Wis. — The 22nd annual Pumpkin Run will begin today in Mercer. This event allows participants to take part in a poker run across the Iron County ATV/UTV trails and to visit local businesses as part of the competition. Upon registration, each participant will receive a poker run sheet. Sheets have a list of local businesses along the Iron County trails, and riders must collect a stamp from each business in order to qualify to draw a poker hand. Prizes will be awarded to the t...
HOUGHTON - Two Gogebic County health officials attended the first U.P. Accessibility Summit on Sept. 26 and 27 at Michigan Technological University in Houghton. Kassi Huotari, executive director of the Gogebic Range Health Foundation, and Amy Nosal, a community health worker with the Western Upper Peninsula Health Department, participated in the event uniquely centered around the needs and benefits of increasing accessibility. Increasing accessibility means creating spaces and attitudes that...
SAN DIEGO, Calif. - David Paul Mullard, 39, of El Cajon, California, lost his courageous battle to cancer at University of California San Diego Hospital in San Diego on Sept. 29, 2024. He was born on Jan. 25, 1985, to Paul and Joyce Mullard during a snowstorm in Ashland, Wisconsin. He grew up in Hurley, Wisconsin, and graduated from Hurley High School in 2003. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy in October 2003. After basic training, David became an information technology (IT) specialist and was statio...
Email calendar items and community news to news@yourdailyglobe.com. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Thursday, Oct. 10 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....
GOGEBIC RANGE - As the crisp fall air arrives, Michiganders flock to the best color viewing spots, and many of those are located alongside U.P. county roads. Now is the ideal time to enjoy an afternoon drive while taking in the splendor of fall leaves. "The County Road Association of Michigan encourages Michiganders to explore the beauty of the Upper Peninsula this fall," said Denise Donohue, CEO of CRA. "We all know Michigan has a lot to offer, and the changing leaves are just one of the...
Email calendar items and community news to news@yourdailyglobe.com. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Thursday, Oct. 3 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....
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....
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....
By MEGAN HUGHES news@yourdailyglobe.com SAXON, Wis. - Area riders had an opportunity last weekend to see what it's like to ride a horse while also shooting. On Sept. 7, members of Mounted Justice - a Wisconsin-based group - held a mounted shooting competition on the Iron County Fairgrounds in Saxon, Wisconsin, with a shooting clinic held the day before. The Sept. 6 clinic aimed to teach local equestrians the basics of the sport of mounted shooting, including how to handle their equipment safely...
By PAMELA JANSSON pjansson@yourdailyglobe.com HURLEY - Members of the Iron County Board of Supervisors engaged in several votes on Aug. 27 to to reduce a still lingering budget deficit. Some of the votes resulted as more controversial than others with some members voicing vehement disapproval. One example was a vote to save $100,000 by no longer subsidizing the position of Kelly Klein, coordinator of the Iron County Economic Development Zone. "Kelly did a hell of a job for this county for 22...
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....
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 PAMELA JANSSON pjansson@yourdailyglobe.com IRON BELT, Wis. — When a loved one passes away, it is sometimes difficult to reconcile the loss. But it’s possible, sometimes, to find genuine comfort in deciding upon a meaningful commemoration. Donna Wiita of Hurley did just that — eventually — when she lost her husband, Edward C. John Wiita, just before Christmas in 2022. They had been married for 63 years when he died on Dec. 17, nearly two years ago at the age of 88. Over the many decades, they had shared good times and bad, including the loss...
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...
