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, 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.... Full story
By PAMELA JANSSON pjansson@yourdailyglobe.com IRON COUNTY — Tuesday’s primary election in Iron County resulted with state and national incumbents beating the competition in their own parties, although U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and state Rep. Chanz Green, a Republican serving District 74, did garner fewer votes than their opponents in competing parties. Two referendums also passed, although not by wide margins. Local county officials had faced no competition. Results provided by Christan Brandt, interim county clerk, remain uno...
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.... Full story
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...
MONTREAL, Wis. - Stanley John Mrozinski Jr., 76, of Montreal, passed away on Saturday, Aug. 3, 2024, at his home, surrounded by his loving family. Stanley was born on May 22, 1948, in Ironwood, Michigan, to Stanley Mrozinski Sr. and Margaret (Valetti) Mrozinski. He attended grade school in Montreal and graduated from J.E. Murphy High School in Hurley in 1966. Stanley entered the U.S. Navy and proudly served aboard the USS Galveston until his honorable discharge in 1970. He then attended Gogebic... Full story
MERCER, Wis. - Douglas "Doug" Pegg Borcherdt, a longtime resident of Mercer, Wisconsin, passed away peacefully on Thursday, Aug. 1, 2024, at Westgate Nursing Home in Ironwood, Michigan. Doug was born on June 30, 1944, in Wilmette, Illinois, to Robert Tilt Borcherdt and Alison Pegg Borcherdt. Doug was the youngest of their four sons. Doug attended Baker Demonstration School in Evanston, Illinois. He graduated from New Trier High School in 1962 and Monmouth College in 1966, where he studied... Full story
By JASON JUNO sports@yourdailyglobe.com HURLEY - The three H's are what make the Paavo Nurmi Marathon so difficult. Heat. Humidity. Hills. But sometimes runners catch a break from two of them. On a fall-like day when spectators donned hoodies, the 54th Paavo proved fast with none of the heat and humidity, even as midday approached. "While it may not have been the best weather for spectators, it was fantastic for runners," race director Derek Lindstrom said. "The runners ran so well." Six...
By PAMELA JANSSON pjansson@yourdailyglobe.com IRON COUNTY — The primary election in Iron County is scheduled for Tuesday, with polls open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. in all voting locales. According to Christan Brandt, interim county clerk, separate ballots are issued for each site, but “everything is the same” in terms of election choices on all ballots. Iron County includes only three sites with more than one ward. They include the town of Mercer and the city of Hurley, with four wards each, and the city of Montreal, with two wards. The remai...
Email calendar items and community news to news@yourdailyglobe.com. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Thursday, August 8 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.... Full story
By PAMELA JANSSON pjansson@yourdailyglobe.com HURLEY — The Iron County Board of Supervisors received good and bad news in relation to budgetary progress, as reported during the July 30 meeting. Finance Committee chairman Kurt Wolff said that $1.75 million already has been saved from the county’s 2024 budget. He added that, as part of Phase 1 in a budget reduction process, those savings were realized by addressing budget oversights, reducing expenses and postponing the purchase of capital items. More good news is that, in his words, “Ph...
By PAMELA JANSSON pjansson@yourdailyglobe.com HURLEY — Members of the Iron County Board of Supervisors approved on Tuesday evening a plan for the county to open a separate bank account for funds received from various national opioid settlements. They also approved a resolution authorizing the county to enter into a settlement agreement with Kroger Company. The resolution includes an agreement to the stated terms and an addendum relating to a memo of understanding regarding the proceeds. Cally Bucknell, who leads the county’s Human Services Dep...
Email calendar items and community news to news@yourdailyglobe.com. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Thursday, August 1 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.... Full story
PENCE, Wis. - Richard James Miller, age 57, of Pence, died unexpectedly in his home Sunday, July 14, 2024. He was James and Therese (Blarek) Miller's first born. Rich was a small-town country boy raised in Hatley. His first job was at the Dittbrender Farm, where he worked long days, nights and weekends tending to the cows. When the farmer had sick calves, they were tied up outside and left to die. Then "Big Hearted Al", Rich would bring them all home and nurse them back to life, especially his f... Full story
MONTREAL, Wis. – Dale Edward Hedman, 69, a longtime resident of Montreal, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, July 16, 2024, with his family at his side. Dale was born on Sept. 21, 1954, in Ironwood, Michigan, a son of Oiva E. and Frances M. (Moncher) Hedman. He graduated from J.E. Murphy High School in Hurley. Dale continued his education at Gogebic Community College and earned an Associate Degree. Dale was employed at White Pine Copper Mine until its closure and concluded his working career a... Full story
Email calendar items and community news to news@yourdailyglobe.com. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Thursday, July 25 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.... Full story
By PAMELA JANSSON pjansson@yourdailyglobe.com HURLEY — It’s been said by many people that the hardest work in any facet of government is done at the committee level, and members of the Iron County Finance Committee seem game to prove it. The Finance Committee is an arm of the Iron County Board of Supervisors. Under the leadership of Chairman Kurt Wolff, its members have been working steadily in recent months to streamline the county’s current and pending budgets with an eye to the greatest possible fiscal responsibility. At the latest meeti...
By PAMELA JANSSON pjansson@yourdailyglobe.com BESSEMER — Two sessions designed to inform the public on the pending continuation of an ambulance millage drew no attendees on the eastern or western sides of Gogebic County. Heidi DeRosso, Gogebic County coordinator of emergency services/911, reported the news on July 18 as she sat in an empty room of Bessemer VFW Post 3673, where residents with questions or concerns had been expected to gather. A separate session scheduled earlier this month at the Watersmeet Township Hall also drew no visitors. D...
HURLEY, Wis. - Jeannine Ann Saippa, 86, of Hurley, Wisconsin, a long-time former resident of Kimball, passed away on Sunday, July 14, 2024, at the Skyview Nursing Home in Hurley surrounded by her family. Jeannine was born and raised in Milwaukee, on July 9, 1938, to Robert and Cecelia Chase. After high school, Jeannine met the love of her life, John "Mitch" Saippa. They later married and moved to Kimball to raise their three children. Jeannine worked at the Corkscrew Citgo in Hurley, Citgo in... Full story
Email calendar items and community news to news@yourdailyglobe.com. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Thursday, July 18 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.... Full story
By MEGAN HUGHES news@yourdailyglobe.com IRONWOOD — Members of the Gogebic-Iron County Airport Board met the new Denver Air station manager, Logan Olkonen, at their July meeting on Monday. Current station manager Chris Anderson has taken a new position in Phoenix and is currently training Olkonen to fill the role here in Ironwood. Anderson said that he will remain with Denver Air, and in the same capacity, simply at a new location. He added that, if board members have any questions, they are welcome to call him as Olkonen settles in to his r...
JACKSON, Tenn. - Verner Bernard "Tony" Lahti II, 86, passed away on July 2, 2024, in Jackson. Born on Feb. 10, 1938, in Iron County, Wisconsin, Tony led a life marked by diverse interests and accomplishments. A man of many talents, Tony was an electrician by trade and an entrepreneur at heart. He owned an Italian deli in California and operated a charter boat on Lake Michigan. His favorite professional role was working as an electrical estimator for an electrical contractor. Tony's life was... Full story
Email calendar items and community news to news@yourdailyglobe.com. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Thursday, July 11 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.... Full story
By PAMELA JANSSON pjansson@yourdailyglobe.com HURLEY — Members of the Iron County Board of Commissioners tabled action in relation to what Interim County Clerk Christan Brandt said is a new, national opioid settlement relating to the Kroger Company. They agreed at the June 25 meeting that more information is needed before agreeing to a related resolution. Iron County already has accepted past allocations of opioid settlements. Diane Schmidtke, financial manager in the county’s Human Services Department, said those funds are not in a sep...
