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Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By Megan Hughes [email protected] IRONWOOD — Due to lack of snow, the Sisu Ski Fest organizers have announced the cancellation of this year’s races and Sisu Expo. This marks the second year that poor ski conditions has resulted in races being cancelled, with the 2024 races also being cancelled due to lack of snow needed for racers to ski safely along the entire race route. The announcement was made via a press release by Race Director Jackie Powers on Friday. According to the release, the rain and warm temperatures from the week prior, pa...
By PAMELA JANSSON [email protected] BESSEMER - During a Jan. 3 reorganizational meeting, newly elected Gogebic County Clerk Erin Bunt swore in the seven members of the county Board of Commissioners, and there were four new faces among them. New members are Joseph Cayer (District 2), Daniel Wood (District 3), Peter Matonich (District 5) and Michael Yon (District 6). They were all elected on Nov. 5. Continuing members are Daniel Siirila (District 1), James Lorenson (District 4) and...
By SARAH LAUZON Globe Student Intern [email protected] BESSEMER - Sharon Lutheran Church in Bessemer has set up an informal clothing giveaway called "Sharon's Closet," which will work to provide free clothing for community members in need. "There's no charge," Lynn Ormes, a member of Sharon Lutheran Church, said. "Whatever we get in goes out, and it's free." "We accept donations," Ormes said. The Church is requesting gently used items, especially clothing that suits the current cold weathe...
MERCER, Wis. — The town of Mercer announced in a Jan. 1 press release that Mercer Area Ambulance and Rescue is ceasing all service to Mercer and surrounding communities, effective as of that day. “While we are disappointed with the short notice, and had hoped for a seamless transition, other arrangements have been made,” stated the press release signed by Eric Snow, town chairman. The announcement said that “our friends from our neighboring communities are going to help cover calls” until another service is ready. It also warned, “Please b...
By PAMELA JANSSON [email protected] IRONWOOD — The United States Baseball Congress has announced that the minor league baseball team planned for this area will be named the Ironwood Agates. The Ironwood City Commission first approved on Nov. 25 a proposal requesting the use of the city’s Randa Field — near the largely fiberglass “big Indian” — for local league games. Since then, city manager Paul Anderson said that an official agreement, reviewed by city attorney Timothy Dean, had been signed by the city. “We at the United States...
By BRENDA MOSELEY [email protected] KIMBALL - The cozy meeting room at Little Finland in Hurley was filled with the aroma of freshly-ground coffee and warm Finnish pulla, a buttery, sweet bread spiced with cardamom. And the subject of the Dec. 30 meeting was one all participants loved: coffee. Joseph Miller, community development educator at the Extension Iron County Office in Hurley, chose the subject of coffee as a prelude to eight entrepreneurial events he's offering in the next...
By BRENDA MOSELEY [email protected] IRONWOOD - Sweet treats, a crackling bonfire and a beautiful one-mile candlelit trail were the rewards that participants received at a Dec. 28 Candlelight Snowshoe and Ski by Friends of Miners Memorial Heritage Park. The all-volunteer organization offers the fundraising event annually in order to support trail grooming and maintenance and upkeep of related equipment. Snowshoes are provided for those needing them. Friends president Rick Semo said the park...
By PAMELA JANSSON [email protected] GOGEBIC COUNTY - On Wednesday, Jorge Cruz became Gogebic County's new sheriff, following in the footsteps of former Sheriff Ross Solberg, whose last day was Tuesday. Cruz was elected to the office on Nov. 5, 2024, after serving the last three years as undersheriff. He began working for the Sheriff's Office in 2007, working his way up to detective before becoming Solberg's righthand man. Solberg's own career at the Sheriff's Office began nearly 32...
By PAMELA JANSSON [email protected] BESSEMER — Members of the Bessemer City Council discussed at their Dec. 23 meeting the possibility of allowing the Parks and Recreation Commission to “roll over” any remaining funds from each year’s budget, rather than losing them. Members of the Parks and Recreation Commission made the request. Councilman Adam Zak, who represents the council on the Parks and Recreation Commission, said its members would like to save money for grant-matching, but added, “They can’t do that without rolling ove...
By BRENDA MOSELEY [email protected] WAKEFIELD - Photographer Josh Lopac of Wakefield has been chasing northern lights since he first saw an aurora in February 2011. His pursuits have taken him as far as Canada and Alaska, and he's now observed the phenomenon at least 300 times. Each experience is different and, for Lopac, that's part of the thrill. It's a thrill he'd like others to try, and at his "Lights in the Sky" presentation at Wakefield VFW Post 9084 on Dec. 21, he shared tips about...
By MEGAN HUGHES [email protected] IRONWOOD — The Board of Trustees for Gogebic Community College learned at its Dec. 17 meeting how the GCC Assessment Team contributes to overall academic success. The related presentation served as an overview of the services and methods that GCCAT utilizes to meet its goals. GCCAT team members are Yolanda Lozano, computer science and technology instructor, and Chenin Limback, biology instructor — both on the Ironwood campus — and Jared Evans, student success coordinator at GCC’s Copper Country Center....
By PAMELA JANSSON [email protected] IRONWOOD — Members of the Ironwood City Commission learned at their Dec. 23 meeting that the city’s new water plant is expected to go online as of next Tuesday. “This will likely be the substantial completion date for the majority of the plant,” wrote city manager Paul Anderson in his agenda report. C.D. Smith Construction of Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, continues toward completion of the $11 million Phase 1 water plant project. “There will be a few issues left to finish up in the spring, such as the fen...
Editor’s Note: Each year, members of The Globe staff choose what they believe were the year’s biggest stories: ones that resonated with readers and that often involved topics with ongoing ramifications in particular communities or throughout the Gogebic Range. Below are this year’s choices in no particular order of importance. By PAMELA JANSSON [email protected] GOGEBIC RANGE — When it comes to drama, a major, accidental fire at the Gogebic County Fairgrounds in Ironwood certainly sufficed as a story of the year in 2023, when the eve...
By PAMELA JANSSON [email protected] BESSEMER — The final meeting of the year for the Gogebic County Board of Commissioners also was the final meeting in general for four men on the seven-member board and for the retiring county clerk and county sheriff. At the Dec. 18 session, Board Chairman James Lorenson expressed appreciation to all of them while also presenting certificates to everyone except Sheriff Ross Solberg, who will receive his at a later event. Commissioners leaving the board and the respective years in which they began s...
By MEGAN HUGHES [email protected] BESSEMER — The Board of Education for Bessemer Area Schools has approved a plan for district food service director Denise Tauer to act as a food vendor for the All Saints Catholic Academy in Ironwood. The action at the board’s Dec. 20 meeting was contingent on All Saints Catholic Academy providing transportation for all food items and assuming the liability of transporting them from one school to the other while maintaining safe temperatures during that time. Tauer presented the proposal to the board, exp...
WAKEFIELD — Students studying German at Wakefield-Marenisco High School can look forward to a spring break trip to Germany, Switzerland and Austria in 2026. After reading a proposal by German teacher Christina Stuber on Dec. 16, the district’s Board of Education approved the trip, for which the Gogebic-Ontonagon Intermediate School District will pay 60% of costs. “This is an excellent opportunity for our students,” said trustee Mike Yon as other board members agreed during the board’s meeting. Board members also approved the hiring of Emily...
By PAMELA JANSSON [email protected] GOGEBIC RANGE — GIANT, the acronym for the Gogebic-Iron Area Narcotics team, has had a good year in relation to area drug arrests. On Dec. 9, the Iron County Sheriff’s Office posted an informal press release from the Ironwood Public Safety Department, reporting that GIANT wasresponsible for the arrests of the following seven persons on multiple charges in October. — Stephanie Wanden of Bessemer for possession of methamphetamine, possession of methamphetamine with intent to deliver (cons...
