The Daily Globe - Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties

IRONWOOD - Many Upper Peninsula residents aren't hunting anymore because they fear their dogs will be killed by wolves, state Sen. Tom Casperson, R-Escanaba, said Wednesday. Casperson presided at a... Full story

BERGLAND - Mild temperatures drew more than 100 locals and visitors to Lake Gogebic for AJ's Walleye Lodge's annual Lake Gogebic north shore ice fishing tournament this weekend. Owners Jim, Mary Beth and Anthony Eismueller have owned the lodge for... Full story

BERGLAND, Mich. - Margaret A. "Peg" Borseth, 99, a longtime resident of Bergland, passed away Monday, Jan. 19, 2015.  Margaret was born on Sept. 21, 1915, in Belleville, Wis., a daughter of Charles... Full story

HURLEY-It was the 22nd annual Frozen Chozen elementary basketball tournament this past weekend at the Hurley K-12 School. Local elementary basketball teams comprised of third, fourth, and fifth grader... Full story

Tuesday, Jan. 20 Iron-Gogebic Integrated Family Services, 9-10:30 a.m., Iron County Courthouse, Hurley. 906-663-4045 or 715-561-2191. Wisconsin Veterans Employment Services Representative, 9-11:30 a.m., veterans service office, Hurley. 715-392-7808.... Full story

Remember those predictions a few years back that the price of gas might reach $5 to $6 a gallon in the United States by 2015? Those predictions are proving to be hollow as a gallon was selling for... Full story

IRONWOOD - Gogebic's shot to tie bounced around multiple times before falling. Finlandia's shot to win was far more improbable. Finlandia's Tyler Koski got to the basket and made the game-winner with... Full story

IRONWOOD - Ironwood couldn't miss in the first half as the Red Devils raced past Ewen-Trout Creek 68-50 Tuesday night. The Devils were 5 of 6 from behind the arc in the first half and 13 of 20 from i... Full story

WICHITA, Kan. — Stella Light, 85, of Bruce Crossing, Mich., passed away Sunday, Jan. 4, 2015, in Wichita, Kansas. She was born February 12, 1929, in Paynesville to George and Mary (Nayback) Nurkkala. She worked as a bookkeeper for the Co-op Creamer... Full story

EWEN - The undefeated Bessemer Speedboys didn't ask for a 78-65 thumping from Ewen-Trout Creek for Christmas, but they got one anyway in Porcupine Mountain Conference action on Friday. E-TC coach Brad... Full story

To the Editor, Joe Allen, in his Letter to the Editor published Dec. 13, said he has been a trapper for 40-plus years. That qualifies him as an experienced trapper but not as an expert on predator/prey relationships. There is no data to support his c... Full story

HURLEY - Both teams desperately needed a win and Ewen-Trout Creek came up with a 54-35 non-conference victory over Hurley Tuesday night. Neither team came into the game with a victory. The Panthers... Full story

BESSEMER - A change in strategy and a scorching third quarter lifted Bessemer to an emotional 72-58 victory in an Indianhead and Porcupine Mountain Conference battle in the House of Noise on Thursday... Full story

IRONWOOD - Ironwood's 18-4 first-quarter lead quickly extinguished any upset hopes Hurley came into the rivalry game with as the Red Devils went on to win 48-21 Thursday night. The Red Devils scored... Full story

IRONWOOD - Forty local girls learned about Women in Welding on Tuesday and Wednesday through the career and technical education program through the Gogebic-Ontonagon Intermediate School District.... Full story

EWEN – Family and friends of Ewen-Trout Creek's junior high and high school students gathered for the annual Christmas concert on Wednesday night. The concert began with a short introduction and... Full story

Local businesses took part in Small Business Saturday, a tradition spreading across the country, annually following Black Friday's focus on large retail shopping. Brambleberry in Ewen, which sells crafting items, fabrics and offers professional... Full story

IRONWOOD - "We hear a lot about what's going wrong in the world. This is about what's going right," guest conductor Pamela Bustos said Friday in welcoming people to a musical honors concert at the... Full story

ONTONAGON, Mich. — Sylvia Jezuit, 89, of Ontonagon (formerly of Ewen), passed away Sunday, Nov. 9, 2014, at the Aspirus Ontonagon Hospital Long Term Care Unit. She was born on Oct. 29, 1925, in Ramsay, to Thomas and Helen (Sallman) Anderson.... Full story

IRONWOOD - Seven winners were named at the fourth annual HIT Idol competition at the Historic Ironwood Theatre Saturday night. With more than 700 people in the audience, 49 youth and young adults... Full story

TRAVERSE CITY — Marjorie Jane Koleski, 93, of Traverse City, entered eternal life on Oct. 19, 2014. She passed away in the comfort of her home at Boardman Lake Glens Inverness under the loving care of her children, the Inverness staff, and Hospice... Full story

BESSEMER - Bessemer advanced into the final round of the MHSAA Class D District 127 volleyball tournament by sweeping Watersmeet 25-18, 25-20 and 24-21 in the House of Noise on Wednesday night. The... Full story

BESSEMER - Those who attended the MHSAA Class D District 127 Volleyball Tournament in the House of Noise on Monday came away thinking the 2014-15 version of the Forest Park Lady Trojans is every... Full story

EWEN - Michigan State Police said a 21-year-old Ewen man was arrested after trying to rob a Ewen homeowner at gunpoint. Clint Alan Paulick, 21, was arraigned in Ontonagon County District Court... Full story

ONTONAGON, Mich. — Sally Pentti, 97, of Trout Creek, passed away Sunday, Oct. 19, 2014, at Aspirus Ontonagon Hospital’s Long-Term Care Unit. She was a member of the New Evangelical Lutheran Church of Trout Creek and worked for the U.S. Forest... Full story