The Daily Globe - Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties

OMA, Wis. - The second annual Aging-Friendly Communities Summit was held on Friday at the Oma Town Hall and featured a number of speakers discussing a variety of topics from elder law to dementia.... Full story

HURLEY - The Iron County Historical Society and the Iron County Museum has taken recent measures to insure the clock at the old courthouse building keeps ticking. Members of the historical society,... Full story

Saturday, July 26 Iron County Lakes and Rivers Alliance, 9 a.m., Mercer Town Hall, Haines Building, Mercer. Wilderness Act 50th anniversary celebration, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., all day activities, Ottawa National Forest Visitor Center, Watersmeet.... Full story

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IRONWOOD, Mich.- James G. "Jim" Kaffine, 83, of Pence, Wis., died Wednesday, July 23, 2014, at Aspirus Grand View Hospital in Ironwood. He was born June 16, 1931, in Montreal, Wis., son of the late... Full story

IRONWOOD TOWNSHIP - Air Choice One was welcomed to the Ironwood area at Wednesday day-long festivities at the Gogebic-Iron County Airport. The Chicago-based airlines has been operating out of the... Full story

HURLEY - The Iron County Mining Impact Committee discussed possible reclamation efforts at its meeting on Wednesday that would follow the mine being proposed by Gogebic Taconite near Upson, Wis. Joe... Full story

KOFORIDUA, Ghana - Being in 4-H can take people a lot of places, but Neil Klemme never imagined it would take him to the heart of Africa. Klemme, a youth development agent with the Iron County... Full story

HURLEY - Iron County will host a second annual Iron County Aging-Friendly Communities Summit Friday, July 25, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Oma Town Hall. The event is designed to help make Iron... Full story

By CORTNEY OFSTAD cofstad@yourdailyglobe.com MANITOWISH WATERS, Wis. - Another year of Iron County Summer Youth Camp is in the books. According to Neil Klemme, youth development agent for the Iron... Full story

By RYAN JARVI rjarvi@yourdailyglobe.com HURLEY - The Aging Unit of Iron County is seeking a new roof for its senior center building in Hurley and opened the six sealed project bids it received from... Full story

IRONWOOD - Local residents will have the chance to view six private gardens in the Ironwood area during the annual Secret Garden Tour through the 46th Parallel Planters Gardening Club on Thursday.... Full story

HURLEY - The Iron County Finance Committee heard an update on tax-delinquent properties in Iron County during a meeting Thursday morning. Nineteen properties throughout Iron County are on a list for b... Full story

HURLEY - Local residents are encouraged to express what they find to be "fun" in Iron County with a float during the annual Iron County Heritage Festival parade. The parade will be July 26 through... Full story

IRONWOOD - The Gogebic Range saw a bit of everything when it came to weather during the month of June, but wet weather dominated much of the forecast throughout the Upper Peninsula. Ironwood saw 5.52... Full story

IRONWOOD TOWNSHIP - The Gogebic-Iron County Airport is once again open for commercial travel after months without during a transition from one air service provider to another. The first flight... Full story

To the editor: Pride reigns strong in our community once again. This was evident when the B-47 Veterans Memorial was dedicated on June 27, along with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the crash site on June 28. Family members of the deceased airmen,... Full story

WAKEFIELD - Callie Fischer, 18, of Green Bay, Wis., and Dave Hebert, 21, of Iron River, Mich., were the overall female and male winners, respectively, in the 37th Annual Sunday Lake Run/Walk on... Full story

IRONWOOD, Mich. - We are sad to announce the passing of Kathryn Mary Probelske, of Ironwood, on March 3, 2014. She was born May 4, 1918, in Stambaugh, to Kathryn and Gunnard Carlson. Kathryn... Full story

ONTONAGON, Mich. — Lloyd L. Buccanero, 86, of Ontonagon, passed away Sunday, June 29, 2014, at the Aspirus Long Term Care Unit. Lloyd was born on Nov. 19, 1927, to Jesse (McKie) and Louis Buccanero in Iron Belt, Wis. He was a veteran of World War I... Full story

CRYTSAL FALLS, Mich. — Patrick “C-Cat” White, 72, of Watersmeet passed away Saturday, June 28, 2014 at Iron County Medical Care Facility in Crystal Falls, Mich., surrounded by his family. He was born Aug. 27, 1941 in Watersmeet son of the late... Full story

IRONWOOD - Employees at Aspirus Grand View Hospital prepared for the worst on Friday, participating in a mock disaster drill. The drill featured a mock explosion at an Ironwood home, with eight... Full story

HURLEY - The son of one of the six men who lost their lives in two B-47 crashes near Hurley in 1961 said Friday the memorial dedicated today will be a "testament to those killed in defense of their c... Full story

MERCER, Wis. - A crowd attended the first event of the Science and Conservation on Tap series offered by the Iron County Land and Water Conservation Department June 19 in Mercer. Wisconsin Department... Full story

By CORTNEY OFSTAD cofstad@yourdailyglobe.com HURLEY - The Iron County Board of Supervisors held a brief meeting Monday evening at the Iron County Courthouse. The board approved canceling the... Full story