Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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IRONWOOD — The gradual snowmelt on the Gogebic Range may be interrupted by heavy snow tonight and Saturday. The National Weather Service is predicting an 80 percent chance of wet, heavy snow, possibly mixed with rain, from tonight through Saturday evening. Accumulations of around 6 inches are forecast in a swath from Ironwood to Ontonagon. Hazardous driving conditions may result, as roadways will become extremely slippery. Temperatures between 28 and 39 degrees are predicted during the period of...
HURLEY — The Hurley K-12 School played host to an American Red Cross blood drive Thursday. According to elementary secretary Leola Maslanka, it was the third drive that the school has done this year, with 97 pints of blood collected after the first two. The goal is to have enough units to collect a scholarship from the Red Cross for a graduating senior. Going into Thursday, the school had enough for a $1,000 scholarship and needed 54 more pints to increase the scholarship to $1,500. ...
Iron County Board of Supervisors Chairman Dennis DeRosso, 78, of Oma, Wis., who also served as county administrator, died on Monday. A lifelong resident of Iron County, DeRosso devoted much of his life to make the area better, including donating his time to many civic organizations. He was a member of the Knights of Columbus in Ironwood and the Hurley and Mercer Lions clubs, among other organizations. He worked at the Iron County Forestry Department, retiring as county forester. However,...
ST. IGNACE (AP) — The Mackinac Bridge is being lit blue at night for the rest of April as part of an autism awareness campaign. The Mackinac Bridge Authority is working with several corporations and organizations for “Light It Blue Michigan.” All costs are paid by private donations. The campaign began Tuesday night with a public ceremony at the Kewadin Casino in St. Ignace, on the north side of the bridge that connects Michigan’s two peninsulas. The speakers included Lt. Gov. Brian Calley,...
IRONWOOD TOWNSHIP — Local racers fared well at last weekend’s snowmobile race and hill climb at Big Powderhorn Mountain. The Mid America Snow and Terrain Expert Racers (MASTERS) Racing Circuit Snow Drags and Snowmobile Hillclimb took advantage of the late-winter snow, although rain that froze Sunday turned the soft snow of Saturday to ice. Bessemer’s Keegan Boggetto edged out Iron River’s, Sidney Storti and Keegan’s 3-year-old brother, Nolan, to win the 120 cc feature Saturday. The junior cl...
To the Editor: In response to Ken Bowman’s recent letter (“Letter to editor ‘brings sadness,’” April 1) chewing out the Daily Globe for printing a previous letter (“Keep protecting traditional marriage,” March 25), we have something in this country called freedom of speech. This lady has as much right as Bowman to write a letter to the editor. Should I cancel my Daily Globe subscription because the Globe printed Bowman’s letter? Not so long ago, believing that marriage should be between a man and a woman, and unborn babies should be prote...
MANDEVILLE, La. — Walter (Wladziu) J. Mlynarski IV, 45, of Mandeville, died late Monday, April 1, 2013, in Mandeville, after a brief, courageous battle with cancer. He was born Dec. 7, 1967, in Dearborn, Mich., son of Walter and the late Sandra Mlynarski. He attended Carsonville-Port Sanilac schools. He then joined the U.S. Navy for seven years, serving as a corpsman. He also held employment with the Veterans Association and as a truck driver. He attended Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church i...
