The Daily Globe - Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties

By RICHARD JENKINS rjenkins@yourdailyglobe.com While many larger stores started offering their bargains Thursday night, several local retailers reported successful Black Friday sales. “We were slammed starting at 8 a.m., and this is probably the...

The Iron County Fire Association will host its annual Christmas for Kids toy drive on Saturday, Dec. 8, from 8 a.m. to noon. All fire stations in Iron County will be open that day to receive donations for Iron County kids in need, said Iron County...

By RALPH ANSAMI ransami@yourdailyglobe.com Iron County’s unemployment rate improved to 4.2 percent in October from 4.6 percent in September. That wasn’t enough to pull the county out of the second worst job numbers in Wisconsin, however. Only...

Email calendar items and community news to news@yourdailyglobe.com. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Saturday, Nov. 24 Union Station Food Pantry and Food Bank, 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., 252 E. Ayer St., Ironwood. Alcoholics Anonymous, 11 a.m.,...