Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By PAMELA JANSSON pjansson@yourdailyglobe.com GOGEBIC COUNTY - Nearly 60 percent of registered voters participated in Tuesday's general election in Gogebic County, with 8,374 of 13,983 registered voters taking part in either early or election day voting. Unofficial election results were posted on Tuesday evening at 11:36 p.m. by county clerk Ramona Collins. Results will not be considered official until a canvass is completed to verify the votes. County Undersheriff Jorge Cruz, a Republican from...
BY SARAH LAUZON Intern to The Globe news@yourdailyglobe.com IRONWOOD — Monday will be Veterans Day, and on this important holiday, many area schools are holding services open to both their respective student bodies and the public. The timing for each service in the tri-county region is as follows: Iron County The Hurley School District service will be from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. in the high school gymnasium. The Mercer School District service will start at 10 a.m. in the high school gymnasium. Gogebic County The Ironwood Area School District s...
By PAMELA JANSSON pjansson@yourdailyglobe.com IRONWOOD - If you're in the mood to kick in the holiday season, Theatre North has just the show in mind for you, with multiple performances starting on Nov. 14. It's "Plaid Tidings," and it's a revisiting - with a twist - of previous theatre performances that occurred in 1996 and 2003. The earlier shows, as well as the new ones, all are based on the same four characters who compose a musical group called Forever Plaid. The original performances of... Full story
By MEGAN HUGHES news@yourdailyglobe.com IRONWOOD — The Gogebic County Fair Board held a reorganization meeting on Monday and approved the hiring of a rodeo for the 2025 county fair. A carnival is still pending. During the reorganization, the board elected Linda Nelson as chair and Shelley Suckow as vice-chair. Initially, both women were nominated as chair, but a written vote resulted in a tie. After some discussion, Suckow stepped down from the nomination. The board also voted to approve the hiring of Rice Rodeo Company of Medford, W...
BERGLAND, Mich. - Susan "Susie" Anderson, 69, of Bergland, passed away on Sunday, Oct. 27, 2024, at Aspirus Wausau Hospital in Wausau, Wisconsin, with her sister, Laurie, at her side. Susie was born on April 28, 1955, in Ironwood, to Kenneth and Oddny Anderson, and grew up in Ironwood Township. She was a graduate of Luther L. Wright High School and continued her education and earned an associate degree in business/accounting. Susie was proud to be one of the few females to work as a certified fo... Full story
HURLEY, Wis. - Jan Alexander Stahl, 69, of Hurley, passed away on Saturday, Nov. 2, 2024, at his home, with his loving wife, Dorrene, at his side. Jan was born on July 3, 1955, in Ironwood, Michigan. He proudly served his country in the U.S. Navy for eight years. In 1992, Jan married Dorrene O'Donnell in Hurley. He was an extremely talented musician, playing lead guitar in many area bands. Jan was a phenomenal chef, being employed at the Iron County Senior Center, Ironwood American Legion Post... Full story
MONTREAL, Wis. — William F. Peck, 73, passed away on Sunday, Oct. 27, 2024, at Howard Young Medical Center in Woodruff. He was born on Aug. 24, 1951, in Racine, a son of William A. and Anne J. (Morano) Peck. In 1974, Bill married Dawn L. Nyquist in Las Vegas. They moved to Montreal in 1999. He worked as a social worker in Iron County for many years. Bill is survived by a brother, David Peck (Debra); a niece, Sarah Brazelton (Patrick); a great-niece, Josephine Brazelton; and numerous other relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by h... Full story
IRONWOOD, Mich. – Karin Elisabeth Carlson, 71, of Ironwood, passed away from metastatic bladder cancer on Sunday, Oct 27, 2024. She died peacefully at home with her sister, Kris, by her side. Karin was born on May 28, 1953, to Harold and Elsa (Renstrom) Carlson. She attended Sleight and Central Schools and graduated from Luther L. Wright High School in 1971. She attended Gogebic Community College, graduating in 1973 with an Associate of Applied Business. She was the bookkeeper at the Wakefield Township Schools for 31 years, retiring in 2004. A... Full story
IRONWOOD, Mich.- His body finally had enough of the fight it was given and the challenges it endured. The will to live was strong within him, until he could take no more. So, he slipped from the earth to be received in Heaven. Steven Ralph Christensen, age 59, passed away on Oct. 22, 2024, surrounded by family at home. What will the world look like without him? Who will educate us on space, science fiction or fishing? Born a Yooper in Ironwood, to Gloria Stella and Ralph Christensen (deceased),... Full story
BY SARAH LAUZON Globe Student Intern news@yourdailyglobe.com BESSEMER - On Oct. 25, the high school marching bands from the Ironwood, Bessemer and Wakefield-Marenisco schools performed a halftime show during the Ironwood Red Devils vs. Gogebic Miners game at Massie Field in Bessemer. The joint band, which included a total of 62 students, performed three songs. Each song featured unique group marching movements, with students marching in many directions, passing each other closely and forming var...
By JASON JUNO sports@yourdailyglobe.com IRONWOOD — Ironwood’s Aubrey Smith added another honor to her special senior season. The Division 2 U.P. champion was named to the All-U.P. Dream Team by the U.P. Cross Country Coaches Association after the season. Smith was the only D-2 runner on the seven-member Dream Team. She was joined on the team by U.P. Runner of the Year, Pickford’s Talya Schreiber, who won the D-3 title; two-time D-1 champion Tessa Rautiola of Houghton, who competed against Smith at many regular-season meets; Marquette’s Ella Fu...
By JASON JUNO sports@yourdailyglobe.com IRONWOOD — GCC hopes a grueling schedule to start the season will make them better the rest of the way. The Samsons start with a string of long-distance road trips — they played at downstate Petoskey over the weekend, head to Iowa Falls this weekend with trips to Milwaukee, Kansas and Escanaba before their home opener against Bay College on Nov. 26. One of those games is against defending national champion Hutchinson CC in Kansas, which was ranked No. 1 in the Division I preseason poll. They play Roc...
By JASON JUNO sports@yourdailyglobe.com Three players from Gogebic, two from Ontonagon and one from Ironwood were named to the Great Lakes Eight West all-conference First Team in voting by coaches after the regular season. Gogebic’s Bode Lynott earned the offensive hybrid spot with Wyatt Aspinwall at linebacker and Jayden Verrett in the defensive hybrid slot. Ontonagon’s Austin Gordon was selected at quarterback with teammate Caden Besonen chosen at wide receiver and defensive back (he was also a Second Team running back). Ironwood’s Evan Oja w...
Email calendar items and community news to news@yourdailyglobe.com. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Thursday, Nov. 7 Bessemer St. Vincent de Paul, financial assistance, 9-10 a.m.; food pantry, 10 a.m. to noon. 906-663-4436. Ironwood St. Vincent de Paul, food pantry and financial assistance, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., located behind Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church. 906-932-4325. Gogebic County Veterans Service Officer, 10:30-11:30 a.m., Wakefield City Hall; 1-2 p.m., Watersmeet Township; 2:45-3:15 p.m., Marenisco Township. 906-667-1110.... Full story
DULUTH, Minn. — Nathaniel “Nathan” Kurt Behrendt, 43, of Ironwood, passed away at St. Luke’s Hospital in Duluth on Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2024. Following Nathan’s wishes, no services are taking place. The family has chosen the McKevitt-Patrick Funeral Home to honor Nathan’s legacy of life.... Full story
By PAMELA JANSSON pjansson@yourdailyglobe.com GOGEBIC COUNTY — Gogebic County citizens may vote in Tuesday’s general election from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. at their designated precincts. Early and absentee voting options also are available with details available from each voter’s county or city clerk. The full ballot for each precinct is available on the Gogebic County website (choose “election results” and then “local ballot information,” and address the drop-down choices). In the information provided below, only contested races are noted, and na...
By MEGAN HUGHES news@yourdailyglobe.com IRONWOOD - The Gogebic Community College Board of Trustees approved its most recent preliminary audit as presented on Tuesday evening. Josh Sullivan, a Traverse City CPA with Rehmann Robson LLC, presented the report. He expressed appreciation to the GCC team for its work in helping the audit come together. "Overall, when you look at the statement deposition, there was a decrease in overall assets of around $500,000," he said. "However, you also have a...
By MEGAN HUGHES news@yourdailyglobe.com IRONWOOD - At a Monday meeting, the Board of Education for Ironwood Area Schools approved snow-plowing bids for the 2024-2025, 2025-2026, and 2026-2027 school year as presented. The overall bid was awarded to Jake's Excavating and Landscaping LLC of Ironwood at the rate of $7,475 per year. The bid covers the school parking lot, the West Pabst Street entrance doors and loading ramp, the north entrance and driveway, and the south bus drop-off drive on...
By PAMELA JANSSON pjansson@yourdailyglobe.com IRONWOOD — The Ironwood City Commission voted on Monday evening to approve road, curb and sidewalk cost options in relation to the city’s Phase 5B project, for which bids are expected during the winter of 2025. According to city manager Paul Anderson, the project encompasses a broad section of the city, including major utility work — along with resulting reconstruction of roads — on portions of multiple streets. Those streets will include Lowell, Lawrence, Coolidge, Harding and Michigan, with in...
DULUTH, Minn. - Bonnie Kathleen (Tuominen) Johnson, age 85, passed away at Elysian Senior Homes in Duluth, where she resided for the last three years. Bonnie was born on March 30, 1939, in Duluth to George and Eva Tuominen. She grew up in Cedar Valley. She married Ronald Johnson on Jan. 9,1960, in Floodwood. She was preceded in death by her parents, infant son Kyle Lee and brother and sister-in-law, Floyd and Jean Tuominen. Ronald and Bonnie raised their family in Ironwood, Michigan, for 40 year... Full story
FLINT, Mich. - Ray "Doug" Wirta passed peacefully on Friday, July 26, 2024, surrounded by family. A memorial service was held on July 31 at O'Guinn Family Funeral Home in Clio with Donald O'Guinn officiating. Doug was born Aug. 12, 1948, in Ironwood to Sulo and Miriam Wirta. He married Elaine Buning on June 8, 1968, and they have three daughters, along with eight grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Doug retired from General Motors after 36 and one-half years of service. He was a proud V... Full story
Email calendar items and community news to news@yourdailyglobe.com. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Thursday, Oct. 31 Bessemer St. Vincent de Paul, financial assistance, 9-10 a.m.; food pantry, 10 a.m. to noon. 906-663-4436. Ironwood St. Vincent de Paul, food pantry and financial assistance, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., located behind Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church. 906-932-4325. Gogebic County Veterans Service Officer, 10:30-11:30 a.m., Wakefield City Hall; 1-2 p.m., Watersmeet Township; 2:45-3:15 p.m., Marenisco Township. 906-667-1110.... Full story
