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Enbridge Energy gives pump station tour at Saxon facility
By KIM E. STROM kstrom@yourdailyglobe.com SAXON, Wis. - In an effort to be transparent, Enbridge Energy invited the media to attend a tour of its pump station in Saxon Thursday and was available to...
WHEAP accepting applications for energy assistance
By KIM E. STROM kstrom@yourdailyglobe.com HURLEY — The Iron County Department of Human Services is now taking application for the 2019-20 Wisconsin Home Energy Assistance Program by appointment only. New applicants must apply in person and must set...
Rise in lake levels tie for 1952 record
By KIM E. STROM kstrom@yourdailyglobe.com IRONWOOD - High water levels in Lake Superior for the month of August 2019 have tied the record with that of 1952, according to Keith Kompoltowicz, chief of...
Michael 'Mike' Frederick Pogliano
SALINE, Mich. - Michael "Mike" Frederick Pogliano, 79, passed away on Saturday, Aug. 31, 2019 at the St. Joseph Mercy Hospital. He was born on April 8, 1940 in Bessemer Township, Mich, the son of Seco... Full story
By Saxon Harbor marina reopens today
SAXON, Wis. — It’s been 3 years, 1 month and 19 days since flooding from the July 11, 2016 storm, destroyed Saxon Harbor. Today, for the first time since that storm, boats will be able to use the harbor’s marina again. The marina’s new docks...
Xcel looks to reroute lines in Iron County
By RICHARD JENKINS rjenkins@yourdailyglobe.com HURLEY — In what they called the first step in the process, several Xcel Energy officials provided the Iron County Board of Supervisors with a broad outline of a proposal to reroute transmission lines...
Niilo Arthur Vuorenmaa
SAXON, Wis. - Niilo Arthur Vuorenmaa, 87, of Saxon, passed away Thursday morning, Aug. 15, 2019. Niilo was born on Sept. 27, 1931, in Ironwood, Mich., a son of Eric and Selina (Kitula) Vuorenmaa. He... Full story
Dorothy E. Peterson
VIROQUA, Wis. — Dorothy E. Peterson, 89, formerly of Ironwood, Mich. and Westby, Wis., died June 25, 2019, while in residence at the Bland-Bekkedal Center for Hospice Care in Viroqua. Dorothy was born in Cashton, daughter of the late Bernard... Full story
Community calendar
Tuesday, Aug. 13 Pickleball, 9 a.m.-noon, Patterson courts or Ironwood Memorial Building. Gogebic-Ontonagon Community Action Agency food commodity distribution for seniors, Pioneer Park Apartments tenants only, Ironwood, 9-10 a.m.; Our Lady of Peace... Full story
Mud Run delights crowds
By TOM LAVENTURE tlaventure@yourdailyglobe.com IRONWOOD - Big machines are as much a part of county fairs as 4-H and agriculture as the fans showed Sunday by cheering on the 15th annual Mud Run, one...
Baldwin tours Saxon Harbor
By RICHARD JENKINS rjenkins@yourdailyglobe.com SAXON, Wis. — As work continues to reopen Saxon Harbor’s marina three years after it was destroyed in the July 2016 storm, U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, toured the site Wednesday to see the p...
Last Union soldier honored in Saxon
By TOM LAVENTURE tlaventure@yourdailyglobe.com SAXON, Wis. - A unique ceremony was held Saturday at the graveside of a Civil War veteran in Lake View Cemetery in Saxon. More than 100 people watched...
Iron County Fair draws crowds
By RICHARD JENKINS rjenkins@yourdailyglobe.com SAXON, Wis. - The town of Saxon was the hot place to be this weekend as the Iron County Fair drew crowds from around the region. "(The fair) went really...
Fair-goers enjoy warm Saxon night on midway
By TOM LAVENTURE tlaventure@yourdailyglobe.com SAXON, Wis. - The midway wasn't officially open until 6 p.m. Friday, but that didn't stop hundreds of people from coming early to play games, eat food...
Iron County Fair kicks off with entries
By BRYAN HELLIOS bhellios@yourdailyglobe.com SAXON - Tables were hosed off by the Saxon/Gurney fire department and animals bathed on Thursday in preparation for Iron County Fair. Brock Swartz, vice pr...
4-H fair exhibits see increase
By TOM LAVENTURE tlaventure@yourdailyglobe.com SAXON, Wis. - A fair without 4-H is not much of a fair. Around 41 members of 4-H will present more than 250 projects at the Iron County Fair from Friday...
Community calendar
Thursday, Aug. 1 Iron County Fair, Thursday-Sunday, Iron County Fairgrounds, Saxon. Pickleball, 9 a.m.-noon, Patterson courts or Ironwood Memorial Building. Gogebic County Veterans Service Officer, 10:30-11:30 a.m., Wakefield City Hall; 1-2 p.m.,... Full story
6 rescued from Marble Point
SAXON, Wis. - Six people are safe after the U.S. Coast Guard and local personnel rescued them Tuesday after they became stranded on the shores of Lake Superior in northern Iron County. The Ashland...
Iron County board approves placement loan
By RICHARD JENKINS rjenkins@yourdailyglobe.com HURLEY — It may be little consolation to the fact Iron County has to borrow close to $1 million, but the loan the Iron County Board of Supervisors approved Tuesday is for less money than what was...
Community calendar
Wednesday, July 31 Christian Men of the Northland, 6:30 a.m., Uptown Cafe, Ironwood. Alcoholics Anonymous, open meeting, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. DOVE Support Group, noon-2 p.m. 906-932-4990. Ironwood/Hurley Rotary Club,... Full story
Hurley Foundation inducts four
By RICHARD JENKINS rjenkins@yourdailyglobe.com HURLEY - The Hurley K-12 Commons Saturday was full as the community gathered to see the Hurley Education Foundation induct four new distinguished...
August 'Ray' Savera
PENCE, Wis. - August "Ray" Savera, 88, of Pence, passed away at his home on July 21, 2019, in the arms of his wife, Kathy, with his sister-in-law, Sally, by his side. He was born on Dec. 28, 1930, in... Full story
Documentary shows roots of 'flower power'
By TOM LAVENTURE tlaventure@yourdailyglobe.com IRONWOOD - Patrons said the topic of a music documentary drew them to the Historic Ironwood Theatre on Friday, but to have the filmmaker present with a...
Gogebic County 4-H holds day camp
By BRYAN HELLIOS bhellios@yourdailyglobe.com IRONWOOD - Roughly 50 children participated in Gogebic County 4-H's Summer Day Camp held at the Gogebic County Fairgrounds on Wednesday. Ashley Dennis,...
