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Gogebic Range recovers from weekend snow storm
By TOM LAVENTURE tlaventure@yourdailyglobe.com IRONWOOD - The second storm of the week brought about 20.1 inches of new snow to the west and northwest of Ironwood over the weekend, said Taylor...
ADRC looks to move soon
By TOM LAVENTURE tlaventure@yourdailyglobe.com HURLEY, Wis. — Staff of the Aging and Disability Resource Center of the North (ADRC) looks to move into the former Veterans of Foreign Wars building in Hurley by the end of the month, according to a re...
Karen Lauren
SCHOFIELD, Wis. - Karen Lauren, 77, of Gurney, went into the presence of our Lord on Nov. 20, 2019. Karen was born on May 26, 1942, in Saxon to Hilding and Ruth Norman. Karen graduated from Saxon... Full story
Hurley School District gets good report card
By TOM LAVENTURE tlaventure@yourdailyglobe.com IRONWOOD - Hurley School District is getting good marks from the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction but it's just a snapshot report and the work...
Iron County enters into agreement with Enbridge
By RICHARD JENKINS rjenkins@yourdailyglobe.com HURLEY — The Iron County Board of Supervisors approved an option agreement Tuesday that gives Enbridge Inc. the ability to purchase an easement on Iron County land if the company moves forward with a p...
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...
