Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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By MEGAN HUGHES [email protected] IRONWOOD - State-level representatives from the American Legion, American Legion Auxiliary and Sons of the American Legion visited American Legion Post 5 in Ironwood on Monday for a tour of the historic Ironwood Memorial Building and a meal with post members. The representatives included American Legion State Commander Dan Cooper; American Legion Auxiliary President Julie Becker; and Todd VanDam, commander of the Sons of American Legion Attachment....
By PAMELA JANSSON [email protected] BESSEMER — The Bessemer City Council voted on Monday evening to hire Mandy Lake as the new city manager. The action is pending the negotiation of Lake’s new city contract. Lake has been the interim city manager for nearly seven months. The council had named her to that role on March 25 after the resignation of previous city manager Christopher Frazer on March 15. Originally from Detroit, Frazer had started the job on Nov. 6, 2023, soon after Lake had been hired as clerk/treasurer on Oct. 2 of tha...
By MEGAN HUGHES [email protected] HURLEY - The annual Haunted History Flashlight Tour at the Iron County Historical Society Museum takes visitors on a tour through the building, during which they hear stories about the dangers of the Northwoods - either real or legendary - while exploring some of the new displays installed over the past year. This year's tour took place on Saturday. According to event organizer Robert "Bobby" Massoglia, museum volunteers look for tales to tell from old pub...
By PAMELA JANSSON [email protected] IRONWOOD — Curry Park Campground in Ironwood is continuing to undergo a number of upgrades at its U.S. 2 site that borders the Gogebic County Fairgrounds. At a Monday evening meeting of the Ironwood City Commission, city manager Paul Anderson said that Northland Electric of White Pine completed electrical project work at the park last week. He added that Ironwood contractor Nathan Hobbs also is expected to remodel shower walls and floor drains in the campground’s bathroom building, where he als...
IRONWOOD — Members of the Ironwood City Commission learned at their Monday meeting that the city is “leaps and bounds ahead of the majority of Michigan communities on lead service line work.” Those were the words of Ironwood City Manager Paul Anderson. In a series of grants resulting from state and federal sources, the city has received millions of dollars to address water service lines. “We’ve done a really great job in going after these grants,” said Anderson. “It’s really something to be proud of. Kudos to everybody involved.” He s...
By MEGAN HUGHES [email protected] IRONWOOD — The Board of Directors for the Gogebic-Iron County Airport requested at its regular Monday meeting that Logan Olkonen, the Denver Air station manager, gather information regarding a proposed garage that airport officials had researched and placed for bids earlier this year. According to board member Jim Lorenson, the board had been informed to hold off on any construction efforts by Denver Air officials until more information about flight changes happening around that time had been solidified....
By PAMELA JANSSON [email protected] BESSEMER — At an Oct. 11 meeting of the Economic Development and Capital Improvements Committee of the Gogebic County Board of Commissioners, members voted to award a $23,400 bid to Kitto’s Property Management of Ironwood. Owner Brycen Kitto and Andrew Knaack were present and agreed to the company’s responsibility to facilitate the preparation of a base for new, portable grandstands. Terms of the bid include remove existing concrete and debris; hauling material to set the grade height to road level;...
By JAN TUCKER news@ yourdailyglobe.com ONTONAGON — Due to the closing of the Aspirus Ontonagon Hospital, the Ontonagon County Cancer Association is no longer able to offer its free mammograms in the county, but Aspirus is still working with the association to assure women receive the service. OCCA president Karen Bradley said that women 40 years and older can call 906-884-8160 to schedule a mammogram at any Aspirus facility of their choice. She noted that if Ontonagon County residents have insurance it will be billed, but uninsured persons w...
By PAMELA JANSSON [email protected] HURLEY — The Hurley City Council on Tuesday approved a new fee schedule for city businesses, but only after making a major cut to the adult entertainment license fee. The license fee currently is $300 per year, but under the initially reconstructed list, that cost would have risen to $5,000 over the next several years. “I think it’s outrageous,” said councilman Robert Lanctoe, who backed up complaints issued by three business owners who addressed the council during the public comment period. “Everyb...
By MEGAN HUGHES [email protected] PENCE, Wis. - Students from across the Northwoods got to attend a logging industry demonstration this past week, as the Log A Load For Kids nationwide giving campaign hosted a multi-day logging event in Pence, Wisconsin. Loggers and other industry professionals donate their time to contribute to local Children's Miracle Network hospitals by donating the value of a load of logs to nearby Children's Miracle Network Hospitals. According to Log-A-Load official...
By SARAH LAUZON Globe Student Intern [email protected] MERCER, Wis. — The 22nd annual Pumpkin Run will begin today in Mercer. This event allows participants to take part in a poker run across the Iron County ATV/UTV trails and to visit local businesses as part of the competition. Upon registration, each participant will receive a poker run sheet. Sheets have a list of local businesses along the Iron County trails, and riders must collect a stamp from each business in order to qualify to draw a poker hand. Prizes will be awarded to the t...
By MEGAN HUGHES [email protected] IRONWOOD - Ironwood celebrated Plaidurday on Friday. Now an annual tradition, the celebration saw hundreds of people gather in downtown Ironwood, on Aurora Street, for a drone photo, vendor fair and other fun. This year, the celebration began at 10 a.m., with people gathering downtown to participate in a scavenger hunt. The vendor fair was held at the Ironwood Downtown City Square, beginning at 3:30 p.m., with artisans and farmers gathering to sell their...
GOGEBIC RANGE - The Western U.P. is the number one winner of USA Today's Best Fall Foliage Destination Spot for 2024. MI-TRALE of Bruce Crossing made the announcement while encouraging local residents and tourists to enjoy local trails and roads while the leaves are still on the trees. USA Today noted Copper Peak among color-viewing opportunities. Copper Peak's adventure ride, which provides a panoramic view of a sea of trees in all directions, will be open until Oct. 20. Beyond the local area,...
HOUGHTON - Two Gogebic County health officials attended the first U.P. Accessibility Summit on Sept. 26 and 27 at Michigan Technological University in Houghton. Kassi Huotari, executive director of the Gogebic Range Health Foundation, and Amy Nosal, a community health worker with the Western Upper Peninsula Health Department, participated in the event uniquely centered around the needs and benefits of increasing accessibility. Increasing accessibility means creating spaces and attitudes that...
By PAMELA JANSSON [email protected] BESSEMER — The Gogebic County Board of Commissioners approved a general fund budget of nearly $9.1 million for the 2025 fiscal year. The Sept. 25 vote followed a brief public hearing during which no comments were issued. Revenues and expenditures total $9,080,162, and the budget also includes an arrangement to share a percentage of the county’s annual PILT funds — or payment in lieu of taxes — with townships that include national forests. According to the state of Michigan, PILT funds are paid by...
By PAMELA JANSSON [email protected] MARENISCO TOWNSHIP — A new marijuana facility might find a home in Marenisco Township if the state of Michigan agrees to sell land that once housed the former Ojibway Correctional Facility. Township supervisor Bruce Mahler reported the news to The Globe on Sept. 27. He said that representatives of Whispering Cedar LLC of Wisconsin gave a presentation of their plans during a Sept. 23 meeting of the Marenisco Township Board of Trustees. In mid-September, they made an offer for an undisclosed sum to t...
By PAMELA JANSSON [email protected] IRONWOOD - It's no secret that the population of Gogebic County has dwindled steadily since the first half of the 20th century, when more than twice as many folks lived here. But now, the state's key demographer predicts that the entire state will not be able to offset the many deaths of aging baby boomers unless we experience "continuous and higher levels of net positive migration." Dr. Jaclyn Butler spoke on Sept. 26 at the Ironwood Area Chamber...
By MEGAN HUGHES [email protected] BESSEMER — The Bessemer Area School District has been working on a few projects that have come to fruition, according to Superintendent Richard Matrella. The district saw the installation and hookup of chargers for its electric buses, and Massie Field has seen an overhaul of its baseball dugouts. The dugout update has been a long time coming, according to Matrella, who spoke with The Globe on Tuesday. “This has been a project that has been on the radar for the past couple years,” said Matrella. “We f...
By MEGAN HUGHES [email protected] IRONWOOD — The Gogebic County Fair Board met on Monday to discuss the upcoming year’s budget, along with plans for next year’s fair entertainment. The board approved asking Rice Bull Riding, the company that operated the 2023 rodeo at the fairgrounds, to get on its schedule for next year’s season. Board member Linda Nelson reached out prior to the meeting, asking for a ballpark estimate for the costs of the rodeo’s return to Ironwood, and was told $25,000, which she said was $11,000 less than the rodeo’s...
WAKEFIELD — Window replacements in the gymnasium of the Wakefield-Marenisco K-12 School have been proceeding nicely, according to superintendent Jason Gustafson. He told Board of Education members on Sept. 30 that construction workers have been operating effectively even in the presence of students. But he added, “The construction workers even came in on a Sunday to eliminate some disruption to the school day as they worked.” The board also voted to accept a bid for $4,279 from Baseman Brothers Inc. of Johnson Creek, Wisconsin, for the cost...
