Week of April 2, 2026
Week of April 2, 2026
By BRIANNE COOK news@yourdailyglobe.com IRONWOOD — April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month, and three members of Ironwood’s Domestic Violence Escape, or DOVE, took time to speak with The Globe about the topic. According to Angela Morrison, Amanda Magdziak and Stacey Leinon, this is the 25th annual Sexual Assault Awareness Month, themed “25 Years Stronger, Looking Back and Moving Forward.” The National Sexual Violence Resource Center first started the practice in 2001, a year after its formation by the Pennsylvania Coalition Against...
By PAMELA JANSSON pjansson@yourdailyglobe.com IRON COUNTY, Wis. — Registered voters in Iron County will decide on Tuesday the governing body members for the county board, the town of Mercer, the cities of Hurley and Montreal, two school boards and a circuit judge. But despite a lineup of candidates, some open seats may still be empty even after the election because several slots had no contenders as of press time. Mercer In fact, the Mercer Board of Supervisors is the only governing body that garnered actual competition: four candidates for...
IRONWOOD — The Board of Trustees for Gogebic Community College in Ironwood approved tuition rates at a regular monthly meeting on Tuesday. For the 2026-27 academic year, tuition for students living in Gogebic County will see an increase of $6 per credit hour to $155, whereas tuition for out-of-district and Wisconsin reciprocity areas will increase by $8 per credit hour to $221, and tuition for out-of-state residency will increase by $10 per credit hour to $254, along with international tuition rates increasing by $11 to $295 per credit...
By MEGAN HUGHES news@yourdailyglobe.com WAKEFIELD — Members of the Gogebic County Chapter of the Michigan Townships Association welcomed several guest speakers to their Tuesday meeting in the Wakefield Municipal Building. The board heard from representatives of the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Development and from the Gogebic County Planning Team, after which members also addressed regular agenda items. LEO Community Support Specialist Charly Loper provided a brief introduction. “I work for the state of Michigan Office of...
EAST LANSING — Ontonagon’s Jack Nelson was honored as a recipient of the MHSAA Farm Bureau Insurance Scholar Athlete Award recently. He was formally presented with the award by Mark Uyl, executive director of the MHSAA, and Don Simon, chief executive officer for Farm Bureau Insurance, while attending the boys basketball state finals in East Lansing. Nelson will receive a $2,000 scholarship from Farm Bureau to be used at the institution of higher learning he attends this fall. The insurance company awarded 32 scholarships, proportionately...
WATERSMEET, Mich. - Melissa Anne Blair (Ogiiemigook - "Leader Woman"), of Watersmeet, passed away at home on March 22, 2026. She was 27 years old. Melissa was born on Nov. 14, 1998, in Rhinelander, Wisconsin, to James Blair and the late Christina DeVerney. She worked in retail as a sales associate and cashier, where her outgoing personality and friendly nature were well known. Melissa enjoyed shopping, doing hair and makeup, and spending time with friends. She loved to socialize and was truly...
BESSEMER, Mich. - Donna Jean Holmes, 82, of Bessemer, passed away on Friday, March 20, 2026. She was born on Oct. 10, 1943, in Winfield, Kansas, to Birger E. and Olga (Heikkila) Ringwall, shortly before her family relocated to Ironwood. She graduated as valedictorian of the Luther L. Wright High School Class of 1961 and went on to earn her bachelor's degree in mathematics education, summa cum laude, from Northern Michigan University in 1965. She earned a prestigious fellowship from the National...
IRONWOOD, Mich. - Therese Germain (Niemsyk) Organist, 90, passed away March 9, 2026, at Westgate Nursing Home in Ironwood, Michigan, after a lengthy battle with Alzheimer's. Therese was born in Ironwood to Frank and Germain Niemsyk in 1935. While attending Luther L. Wright High School, she met and fell in love with Gene Organist of Mercer and married right after high school. Therese and Gene had a wonderful life together, raising their family and traveling, often with Gene's job. She obtained...
MERCER, Wis. - Thomas Luvern Thompson, 76, of Mercer passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family on March 24, 2026. Born in Mercer at his grandparents' home, Tom spent his life in the community he loved. He attended the Mercer School District (Class of 1969), where he met the love of his life, Denise. They were married on June 12, 1971. Tom and Denise were inseparable, truly attached at the hip - you would never find them apart. Their 54-year marriage was a testament to a deep, steady bond...
MILWAUKEE, Wis. — Sandra Lee (Rhenlund) Kaari, lovingly known as Sandy, 81, of Cudahy, passed away peacefully on Saturday, March 21, 2026, in Milwaukee. She was born on Dec. 25, 1944, to Arvid and Helen (nee Laakso) Rhenlund. Sandy lived a wonderful life, raised by loving parents, and was blessed with a 59-year marriage to Cliff, the love of her life. She was a proud mother, loving daughter and devoted sister. She found joy while working many years at the phone company and was known for her love of gardening, sewing, cooking and spending...
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