Sue Mizell, publisher of The Globe in Ironwood, Mich., has retired after 34 years in the industry and 11 years with the newspaper.
“We have enjoyed our long-lasting relationship with Sue and wish her the best in her retirement,” said Gary Stevenson, of Stevenson Newspapers, The Globe‘s parent company.
Mizell, who grew up on a farm in Brule, Nebraska, got her start in newspapers in 1989 as an advertising representative at the Sidney (Neb.) Telegraph. She became publisher of the newspaper in 2009.
“The ad director who hired me told me, ‘You’ll always have a job wherever you move. There’s a newspaper in every town,'” Mizell said in her retirement announcement. “She was right.”
In 2012, Mizell was named publisher of The Daily Globe, which transitioned to a weekly in September 2022. Before joining Stevenson Newspapers, she worked for Media News Group, which owned the Denver Post, as well as newspapers in New Mexico, Idaho and Colorado.
“I did various jobs, including ad director and publisher. I really grew into the business,” said Mizell of those years.
Mizell is succeeded by former advertising director Heidi Ofstad, a native of Ironwood Township who graduated from Luther L. Wright High School. Ofstad joined the newspaper 20 years ago, starting in circulation.
