News Staff Its time to dust off your recipe boxes and get ready for the annual Iron County 4-H Pie Auction is scheduled to take place on Sunday, August 6th. Everyone is invited to bake a pie in support of the Iron County 4-H Program. Pies must be submitted by 1 pm and will be judged then … Read more
The Bessemer City Council is at an impasse on user fees for public spaces, like the auditorium at City Hall. TheDailyGlobe reports at their last meeting, the council held two votes on whether to keep the new fee schedule for those spaces. Pushback from community members about the new higher fees are a big reason … Read more
According to new data from the Michigan State Police Department of Highway Safety Planning, deadly motor vehicle accidents in the U.P. are coming close to those before the pandemic. 6News reports there were a total of 8,571 crashes in the U.P. leading to 34 deaths in 2022, compared to 9,140 crashes leading to 37 deaths … Read more
The search continues for a 74 year-old man believed to have fallen out of his overturned kayak in the Firesteel River area. 6News reports early Friday afternoon, Negaunee Regional Dispatch received a call regarding an overturned kayak. Michigan State Police from the Wakefield post and the Coast Guard began a search for Dale Albert Venema … Read more
The crowdfunding campaign to build a new playground at Hiawatha Park in Ironwood continues. Hiawatha Park was originally established with the installation of the statue Hiawatha in 1964. The Hiawatha Park improvements will add ADA playground structures and surface to the park, making it even more attractive. The goal for the fund is $50,000, and … Read more
Real estate in Gogebic County is up slightly. According to Stacker and Realtor.com, the median list price for a home is just over $163,000, which is a 7.1% increase from April, though its still down well over half from a year ago. Houses are staying on the market for 60 days, with out of 30 … Read more
Aspirus Health and St. Lukes Duluth have announced the two organizations plan to partner with each other, with a goal of expanding healthcare across the Northland, serving residents of northeastern Minnesota, northern and central Wisconsin, and the U.P. The affiliation is not a purchase, but a collaboration to grow healthcare across the area.The partnership will … Read more
Members of the Parks and Rec Commission took their meeting outside last week, meeting at Bluff Valley Park to make the commission’s annual assessment of the city’s parks and gardens. TheDailyGlobe reports during their first stop, it was found that one of the park’s four bridges needs repair. Other refurbishments and repairs were discussed and … Read more
The U.P. may be treated to a spectacular light show this evening. TheAshlandDailyPress reports a solar storm is predicted to hit our atmosphere, which causes the Aurora Borealis, mostly seen in Alaska, Canada and Scandinavia. A peak in solar activity may be large enough to affect the skies further south, including most of the northern … Read more
At its last meeting, the Bessemer City Council moved foward with Phase 2 of the city’s water system improvement project. TheDailyGlobe reports project manager for C2AE, Darren Pionk, recommended hiring Ruotsala Construction for the project, which submitted a the lowest bid coming in at just under $770,000 for the work. The council voted unanimously to … Read more