News Staff The Mercer Chamber of Commerce is inviting everyone to join them on Main Street in Presque Isle Saturday starting at 3:50 to welcome Healing Patriots to the Northland, honoring Veterans and First respnodrs. Parade begins at the Fire Department and ends at the Veterans Memorial Flame. Patriotic dress is encouraged and flags will be provided. … Read more
The city of Wakefield has announced that due to showers recently, the opening of the Eddy Park Campground will be delayed til the 27 of this month. City staff has been working on preparing the grounds for the season, but recent storms have put them behind. The Parks and Rec department reminds campers there are … Read more
The Ironwood Board of Education approved the 2022-23 school calendar at their regular meeting on Monday. The calendar, according to Superintendent Travis Powell, will have a few differences. The first semester of the year will end before winter break rather than after, which means students won’t have to prepare for exams over break. December 21 … Read more
At the meeting of the Bessemer Downtown Development Authority, the agenda was to have included discussion of laying colored and stamped concrete along U.S. 2 from Mill to Peck Street. According to the DailyGlove, the concrete option was preferable to the idea of grass along that strip. Turns out, the DDA doesn’t have the juridiction … Read more
Aspirus Ironwood Hospital has been recognized as one of the nation’s 20 highest-ranked critical access hospitals. According to the Chartis Center for Rural Health, Aspirus Ironwood was the only hospital in Michigan that made the list. It is also the fifth time in ten years that Aspirus Ironwood has received this recognition. According to the … Read more
Several businesses and cabins in Northeastern Bayfield County were burglarized over the past month. There have also been a few break-ins reported around Lake Owen near Drummond. An investigation by the Bayfield County Sheriff’s office said they’ve asked property owners to keep an eye out for suspicious activity. They also ask that anyone having trail … Read more
Several businesses and cabins in Northeastern Bayfield County were burglarized over the past month. There have also been a few break-ins reported around Lake Owen near Drummond. An investigation by the Bayfield County Sheriff’s office said they’ve asked property owners to keep an eye out for suspicious activity. They also ask that anyone having trail … Read more
The Ironwood City Commission will be holding a public hearing on June 13th on an amendment to the marijuana establishment ordinance. According to the Daily Globe, the draft amendment included licenses for two more retail marijuana establishments. Its been a year since the commission approved applications for marijuana licenses and at the time, it was … Read more
The operator of the electric grid that includes Michigan, The Midcontinent Independent System Operator or MISO is letting people know there may not be enough electricity supply to serve Michigan and 14 other states this summer due to predicted warmer temperatures. That means the entire state could be subjected to controlled or rolling outages as … Read more
The last full-service gas station will be closing soon. The Lake Shore Holiday Station store West at 915 Lake Shore Drive W. in Ashland is the station and a lot of older folks with disabilities had come to rely on the service. Co-owner Jim Coffey has managed the store for the past 38 years with … Read more