News Staff The 11 year old girl who survived the plane crash last week near Beaver Island is alive because of her father, Mike, who shielded her during the crash. Laney Purdue’s mother, Christina said in a statement that her daughter’s final memory of the accident was her Dad, who was famous for his bear hugs, squeezing … Read more
The Michigan gun deer season is now open and if you harvest a deer this year the Michigan Department of Natural Resources is asking hunters to bring the full deer carcass or deer head to a Michigan DNR check station for free chronic wasting disease testing. When submitting a deer head for CWD testing at … Read more
Starting tomorrow, Ironwood Area Schools are switching to virtual learning. The information comes from a press release citing substitute shortages and season illnesses as the reason for the temporary switch. Normally staff members will continue to work despite being down with a cold or the flu, but this year, combined with COVID-19, the strain on … Read more
The Bayfield Chamber and Visitor Bureau are asking residents to drop off new or gently used coats, sweaters, hats, mittens, and other warm clothing for the state Department of Tourism’s Big Bundle Up campaign. The 11th annual statewide campaign runs through January 7th. the program has collected nearly 200,000 warm winter items to help families … Read more
Gogebic County Sheriff Pete Matonich on Friday announced he will be retiring at the end of the year. A committee of county officials, including the county clerk, county prosecuting attorney, and county probate judge will form to appoint an interim sheriff who will serve for the remainder of Matonich’s term, which ends in 2024. Matonich … Read more
It’s been a busy few days for Faith in Action-Ashland County, as the first snow of the year is forecast for this weekend and the volunteer hunt is on. Snow shovelers are are alway in high demand needed in anticipation of the weatherl, and Faith in Action connects seniors who need help and volunteers willing … Read more
Ontonagon has a new village clerk. At a recent meeting, the village council selected Kori Weisinger to return to the position. Weisinger was hired in 2018, but then left in 2020. When village manager Joe Erickson was dismissed, she was hired as acting clerk. Out of three candidates interviewed for the position, Weisinger was asked … Read more
Late last week, the Iron County Sheriff’s Office received a call from a concerned parent in the Mercer School District about rumors of threatening behavior by a middle school student. Sheriff’s deputies responded immediately to the school and met with school officials. Those officials investigated the incidents and deemed they were not a credible threat. … Read more
At their meeting on Tuesday night, the Iron County Board of Supervisors adopted the 2022 budget for the city. The just over $16,000,000 budget was adjusted to reflect expenditures including the construction of a 160-foot communication tower in Pine Lake and funding for the transportation assistance service program budget. The budget also includes $552,000 that … Read more
The Ironwood City Commission held its reorganization meeting on Monday to follow the general election on the 2nd. Kim Corcoran took the oath of office as Mayor. David Andresen took the oath of office as Mayor pro-tem. Nancy Korpela and incumbent commissioners Jim Mildren and Rick Semo all took the oath of office together. The … Read more