News Staff The Association of Wisconsin Snowmobile Clubs reminds local clubs that the deadline for the offer from SnowGoer Magazine is September 1st. Club membership includes an article in SnowGoer magazine that is distributed to over 5,000 snowmobiling households with the club’s contact information prominently displayed, as well as club listings and the article posted at SnowGoer.com … Read more
The Gogebic County Recreation Committee is seeking public input regarding recreational activities, facilities and priorities in the county. The committee asks that the public fill out a survey that will help set goals and objectives in planning improvements to County owned recreation sites over the next five years. Anonymous results from the survey will be … Read more
A blue-green algae bloom was discovered at the Sunday Lake Campground beach in Wakefield Monday morning by health department staff while conducting weekly beach monitoring sampling for E. Coli. Samples were collected and tested positive for toxins associated with algae blooms. The public should avoid contact with water where the bloom is visible. Pets should … Read more
The Gogebic Range Solid Waste Management Authority in conjunction with the Michigan EGLE and Superior Watershed Partnership will be hosting an E-Waste Collection Wednesday the 24th from 1o am to 4 pm at the Gogebic Range Solid Waste Transfer Station, ES917 US-2 in Ironwood. Most electronic devices will be accepted, including cell phones, fax machines, … Read more
The Gogebic Range Solid Waste Management Authority in conjunction with the Michigan EGLE and Superior Watershed Partnership will be hosting an E-Waste Collection Wednesday the 24th from 1o am to 4 pm at the Gogebic Range Solid Waste Transfer Station, ES917 US-2 in Ironwood. Most electronic devices will be accepted, including cell phones, fax machines, … Read more
Scrub and fog sealing operations are expected to begin today on Wisconsin 77 from the Gordon-Shanagolden town line in Ashland County to the east end of old Wis 77 in Sawyer County. Roads will be open during the maintenance project, with work being completed using road closures with flaggers between 6am and 5pm today. Motorists … Read more
The detour around MDOT work on Westbound US-2 through Bessemer is being lifted this morning, following the replacement of a deep sanitary sewer. Westbound US-2 will return to its permanent lane and Eastbound traffic will continue to be detoured. The work is part of the $9.9 million rebuild of 2.7 miles of US-2 from Powdermill … Read more
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources has announced that starting with this Fall’s deer season, online harvest registration will be required for all hunters who successfully take a deer. There are several reasons for the change, the most important is gathering precise data on the deer population. Hunters will have up to 72 hours after … Read more
The Ironwood Carnegie Library has announced that the OverDrive app used to access digital media is being discontinued by the end of the year and replaced with the Libby app. Borrow ebooks, audiobooks, magazines, and more from the library for free! Libby is the newer library reading app by OverDrive, and with it users of … Read more
Ashland authorities are searching for an Ashland man who went fishing Sunday and didn’t return. The DailyNews reports John Stanslaski’s boat was found ashore and when he didn’t show up at work on Monday, a search was launched. Resources from several agencies were brought into the search, who were already in the area searching for … Read more