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Someone in Ironwood Has Gotten “Lucky for Life”

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Someone from Ironwood is a big winner in the Michigan Lottery, after purchasing a ticket at the Corner Store & Bar on East Cloverland Drive. The ticket matched all five numbers drawn Sunday night, which is the 11th time a Michigan Lottery winner has won a lifetime prize in the Lucky for Life game this … Read more

Election Day Today, Voters to Decide Ambulance Millage Question

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Today is Election Day across Gogebic County. Voters can cast their ballots at local polling stations from 7am to 8pm this evening. To find your polling location, go to michigan.gov/sos and enter your name and address. All seats of the Bessemer, Ironwood and Wakefield city councils are up for election today. There are contested seats … Read more

COVID-19 Antigen Testing and Vaccination Clinics Provided by Western U.P. Health Department

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The Western Upper Peninsula Health Department partnering with the Michigan National Guard to provide free COVID-19 antigen testing and vaccination sites across Gogebic, Houghton, and Ontonagon Counties. Clinics are being held in Ironwood Tuesdays at the Memorial Building from 11am to 6pm, and Wednesdays at the Ontonagon Village Fire Hall from 10am to 5pm. Booster … Read more

“Pumpkin-ectomies” Part of Fun Practical for Gogebic College Students

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Students from Gogebic Community College performed “pumpkinectomies’ Friday morning at the Lindquist Student Center and at the courtesy of CNA program students from the Gogebic Ontonagon Intermediate School District. The procedures followed a field trip to the Aspirus Grand View Surgical Center in Ironwood last week, and allowed the students to safely practice using the … Read more

5 County Area, Including Ontonagon and Gogebic Seeing Increase in COVID-19 Cases

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Ontonagon, Gogebic, Baraga, Houghton and Keweenaw counties have seen a marked increase in COVID-19 cases according to an update from the Western Upper Peninsula Department. The case rate in the Western U.P. jumped from just over 350 cases per 100,000 of population to just over 439, which is just over 25%. That includes increases from … Read more

Work Has Started on Getting Ironwood Dressed for the Holidays

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Work has begun on the holiday decorations for downtown Ironwood, and lots of work on decor will follow in the weeks to come, according to reports from the Downtown Ironwood Development Authority. Tom Bergman, director of community development said the donations for holiday wreaths, lights and street pole decorations have been coming in. Walmart Inc. … Read more

Marenisco Proud to Provide This Year’s State Christmas Tree

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Wednesday morning, the Michigan state Christmas tree was harvested just outside of Marenisco. The 63 foot blue spruce was selected by the Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget, as they do every year. A brief ceremony with the presentation of the colors of the Wakefield American Legion honor guard, as the national anthem was … Read more

Iron County Decides Broadband Bond Too Risky

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Iron County Board of Supervisors earlier this week decided against joining a multi-county bond to support financing for a company to install broadband infrastructure in rural areas. The board had approved a non-binding resolution in September to study the bond issue and held a public hearing earlier this month. The bond would have meant an … Read more