News Staff The Ironwood City Commission has approved payments and bid requests for the city wells, building demolitions and new equipment for the department of public works. A final payment to Binz Brothers Drilling and Pumping service of Hurley for completion of the Well #203 Rehab project. An additional payment was approved for a change order connected … Read more
Students at Luther K. Wright High School celebrated homecoming on Friday with a parade through downtown Ironwood, a football game and the traditional homecoming dance. The parade was led by the school marching band and featured floats designed by the different classes, as well as the star of the parade, the float that carried the … Read more
The Bessemer School District has made the decision to cancel several events due to a surge in positive COVID-19 cases in the district, including three football games and scrimmages scheduled through this week. Superintendent Dan Niemi says some of the athletes on the Gogebic Miners co-op team with Wakefield-Marenisco have been affected by the outbreak. … Read more
This past Thursday, elementary students at Hurley K-12 school spent the afternoon getting an up-close look at fire department equipment and learned about fire safety as part of Fire Prevention Month and Fire Prevention Week. Firefighters from the Hurley Fire Department met with more than 200 students from pre-k through fifth grade. Kids learned about … Read more
The Apportionment Committee of Gogebic County has approved the new population-based voting map, which will go into effect at the beginning of 2022. The precincts are divided only to meet the population standard and are not altered to offer a partisan political advantage. The chairpersons of the county’s two major political parties were present as … Read more
Michigan’s Superintendent of public instruction Michael Rice visited Luther L. Wright K-12 school midweek as part of his tour of schools in the Western U.P. Ironwood Schools Superintendent Travis Powell and K-12 Principal Melissa Nigh lead him on a tour of the building and visited some classes while they were in session. Rice said he … Read more
In his report to the Hurley Board of Public Works Committee, Water manager Gary Laguna said the project to replace some 50 residential lead or galvanized lines is exceeding expectations. Grant dollars reimburse contractors that replace those outmoded lines on private property from homes to the main city connection. The grants may also make it … Read more
The new roundabout at the intersection of U.S. 2 and U.S. 51 opened to traffic on Wednesday, and finishing construction will continue quietly til the end of the month, according to project development engineer Kai Kilen from the Wisconsin Department of Transportation. In the next few weeks, the temporary traffic lanes will be removed, and … Read more
In an update on the adult-use marijuana establishments license applications, director of city community development Tom Bergman told the Ironwood Economic Development council that two of the applicants that were approved for retail marijuana establishments are moving forward in the construction phases of their projects. Both will have to be inspected by the state to … Read more
Aspirus Ironwood Hospital has announced the opening of a new Geriatric Behavioral Health Program, designed to help older residents cope with the everyday challenges of aging. The program is a group model of care where there’s support from both group and individual therapy, and helping seniors develop the coping skills needed to deal with those … Read more