News Staff Two local projects overseen by the Michigan Department of Transportation have begun. In Ontonagon County, work on the M-64 bridge over Floodwood River and M-64 bridge over Halfway Creek are underway as part of the $4.9 million MDOT investment to rebuild four bridges in Iron and Ontonagon counties. Work is estimated to finish up in … Read more
A couple of local organizations have received grants to support watershed conservation and educational efforts. The grants are issued by The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy’s Nonpoint Source Program or EGLE, which helps local stakeholders reduce pollution and excess runoff by supporting efforts to develop and implement watershed management plans. The Iron … Read more
The Emberlight Festival has begun the search for it’s next poet laureate, for the festival’s national poetry contest. The Poet Laureate’s winning work will be featured in Emberlight’s 2022 souvenir program book, and the Poet Laureate themselves will be highlighted across our publicity as the poetic voice of the 2022 Festival. The Poet Laureate will … Read more
At the meeting of the Hurley City Council last Tuesday, Joanne Bruneau, the city’s first female mayor was sworn in. The Daily Globe reports new alderpersons Joseph Pinardi and Rita Franzoi took their oaths of office for their seats on the city council. The council also held a restructuring meeting, where the official depositories and … Read more
The Western U.P. Health Department posted its weekly stats on Wednesday. Each of the five counties in the area still show low COVID-19 community levels, but the seven day case count went up 41 cases. 8 in Ontonagon and 9 in Gogebic counties. The Iron County Public Health Department in Wisconsin hasn’t posted a virus … Read more
The Iron County Board of Supervisors met recently to reconfigure the board after the April 5th election. According to the Daily Globe, the make up of the board remained mostly the same, the only position with two or more candidates on the ballot was District 12 supervisor for Iron County. That race was won by … Read more
Michigan Technological University says for the fifth straight year, its received a record number of applications from prospective undergrad students, almost 9.000 for the fall semester this year, and up 30% from the all time high set in 2019. Applications from women have increased nearly 66%, and applications from underrepresented minorities have doubled. The new … Read more
At the Iron County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday, the board agreed to hire part-time help for comprehensive planning/land and zoning, as recommended by the finance committee. According to the Daily Globe, the new hire will be a city staff member who is already working 20 hours a week for the registrar in the probate … Read more
The City of Ironwood will begin flushing water mains beginning Sunday, May 8, 2022 to Friday, May 13, 2022. Discoloration and change in pressure are expected while the system is being flushed. Further guidance on how to flush your private water system and appliances can be found under Important Information About Flushing at cityofironwood.org/water-utility-maintenance. Free … Read more
The Downtown Development Authority of Bessemer at their last meeting floated the idea of applying for revenue anticipation bond in order to finance having colored concrete laid along the sidewalk from Mill Street to Peck Street now that the U.S. 2 project is complete.. The loan for the nine block stretch would cost just under … Read more