News Staff Despite the recent snowfall, snowmelt is almost finished in the area, and of course, that snowmelt then has to go somewhere, like the Black River in Gogebic, which right now is at high tide. The Daily Globe reports there is no major flooding on local roads thus far, and it’s unlikely that there will be, … Read more
After Wakefield to have to claim reponsibility for recent sewer issues, the city has installed a weather station at city hall. The city had been using readings from the rain gauges in Ironwood, particularly at the airport, which can ary widely from what actually falls in Wakefield. The sewer system’s tolerance for heavy rainfall in … Read more
Visitor guidelines at all Aspirus clinic and hospital inpatient units across Wisconsin and the U.P. now allow two visitors or support persons per patient at a time. All approved visitors will be screened upon entering our facilities and anyone age 2+ is required to wear a mask throughout the duration of their visit. The new … Read more
The Downtown Ironwood Development Authority is creating a citizen and business driven Downtown Development Plan. The plan will determine the projects that will shape Downtown Ironwood for the future and the authority is asking for the public’s help. There will be a virtual meeting with Ironwood’s taxing jurisdictions tonight at 6. For all the information … Read more
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