News Staff The city of Bessemer honored area veterans with the annual Tree of Honor ceremony midweek. Each year, the Fourth of July committee holds the event to pay tribute to area veterans by reading their names as a plaque is placed on the Tree of Honor. The ceremony included a performance of the Star Spangled Banner … Read more
The Iron County Board of Supervisors at their meeting earlier in the week voted 5-7 against declaring the county a Second Amendment sanctuary. Board Chairman Joseph Pinardi said the resolution should have been a discussion item on the agenda but was instead made and action item. Pinardi also said he didn’t see the need for … Read more
The Gogebic Miner’s girls softball team will have a new home next year. The Bessemer Township board voted unanimously to allow the school district to use the Ramsay Field Ballpark for all their home games starting Spring of 2022, after some much needed repairs to the concession stand, bleachers and dugout are made and the … Read more
Work on Ironwood’s water and sewer projects in various areas of the city may be completed by the end of July, according to a report by the project engineer to the city commission meeting earlier in the week. There have been some routine, but unexpected costs according to the managing principal engineer for Coleman Engineering, … Read more
First Friday in Ironwood this week will include Myron Elkins and the Dying Breed, who started the monthly First Friday live stream perfomances after the pandemic necessitated suspension of live gatherings. First Friday events begin at 4 with a farmers market in Depot Park and more vendors at the Downtown City Square where the staff … Read more
The Wakefield City council has decided to refer back to the Planning Commission the rather sensitive subject of Plymouth Lake and an easement across private property owned by Harry Butler and Rod Ritter. The council made the decision based on a report from City Manager Robert Brown Jr., who explained that limited progress had been … Read more
The third annual Luoma’s Saxon Pub Bass Tournament took place Saturday, in the waters at the Gile Flowage. The catch and release tournament, which has become a tradition for local fishing groups, had 29 teams competing this year, up from the 27 from last yearMany of the participants were from local fishing clubs, according to … Read more
The final project agreement phase of the shoreland restoration project intended to improve navigation on about three miles of the Montreal River from Norrie Park has begun. If all goes as planned, the project could go out for bid in the winter, with construction to begin in Summer of 2022. The project includes tree removal, … Read more
Marenisco Township may soon have better options for internet service in the area. The township board of trustees voted to acquire the White City radio tower in the Kimberly Hill area. That tower is currently owned by the Gogebic County 911 department. If Marenisco acquires the tower, not only will the township have it to … Read more
The first licenses under the adult use marijuana ordinance were approved during a special meeting of the Ironwood City Commission. The commission approved 10 applications in five categories of retail, growing, processing and microbusinesses after a ranking process. From this point forward the successful applicants must complete the state process along with the city development … Read more