2021 Ski Season Drawing to A Close

2021 Ski Season Drawing to an End, Local Hills Closed Over the Weekend The 2021 ski season is drawing to a close as some of the local hills that were still open finished up and closed down this past weekend. Big Powder Mountain and Iron Mountain also closed over the weekend. Mt. Zion and Whitecap … Read more

Lightning Strike Causes Equipment Failure, Power Outages

Lightning Strike Cause Equipment Failure, Power Outages Across the Area An equipment failure at a local substation caused by a lightning strike is what caused the loss of power in much of Gogebic County and northeast Iron County yesterday. Approximately 10,633 customers lost service in Hurley, Mercer, Ironwood, Bessemer, Wakefield and Ramsey. Crews were quickly … Read more

Union Station Food Bank Distributes Food Boxes to Those In Need

Union Station Food Bank Distributes Food Boxes To Those In Need The Union Station Food program distributed boxes of food for those in need, including those hit hard by COVID-19. Volunteers travel all around Ironwood and even visit surrounding towns to collect donated food, and then spend Saturday mornings assembling food boxes. Those in need … Read more

Local Schools Host Blood Drives to Earn Scholarship Dollars

Local Schools Hosting American Red Cross Blood Drives to Earn Scholarship Dollars. Four area schools will host blood drives over the coming weeks. The American Red Cross offers schools a scholarship program that gets their students engaged to volunteer, contact donors, try to recruit their fellow students, and credits students for units they collect throughout … Read more

Gogebic Range Water Authority Awaits Wakefield’s Decision on Indian Head Water System

The Gogebic Range Water Authority Awaits Wakefield’s Decision on Assuming Control of the Indian Head Water System. The board of the Gogebic Range Water Authority was presented with the details of the Indianhead Water System last week, as Wakefield prepares for a decision on whether the city will assume control of the system. The presentation … Read more

Public Comment Sought for Shooting Range in Ontonagon County

Public Comment Sought on Environmental Assessment for Shooting Range in Ontonagon County. The Michigan Department of Natural Resources in cooperation with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is seeking public comment on a draft environmental assessment for a proposed indoor public shooting range in Ontonagon County. The shooting range and meeting facility would be built … Read more

Longtime Hurley School Board Member Retires

http://blogaudio.virtualnewscenter.com/WUPM-031821_STUART-Simonich%20Retires.mp3 Long Time Hurley School Board Announces He Won’t Run for Another Term Long time Hurley School Board member Joe Simonich announced recently that he will not run for a tenth term in April. Simonich has served on the board for the past 27 years and was said to have helped the district accomplish great … Read more

Wakefield Board of Education Approves Athletic Contracts

Wakefield-Marenisco Board of Ed. Approves Athletic Contracts with Bessemer School District The Wakefield-Marenisco Board of Education met earlier in the week and voted to authorize four separate athletic contracts with the Bessemer Area School District. The five year contracts for Gogebic Miners football, baseball, softball and crosscountry address how coaches will be hired, including a … Read more

MECCA Ski Trails Now Public Land

The MECCA Cross Country Ski Trails are now public land after being purchased by the Iron County Forestry Department. According to the Daily globe, MECCA President Mike Shouldice said that being entirely on public property gives the group the ability to plan, expand and enhance the trails without risk of having to reroute trails as … Read more

Ironwood Board of Education Renews Superintendent Powell’s Contract

The Ironwood Board of Education has renewed Superintendent Travils Powell’s contract for another three years earlier this week. The board’s recent evaluation found Powell to be hight effective in his position.The Daily Globe reports the language of Powell’s new contract remains unchanged from his prior contract, the renewal simply extends the term for another three … Read more