News Staff Gogebic County Community Mental Health will host the ninth annual Walk a Mile in My Shoes rally on the 15th at the Wakefield VFW Post 9084. The statewide event is usually held in the spring, but with pandemic restrictions the date had to be pushed to the fall. The main goal of the event is … Read more
Equipment back orders clearing means the Hurley K-12 Science Lab may be ready a few months earlier than the expected April delivery date. Now, the science furnishings are scheduled to ship the beginning of December and should be installed over the winter break. The new lab on one side will be for general sciences like … Read more
Hurley’s Festival Italiano sponsored by the Hurley Chamber of Commerce on Saturday filled the town with activity and crowds as people celebrated the return of the annual event after being cancelled last year. Great weather made shopping and enjoying the endless variety of traditional Italian food just that much more pleasant. Folks sat at picnic … Read more
A little rain was not enough to dampen the festival atmosphere at the 65 Annual Labor Day Parade on Saturday. Folks simply opened their umbrellas and continued to enjoy the festivities. After being cancelled last year due to the pandemic, people came from all over Michigan and Wisconsin this past weekend to celebrate the Labor … Read more
Michigan State Troopers from the Iron Mountain post responded to a fatal industrial accident on Tuesday afternoon at the hydroelectric dam on Lower Dam Road in Mastodon. Employees of Waterworks Marine of Lacrosse, Wisc. were moving a bulkhead into place by a crane, when the boom of the crane snapped off and struck a worker. … Read more
Michigan State Troopers from the Iron Mountain post responded to a fatal industrial accident on Tuesday afternoon at the hydroelectric dam on Lower Dam Road in Mastodon. Employees of Waterworks Marine of Lacrosse, Wisc. were moving a bulkhead into place by a crane, when the boom of the crane snapped off and struck a worker. … Read more
Ironwood is poised to have its revised zoning ordinance reviewed by various commissions and boards and then approved by the end of the year. Consultants are working on creating hyperlinks which will allow views to navigate through the ordinance effectively. Once that is complete, the Economic Development commission will review specific sections. The revision of … Read more
The Iron County Board of Commissioners yesterday approved a resolution required to consider a broadband initiative to be decided after a public hearing and special meeting in October. The resolution was to consider revenue bond financing in support of a proposal from Bugtussel Wireless, LLC. The public hearing to hear comments and answer questions was … Read more
During its regular meeting yesterday, the Gogebic Community College board accepted the resignation of Dave Erickson, the head of the maintenance and custodial department. Erickson has worked for GCC for the last 16-½ years and lead the department for the last four and a half years. Erik Guenard, vice president of business services said Erickson’s … Read more
After being cancelled last year due to the pandemic, the Hurley Area Chamber of Commerce will be hosting Festival Italiano on Saturday. The festival begins at 10am, and will include a craft show, games for the kids and live music starting at noon. Vendors will be set up on Silver Street with booths open from … Read more