News Staff About 70 students attending Washington Elementary School in Bessemer have received backpacks through the Adopt A Backpack program. A portion of the students were able to choose their own backpack this past Saturday morning at the VFW Post 3673. The program has been supplying eligible elementary school students with backpacks filled with supplies for the … Read more
A new Geriatric Behavioral Health program has begun at the Aspirus Ironwood Hospital. It’s an intensive outpatient program. Clients will visit for the whole day, receiving therapy, as well as med management if necessary, and will have the opportunity to be around others and experience some social contact, which over the course of the last … Read more
Students and their families attended a Back to School Fair at Luther L. Wright K-12 school on Thursday. Students and parents had the opportunity to meet with teachers and complete registration paperwork. Students lined up in the gym to collect their schedules and Chromebook laptops; every student from k-12 has access to a laptop. Many … Read more
The Gogebic-Iron County Airport has a new air service provider. The U.S. Dept. of Transportation approved Denver Air Connection as the new Essential Air Service provider, replacing Boutique Air, Inc. with a two year contract starting the beginning of October and running through the end of September 2025. The airline will fly six weekly nonstop … Read more
The Ironwood Area Schools Board of Education after hearing a COVID-19 update at their board meeting earlier in the week, decided not to require students to wear masks inside the school buildings when they return next week. According to superintendant Travis Powell, the board carefully analyzed the district’s legal obligations and requirements and decided not … Read more
The Wakefield-Marenisco school board has voted on mandatory masks for students while riding the bus, but not on school property. Although the board’s motion strongly suggests masking regardless of vaccination status, they stopped short of making masks mandatory, unless advisories from national, regional and state health officials state that it becomes necessary. The masking policy … Read more
Several businesses in Ironwood had a couple of special guests on Tuesday. Governor Gretchen Whitmer and Lt. Governor Garlin Gilchrest kicked off their U.P. Jobs Tour with a visit to Jacquart Fabric Products and Cold Iron Brewing. While touring Jacquart, Whitmer said the U.P. is an important part of the Michigan Jumpstart Initiative, and the … Read more
The Hurley School board on Monday night approved adopting the current recommendation by the CDC regarding close contact with persons exposed to COVID-19 positive people. The board also decided to continue to make masking optional rather than mandatory at the start of the fall semester. Masking will still be required with all school transportation to … Read more
With school starting next week, a large number of concerned parents were on hand for the regular Ironwood board of education meeting Monday night. Parents expressed views on both sides of the masking issue, with some threatening to withdraw their children if schools made masking mandatory. Superintendent Travis Powell said that at present the health … Read more
Governor Gretchen Whitmer is expected to visit several locations across the U.P. this week, in order to share with citizens the Michigan Economic Jumpstart Plan. Whitmer’s UP Jobs Tour begins today, with the governor meeting with local government and local officials in the western U.P. Tomorrow, she will meet with leaders from a couple of … Read more