News Staff The Wakefield Volunteer Fire Department worked mid week to burn what remained of a city owned house that had burned last winter. The house on Ahola Avenue was a total loss, the two residents of the home have resettled elsewhere. The controlled burn was started around five and was still burning around 7. Firefighters employed … Read more
Construction crews have started dismantling the U.S. 51 bridge to help make way for a new single lane roundabout. That includes removing the road deck from the north half of the bridge. All traffic will continue to be directed to the eastbound lanes until the north half of the bridge is taken down, which should … Read more
Members of the Wakefield Township board of trustees learned that shooting noise originating in Wakefield has resulted in a complaint from a Wakefield city resident on a neighboring property. The issue had been previously discussed at an earlier meeting of the Wakefield City council, where the city manager explained the matter is out of the … Read more
The board of the Gogebic County Fair met on Monday to go into final planning stages for the fair, which is only five weeks away. On the agenda was finding vendors for the event and getting the fairgrounds ready for the big event. The board also has to plan for traffic around the fair, which … Read more
The student craftpersons at the Northwoods Manufacturing program at Hurley K-12 have completed another project to be placed locally. The commons area of the Pat O’Donnell Civic Center will not only have bay windows overlooking Mount Zion, but there will also be a sign that says “Find Your North” with the Ironwood logo. The 200 … Read more
Fourth of July celebrations in Wakefield and Bessemer marked the return of being able to celebrate in person after the cancellation of practically all social events due to COVID-19 for the last 16 months. In Wakefield, a community picnic in Eddy park drew a crowd that filled the pavilion and spread throughout the park lawn … Read more
There was a good deal of haziness and the smell of smoke in the area yesterday, the Gogebic County Sheriff’s office posted on their Facebook page that it was believed the smoke originated from forest fires out west and in British Columbia. The Sheriff’s department was not aware of any local fires in the area. … Read more
Summer art classes return this month to the Downtown Art Place. Participants will have opportunities to learn new skills from artists from the local studio. Classes will be held from the 26th through August 12. Classes wil kick off with Ceramics with Candace at DAP Clay studio on the 26th. There will be two types … Read more
Online shopping may be responsible for a boost in sales tax in Iron County or at least the county’s ability to track purchaser origin for tax purposes, according to reports at the county board of supervisors meeting early last week. The monthly sales tax was just under $231,000, which is a 29% increase over last … Read more
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