News Staff Portions of the Bond Falls Scenic Site in Ontonagon county will be closed Monday afternoon through late Tuesday afternoon to accommodate about 30 volunteers who along with park staff will be making repairs to the decking on the boardwalk and bridges that provide access to view the falls. Volunteers will also assist with trail maintenance … Read more
When the Hurley Finance Committee meets on Monday, they’ll consider the cost of an environmental study to supplement future project proposals that includes Range View Drive. The study would be submitted with a grant application to the Wisconsin Department of Transportation. The Public Works Committee decided to defer the decision to recommend the environmental study … Read more
Fumes from the epoxy coating on the Pat O’Donnell Civic Center will keep anyone from working in the building until the floors have cured for a week. Despite the issue with the epoxy fumes, the rink is on schedule for a grand opening some time in October. There are still lights in one of the … Read more
Ironwood residents may notice that your water bill has “past due” marked on it this month. The mis-billing is due to a computer glitch after a power failure on August 3oth. Power was down for about an hour, and the bills were in the process of being printed. When power was restored and bills starting … Read more
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