There WILL Be A Fair This Year…

The Gogebic County Fair is on! The fair board has confirmed it. In a different place, of course. After the fires at the fairgrounds, Fair Board members had to decide to move the fair or not have one. It was decided the new spot would be the Pat O’Donnell Civic Center in Ironwood, which will … Read more

Land in A Couple of Counties Going Up for Sale

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is holding a surplus land auction. Parcels in Houghton and Ontonagon counties will be part of that auction on Wednesday. Surplus land sales helps the DNR manage the land it overses and provides necessary funds to acquire critical land for the public to provide future outdoor opportunities. Interested bidders … Read more

Crash Could Mean Decades Long Prison Term for U.P. Woman

A Bayfield woman is slated to make her first appearance in court on Tuesday after being charged with child neglect, child abandonment and reckless endangerment after leaving her two children in her vehicle after crashing into another car in June. TheDailyPress says Kasie Gokee, 32, ran into another vehicle in Bayfield, then left the vehicle … Read more

Judge Denies Requests in Bangstad Case

When he appeared in Oneida Circuit Court last week, the owner of Minocqua Brewing Company, Kirk Bangstad had hoped to have a zoning complaint against him dismissed and to have the court stop the county from shutting his business down by revoking his conditional use permit. But, as TheLakelandTimes reports, that was not the case. … Read more

Opioid Settlement Money Coming to Ironwood County

At the last meeting of the Iron County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday, the board voted to authorize the county to accept a settlement agreement with the Kroger Company related to the opioid crisis. The resolution included an agreement to the terms of the settlement and an addendum connected to a memo of understanding regarding … Read more

Five Local Counties to Receive Disaster Relief

Five counties in the U.P. have been approved to share in relief funding through the Michigan Disaster and Emergency Contingency Fund. Governor Whitmer declared a state of emergency in Alger, Baraga, Dickinson, Iron, Houghton, Gogebic, Marquette and Ontonagon counties due to flooding that overwhelmed storm water and sewer systems, burst dams, caused culverts and embankments … Read more

Ironwood Downtown Will Soon Have A Social District

At the last meeting of the Ironwood City Commission, a written plan from the Downtown Ironwood Developement Authority for a social district downtown was voted on and passed. TheDailyGlobe reports the social district will cover most of the downtown area, and will allow licensed establishments to sell alcoholic beverages in special cups which can then … Read more