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http://blogaudio.virtualnewscenter.com/WUPM-020921-STUART-%20La%20Rosa%20Dinner%20Different%20This%20Year.mp3 The annual La Rosa Dinner at Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church for the last 45 years has resulted in lots of happy faces socializing and eating a homemade spaghetti dinner. With COVID 19, however, things have been a bit different. This year the Church and the dinner committee successfully pivoted, by offering drive … Read more

The Ironwood Planning Commission met Thursday, with continued work on their site plan review and conditional permit application process. According to the Daily Globe, the commission explained the process and scheduling for what could be at least eight public hearings over the next two months to consider marijuana establishment licensing applications. There are eight applicants … Read more

The Ironwood Township Volunteer Fire Department is the proud owner of six personal thermal imagers, used to find hotspots in walls, the temperature of a room in a building on fire and people in a burning building by detecting their heat signatures. The Township is one of the first departments in the county to have … Read more

Students in the Watersmeet Township School District will continue remote learning due to cold weather in the area and ongoing COVID19 numbers. Students will stay at home til at least the 12th. The forecast for the next week is expected to see temperatures with the wind chill dropping to 30 to 50 below. Ontonagon county … Read more

Taylor County Judge Ann Knox-Bauer, has appointed a special prosecutor in the criminal case against former Hurley Fire Chief Darell Petrusha. The Daily Globe reports that Judge Knox who is hearing the case, has appointed Allen Brey to the position. Brey will receive a higher pay rate than most special prosecutors, mainly due to the … Read more

There’s a receptionist who will screen you or you’ll have to self screen to check in, but Gogebic Community College’s Lindquist Student Center is open for the first time since the pandemic necessitated it’s closure early last year.The walking track will have a maximum capacity of 20 individuals at one time and the weight room … Read more

The usual and routine work of grooming snowmobile trails in Ontonagon County quickly turned into a small setback for the North Country Snowmobile Club, UP. According to the club, the driver was working in the Lake of the Clouds area, and had finished about 7 miles of work when the grooming tractor caught fire. QWhat … Read more

Yesterday, we let you know about MICHIGAN RECONNECT, a program announced by Governor Whitmer that will allow residents to attend community college in the state for free. Gogebic Community College has announced that it will participate in the statewide program starting this summer.Locally, the program will pay the tuition for eligible adults who live in … Read more

Want to make yourself more hireable by taking some classes at community college, but can’t afford the fees? You could be in luck, the cost of classes for many in Michigan have just dropped to zero! Yesterday, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer unveiled a program promising free community college tuition to residents 25 and older. About 4.1 … Read more

There is a winner in the fourth annual Winter Medallion Scavenger Hunt. Kate Randall, 10, of Hurley said that she found the medallion hidden between two decorative banners, off a light post near the Hurley Clinic on Jan. 24. According to the Daily Globe, the event is put on by the Hurley Area Chamber of … Read more