News Staff A 16-year-old from Ironwood has been arrested following a string of break-ins and thefts. Vehicles and garages were targeted, and calls to the Hurley Police Department led to an investigation. Three counts of burglary and four counts of theft were referred to the Iron county Department of Human Services. It is believed the youth may … Read more
At the last meeting of the Vilas County Board, one of the items on the agenda was the county owned fairgrounds in Eagle River. According to TheLakeland Times, the fair board and the county are in the final year of a three year lease for the land used for the fair. The little used seven … Read more
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced Tuesday that tuition will be free at community colleges for those who graduate from Michigan high schools this year. Students can earn their associate’s degree or skills certificate from an in-district community college at no charge, saving students almost $5,000 a year. Lt. Governor Garlin Gilchrist said education is the greatest … Read more
St. Germain at its last meeting voted to allow the use of land owned by the town to be developed into a disc golf course. According to TheLakelandTimes, there are conditions to the development, including keeping the total cost of the project under $25,000 dollars if possible, the development cannot interfere with the golf course, … Read more
A jury trial has been set in the case of a Barnes woman who may have caused a fatal accident because she was looking at her phone. TheDailyPress reports in fall of 2022, Mariah Reindahl ran a stop sign on Highway N and struck a vehicle driven by Reynold Elstad. A passenger, Susan Elstad was … Read more
Theres been an adjustment to the asset limit for those residents receiving food assistance from the state. TheDailyGlobe reports the District 1 Director of the Michigan State University Extension office in Bessmer Paul Putnam gave the County of Commissioners the news late in June. Most food assistance programs will no long use an asset limit … Read more
An Arbor Vitae woman was injured in a one vehicle crash late last month. TheLakelandTimes reports a witness reports Brooke Crandall’s vehicle sped up on her as she was driving on Lemma Creek Road near the intersection of Brandy Lake Road. Crandall lost control of her vehicle as she she took a curve in the … Read more
The Commission for Nursing Education Accreditation has been evaluating Gogebic Community College’s nursing program and GCC’s Director of Allied Health Nicole Rowe reports it has been approved. The program was evaluated using five standards, including including program outcomes, mission, student success, faculty, curriculum and evaluation process. Rowe said GCC’s pass rate for students taking the … Read more
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources and the Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy are advising the public to steer clear of the boating access site at Black River Dam in Gogebic County. Since the end of June, the DNR had reports of extremely low water levels at Black River Lake. The dam, just … Read more
The Iron County Board of Commissioners at their June meeting decided to take some time and gather information before taking advantage of a new, national opioid settlement connected to the Kroger Company that’s available. They agreed that more research was necessary before starting the process to accept the settlement. Iron County has received previous allocations … Read more