News Staff The man who robbed the Associated Bank in Mercer was arrested shortly after the robbery. Monday, Iron County Emergency Dispatch received a call from the bank saying they’d just been robbed. A description of the getaway vehicle and the direction it traveled was sent out to all points; a deputy in Mercer saw the vehicle … Read more
Although students in the Drummond Area School District continue to exceed scholastic expectations, the district school board and administration are asking the community for input on how to address significant challenges within the district. TheAshlandDailyPress reports those include a budget shortfall, without additional funding, current programs and services will suffer. Secondly, there are facility needs … Read more
Classes at Lakeland Union High School were cancelled yesterday morning due to an issue with the heat. A posting put up around 6:30 in the morning on the Lakeland Union High School’s Facebook page shared the news, that due to a break in a heating unit water pipe, there was no heat in the building … Read more
Residents now have access to legal help in Gogebic and Hillsdale counties. The Legal Self-Help Center of Gogebic County is located in the historic Gogebic County Courthouse, in Bessemer. Visitors to the Centers in can access high-speed internet, computers, and printers to use the Michigan Legal Help website in English or Spanish, which has free, … Read more
An Ashland woman has returned home after traveling the world on a motorcycle. Bridget McCutchen’s journey started in August of 2022 and she estimates she’s traveled 50,000 miles over four continents and to 45 countries. She’s been as far as the southern tip of South America, Scandinavia, through the Middle East and Asia and beyond. … Read more
Governor Tony Evers sent a request to the Legislature’s Joint Finance Committee, asking for $2.538 million of the $3.613 million lost by the town of Sanborn following a federal court ruling that local taxing bodies, such as a town like Sanborn, cannot tax property that was once sold to non-Native members and then come back … Read more
Todd Richter will soon be able to step down as airport manager as the Gogebic-Iron County Airport Board has hired someone to take his place. TheDailyGlobe reports Wakefield resident, pilot and aviation enthusiast Jeremy Busch has been hired and has already begin training, which will take about a year to get all the certifications necessary … Read more
At their meeting last week, the Gogebic County Board of Commissioners expressed it’s support for the company’s upcoming Copperwood project in Ironwood and Wakefield. TheDailyGlobe reports the newly appointed project manager Mike Foley was in on the meeting. Foley, who is from Ironwood, described the Copperwood Mine is a necessary asset to the family. The … Read more
It looks like the city of Bessmer has a new City Manager. According to TheDailyGlobe, the city council in a special meeting at the beginning of the week voted to offer the position to Christopher Frazer of Imlay. Council member Terry Kryshak was absent from the meeting, otherwise the vote was unanimous. Frazer is tentatively … Read more
Demand for qualified staff in law enforcement agencies across the country is being keenly felt, and the shortage is being felt in the U.P. The Ashland County Dispatch Center normally has seven full time workers and right now they’re short a dispatcher. In 2022, the dispatch center only had four dispatchers on staff, half of … Read more