The Gogebic-Ontonagon Intermediate School District will now have a law enforcement presence in the form of a school resource officer program. TheDailyGlobe reports Sheriff Ross Solberg made the announcement at the last Gogebic County Board of Commissioners meeting. Deputy Adam Graser has been assigned to the new post and will float between the Watersmeet K-12 … Read more
The Northern Iron County Engaged Residents group, (NICER) is looking for volunteers for all positions at the 5th annual Spooky Halloween Trail Walk on Saturday October 21st at the Hurley School Adventure Trails. Individuals, families, school teams or groups are all welcome. NICER is also currently fundraising for the event and welcomes donations. Got to … Read more
The St. Germain Elementary School was put on lock-down after a disturbance on Friday morning. TheLakeLandTimes reports the Vilas County Sheriff’s Office put out a statement, saying the dispatch center got a call from the school resource officer at Northland Pines High about an incident concerning child custodial interference in the main office of the … Read more
The Iron County Sheriff’s Office in a post on their Facebook page reports the Hurley Police have asked the public’s help in identifying those responsible for recent vehicle break-ins and vandalism in Hurley. The break-ins were thought to have occurred between 8 pm and 3 am. Law enforcement is asking citizens to check their security … Read more
The city of Ashland is working on making a decision on renovating the Vaughn Public Library. TheAshlandDailyPress reports the building needs more than $4 million dollars in repairs and renovations. The city has considered issuing 20 year bonds to cover the cost, with a 4% interest rate. That would mean an additional $71 a year … Read more
The city of Bessemer’s five year recreation plan is due to be filed by the first of February. At the meeting of the city’s Parks and Recreation commission, commissioner Eric Longhini volunteered to review the plan in preparation for the update. TheDailyGlobe reports city manager Jennifer Adams, commissioners Longhini and Trevor Jackovich said they’d toured … Read more
At their meeting earlier in the month, the Bessemer Parks and Recreation Commission approved hiring Fahrner Excavating of Ironwood to clean out West Kallender Creek, which supplies the Bluff Valley Park fishing pond. Clearing out the creek is part of a plan to get the pond ready for youth fishing. According TheDailyGlobe, a permit is … Read more
Our Lady of the Lake Catholic School in Ashland was put on lockdown for a short time on Wednesday, due to a report of a woman with a knife near the playground. TheAshlandDailyPress reports the school called Ashland Police after the woman rode near the playground with a knife strapped to her waist. She did … Read more
The city of Ironwood is looking to fill a couple of positions in the Department of Public Works. TheDailyGlobe reports that announcements for the positions of equipment repair person and equipment operator operator II are up and the positions are still open. Also, the position of Department of Public Works is looking for a new … Read more
“The sidewalk project for the Ironwood Theatre continues to move forward. According to TheDailyGlobe, the forms are being put in on Lowell Street, with the concrete pour schedule for this week. Members of the commission also approved a lease extension of 99 years between the Historic Ironwood Theatre organization and the city. That extension was … Read more