19 year old Michigander Grace West was “The Voice” judge Blake Shelton’s last chair turn of his tenure on the show and after she sang “Maybe It Was Memphis” by Pam Tillis she’s considered one of the favorites. West is from a suburb of Detroit. Judge Kelly Clarkson called West “a star”, Chance the Rapper … Read more
Medical marijuana may be on the way to becoming legal in Wisconsin. WXPR reports Democrativtic Governor Tony Evers says he’s likely to sign a medical marijuana bill if one is presented and Republicans in the Assembly are discussing the possibility. Evers says he’d like to see a path towards both medical and recreational marijuana, but … Read more
Saturday was Earth Day, and volunteers in Houghton joined forces and took to the streets to gather up trash, fix flowerbed and plant flowers. 6News reports Co-Founder of the Houghton Beautification Committee Julie Waara said there’s still more work to do, with volunteers getting together to work on gardens next weekends. She said cleanup is … Read more
Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer on Friday afternoon expanded the state of emergency due to the recent weather to include Alger, Baraga, Dickenson, Iron, Marquette and Ontonagon Counties, along with Gogebic and Houghton which were declared earlier. RRN reports the declaration will ensure those counties get the help they need to recover from the recent effects … Read more
Ashland High and Univerity of North Dakota football standout, former Oredocker’s head coach, and much beloved educator Bill Blake passed away on Monday at age 71.. TheAshlandDailyPress reports Blake moved away from Ashland for college in 1969, and went on to play for the University of North Dakota as an all conference center in 1972. … Read more
At the St. Germain town board meeting earlier in the month, supervisors discussed the possibility of making all of the town’s hard-surface roads open for use year-round by ATVs/UTVs. TheLakelandTimes reports the St. Germain ATV club had submitted a written request to the Town Board Chair towards the end of March. It was agreed that … Read more
In the coming summer months, several Iron County departments will move to a 4 day work week. The DailyGlobe reports the county clerk, county treasurer and register of deeds offices will be open from 7am to 5pm four days a week, if the county board of supervisors approves the move at its meeting next week. … Read more
Property values in the state are up by about 5%, and that increase includes Gogebic County. TheDailyGlobe reports the county equalization director Kathy Jo Koval gave the County Board of Commissioners at their meeting last week. Koval said the total value of the county’ real and personal property increased by 13% over last year. When … Read more
Property values in the state are up by about 5%, and that increase includes Gogebic County. TheDailyGlobe reports the county equalization director Kathy Jo Koval gave the County Board of Commissioners at their meeting last week. Koval said the total value of the county’ real and personal property increased by 13% over last year. When … Read more
In the coming summer months, several Iron County departments will move to a 4 day work week. The DailyGlobe reports the county clerk, county treasurer and register of deeds offices will be open from 7am to 5pm four days a week, if the county board of supervisors approves the move at its meeting next week. … Read more