The Gogebic County Fair Board is scrambling to make adjustments after the County Board of Commissioners shut down the use of several buildings at the county fairgrounds, just weeks before the fair is due to start. According to the DailyGlobe, the county had contracted an engineering firm to inspect the buildings and presented a study … Read more
Due to the recent threats and uncertainty, the decision has been made to close the Gogebic Community College Campus, including the Lindquist Center both today and tomorrow. Staff will be working remotely. The Houghton Copper Country Center will remain open. The College once again thanks law enforcement for their diligence in responding to the threat. … Read more
The Gogebic Department of Emergency Management has announced that the county will be participating in CodeRed, their new Mass Notification System. In the event of missing children or persons, criminal activity, fires, utility outages, any threat to residents in the area, CodeRed can be used to rapidly inform residents in the area of the threat … Read more
Michigan State Troopers are asking the public’s help in identifying a man believed to have assaulted a Gaastra woman while she was out on a run early yesterday morning. According to upmatters.com, the victim says a male unknown to her attacked her, but she was able to fight him off and escape. The assault happened … Read more
Iron County Heritage Days continue with the Iron County Fair, which starts this Thursday and runs through Sunday. Thursday, entries into various show categories will start at six pm. Then on Friday, exhibits will be accepted and livestock judging will begin. There will be live music throughout the fair, face painting for the kids, volleyball … Read more
The race for Vilas County Sheriff is starting to get interesting. According to WXPR, Vilas County Captain Gerard Ritter is challenging the incumbent sheriff in the republican primary scheduled for the 9th. Currently, there are no democrats running for that office. Ritter says the reason he’s running is to give the community a choice. If … Read more
A routine neighborhood patrol saved the life of a Bayfield resident. The Daily Press reports the resident was working on his car in his garage in the Washburn neighborhood when it caught fire and caused several gas cans to explode. The fire spread quickly from the garage to the house. A deputy on patrol was … Read more
The Village of Ontonagon will be getting some state help with the $8.17 million dollar debt to the Michigan Employees Retirement System or MERS. According to the Daily Globe, the state budget has included $3.1 million dollars intended to help fund the MERS debt. The budget also has opportunities for the village to appy for … Read more
The Ironwood, Norway, and Mid Pen football programs will each receive $1,000 donations from proceeds from the U.P. Football All-Star Game. According to the RRN, the goal of the game was to be able to donate to high school football programs in the U.P. Schools are picked at random every year, and the donation can … Read more
The world’s largest scaffold ski jump in the world is getting some help from the Great Lakes Sports Commission in the form of an investment of just under $150,000 to make upgrades. According to TV6News, the 90-story tall Copper Peak Adventure Ride attracts over 12,000 visitors and generates more than $200,000 in revenue each season. … Read more