For the past few years there’s been a healthy competition between Ironwood and Marquette to see who can gather the most people for a downtown Plaidurday photo. Plaidurday is always the first Friday in October, so when Ironwood started celebrating First Fridays it made sense to combine the two events. Stormy Kromer is the First … Read more
The Bessemer Area School Board has decided that students at Washington Elementary will continue to wear masks until further notice. Superintendent Dan Niemi said the district is just being “cautious”. The decision followed conversations with other area superintendents and the Western Upper Peninsula Health Department. Niemi says he thinks the district is going above and … Read more
It looks like a larger and more efficient city compost site will be available for public use sometime in the Spring. The summer-long project is now in the homestretch with all the piping work completed. There is some storm sewer work on Bonnie Street and some paving on Pewabic Street to finish up.The next few … Read more
The Ironwood City Commission earlier in the week approved unanimously the agreement extension between Norrie Park and ABR, Inc. to allow continued winter use of the park in ABR’s cross country ski trail system. The approval was contingent on some much needed maintenance of the “A Loop” section of the park, which will require summertime … Read more
The Ironwood Chamber has begun planning for the 2022 Jack Frost Festival. Chamber of Commerce Director Michael Meyer says the chamber website has the seasonal calendar of events from November 18th through January 29, 2022, and are listed as being in the planning stages. The website has registration forms to have a float in the … Read more
A COVID-19 booster shot is now available for people 65 and over, residents in long-term care facilities and those 18 years of age or older with underlying medical conditions and those 18 and older who are at high risk to contract the virus due to the work they do. The CDC approved the Pfizer vaccine … Read more
This past Thursday, students at Wakefield-Marenisco K-12 School had a field day, getting a visit from the Food, Agriculture and Resources in Motion Lab. The lab, otherwise known as the FARM Science lab, was parked right behind the school, and fourth grade students were able to have hands-on experiences with agricultural exhibits. The Farm Science … Read more
The Western U.P. continues to see a steady rise in the number of COVID-19 cases in the area. Cases are down in Gogebic, Ontonagon, Houghton, however Baraga and Keweenaw counties have seen dramatic jumps in cases, making all five counties a high risk for transmission. There were 32 new COVID-19 cases in Baraga County, 22 … Read more
Gogebic Community College held its annual College Day on Tuesday, providing an opportunity for high school students to learn about college and military opportunities after they graduate. There were representatives from nearly 3 dozen colleges and branches of the military present to answer questions from the students, like programs, costs, financial aid, admission requirements and … Read more
The Gogebic County Board of Commissioners adopted the 2021-22 general fund budget on Wednesday, but not before citizens spoke out in protest of cutting the County 4-H Coordinator from full time to half time. The 4-H advocates wanted to know why the 4-H budget was cut at a higher amount than other departments. Others spoke … Read more