Students and their families attended a Back to School Fair at Luther L. Wright K-12 school on Thursday. Students and parents had the opportunity to meet with teachers and complete registration paperwork. Students lined up in the gym to collect their schedules and Chromebook laptops; every student from k-12 has access to a laptop. Many … Read more
The Gogebic-Iron County Airport has a new air service provider. The U.S. Dept. of Transportation approved Denver Air Connection as the new Essential Air Service provider, replacing Boutique Air, Inc. with a two year contract starting the beginning of October and running through the end of September 2025. The airline will fly six weekly nonstop … Read more
The Ironwood Area Schools Board of Education after hearing a COVID-19 update at their board meeting earlier in the week, decided not to require students to wear masks inside the school buildings when they return next week. According to superintendant Travis Powell, the board carefully analyzed the district’s legal obligations and requirements and decided not … Read more
The Wakefield-Marenisco school board has voted on mandatory masks for students while riding the bus, but not on school property. Although the board’s motion strongly suggests masking regardless of vaccination status, they stopped short of making masks mandatory, unless advisories from national, regional and state health officials state that it becomes necessary. The masking policy … Read more
Several businesses in Ironwood had a couple of special guests on Tuesday. Governor Gretchen Whitmer and Lt. Governor Garlin Gilchrest kicked off their U.P. Jobs Tour with a visit to Jacquart Fabric Products and Cold Iron Brewing. While touring Jacquart, Whitmer said the U.P. is an important part of the Michigan Jumpstart Initiative, and the … Read more
The Hurley School board on Monday night approved adopting the current recommendation by the CDC regarding close contact with persons exposed to COVID-19 positive people. The board also decided to continue to make masking optional rather than mandatory at the start of the fall semester. Masking will still be required with all school transportation to … Read more
With school starting next week, a large number of concerned parents were on hand for the regular Ironwood board of education meeting Monday night. Parents expressed views on both sides of the masking issue, with some threatening to withdraw their children if schools made masking mandatory. Superintendent Travis Powell said that at present the health … Read more
Governor Gretchen Whitmer is expected to visit several locations across the U.P. this week, in order to share with citizens the Michigan Economic Jumpstart Plan. Whitmer’s UP Jobs Tour begins today, with the governor meeting with local government and local officials in the western U.P. Tomorrow, she will meet with leaders from a couple of … Read more
Gogebic Community College officials announced late last week the college will require face masks to be worn indoors. The decision is based on the recommendation of both the CDC and the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services. Regardless of vaccinatin status, the expectation is that everyone wears a mask indoors. With the prevalence of … Read more
The pandemic as well as ongoing construction in Bessemer has prompted the annual Pumpkinfest committee to decide to once again cancel the event. With the ongoing construction, a few rainy days prior to the event could make parking difficult and might hinder folks from entering in the car show, the committee was also concerned about … Read more