Highland Copper has been awarded a $50 million grant from the Michigan Strategic Fund to help fund the $425 million Copperwood Mine in Gogebic County. There are some conditions to the grant funding, however. The company has to secure at least $150 million in funding by the end of December 2025 before the grant will … Read more
A woman from Escanaba thought something was wrong with her Michigan Lottery account when she logged on recently. Patricia Royer had been playing Lucky For Life for about a year, and had recently won $200, which she turned into more tickets for the game. When she logged in to her account, she saw a notice … Read more
About a 100 students, alumni and Ashland residents met at the Bay City Bohemian Hall late last week to discuss the fate of Northland College. TheAshlandDailyPress reports the discussion also touched on the impact the college has on students and the community. Associate professor Angela Stroud attended the meeting with a handful of ideas that … Read more
A donation from a local company will allow the Gogebic County 4-H Knapsack program to feed roughly a 100 families across the four districts the program serves. TheDailyGlobe reports the $1,500 donation came from Republic Services, with Tyler Jacobson, municipal sales manager for the Northern Wisconsin branch of the company presenting the donation. The Knapsack … Read more
After working for the Gogebic County Sheriff’s office for 31 years, Sheriff Ross Solberg announced earlier in the month that he planned on retiring at the end of the year. TheDailyGlobe reports that during a public comment session of a county board of commissioners meeting, Solberg said he just thought it was time. He also … Read more
After working for the Gogebic County Sheriff’s office for 31 years, Sheriff Ross Solberg announced earlier in the month that he planned on retiring at the end of the year. TheDailyGlobe reports that during a public comment session of a county board of commissioners meeting, Solberg said he just thought it was time. He also … Read more
A donation from a local company will allow the Gogebic County 4-H Knapsack program to feed roughly a 100 families across the four districts the program serves. TheDailyGlobe reports the $1,500 donation came from Republic Services, with Tyler Jacobson, municipal sales manager for the Northern Wisconsin branch of the company presenting the donation. The Knapsack … Read more
At a meeting of the Ashland School District Board, discussion regarding a new spending referendum was held, as the district is expected to be operating in the red due to a shortfall in state funding. TheAshlandDailyPress reports the district’s business manager said its not clear how large the deficit will be, because it depends on … Read more
The Gogebic Community College Board of Trustees has sold the land on which the Pat O’Donnell Civic Center sits on to the city of Ironwood for $1. Ironwood has leased the property from the college for the last 25 years. According to TheDailyGlobe, as city officials searched for funding to repair the ice making equipment … Read more
A proposal has been put before the Gogebic County Board of Commissioners suggesting that the county fair take place at the Pat O’Donnell Civic Center. According to TheDailyGlobe, the Board voted to approve the proposal, and allot $17,500 towards expenses for the event, as it has in the past. The Fair Board had been searching … Read more