Local Residents In Need of Legal Help Have New Source

Residents now have access to legal help in Gogebic and Hillsdale counties. The Legal Self-Help Center of Gogebic County is located in the historic Gogebic County Courthouse, in Bessemer. Visitors to the Centers in can access high-speed internet, computers, and printers to use the Michigan Legal Help website in English or Spanish, which has free, … Read more

Ashland Woman May Have Set World Record

An Ashland woman has returned home after traveling the world on a motorcycle. Bridget McCutchen’s journey started in August of 2022 and she estimates she’s traveled 50,000 miles over four continents and to 45 countries. She’s been as far as the southern tip of South America, Scandinavia, through the Middle East and Asia and beyond. … Read more

The Long Search is Over At The Airport…

Todd Richter will soon be able to step down as airport manager as the Gogebic-Iron County Airport Board has hired someone to take his place. TheDailyGlobe reports Wakefield resident, pilot and aviation enthusiast Jeremy Busch has been hired and has already begin training, which will take about a year to get all the certifications necessary … Read more

Highland Copper Project Gets High Praise From Local Partners

At their meeting last week, the Gogebic County Board of Commissioners expressed it’s support for the company’s upcoming Copperwood project in Ironwood and Wakefield. TheDailyGlobe reports the newly appointed project manager Mike Foley was in on the meeting. Foley, who is from Ironwood, described the Copperwood Mine is a necessary asset to the family. The … Read more

Bessemer City Council Ends Search for City Position

It looks like the city of Bessmer has a new City Manager. According to TheDailyGlobe, the city council in a special meeting at the beginning of the week voted to offer the position to Christopher Frazer of Imlay. Council member Terry Kryshak was absent from the meeting, otherwise the vote was unanimous. Frazer is tentatively … Read more

Ashland Looking for A Few Good Dispatchers

Demand for qualified staff in law enforcement agencies across the country is being keenly felt, and the shortage is being felt in the U.P. The Ashland County Dispatch Center normally has seven full time workers and right now they’re short a dispatcher. In 2022, the dispatch center only had four dispatchers on staff, half of … Read more

Local Ski Resort Taking Advantage of the Cold Weather

With the first snowfall of the season, Ski Brule Resort has plans to open next Friday, the 10th, with skiing, snowboarding and tubing available to visitors. News6 reports Jessica Polich, operations manager at the resort says they’ve been making snow for the last couple of days and that the cold weather has been perfect. “We’ve … Read more