Saturday was Earth Day, and volunteers in Houghton joined forces and took to the streets to gather up trash, fix flowerbed and plant flowers. 6News reports Co-Founder of the Houghton Beautification Committee Julie Waara said there’s still more work to do, with volunteers getting together to work on gardens next weekends. She said cleanup is … Read more
Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer on Friday afternoon expanded the state of emergency due to the recent weather to include Alger, Baraga, Dickenson, Iron, Marquette and Ontonagon Counties, along with Gogebic and Houghton which were declared earlier. RRN reports the declaration will ensure those counties get the help they need to recover from the recent effects … Read more
Ashland High and Univerity of North Dakota football standout, former Oredocker’s head coach, and much beloved educator Bill Blake passed away on Monday at age 71.. TheAshlandDailyPress reports Blake moved away from Ashland for college in 1969, and went on to play for the University of North Dakota as an all conference center in 1972. … Read more
At the St. Germain town board meeting earlier in the month, supervisors discussed the possibility of making all of the town’s hard-surface roads open for use year-round by ATVs/UTVs. TheLakelandTimes reports the St. Germain ATV club had submitted a written request to the Town Board Chair towards the end of March. It was agreed that … Read more
In the coming summer months, several Iron County departments will move to a 4 day work week. The DailyGlobe reports the county clerk, county treasurer and register of deeds offices will be open from 7am to 5pm four days a week, if the county board of supervisors approves the move at its meeting next week. … Read more
Property values in the state are up by about 5%, and that increase includes Gogebic County. TheDailyGlobe reports the county equalization director Kathy Jo Koval gave the County Board of Commissioners at their meeting last week. Koval said the total value of the county’ real and personal property increased by 13% over last year. When … Read more
Property values in the state are up by about 5%, and that increase includes Gogebic County. TheDailyGlobe reports the county equalization director Kathy Jo Koval gave the County Board of Commissioners at their meeting last week. Koval said the total value of the county’ real and personal property increased by 13% over last year. When … Read more
In the coming summer months, several Iron County departments will move to a 4 day work week. The DailyGlobe reports the county clerk, county treasurer and register of deeds offices will be open from 7am to 5pm four days a week, if the county board of supervisors approves the move at its meeting next week. … Read more
A former Iron Mountain police officer’s sexual harassment and gender discrimination suit continues and the City of Iron Mountain has until Friday to respond to her allegations. TV6 reports former officer Teresa Williams claimed both her former partner Sergeant Garth Budek and Deputy Director Joseph Dumais subjected her to sexual harassment and discrimination during her … Read more
The U.S. Department of Justice, in support of the Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa has filed an amicus or “friend of the court” brief asking a federal judge to dismiss the lawsuit brought by homeowners affected by the ongoing dispute and standoff over tribal road access. WXPR reports the tribe took down … Read more