The City’s bid to purchase the former Wells Fargo Bank Building on Aurora Street has been accepted. The Globe reports Ironwood interim City Manager Andrew DiGiorgio said the city’s bid was not the winner at first, but then the top bidder withdrew giving the winning bid to the city. The bid for the building came … Read more
The man who carjacked a van from a gas station and assaulted its elderly driver has been arrested, and it turns out he’d been hiding in a home near Bayview. According to the DailyPress, authorities thought Seth Genereau might have fled the area when the police received a call from a Washburn resident who said … Read more
Snowriver management and ownership met with representatives from the Township of Wakefield and Township of Bessmer along with the Gogebic Range Trail Authority President Steve Hamilton and the Michigan DNR, to discuss the Route 2 snowmobile trail. Alternatives were discussed, with one such option being a reroute through the Snowriver property which would alleviate traveling … Read more
A break in has taken place in the same area where a suspected carjacker was seen on Friday. According to the DailyPress, officers from several agencies searched north of Washburn after homeowners discovered a tall, thin white male in their home and he then fled. Police searched the area on Wednesday evening. Although the man … Read more
Work on the Iron Belle Trail continues, with about 71% of the trail complete so far. When completed, the Iron Belle will cover 2,000 miles around Michigan and will be the longest state designated trail in the U.S. The Iron Belle consists of two trails, one for hikers and the other for biking. The hiking … Read more
Stormy Kromer has announced its selling a special edition hat in support of the Upper Peninsula Honor Flight. Gina Thorson, CEO of Stormy Kromer says this is the third or fourth Honor Flight series the company has done. This will be the first year ever that a special cap has been done in the traditional … Read more
Personnel for the city of Ironwood will begin flushing water mains on Sunday night October 2nd through the 7th. Discoloration and changes in water pressure can be expected while mains are being flushed. Flushing of the city system is done twice a year to insure the highest water quality. There are 8 areas of the … Read more
The driver in a single-vehicle crash suffered serious injuries and the passenger was killed in Ontonagon County late last week. Two men were traveling northbound on Norwich Road south of Domitrovich Road late Thursday when the vehicle left the road, and traveled almost 400 feet along a ditch before hitting a tree. The driver, an … Read more
The Ironwood Chamber of Commerce has announced their regular meeting will be held on Wednesday at the Iron County Courthouse, and after that, a Spooky Halloween Trail Walk Planning meeting will be held. New and previous Spooky Walk volunteers are welcome to attend. And the Northern Iron County Engaged Residents committee is hoping to hear … Read more
At their meeting last Monday night, the Hurley Board of Education heard a presentation on replacing some of the current playground equipment is now over 30 years old. According to the Globe, Administrator Kevin Genisot said he’d applied for a grant from Enbridge and hoped to hear about it in the next six to eight … Read more