Statewide Tornado Drill in Michigan Tomorrow… The governor of Michigan has declared this week as Severe Weather Awareness Week, and emergency management officials are asking residents to take part in a statewide tornado drill at 1 pm tomorrow. During a tornado crisis, one of the most important things is understanding alerts, warnings and notifications, all … Read more
Unemployment in the U.P. Up Slightly, But Down From Last Year At This Time… The U.P. jobless rate was up by 0.6 percentage points from 6.6% in January 2022. The 7.2% rate is a sharp increase, however according to the labor market information director of the michigan Center for Data and Analytics said the increases … Read more
More Shopping to Become Available in Washburn… Another Dollar General store may soon open in the area. The Ashland DailyPress reports the discount store took the next step towards starting construction in Washburn, when the planning committee gave it’s final approval of plans for the store. The proposal for the new building has met all … Read more
Students Show Their Creativity During Special Exhibit… Youth Art Month in Ironwood continues with creations by the students of the Downtown Art Place exhibited in the concourse of the Historic Ironwood Theater, the exhibit runs through the end of the month and features work by students of Wakefield-Marenisco, Bessemer, Hurley and the Northwoods Christian Academy. … Read more
Utilities Remind Residents to Check Your Meters and Keep Them Clear… The snow keeps falling and gas and electric utilities in the area want to remind residents to check your natural gas meters, and keep the area around them cleared of snow. Piping and appliance vents should be kept clear of snow, and as you … Read more
Work Continues on Copperwood Mine Site Near Wakefield… All pre-development work has been done and all key state permits have been obtained to allow the Highland Copper Company to begin preliminary work and site preparation on the Copperwood Mine in Wakefield Township, 14 miles north of Wakefield. TheDailyGlobe reports that subnject to completion of financing, … Read more
Rezoning of Land in Hurley May Mean More Affordable Housing For The Area… Land currently owned by the Iron County Resource Development Association may be rezoned from single family to multi residential. TheDailyGlobe reports that at their recent meeting, the Hurley City Council voted to recommend the rezoning to officials of Iron County Planning and … Read more
Ironwood Getting Closer to Starting Work on New Water Treatment Plant… The proposed water treatment plant has come in over budget. TheDailyGlobe reports that according to Ironwood City Manager Paul Anderson, all the bids for the project came in over budget again, but the numbers are getting closer to being workable. Bids for the plant … Read more
Film Series at Historic Ironwood Theatre Offers Something for the Kids… The Hurley Animal Hospital is sponsoring Sunday’s Family Movie at the Historic Ironwood Theater. Be there at 2 pm with the kids as the theater screens the DC League of Superpets, with Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and Kevin Hart as part of the theatr’s … Read more
Still lots of good riding left in this years snowmobiling season… The Mercer Area Snow-Goers report that with the recent fresh snow, trails in the area are the best they’ve been all season long. The trail system is open and will remain open through the 31st unless conditions make trails unrideable. Another predicted 10 inches … Read more