Film Festival in Houghton Scheduled for Early November

The annual 41 North Film Festival in Houghton is once again being held at the Rozsa Center for the Performing Arts on Thursday, November 3rd. RRN reports the event this year will feature almost 20 films, both full length and shorts and there will be special guests, educational panels and other attractions. This year the … Read more

Snowriver Mountain Announces New Feature at Resort

Snowriver Mountain Resort in Wakefield has announced it will soon be the home of the first high speed detachable chairlift in the U.P. The new high-speed lift will replace the Chippewa Double, Leelinaw Triple, and Voyagers Quad chairs out of the Jackson Creek Summit, an area previously known as Indianhead for the 2023-24 snow season. … Read more

Marshfield Clinic and Essentia Begin Merger Talks

Several months of negotiations about how the Marshfield Clinic and Essentia would go about merging to form an integrated regional health system are now in the future of the two entities and Ashland. The DailyPress reports a press release gave no idea about how the merger would affect both facilities in light of the two … Read more

Trick or Treat Trail Coming Up, Volunteers Needed

The Northern Iron County Engaged Residents are looking for volunteers to help with their two Spooky Halloween Trail Walk experiences on the 22nd. The Trick or Treat Trail is for everyone to enjoy. Kids are encouraged to come in costume with their trick or treat bags, as our volunteers manning our themed costume stations will … Read more

World War II Soldier Finally Returns Home

Flags will fly at half staff today to honor the return home of a serviceman who served during World War II. The flag order coincides with Private Lowell Smith’s funderal. RRN reports Army PFC Smith was assigned to Company F, 2nd Battalion, 157th Infantry Regiment, 45th Infantry Division in January 1945. Smith was part of … Read more

GOACC Warns To Be Aware of Rental Scammers

The Gogebic-Ontonagon Community Action Agency wants residents to be aware of a series of rental scams going on in the area. Scammers take photos of a property listing from Zillow and list them as rentals they have. They will then charge an application fee, asking for banking information, photo ids and social security numbers. When … Read more

Expanded Weatherization Assistance Program Now Available

Governor Whitmer has proclaimed October as Weatherization Month in Michigan, and the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services has received a large increase in federal funding for home weatherization, to the tune $183 million over the next five to seven years. Eligibility is based on household income and if the home’s current condition is … Read more

Ironwood Has New City Manager/City Engineer

The city of Ironwood has hired a new City Manager and City Engineer. The Globe reports members of the City Commission voted unanimously to confirm a contract hiring Paul Anderson, P.E. of Ironwood, to replace Scott Erickson who also acted as both manager and engineer to the city for 17 years. Andrew DiGiorgio, director of … Read more