The Point to La Pointe Swim is this weekend. Over 400 open water swimmers this year are prepared to take on whatever mood Lake Superior is in. The swim started as a community event for 24 swimmers in 2006. The course follows the path of the winter time “ice road” that starts in Bayfield and … Read more
The man who assaulted a woman while she was out on a run early Monday morning on Bates/Gaastra Road just north of Gaastra has been captured. Yesterday, authorities identified the man as Caleb Anderson from Iron County. He has also been found to be a suspect in a homicide investigation in Green Bay. Anderson was … Read more
The man who assaulted a woman while she was out on a run early Monday morning on Bates/Gaastra Road just north of Gaastra has been captured. Yesterday, authorities identified the man as Caleb Anderson from Iron County. He has also been found to be a suspect in a homicide investigation in Green Bay. Anderson was … Read more
The Gogebic County Fair Board is scrambling to make adjustments after the County Board of Commissioners shut down the use of several buildings at the county fairgrounds, just weeks before the fair is due to start. According to the DailyGlobe, the county had contracted an engineering firm to inspect the buildings and presented a study … Read more
Due to the recent threats and uncertainty, the decision has been made to close the Gogebic Community College Campus, including the Lindquist Center both today and tomorrow. Staff will be working remotely. The Houghton Copper Country Center will remain open. The College once again thanks law enforcement for their diligence in responding to the threat. … Read more
The Gogebic Department of Emergency Management has announced that the county will be participating in CodeRed, their new Mass Notification System. In the event of missing children or persons, criminal activity, fires, utility outages, any threat to residents in the area, CodeRed can be used to rapidly inform residents in the area of the threat … Read more
Michigan State Troopers are asking the public’s help in identifying a man believed to have assaulted a Gaastra woman while she was out on a run early yesterday morning. According to upmatters.com, the victim says a male unknown to her attacked her, but she was able to fight him off and escape. The assault happened … Read more
Iron County Heritage Days continue with the Iron County Fair, which starts this Thursday and runs through Sunday. Thursday, entries into various show categories will start at six pm. Then on Friday, exhibits will be accepted and livestock judging will begin. There will be live music throughout the fair, face painting for the kids, volleyball … Read more
The race for Vilas County Sheriff is starting to get interesting. According to WXPR, Vilas County Captain Gerard Ritter is challenging the incumbent sheriff in the republican primary scheduled for the 9th. Currently, there are no democrats running for that office. Ritter says the reason he’s running is to give the community a choice. If … Read more
A routine neighborhood patrol saved the life of a Bayfield resident. The Daily Press reports the resident was working on his car in his garage in the Washburn neighborhood when it caught fire and caused several gas cans to explode. The fire spread quickly from the garage to the house. A deputy on patrol was … Read more