At their meeting on Monday, the Ironwood City Commission, City Manager Paul Anderson said that snow removal in the city continues through this week, especially on city streets and U.S. 2 and is going well. He also noted that removal of snow on sidewalks in front of businesses in the city is the responsibility of … Read more
The Downtown Art Place in Ironwood has received a $16,250 grant to put towards the center’s heating and light project, which is estimated to cost around $31,000. The funding will come ffrom the Michigan Arts and Culture Fund. City Manager Paul Anderson also took a moment during the City Commission’s first meeting of the year … Read more
At their meeting on Monday, the Ironwood City Commission, City Manager Paul Anderson said that snow removal in the city continues through this week, especially on city streets and U.S. 2 and is going well. He also noted that removal of snow on sidewalks in front of businesses in the city is the responsibility of … Read more
The Ironwood City Commission at their last meeting approved two requests from the director of the city’s Public Safety Department to acquire automatic defibrillators for each patrol vehicle and fire truck, to be funded by a grant from Enbridge, for use in treating cardiac emergencies. The second to cardiopulmonary resuscitation training equipment, including life like … Read more
Ironwood’s budget for the past fiscal year has passed an audit. TheDailyGlobe reports the audit was handled by Tony Pollack, CPA, of Makela, Pollack & Ahonen in Ironwood. The report stated the firm was able to obtain assurance that the financial records of the city were complete and without fraud or errors. Financial Director and … Read more
The upcoming trial of a man charged with sexual assault of a child will get underway with the media allowed in the courtroom. The LakelandTimes reports the defense for Gary Karas of New Holstein had petitioned the court to exclude the media from the proceedings which are slated to start on January 20th in the … Read more
The Sears building in downtown Ashland may soon have a new owner…and a new purpose. The DailyPress reports Mark Gutteter, a well known developer in is purchasing the building and wants to turn it into a mixed use facility. Gutteter, who owns the Deepwater Grille, the Cobblestone Hotel and several other properties around town hopes … Read more
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources has announced that Fall fish stocking has been productive. Typically, fish are stocked in the Spring and Summer, and the it is thought that the Fall stocking will contribute success of the 2023 fishing season. Fall 2022 fish stocking consisted of four species of fish: brook trout, Eagle Lake … Read more
A Minnesota women who died after hitting a tree while snowmobiling has been identified. Nancy Leann Grieman of Albertville, Minnesota was riding alone on Saturday on the Iron Range in the Morcom Township when when she hit a tree and was killed. EMS responded to the Bearskin snowmobile trail early afternoon on Saturday. It is … Read more
After their offer to purchase and convert a veterinary clinic building into a poultry processing facility was rejected, the owners of Birds’N’Things Farm say they still intend to expand their business. The DailyPress reports that Rusty Defoe and Daisy Perez-Defoe says they have secured around $150,000 in grants and can put an additional $25,000 toward … Read more