Changes in Ordinance Passes Iron County Board of Supervisors

An amendment to the county’s land use ordinance was passed by the Iron County Board of Supervisors at their meeting this past Tuesday. According to the Daily Globe, there were two major changes to the ordinance, taking the responsibility of dealing with property violations from the district attorney and having the court council deal with … Read more

Ashland Parks and Rec Working on Refurbishing Local Park

The Ashland Parks and Recreation Department is asking the community’s help to raise the funds needed to refurbish parts of the East End Community Park. Cost of converting the old tennis courts into basketball courts comes in at about $25,000.00 and a donor has volunteered half of that amount if the community will match the … Read more

County and Village of Ontonagon May Put Millages on Ballot

Proposed millages in Ontonagon County and the village of Ontonagon will be on the ballot. The village owes approximately $8.6 million to the Municipal Employees Retirement System of Michigan, which pays pensions to employees who retire from Aspirus Ontonagon, which used to be the Ontonagon Memorial Hospital. Even though the hospital was sold to Aspirus … Read more

UTV Crash in Mercer Claims One Life

Sunday, a UTV carrying six passengers crashed in Mercer. The UTV was traveling southwest on Popko Circle West. When the UTV crashed, it turned upside down in a body of water. Four of the occupants were able to escape. Two passengers were trapped under the water. Iron County dispatch contacted first responders who arrived on-scene … Read more

Memorial Day in Ironwood A Solemn Observation

A parade that started at the Memorial Building in Ironwood and ended at the Ironwood cemetery, was followed by services in observance of Memorial Day and the U.S. military personnel who have fallen in the line of duty at the Riverside Cemetery in Ironwood on Monday. Hosted by the Ironwood American Legion Post 11, Junior … Read more

Search for Missing Drummond Resident Continues

The search for Drummond resident Joyce Lenz went into its third day yesterday. 50 and then 75 volunteers searched around Lake Owen Drive in the Tahkoda Lake area, working on grid patterns over areas she might have wandered. The search involved ground teams and canine units, thermal drones and boat teams. Lenz has gone missing … Read more