The pancake breakfast held this past Sunday held by eighth grades students from the Wakefield-Marenisco School district raised $3,600 toward the construction of a skateboard park in the city. According to the Daily Globe, the breakfast held at the Wakefield VFW Post 9084, was the brainchild of students after being surveyed by the city planning … Read more
At their meeting last week, the Mercer Board of Supervisors voted down an ordinance that required anyone to keep their dogs tied up and on their own property. According to the Daily Globe, Mercer will now follow Iron County’s animal ordinances, which tracks each incidence of aggressive behavior by pets and has the health department … Read more
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is asking the public to stay vigilant and avoid burning because of very high fire danger across most of Wisconsin. Areas with VERY HIGH danger include Ashland, Bayfield, and Iron counties. All DNR issued annual and special burning permits for debris piles, burn barrels and prescribed burns are … Read more
At a joint meeting last week, the Human Resources and Finance committees of the Vilas County board approved wage increases for corrections officers at the county jail as well as staff members in the social services department. The approval follows a resolution from the county board to withdraw $1,000,o00 from the general fund to hire … Read more
The Wakefield Library has announced they’ll continue to forgive all overdue fines for the year through the end of the month. The Daily Globe reports that Librarian Carly Rusch said the reprieve is due to the pandemic, and although fines aren’t that much, every little bit helped during such tight economic times. Rusch says the … Read more
The Ontonagon County Cancer Association is the recipient of a $10,000 donation from Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Michigan. According to the Daily Globe, the donation is meant to increase access to affordable health care and to improve quality of health care in the area. Chris Maksym, a member of the BCBS of Michigan … Read more
As Spring comes to the U.P., the urge to plant and care for the garden is strong. Get a good start with help from the Iron County Extension office is ready to help with a variety of soil analysis services, including soil sample bags, submission forms, helpful publications and answers to any questions you might … Read more
The Michigan Department of Transportation along with the city of Bessemer is investing about $9.9 million to rebuild 2.7 miles of US-2 from Powdermill Creek to east of Cedar Avenue through the city. Work is expected to start later this month to be finished in the fall. The MDOT is holding a public meeting with … Read more
The Emberlight Festival will be opening their new office on Friday in downtown Ironwood, across from the Carnegie Library and next to Bake Superior. The Festival committee will be posting the full season announcement that morning on social media. Everyone is invited to stop by the office from 4-6 pm to purchase your season passes … Read more
A survey by the Small Business Association of Michigan shows inflation, supply chain disruptions, workforce shortages remain the top issues that small businesses in the state face. Well over half of respondents overwhelmingly identified those three things as the biggest problems facing their businesses. On the upside, almost three-quarters of respondents are optimistic about their … Read more