The 2022 Extension Iron County Program Survey is available online, designed to gather feedback that will allow Extension Iron County staff and educators to gain a better understanding of program impacts and plan for future opportunities. The deadline to fill out the survey is Monday, the 31st. The survey can be found at iron.extension.wisc.edu. Paper … Read more
All seven United Way call centers in Michigan have banded together to provide call support for those looking to contact loved ones, and to provide resources for those in the path of Hurrican Ian. The Michigan 211 network started taking calls from 14 counties along Florida’s Gulf Coast late last week. Many of the call … Read more
At the Ironwood City Commission meeting last week, interim City Manager Andrew DiGiorgio let the commission know that City Clerk Wendy Hagstrom would be leaving her job with the city. According to the Globe, her last day will be the 8th of this month. Hagstrom became clerk in late 2021. She will be taking a … Read more
The City’s bid to purchase the former Wells Fargo Bank Building on Aurora Street has been accepted. The Globe reports Ironwood interim City Manager Andrew DiGiorgio said the city’s bid was not the winner at first, but then the top bidder withdrew giving the winning bid to the city. The bid for the building came … Read more
The City’s bid to purchase the former Wells Fargo Bank Building on Aurora Street has been accepted. The Globe reports Ironwood interim City Manager Andrew DiGiorgio said the city’s bid was not the winner at first, but then the top bidder withdrew giving the winning bid to the city. The bid for the building came … Read more
The City’s bid to purchase the former Wells Fargo Bank Building on Aurora Street has been accepted. The Globe reports Ironwood interim City Manager Andrew DiGiorgio said the city’s bid was not the winner at first, but then the top bidder withdrew giving the winning bid to the city. The bid for the building came … Read more
The man who carjacked a van from a gas station and assaulted its elderly driver has been arrested, and it turns out he’d been hiding in a home near Bayview. According to the DailyPress, authorities thought Seth Genereau might have fled the area when the police received a call from a Washburn resident who said … Read more
Snowriver management and ownership met with representatives from the Township of Wakefield and Township of Bessmer along with the Gogebic Range Trail Authority President Steve Hamilton and the Michigan DNR, to discuss the Route 2 snowmobile trail. Alternatives were discussed, with one such option being a reroute through the Snowriver property which would alleviate traveling … Read more
A break in has taken place in the same area where a suspected carjacker was seen on Friday. According to the DailyPress, officers from several agencies searched north of Washburn after homeowners discovered a tall, thin white male in their home and he then fled. Police searched the area on Wednesday evening. Although the man … Read more
Work on the Iron Belle Trail continues, with about 71% of the trail complete so far. When completed, the Iron Belle will cover 2,000 miles around Michigan and will be the longest state designated trail in the U.S. The Iron Belle consists of two trails, one for hikers and the other for biking. The hiking … Read more