During the elections in Wisconsin on Tuesday, Ashland residents voted to approve the recreational use of marijuana for people 21 and over. A member of the Ashland City Council brought the subject to the polls in order to gauge public opinion. 955 voted to allow, 234 said it should continue to be illegal and 398 … Read more
Work on the first of four bridge repair projects in Ontonagon and Iron Counties begin next week. The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) has announced that the $4.9 million dollar projects will begin work at the bridge on US-45 over Roselawn Creek next Monday. The start dates for other locations will be announced later, and … Read more
The Hurley High School will be hosting a Red Cross Blood Drive at the Hurley Elementary School on Thursday from 9 am to 2 pm. Appointments can be made by calling the high school office or by calling 1-800-REDCROSS or by visiting RedCrossBlood.org and use the sponsor code NORTHSTARS. Your donation may help a neighbor … Read more
The Ironwood Parks and Rec committee at their meeting this past Monday discussed whats next for Miner’s Memorial HeritagePark. As reported by the Daily Globe, at the end of March, the Ironwood City Commission approved the committee’s recommendation to submit a grant application to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources to develop a mile-long lighted … Read more
The Ironwood Parks and Rec committee at their meeting this past Monday discussed whats next for Miner’s Memorial HeritagePark. As reported by the Daily Globe, at the end of March, the Ironwood City Commission approved the committee’s recommendation to submit a grant application to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources to develop a mile-long lighted … Read more
The Scholastic Book Fair made its way to Washington Elementary in Bessemer late last week and students were very happy to participate in the event. According to the Daily Globe, school principal Mark Switzer said the fair was well attended and the kids enjoyed being able to purchase books for themselves. According to Switzer, the … Read more
Yesterday was Election Day in Wisconsin and residents of Iron County went to the polls to choose Iron County Board supervisors, as well as city councils in Hurley and Montreal, the town Board in Mercer and the school boards in Hurley and Mercer. As reported in the Daily Globe, many seats, including the position of … Read more
The Gogebic Community College Foundation has announced new scholarships. Foundation Director Kelly Marczak told the Board of Trustees that the ARC of Gogebic County is sponsoring a scholarship in memory of Angela Contratto, which will be awarded for two years and an endowed scholarship established in perpetuity. A scholarship in the Nmae of Dean Pearson … Read more
The Gogebic Coummunity College Board of Trustees at their regular meeting last week was treated to a program review by Dennis Svoke, the program instructor for the Mechanical Engineering Technology at GCC. According to the Daily Globe, the MET Program is designed for students who want to be involved in the design and manufacturing of … Read more
The Lakeland School Board at their last meeting heard reports on the new welding instruction program that will be held next fall. The program is well anticipated, as nearly 125 students are interested in taking welding classes next fall. There is $54,ooo allocated for the program, but the department will also need an additional $67,000 … Read more