The results of the Western Upper Peninsula Planning and Development Region’s housing study were presented to the Ironwood Economic Development Corporation at their meeting last week. The study, funded by the Economic Development Administration, covered Gogebic, Ontonagon, Houghton, Iron, Keweenaw, and Baraga counties, is part of the Pandemic Response and Resilience Plan of 2021, focusing … Read more
Registration for the second annual Gogebic Community College and Gogebic Ontonagon intermediate School District Summer camps is underway. This year, the camps will expand from two, one each in Gogebic and Ontonagon counties, to five different camps geared towards middle school kids. Entrepreneurship, biology, cooking, welding and outdoor survival skills will all have their own … Read more
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
Strong winds on Lake Superior made docking in Bayfield Harbour impossible for the first voyage of the Viking Octantis recently. The 672 foot long, 30,000 ton Octantis began its first tour of Lake Superior in Thunder Bay and will be stopping in the U.P. before moving on to Milwaukee. The first stop at Bayfield had … Read more
At the meeting of the county board of directors this past Tuesday, a resolution was passed that increased wagers for certain positions on the county’s payroll. Certain corrections officers at the Vilas County jail will receive an additional $3 an hour and social workers will receive will receive a $4 an hour increase in order … Read more
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
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
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
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
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