Two local high school students will be going to the Special Olympics USA Games. Justin Esala, a 2019 Washburn High graduate, will compete in the 5o0 meter freestyle, 100-meter freestyle, and 4×50 meter relay. Katelyn Robinson, a 2014 Ashland High grad will be swimming the 50-meter backstroke, the 100-meter freestyle, and the 4×50 meter relay. … Read more
The Ironwood Board of Commissioners at their last meeting agreed to accept the recycling bid submitted by Waste Management rather than renewing the city’s contract with Republic Services. The contract with Republic Services expired last Wednesday, and their bid contained language that essentially said rates would increase based on the price of diesel, increasing on … Read more
The Ironwood Planning Commission late last week heard a presentation from Ankur Rungta, a business owner who hopes to open a retail marijuana establishment in Ironwood. According to the Daily Globe, Rungta’s company called QBS Holdings does not yet have a retail marijuana license, nor have they been pre-approved for one. The amended site plan … Read more
The Ashland Dog Park is open once again after being damaged over the winter. Although it is not clearly known how the fence was damaged, it is suspected that someone was doing donuts in the slick parking lot, spun out of control, and hit the fence. The fence has been repaired, and a series of … Read more
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