At their regular meeting last week, the Gogebic County Board of Commissioners discussed the county’s participation in the national opioid settlement. County Commissioner Joe Bonovetz said the county could receive funds from settlements through cases involving pharmaceutical companies that handle the distribution of opioids that have been settled out of court. The board voted to … Read more
An Ironwood family of six has been displaced by a fire at their home on Arch Street over the weekend. The American Red Cross is providing temporary lodging as well as their immediate needs like meals and clothing. Since the beginning of the month, the Red Cross has helped 290 people displaced by 66 fires … Read more
A Bessemer local is training for the thousand mile Iditarod Dog Sled race in Willow, Alaska scheduled to take place in March of next year. The Iditarod is one of the state’s iconic winter events, where mushers and dogs battle the elements and test their limits over the course of 1,000 miles. Julie Ahnen is … Read more
The City of Wakefield has received another award from the CDC for the quality of fluoridation in the city’s water supply, the sixth received since 2015 according to Dave Semanek, head of the city’s water department. The award is given annually to communities across the state, 12 of which are in the upper peninsula. The … Read more
A couple of items on the Wakefield City Council agenda…the council has approved the city’s amended budget to reflect increases to various accounts during their regular meeting Monday. The amendments include the increase in revenue of just over $87,000 the city received from the state through the American Rescue Plan. The council also heard discussion … Read more
The city of Ironwood is discussing supplementing the level of fluoride in the water system as it designs the new water treatment plant. Most of the population of the state has fluorinated water, including Ironwood’s neighbor city, Wakefield. The city commission has heard recommendations on fluoridation from healthcare professionals, who say fluoride is important for … Read more
There was a great turnout for the Hurley Craft Fair this past weekend at the Hurley K-12 School. More than 40 vendors were at the fair . The event, sponsored by the Hurley Booster Club, raises money each year for the school’s athletic programs. There was live entertainment as Hurley High School’s Silver Express Choir … Read more
Two eighth grade students at Luther L. Wright K-12 School are forming a Gay-Straight Alliance student group that will hold it’s first meeting on December 8th. The group will provid a safe space for LGBTQ students at Ironwood Area School. Reino Ranta and Olivia Salazar started the group since her school didn’t have a space … Read more
The Mercer board of supervisors held their regular meeting this past Thursday evening after a public budget hearing and a special town meeting of electors. During the meeting, the Rice Lake Association of Mercer received a grant from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resours to remove curley leaf pondweed from the Lake to minimize downstream … Read more
A light dusting of snow helped make the mood this past Thursday night as the Jack Frost Tree was lit at Depot Park. Mike Meyer, executive director of the Ironwood Chamber of Commerce introduced the tree and this year’s Jack Frost celebration and then Mayor Kim Corcoran spoke about the challenges the community has faced … Read more