The Downtown Ironwood Development Authority is preparing to decorate the city for the holidays. In the few weeks, it will be beginning to look a lot like the holidays in Ironwood. The Department of Public Works will once again be putting lighted wreaths on the 79 light posts in the city after taking down the … Read more
November is National Alzheimer’s Awareness, National Family Caregiver, and National Hospice and Palliative Care Month. In honor of this, the Ironwood Carnegie Library has put together some “memory kits,” to help jog the memory of those who are affected by the disease. The kits are created to make social time spent together more enjoyable and … Read more
The City of Bessemer has sold just over seven acres of land to an attorney from Texas who has ties to U.P. Glen Peterson plans on building some one story rental villas with attached two garages to provide new rental housing. The council passed the sale with a vote of 3-0 with the Mayor and … Read more
Monitoring of wastewater in the western Upper Peninsula indicates the area could see another increase in COVID-19 according to the Western U.P. Health Department. The department, along with wastewater monitoring systems as part of a statewide effort to to contain the spread of COVID-19 have been testing local waste water. Routine testing has shown an … Read more
The Hurley/Ashland co-op hockey team has received a $500 grant per player by the Hurley School Board during its regular meeting on Monday. The district has been a part of the co-op for the last four years and every year participation has increased. The first year the team had five players from Hurley and now … Read more
The Hurley/Ashland co-op hockey team has received a $500 grant per player by the Hurley School Board during its regular meeting on Monday. The district has been a part of the co-op for the last four years and every year participation has increased. The first year the team had five players from Hurley and now … Read more
The 11 year old girl who survived the plane crash last week near Beaver Island is alive because of her father, Mike, who shielded her during the crash. Laney Purdue’s mother, Christina said in a statement that her daughter’s final memory of the accident was her Dad, who was famous for his bear hugs, squeezing … Read more
The Michigan gun deer season is now open and if you harvest a deer this year the Michigan Department of Natural Resources is asking hunters to bring the full deer carcass or deer head to a Michigan DNR check station for free chronic wasting disease testing. When submitting a deer head for CWD testing at … Read more
Starting tomorrow, Ironwood Area Schools are switching to virtual learning. The information comes from a press release citing substitute shortages and season illnesses as the reason for the temporary switch. Normally staff members will continue to work despite being down with a cold or the flu, but this year, combined with COVID-19, the strain on … Read more
The Bayfield Chamber and Visitor Bureau are asking residents to drop off new or gently used coats, sweaters, hats, mittens, and other warm clothing for the state Department of Tourism’s Big Bundle Up campaign. The 11th annual statewide campaign runs through January 7th. the program has collected nearly 200,000 warm winter items to help families … Read more