February 5 sees the return of the MECCA Trails system’s second annual Winterfest. Events this year will be held both in-person and virtually from the 18th of this month through the 18th of February. Cross-country skiers will have three races to choose from, including the Flowage 15K Freestyle, the Clair d’ Loon 5K, and the … Read more
Ironwood High School is holding a blood drive in conjunction with the American Red Cross at the Ironwood Memorial Building, tomorrow from 9 am to 2 pm. Anyone who gives is eligible to receive a $10 gift card from Amazon. High school students and other donors 18 years of age or younger must meet certain … Read more
The Western Upper Peninsula Health Department reports that the Western U.P. surpassed 10,000 COVID-19 cases and 200 deaths. From Dec. 1 to Wednesday, there were 47 new COVID-19 cases in Gogebic County, 11 new cases in Ontonagon, 19 new cases in Baraga County, 168 new cases in Houghton and 21 new cases in Keweenaw. There … Read more
The Gogebic Range Trail Authority-ORV & Snowmobile has posted that grooming operations have been paused until this Thursday due to the current warm up. Trails are currently rated poor to very good. Trail 8 east of our grooming Authority is impassable for inexperienced riders. Trail 11s south of trail 2 is also impassable for inexperienced … Read more
This weekend, the Ironwood Theatre is screening the 1910 silent version of “A Christmas Carol” followed by a concert of seasonal music by local performers. The movie will be accompanied byTim Mesun on the theater’s Barton organ, one of only six organs in it’s original place of installation in the country. It was used as … Read more
This past Wednesday, the Gogebic County Board of Commissioners were given a presentation on how to spend American Rescue Plan Act funds coming to the area. Tim Dempsey, vice president of Public Sector Consultants answered board members questions about the federal stimulus money virtually. Dempsey said there is money going to every single jurisdiction in … Read more
The American Red Cross is grappling with a historically low blood supply and donors are expecially needed during this time of year. The American Red Cross supplies almost half of the country’s blood supply. There is no waiting period for those wishing to donate blood, who’ve had their flu shot and COVID-19 vaccinations. In Gogebic … Read more
The Bessemer City Council is considering an ordinance to regulate temporary use of portable generators. Several years back, a house burned down due to a generator being used long term. According to City Manager Charly Loper with that track record the city needs to differentiate between the use of generators on a tempoarary basis and … Read more
The Bessemer City Council has been considering implementing a special assessment tax for a few months to help finance police and fire services and free up funds in the general fund. At its meeting earlier in the week, the council tabled any decision until they can gain further information. City Manager Charly Loper said of … Read more
A case of the Omicron variant has been identified in a specimen from a Wisconsin resident with recent travel history to South Africa. The person was fully vaccinated and had had a booster. They reported mild symptoms and have not needed hospitalization. It will take several weeks to determine Omicron’s transmissibility, impact on disease severity, … Read more