Ashland County health officials reported that the county continues to have high COVID-19 case counts, with 82 new cases and four hospitalizations last week. Bayfield County’s transmission rate was categorized as critically high. Memorial Medical Center in Ashland has resumed restrictions on vistors as the facility nears capacity. Both ER and in-patient beds are in … Read more
Gogebic County residents have once again come together to help their neighbors. Many Ironwood residents have contributed to this year’s Canathon, and Ironwood utilities manager Bob Tervonen says he isn’t surprised. When he moved to the area in 1990, he noticed that Gogebic county didn’t have any can collections, so with the help of local … Read more
At the Mercer School Board of Education’s meeting earlier in the week, District Adminstrator Sheri Kopka reported that the COVID Clinic is continuing to provide testing at the school. Students are required to take rapid tests before coming into the school. Kopka said there were some positive cases on Monday. When a student is positive … Read more
During a special meeting of the Wakefield City Council at the beginning of the week, two candidates were interviewed for the seat vacated by Amy Tarro, who resigned shortly after being re-elected last month but did not take the oath of office. After hearing from each candidate, each was nominated by a council member and … Read more
Winter sports fans got a special treat this weekend, as they gathered at the Historic Ironwood Theater to screen Warren Miller’s new film featuring ski and snowboard athletes called “Winter Starts Now”. The event was organized by Dan Tregembo, coach for the Ironwood Ski Devils and proceeds from ticket sales benefitted the high school ski … Read more
The Wakefield Planning Commission debated the complex issue of limiting the number of dogs a person can have at a residence earlier in the month and could not come to a consensus as to the number, with the complicating factor of those residents who house dogs they use for sled teams. City Manager Robert Brown … Read more
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