The Ironwood School District will soon have some new faces. TheDailyGlobe reports the school board on Monday approved the hiring of K-12 school counselor Corey Kivisto, who will replace Auburn Powell, effective April 28; substitute teacher Shane Wyzlic; and substitute paraprofessional Thomas Sams. Paraprofessional Courtney Oja also was approved for rehiring. Also at that meeting, … Read more
A crowd-funding campaign has been launched to help fund the expansion of the Carnegie Library in Ironwood. The Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) and the Friends of the Ironwood Carnegie Library made the announcement on Thursday. If the campaign reaches its crowdfunding goal of $50,000 by June 29th, a matching grant will be made available … Read more
At the most recent meeting of the Gogebic County Board of Commissioners, the board voted to reiterate support for the Copperwood Mine, currently in early stages of development by the Highland Copper Company, based in Canada. TheDailyGlobe reports the vote came after a presentation by Tom Grotewohl, founder of Protect the Porkies, a volunteer group … Read more
A Wisconsin diner in “the middle of nowhere” once hailed by Guy Fieri of Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives as having some of the best pancakes he’s ever had is up for sale. The Delta Diner, in located in the town of Delta in Bayfield County has been in operation for over two decades. Fieri sampled … Read more
Governor Tony Evers has appointed a new Ashland County Coroner. Pamela Feustel will fill the vacancy left by Barbara Beeksman, taking over the position on the third of May. Feustel is a lifelong resident of Ashland County and has served as chief deputy coroner of the Ashland County Coroner’s Office since 2017. She will serve … Read more
Work continued on Tuesday morning to restore power after a chain of strong storms interrupted service. At one point, there were at least 7,400 customers without services in Vilas County, the most outages in the area. As of Tuesday morning there were less than 500 still reporting outages, and as of early evening on Tuesday, … Read more
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources has announced that residents wanting fuelwood for home heating or other personal use can now apply for a permit that allows collection on select state managed land in the Upper Peninsula and northern Lower Peninsula. After the ice storm in March, there is an abundance of wood on the … Read more
A couple of areas in the Hurley K-12 School will soon be getting a new look and new equipment. The existing tile floor in two aeas is 35 years old and in need of replacement. TheDailyGlobe reports The Board of Education approved the renovation. Kevin Genisot, district administrator for the Hurley School district says the … Read more
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources has announced that residents wanting fuelwood for home heating or other personal use can now apply for a permit that allows collection on select state managed land in the Upper Peninsula and northern Lower Peninsula. After the ice storm in March, there is an abundance of wood on the … Read more
At the Ashland School Board meeting last week, a request to remove a book from the Ashland High Media Center was denied after more than 20 attendees spoke in response. TheDailyPress reports sfter more than an hour of public comment, the single resident’s request to remove “Gender Queer: A Memoir” was voted down, with only … Read more