Entries Maxed Out in Annual Local Event

The Bayfield Recreation Center’s largest fundraiser of the year took place last weekend and the annual event proved to be one of the largest…the Point to La Pointe Open Water Swim brought in over 650 registered swimmers from the Midwest and across the country. TheDailyPress reports almost 100 swimmers completed the swim to Madeline Island … Read more

Ironwood Gets New Home Team to Cheer On

A Superior International Junior Hockey League team has been given the go-ahead to relocate and Ironwood will be the team’s new home. In a press release, the owner of the new Ironwood Lumberjacks Douglas E. Lien II thanked the the league’s board of governors for their support in the relocation process. He also thanked the … Read more

Ironwood Will Have New Home Team to Cheer On

A Superior International Junior Hockey League team has been given the go-ahead to relocate and Ironwood will be the team’s new home. The owner of the new Ironwood Lumberjacks Douglas E. Lien II thanked the league’s board of governors for their support in the relocation process. He also thanked the Pat O’Donnell Civic Center Board … Read more

Tough Budget Decisions on Tap for Iron County

As the Iron County Board of Supervisors continues to work on the budget, finance committee chairman Kurt Wolff reports that $1.75 million had already been saved from the 2024 budget, by addressing oversights, cutting expenses and putting off some capital expenditures. TheDailyGlobe reports that Phase 1 of the work also avoided cutting any employees. There … Read more

Got Questions About Medicare?

The Vilas County Aging and Disability Resource Center is holding a seminar called Maximizing Your Medicare, at the Boulder Junction Community Center. TheLakelandTimes reports the seminar, put on by the Boulder Junction Public Library will feature J. Patrick Smothers, an elder benefit specialist. The presentation will go over the different parts of Medicare and the … Read more

GCC Gets Help to Move Into Places They’re Never Been

A grant from the USDA will allow Gogebic Community College to expand to rural classrooms. Dual enrollment options will be added to schools in L’Anse, Dollar Bay and Ontonagon, including virtual learning hubs. The grant encourages a focus on telemedicine,but the hope is do do more in the future. GCC’s Interim Dean of Occupational Programs … Read more

There WILL Be A Fair This Year…

The Gogebic County Fair is on! The fair board has confirmed it. In a different place, of course. After the fires at the fairgrounds, Fair Board members had to decide to move the fair or not have one. It was decided the new spot would be the Pat O’Donnell Civic Center in Ironwood, which will … Read more

Land in A Couple of Counties Going Up for Sale

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is holding a surplus land auction. Parcels in Houghton and Ontonagon counties will be part of that auction on Wednesday. Surplus land sales helps the DNR manage the land it overses and provides necessary funds to acquire critical land for the public to provide future outdoor opportunities. Interested bidders … Read more