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Fair Board members question pending demolition plan
By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] IRONWOOD — With only nine weeks remaining before the Gogebic County Fair, members of the Fair Board are voicing concern about fairground structures that were earmarked for demolition this year. “I don’t k...
Six local museums offering joint themes this summer
By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] A half dozen museums in Gogebic and Iron counties are joining forces to offer exhibits on the same themes during each of the three summer months. "Displays are up," said JoAnn Fleming of the Ironwood...
Annual GRRR fundraiser rolls out on Iron Belle Trail
By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] IRONWOOD — Fine weather drew dozens of people Sunday to the Gogebic Range Ride and Run, which started and ended at the Historic Ironwood Depot Park. The GRRR...
Bessemer planners clear zoning for self-storage units
By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] BESSEMER — Members of the Bessemer Planning Commission voted on Tuesday evening to approve a zoning amendment that will allow self-storage units with permission in C-2 (Corridor Mixed Use) and Country...
'Honor their memory'
By JASON JUNO [email protected] IRONWOOD - Ironwood honored those who died serving their country with its annual Memorial Day observance Monday. The day started with a parade that went from...
Ironwood graduates encouraged to 'embrace every opportunity'
By MEGAN HUGHES [email protected] IRONWOOD — Twenty-nine students graduated from Luther L. Wright High School at its 132nd commencement ceremony Friday evening. The ceremony featured speeches from members of faculty and the school board, as...
Bessemer remembers those who served
By LARRY HOLCOMBE [email protected] BESSEMER — Jim Tannheimer was the guest speaker at Memorial Day services at Hillcrest Cemetery in Bessemer Monday morning. Tannheimer grew up in Yale Location, graduated from Bessemer high school and...
Marenisco honors its veterans
By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] MARENISCO — A Memorial Day service drew a long string of folks along the stone wall surrounding the Marenisco Township Cemetery. Amidst mild temperatures, American Legion Post 523 Commander John Zorich and...
Commission hears update on water treatment project
By LARRY HOLCOMBE [email protected] IRONWOOD — The Ironwood City Commission heard an update on the city’s proposed Phase 2 of its water treatment plant project as part of a public hearing Monday evening. Jeff Sjoquist of Coleman...
Bessemer City Council discusses concerns about restoration after street projects
By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] BESSEMER — Members of the Bessemer City Council want detailed feedback from local property owners regarding restoration still needed as a result of utility and road work in the past couple years. The city is...
Hiking season begins in Porkies wilderness state park
By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] WAKEFIELD TOWNSHIP - Crisp air and a lack of flies and mosquitoes make spring and early summer a great time to enjoy hiking in local parks. That was the case...
FEMA, state officials assess Gogebic County damage
By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] Four members of the Federal Emergency Management Agency visited Gogebic County on Monday to assess damages in relation to recent flooding and spring storms. They were joined by two members of the Michigan...
Western UP reports $30 million in weather damage
By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] Two recent storms, along with flooding in relation to a heavy snow season, has resulted in tens of millions of dollars in damage for six counties in the western U.P. “So far, approximately $30 million in dama...
Gogebic grads implored to be 'authentic'
By MEGAN HUGHES [email protected] IRONWOOD - Gogebic Community College celebrated its 89th commencement ceremony on Friday evening, with families, friends and faculty celebrating the...
Hurley to replace dust collection system in shop classroom
By LARRY HOLCOMBE [email protected] HURLEY — After months of study the Hurley School District has settled on a new dust collection system for the school’s shop classroom. The school board was presented with three system proposals...
Zoning committee denies potential campground in Mercer
By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] HURLEY — Members of the Iron County Comprehensive Planning/Land and Zoning Committee voted on Tuesday to deny the construction of a recreation-based business at a site owned by Melvin Pemble on Boyer Road in...
'Safe and sound'
By JASON JUNO [email protected] Hurley senior Eli Talsma eats lunch daily with 8-year-old Nante Niemi and he’s gone sledding and tubing with him in the winter. So when the search party Talsma joined closed in on the missing Hurley second...
Back to drawing board
By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] WAKEFIELD - The status of the connecting link between Ramsay and Wakefield is again in question for Trail 2. The trail, which is managed in part by the Gogebic...
Bessemer officials eye Bluff Valley Park pond improvements
By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] BESSEMER — Members of the Bessemer Parks and Recreation Commission agreed last week on a three-year plan to improve the status of the fishing pond in Bluff Valley Park. “The long range should be to plant...
Ironwood opens compost site to residents for free
By LARRY HOLCOMBE [email protected] IRONWOOD — Ironwood’s compost site will be free to use for city residents this year. On advice from the city manager Paul Anderson, the City Commission on Monday approved a change in policy for use...
Bessemer to supply water for Wakefield, GRWA
By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] GOGEBIC COUNTY — A meeting of the minds on Tuesday resulted in the unprecedented decision to facilitate the temporary transfer of water from the city of Bessemer to surrounding communities that have been...
Ironwood bond proposal fails
By LARRY HOLCOMBE [email protected] IRONWOOD — Voters in the Ironwood Area School District defeated a $16 million bond proposal Tuesday. The vote failed 62% to 38%, with 1,154 people voting “no” and 711 voting “yes.” The propos...
Region reports millions in storm damage
By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] GOGEBIC RANGE - Attempts to ascertain damage from a mid-April storm that could result in federal emergency funds have been thwarted by yet another storm that...
Watersmeet Township voters approve operating millage renewal
WATERSMEET — Voters in Watersmeet Township approved an operating millage renewal on Tuesday. By a vote of 195 to 46 (81% yes to 19% no), the voters approved a four-year renewal of 3.5 mils. According to the ballot language, 3.5 mills ($3.50 per...
Ontonagon, Gogebic counties assess flood damage
By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] After melting snow and a recent blizzard created multiple floods throughout the region, emergency declarations issued by the state have grown in the past week from three to eight counties in the western U.P....