Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Thursday, Aug. 6 Community Pickleball, 9-noon, Patterson Tennis Court, weather permitting. Gogebic County Veterans Service Officer, 10:30-11:30 a.m., Wakefield City Hall; 1-2 p.m., Watersmeet Township; 2:45-3:15 p.m., Marenisco Township. 906-667-1110. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. SMART Recovery, 4:30 p.m., 101 E. Mary St., Bessemer. Knights of Columbus 4th Degree Pere Menard Assembly 471, 6...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] HURLEY — The Iron County Health Department released the results of last month’s testing events in Hurley and Mercer Monday. A total of 251 tests were administered at the July 23 testing event in Hurley, with 17 positives cases reported; while there were 228 tests and six positive cases at the July 24 event in Mercer. Health Department officials said not all the positive cases were Iron County residents. Health department officials are pleased with the testing events themselves, but ack...
By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] BESSEMER — Today is election day in Michigan as voters face a partisan primary election for many local, state and federal offices, as well as a few local millage requests. The winners of their respective primaries will advance to the Nov. 3 general election. Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Voters may select either the Democratic or Republican party column on the ballot when choosing candidates in partisan races. There are no third party candidates in this election who are on the primary ba...
By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] WAKEFIELD - John Cox and Mandy Lake were both born in Wakefield, and they each left the region to pursue higher education and the jobs that went with it. Both of them, however, returned and it appears they are here to stay. Cox is the supervisor of Wakefield Township and Lake is the township clerk who will assume the top job directly after the November election. She is the only person running for the role. In a recent interview at the township hall, the...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] HURLEY — Iron County Sheriff Paul Samardich indicated his department won’t be forcing people to wear masks in a clarification he issued Friday regarding Gov. Tony Evers’ Thursday order mandating the wearing of masks or face coverings when in indoor public places. “In order to provide some clarification, please be advised the Iron County Sheriff’s Office will not be responding to complaints of individuals violating the governor’s mandate, nor will it be taking any direct law enforcement action as i...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Saturday, Aug. 1 Community Pickleball, 9-noon, Patterson Tennis Court, weather permitting. Union Station Food Pantry and Northern Food Bank, 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., 252 E. Ayer St., Ironwood. Alcoholics Anonymous, 11 a.m., Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Community Pickleball Paddlers, 2-5 p.m., Mercer School gymnasium. 715-776-4588. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Sunday, Aug. 2...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] LANSING — As the number of COVID-19 cases continues to rise in their states, the governors in Michigan and Wisconsin have brought back measures from earlier this year designed to halt the spread of the coronavirus. In Michigan, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed a pair of executive orders Wednesday that again limits the size of gatherings to 10 people and closes bars to indoor service — including in the Upper Peninsula and other parts of the state’s Region 8. The order takes effect starting today. “As w...
mmunity news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Friday, July 31 Mercer Food Pantry, noon-1 p.m., Railroad Street, Mercer, Wis. Emergencies: 715-476-7655. Alcoholics Anonymous/ Al-Anon, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Harbortown AA, 7:30 p.m. EST, Ontonagon United Methodist Church basement, next to Holiday gas station, Ontonagon. area74.org. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7:30 p.m., Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Saturday, Aug. 1 Community Pickleball, 9-noon, Patterson Tennis...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Thursday, July 30 Community Pickleball, 9-noon, Patterson Tennis Court, weather permitting. Gogebic County Veterans Service Officer, 10:30-11:30 a.m., Wakefield City Hall; 1-2 p.m., Watersmeet Township; 2:45-3:15 p.m., Marenisco Township. 906-667-1110. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. SMART Recovery, 4:30 p.m., 101 E. Mary St., Bessemer. Alcoholics Anonymous, 6:30 p.m., First Presbyterian Church,...
By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] IRONWOOD — The Ironwood City Commission on Monday approved a resolution to support a grant application that would help renovate Norrie Park and embark on a Montreal River water trail project. The board 5-0 approved Resolution No. 020-011, a Trust Fund grant application with the Michigan Department of Natural Resources. The meeting followed a public hearing on the topic that had been delayed due to the coronavirus pandemic impact on the MDNR grant process. “I am excited about the opportunity to deve...
By P.J. GLISSON [email protected] WAKEFIELD - The Wakefield City Council voted Monday evening to adopt a final water project plan in relation to an area of Wakefield Township that is served by the city water system. "The area affectionately known as 'Bingoville' comprises five properties in the immediate area of the former Bingo Motel and Gas Station," wrote Brown in a related report to the council. Brown explained that the "substandard" connection had been installed privately years ago,...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Wednesday, July 29 Christian Men of the Northland, 6:6:30 a.m., Uptown Cafe, Ironwood. Alcoholics Anonymous, open meeting, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Iron County Veterans Service Officer, 1-3 p.m., Mercer, Wis., Town Hall. 715-561-2190. Mercer Health and Wellness Pickleball, 3-6 p.m., Mercer Community Center. IMPACT Life Support Group, 6:30 p.m., Woodland Church, Ironwood. Adult Children of Alcoholics, 7 p.m.,...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] As the number of local cases of COVID-19 continues to climb, local health officials continue to warn residents about the need to contain the spread of the virus. The Iron County Health Department announced additional possible exposure sites, while the Western Upper Peninsula Health Department joined with the other five health departments across the U.P. to warn residents of rising infection rates across the region. “In the past few weeks, the Upper Peninsula has seen a dramatic increase in p...
By CHARITY SMITH [email protected] BESSEMER - The Gogebic County 4-H Club, a division of the Michigan State University-Extension program, will be hosting a virtual livestock showcase and auction on Aug. 6-8. "We decided to go on with it because we didn't have any other option, to have a way for the kids to sell them other than selling them personally," said Ashley Dennis, 4-H program coordinator. "We thought this way, they would still be able to take part in an auction and sell their ani...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Tuesday, July 28 Community Pickleball, 9-noon, Patterson Tennis Court, weather permitting. Gogebic County Veterans Service Officer, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Ironwood Memorial Building. 906-667-1110. Breakfast For Your Brain, 10 a.m., Mercer, Wis., Community Center. 715-561-2695. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Ironwood Kiwanis Club, noon, Golden Dragon. Woods and Blooms Garden Club, 6:30 p.m., Haines C...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] HURLEY - The Iron County Health Department released two additional locations in Iron County Thursday where someone who tested positive for COVID-19 was present while positive. "(The announcement) is not intended to lay blame on anyone who tests positive (people may not have symptoms during their period of communicability and may not know they are sick), any local businesses, or other locations identified," a health department spokesperson said in...
By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] HURLEY - Dozens of automobiles were already in line Thursday morning when an all-day COVID-19 testing event started at the Hurley K-12 school parking lots. The event was organized by Team 22, Detachment Delta of the Wisconsin Army National Guard's special COVID-19 testing support unit that went into effect under a federal order after Gov. Tony Evers declared a public health emergency on March 12, according to a spokesperson for the 24-member team...
By TOM LAVENTURE [email protected] BESSEMER — The Gogebic County Board of Commissioners on Wednesday approved several administrative actions for various departments. In the finance, budgeting and auditing committee meeting prior to the regular meeting, the members approved a sheriff’s office request to apply for a hazardous pay grant from Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act money available through the state of Michigan. The grant would allow all sheriff’s office employees up to $1,000 in reimbursement for C...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Friday, July 24 Mercer Food Pantry, noon-1 p.m., Railroad Street, Mercer, Wis. Emergencies: 715-476-7655. Alcoholics Anonymous/ Al-Anon, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Harbortown AA, 7:30 p.m. EST, Ontonagon United Methodist Church basement, next to Holiday gas station, Ontonagon. area74.org. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7:30 p.m., Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Government Gogebic County Land Bank,...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Thursday, July 23 Community Pickleball, 9-noon, Patterson Tennis Court, weather permitting. Gogebic County Veterans Service Officer, 10:30-11:30 a.m., Wakefield City Hall; 1-2 p.m., Watersmeet Township; 2:45-3:15 p.m., Marenisco Township. 906-667-1110. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. SMART Recovery, 4:30 p.m., 101 E. Mary St., Bessemer. Alcoholics Anonymous, 6:30 p.m., First Presbyterian Church,...
By RICHARD JENKINS [email protected] HURLEY — The Iron County Health Department reported eight new positive COVID-19 cases in Iron County Tuesday as the number of local cases linked to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic continues to increase. Tuesday’s eight new positives bring Iron County’s total to 37 — 20 more cases than the county had a little over one week ago when health officials reported seven new cases had brought Iron County’s total to 17 on July 13. At the beginning of July, the health department had reported a total of...
By CHARITY SMITH [email protected] MARENISCO - The Marenisco Volunteer Fire Department is looking to grow its ranks and is aiming at getting young people interested in firefighting by sponsoring a Junior Cadet program. The department is holding a series of firefighting training demonstrations for its cadets, ages 14 to 18. The next session is set for Aug. 5 at 5 p.m., and will feature a demonstration of firefighting techniques as well as a question and answer session. Cadets meet once a...
Email calendar items and community news to [email protected]. For more information, call 906-932-2211. Wednesday, July 22 Alcoholics Anonymous, open meeting, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. DOVE Support Group, noon-2 p.m. 906-932-4990. Iron County Veterans Service Officer, 1-3 p.m., Mercer, Wis., Town Hall. 715-561-2190. Mercer Health and Wellness Pickleball, 3-6 p.m., Mercer Community Center. Survivors of Suicide, 6 p.m., Zion Lutheran Church basement, Ironwood. IMPACT Life Support Group, 6:30 p.m., Woodland Church,...
IRONWOOD TOWNSHIP - The Gogebic-Iron County Airport officially opened again Saturday evening after more than a month of runway reconstruction. The runway rehabilitation and runway lighting reconstruction project required the airport closure on June 1. The $5.19 million project was to be completed on July 15, but weather and scheduling issues delayed the project until July 18. "We're going back to work," said Michael Harma, airport manager. There were engineers on the field who were overseeing...
HURLEY — As the number of local COVID-19 cases continues to rise, the Iron County Health Department announced it is partnering with the Wisconsin National Guard to increase the availability of COVID-19 testing in Iron County later this week. There are a pair of testing events planned, with one scheduled in Hurley and a second in Mercer. The Hurley event will take place from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday at the Hurley K-12 School and the Mercer event will be from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday at the Department of Natural Resources Ranger Station at 5...
