Author: Jesse Baroka

IRONWOOD – Gogebic Community College President, Dr. George McNulty, has announced his intention to resign effective June 30, 2023, at the regular monthly meeting of the Gogebic Community College Board of Trustees.  McNulty has served as the President of the College since July 2019 and has been employed with GCC for four years.

ASHLAND – Enbridge Energy Line Five Relocation Project Advances forward. The segment of Enbridge Energy’s Line 5 that is due to be moved is coming closer to being rerouted. The line is due to moved away from the Bad River Tribe of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians at the request of the tribe, which resides in […]

HARSHAW, Wis. – A head-on crash Saturday on Highway 51 just south of Minocqua between two vehicles, results in two injuries. According to the Wisconsin DOT, first responders were called to the scene at around 2:30 Saturday. Traffic on U.S. 51 was diverted for about 90 minutes.  The severity of those injuries is unknown. 

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Disabled voters who need assistance submitting absentee ballots say local election leaders across Wisconsin are not following federal law during early voting in the high-stakes state Supreme Court race. They say election officials are incorrectly telling them they can’t have another person return their ballot for them. Absentee ballots, and who […]

WATERSMEET – At the end of the week, a fundraiser for elders of the Lac Vieux Desert Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians was held in Watersmeet. Community members purchased bag lunches, the proceeds from which will benefit the elders trip program. The tribe’s goal is to support efforts to share knowledge of the elders […]

TOMAHAWK – The Tomahawk Police department has concluded an investigation into Drug Distribution at a Tomahawk home.  The department executed a search warrant resulting in, two adults being taken into custody: 41-year-old David W. Fish and 34-year-old Crystal L. Dean. Both were transported to the Lincoln County Jail on felony charges of Maintaining a Drug […]

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — Federal officials are delaying a decision on whether to approve an oil pipeline tunnel in a Great Lakes waterway. The Army Corps of Engineers on Thursday released a new timeline for consideration of the project in Michigan’s Straits of Mackinac. Enbridge Energy wants to drill the tunnel to house a […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Hackers are attacking the Wisconsin court system’s computer network. The state court system said in a statement yesterday that a cyberattack began early this week. Network users may have experienced intermittent service or slower than usual response times from online services.  The court system has taken effective counter measures but did […]

IRONWOOD – Nursing education will be increased in Ironwood thanks to a new partnership signed recently by Gogebic Community College and Northern Michigan University.  In a press release the college says by collaborating with Northern Michigan University, Gogebic Community College will now offer seamless opportunities for nurses with associate degrees to complete their Bachelor of […]

IRONWOOD – A Special Election is scheduled to take place in the City of Ironwood on Tuesday, May 2, 2023, for the Ironwood Area Schools Bond Proposal. The polls will be open from 7:00 A.M. to 8:00 P.M. on Election Day. The polling location is at the Memorial Building, 213 S. Marquette Street. Precincts 1, […]