Author: Jesse Baroka

IRONWOOD – Today is First Friday in downtown Ironwood.  Tonight, the Historic Ironwood Theatre will feature the movie EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE at 7:00 p.m., SUFFOLK STREET EATERY will have a First Friday tastings of Soule Sweets & Party Time Mixes.  CONTRAST COFFEE has artist Myrtle May, Katie Rose Tarot readings. 4:00 to 6:00 […]

HURLEY – Fire Crews were called to the Munch bar in Hurley Tuesday night.  Fire started on the west side of the building in the Bada Bing part of the bar.  The Munch on their Facebook page saying nobody was hurt and is praising fire crews for the quick response and their fast action to […]

IRONWOOD – After Pandemic Delays, Ironwood Gets Ready to Upgrade Fire Department Equipment. Ironwood will soon be the proud owner of a new Pierce Pumper Fire Engine. The city commission approved the purchase of the new piece of firefighting equipment at it’s meeting earlier in the week. The truck, once its ordered, will take three […]

BESSEMER – City of Bessemer Votes to Support Copper Peak Refurbishment…A resolution to support Copper Peak as an asset to the Gogebic Range and Western Upper Peninsula was passed by the Bessemer City Council on Monday. Mayor Adam Zak said that the board of directors for Copper Peak lacks about $4 million towards beginning to […]

LAC DU FLAMBEAU (AP) — Northern Wisconsin landowners are asking a federal judge to order the removal of barricades set up by the Lac Du Flambeau Native American tribe in a decadelong dispute over roads on tribal land. According to a lawsuit filed Tuesday, home and business owners have only been able to leave their […]

PRICE COUNTY – Price County Sheriffs are investigating an incident involving counterfeit money.  Two suspects have been taken into custody in connection and a search warrant was conducted in the Township of Worcester. The suspects are being investigated in Price County as well as throughout the state of Wisconsin regarding passing counterfeit US currency.  The […]

MARQUETTE – The Michigan legislature passed the Lowering MI Costs plan Tuesday night.  This plan will deliver a $1 billion tax break for Michigan working families and retirees. The plan rolls back the retirement tax to save 500,000 households an average of $1,000 a year. The plan also quintuples the Working Families Tax Credit.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Two Republican legislators are trying to persuade their colleagues to support their plan to force Wisconsin’s embattled parole commission to abide by open meeting laws and post its decisions online. The Assembly Committee on State Affairs held a public hearing on Rep. John Spiros and Sen. Van Wanggaard’s bill Wednesday. The […]

IRONWOOD – The city of Ironwood along with cities, townships and counties across Michigan are sharing $59.5 million in adult-use marijuana tax funds from the 2022 fiscal year.  According to the Michigan treasury department eligible Michigan municipalities and counties will soon receive “more than $51,800 for every licensed retail store and microbusiness located within its […]

MINOCQUA – The Lakeland Union High School Board of Education had to make a bit of a U-turn with regard to it’s decision to hire a new head baseball coach for the district. The Lakeland Times reports that district administrator Smudde said they were all ready to hire their #1 candidate when their background check […]