3/12/2026

IRONWOOD - Applications for Congressional Discretionary Spending awards related to three ongoing city projects were approved by Ironwood City Commission members this week. Paul Anderson, the city manager, provided a summary of the planned projects: that includes The Affordable Housing Project by Wells Fargo.  According to Anderson in a related agenda report, “the city of Ironwood has been in talks with a developer for multiple years to create 50 units of affordable housing at the old Wells Fargo site held by the city of Ironwood in downtown Ironwood. “The developer now has a funding deficit of $2.5 million. In addition, Anderson pointed out that the city would have to apply for a $10 million low-income housing tax credit through the Michigan State Housing Development Authority, or MSHDA, in order for the project to be successful.

3/12/2026

LAKE SUPERIOR - The Michigan Department of Natural Resources released information about the state of fish populations in Upper Michigan’s lakes.  According to the numbers lake trout in Lake Superior are officially recovered. Even though Lake Superior is fully recovered, sea lamprey will always be an issue in the big lake.  The arrival of sea lamprey in the Great Lakes occurred in the mid-1900s which caused the trout population to decline.  The 2026 survey season is expected to start in the next couple of weeks.  The Great Lakes fisheries surveys happen every year between April and November.

3/12/2026

MINOCQUA — Governor Tony Evers has approved a $1.2 million plan to update a stretch of US Highway 51 in Minocqua.  The stretch is from the Minocqua Lake Bridge to Front Street. The construction will consist of updating pedestrian road ramps, pavement markings and deteriorating concrete.  Work is estimated to begin on March 30 and completion is slated to be October 9.