12/04/2025

IRONWOOD – The Ironwood Chamber says they have 19 remaining unsold Chamber Jack Frost Raffle tickets that are available for purchase at the Chamber Office.  The Drawing is at 2pm on Saturday.  There will be 10 cash prizes awarded.  Top prize is $5,000.

12/03/2025

UPPER MICHIGAN - The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services is reporting increased influenza activity.  Health experts say it could be the start of an early flu season and urge people to get vaccinated.  Western U.P. Health Department Medical Director Dr. Robert Van Howe says there’s been some sporadic influenza outbreaks in the U.P. recently. He says there’s no cause for concern yet, but he says that means there’s still time to get your flu shot. Statistics show less than 20% of Michigan residents are vaccinated. 

12/03/2025

UPPER MICHIGAN - 180,000 deer were registered across the state this firearm deer season, as numbers continue to decline in Upper Michigan. Menominee County was one of the top three counties in the state for the deer harvest, with more than 2,500 deer harvested.  Experts say late November winter weather played a role in hunters seeing fewer deer; however, the deer that were seen appeared to be healthy.  The number of hunters who purchased tags this year was up slightly, around one percent.  The number of deer reported may be adjusted as some hunters are a little late registering their harvest.  Gogebic County deer harvest numbers were up by about 40 over last year, Ontonagon harvest totals about the same as last year up by only 5.