9/24/2026

BESSEMER – The Bessemer Pumpkin Festival kicks off today with Pumpkin Decorating at the Gogebic Ontonagon Community Action site open to seniors 60 years of age and older.  Tomorrow the Pumpkin Festival kicks into full swing with Geocaching starting at noon, The Finlander 5 card tournament at 2, the Midnight poker run starting at 3, free carnival rides opening at 5 tomorrow and karaoke starting at 8pm and JJs Yale Bar.  Saturday is Family Fun Day with free carnival rides and activities starting at 8am.  Bessemer’s Pumpkin Festival runs through Sunday. 

9/23/2026

HURLEY – Hurley School warning of an email phishing scam.  The school says suspicious emails that appear to come directly from our school staff have gone out to the public the result of a staff member's email account being compromised.  Clicking on these attachments creates the greatest threat.  The school saying not to click on any documents or attachments unless you are 100% certain it's real.  You should maintain the mindset that the school will never email you to announce that you have won anything, and that there is never a 3-minute time limit to respond to a request sent from the Hurley School.  Also be aware of emails with Generic greetings like "Dear Customer" or "Dear User" and watch for odd phrasing, spelling errors, or poor formatting or unexpected requests for passwords, personal data, or payment.

9/23/2026

IRONWOOD - The Downtown Ironwood Mural Festival has come to an end for this year.  Five new mural installations were put up downtown.  Local Ironwood businesses supported the installation of the murals and artists this year.  Forslund’s Building Supply and Mukavitz Heating and Cooling provided the artists with lifts and scaffolding free of charge.  Travel Ironwood provided additional funding so the city could do 5 murals instead of just 4. The Ironwood Chamber of Commerce donated funds to help cover housing of the artists and Superior Getaways provided discounted accommodations for the mural artists.