12/18/2025

IRONWOOD - Steven Kopf, of Ironwood, was selected as the new Nursing instructor at Gogebic Community College in Ironwood. He currently serves as a clinical instructor for the nursing program at GCC. Kopf currently works as a Flight Nurse/Paramedic with Guardian Flight.  He will begin his duties in January.  An open house is planned for Tuesday, January 20 from 3-5pm CST for the public to view the college’s newly renovated Nursing lab and classrooms on the third floor of the Rutger Erickson Academic Building on the GCC Campus in Ironwood.  GCC will be closed December 24, 2025 – January 1, 2026. This includes the Lindquist Student and Conference Center, walking track and gymnasium. The Spring semester begins on Monday, January 12, 2026.

12/18/2025

ONTONAGON COUNTY - Applications are open for the 2026-2027 Porcupine Mountains Artist-In-Residence Program (spring, summer, fall, winter). The program seeks artists inspired by the northern wilderness.  Selected artists receive a rustic cabin and an optional backcountry permit for a minimum two-week residency. Open to all art forms aligning with the park’s mission, artists must demonstrate artistic integrity, engage with the park, donate an original inspired work, and share their experience via public talks or demonstrations.  Applications are due by Feb. 14, 2026. Find more information and applications at porkies.org/artist-in-residence and the Friends of the Porkies Facebook page.

12/17/2025

BESSEMER - An Odanah woman was given a 10-30 year prison sentence for conspiracy with intent to deliver methamphetamine, enhanced by her habitual offender status.

 Dalani Cain Leyva, 56, a major meth trafficker between Duluth and Ontonagon County, was arrested on July 24 in Wakefield during a GIANT task force traffic stop. The driver, Erick Schutte, possessed meth. Leyva, who had an outstanding warrant and was on parole, was found with meth, cash, and a contact list. A vehicle search yielded 28 grams of meth. Both confirmed they were heading to Bergland for deliveries. Prosecutor Nicholas Jacobs cited Leyva’s ten prior felonies, 14 misdemeanors, three prison sentences since 2018, and pending Wisconsin meth delivery charges. Schutte’s trial is set for March 2026.