3/09/2026

GOGEBIC COUNTY —-Wide spread power outages affected the region Saturday morning.  The lights went out at around 7:30 in the morning after many reported hearing a loud bang at the Norrie Location power substation in Ironwood.  The outage affected areas from Hurley to Lake Gogebic and disrupted cell phone and internet service to the region.  Power was restored to most by 2:30 Saturday afternoon.  The cause of the area wide outage has not been released by Xcel Energy. 

3/09/2026

IRONWOOD - Michigan's gas prices jumped up 56 cents in the past week, in keeping with gas price spikes across the country.  Michigan drivers are now paying an average of $3.55 per gallon for regular unleaded gas. This price is 72 cents per gallon more than this time last month, and 51 cents more than this time last year.  The most expensive gas price averages in Michigan this week are in Saginaw $3.65, The lowest in Marquette at $3.40.  Ironwood prices were just above the state average at $3.59 a gallon this morning. 

3/09/2026

GOGEBIC COUNTY – Snowmobile trails taking a hit due to warmer temperatures and rain over the weekend. Though trails in Northern Iron County and around the Ironwood area are still open the Gogebic Range Trail Authority says the trail from Ramsey to Wakefield that follows the road is not rideable at this time cutting off connections between the two towns.  However, several inches of snow is in the forecast over the next few days along with colder more seasonable temperatures.