7/16/2026

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Democratic candidate for Governor Sara Rodriguez says she discovered her campaign has hundreds of thousands of dollars less cash than she thought after campaign ads slated to run last week did not air due to unpaid invoices. Rodriguez announced late Sunday night that she has fired her campaign manager after discovering contributions had been double counted and expenses were undercounted, leading to her campaign having far less money than she thought. Rodriguez saying she is staying in the race. The primary is on Aug. 11.

Air Quality Alert

IRONWOOD - The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality has issued an Air Quality Alert for today for elevated levels of fine particulate due to wildfire smoke. Pollutants are expected to be in the Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups.  Smoke hanging in the air through tomorrow for the entire U.P. and Northern Wisconsin. 

7/15/2026

IRONWOOD - The Gogebic Range Health Foundation (GRHF) has awarded $41,700 to 8 local organizations through its 2026 Community Health Grant cycle, supporting youth engagement, mental health, community food systems, and connected communities across the Gogebic Range. This cycle drew over $117,000 in requests for $35,000 available, and GRHF was able to utilize some additional funding from the Jonathan A. Erickson Fund to grants aligned with mental health initiatives.  2026 Grant Recipients include $14,200 to Saint Mauds Sloyd woodworking programming for youth, $5,500 Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Western U.P. for Summer staffing to rebuild mentoring capacity; $4,000 to Communities That Care Coalition for Youth and family engagement programming; $5,500 to Gogebic Community College for Mental health programming for students and community; $2,500 to Wakefield-Marenisco School District for Snowshoe equipment and transportation for outdoor recreation; $4,000 to the SISU Dirt Crew for Beginner mountain bike trails near Ironwood School; $3,500 to the Historic Ironwood Theatre for their Youth Theater Workshop; and $2,500 to Ironwood Area Schools for their Camp Nesbitt outdoor education program. The Gogebic Range Health Foundation has invested more than $1 million in the Gogebic Range since its founding in 2015, serving Iron County, WI and Gogebic County