12/23/2025

ASHLAND COUNTY – The Ashland County Sheriff’s Office is warning of another phone scam.  Someone posing as Sergeant David Wayne from the Sheriff's Office is making calls telling the caller that they missed jury duty, then claiming you have arrest warrants as a result.  They then instruct victims to pay at self-service kiosks to avoid arrest. The Sheriff’s Office DOES NOT make such calls and DO NOT share personal info or make payments to someone you don’t know that calls you.  If you're unsure, hang up and verify by calling the Ashland County Sheriff’s Office directly on their non-emergency phone number. 

12/23/2025

MERCER - Work continues on the Mercer Public Library’s $150,000 renovation. On the 24^th, the library will closed and starting on the 27^th through January 4^th, the contents of the building will be packed and moved out to allow for construction. Volunteers are needed to help with the move, drop-in help is welcome, and there is a list of dates and times help is needed on the library’s Facebook page. After the move, staff operate out of the Mercer Senior Center (Mondays and Fridays, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.) and the Mercer Town Hall (Wednesdays, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.). Patrons can still check out/return items and access 29 other library collections via the Northern Waters Library System. Reopening is planned for late February.

12/23/2025

IRONWOOD - Michigan’s Western Gateway Trail Authority has successfully raised funds to purchase a new, heated snow groomer for the Iron Belle Trail system. A summer fundraiser, including a raffle, raised almost $22,000. Major contributors included the Ironwood Tourism Council, Gogebic Range Health Foundation, Republic Services, and the Bessemer Wakefield Rotary. The new groomer will allow for annual grooming, extending the area to Ramsay, and will enable winter use of the connection between the Iron Belle Trail and Ironwood’s Miner’s Memorial Park, benefiting cross-country skiers.