12/01/2025

IRONWOOD - Following a Nov. 10 censure against, the Gogebic County Commissioner Daniel Wood, the other members of the Gogebic County Board of Commissioners unanimously voted (with Wood opposing) to ask for his resignation. Wood said he was “shocked” by the censure, calling the reaction to the credit card use “way out of proportion.” He claimed he received no training and that he intended to repay the county for expenses like spa use and room service if they were not covered by per diem, which he said other counties permit. Since being elected by Ironwood voters other Commissioners questioned whether or not Wood is a resident of Ironwood or a resident of Hurley making him not eligible to serve on the board.  Wood said that state law only requires 173 days of in-district residency and that he would verify his address. County administrator Juliane Giackino reported Wood had not yet provided that information.  Chairman Daniel Siirila requested Wood provide his current address by the end of today.

12/01/2025

GOGEBIC / ONTONAGON COUNTIES – The Firearm Deer season ended yesterday in both Michigan and Wisconsin.  In Gogebic County updated harvest totals so a total of 283 deer this season, 275 antlered and 8 antlerless, that’s 19 deer harvested for Gogebic County over the weekend according to the DNR website.  In Ontonagon County 500 total deer harvested 474 antlered and 26 antlerless.  A total of 38 deer harvested over the weekend.  Michigan hunters are reminded to report deer kills to the DNR on their website or through the DNR app if they haven’t done so as of yet.  We are still waiting on deer kill information for Wisconsin Counties in our listening area from the Wisconsin DNR.

12/01/2025

IRONWOOD -  AAA of Michigan reports the state average is down 15 cents from a week ago. Drivers are now paying an average of $2.96 for a gallon of regular unleaded gas.  That price is 5 cents less than this time last month and 14 cents less than this time last year. The national average sits at $3.01 per gallon.  About half of the Counties in the U.P. are seeing gas prices below the state average including Gogebic County.  As of this morning Dickinson has the lowest gas price in the U.P. at $2.69 per gallon. The highest average is in Mackinac County at $3.26.  Ironwood Prices at $2.74 a gallon this morning.