5/16/2025

WAKEFIELD / ASHLAND – The Wakefield and Wakefield Township city wide garage sale is tomorrow.  More information and a list of all the sales are available at the Wakefield Chamber office.  The city of Ashland is also holding a city-wide garage sale tomorrow.

5/15/2025

GOGEBIC COUNTY – Gogebic County Sheriff’s Office says the two missing juveniles have been found safe.  The 13-year-old and 15-year-old, believed to be voluntary runaways and together were found around midday yesterday.   13-year-old Savannah Merrill and 15-year-old Kyler Breese were last seen in Bessemer, MI in the middle of the night Tuesday before they went missing. The two were found in the local area.  Law enforcement credits tips from the public for helping to find the two teens quickly.  No other details were released. 

5/15/2025

IRONWOOD - The results of the Red Bull Copper Peak 400 are in. The race held this past Saturday had more than 700 entrants, with 506 successfully completing the climb. Competitors from across the country made their way over 1300 feet on the natural ski hill before beginning the arduous climb of the Copper Peak Ski Jump, thought to be the highest in the world. Ian Torchia of Ann Arbor, winner of the Red Bull 400 in 2018, again claimed first in the men’s division with a time of 4:40. Nick Niemi of Hancock placed second with 4:50, and Colin Freed of Minneapolis came in third with 4:58. In the women’s division, Kristen Monahan of Houghton won first place with her time of 6:30, while Carolyn Warren of Ironwood placed second with 7:08 and Abby Samardich of Bessemer came in third with 7:23. A racers view of the 400 can be found on YouTube.