4/25/2025

HURLEY - After months of discussion and examination of how other counties handle searching for new county managers, the Iron County Board of Supervisors has approved posting an advert for the position of County Manager. There is an extended list of qualifications, requiring advanced finance and budgeting skills to develop financial plans, analyze and interpret financial data and assess future financial needs,”along with a thorough understanding of contract law, insurance, finance, technology and personnel management. The prospective manager also will “exercise considerable initiative and judgment collaborating with department managers to accomplish goals and objectives and to maintain county standards.” Scheduling of the actual posting has yet to be determined.

4/25/2025

UPPER MICHIGAN - A package of bills to ban local governments from enforcing sanctuary policies in Michigan has passed a State House committee.  The Michigan House Government Operations Committee passed the bills by a vote of 3-2. The bills would withhold revenue sharing from sanctuary cities and municipalities. Republicans sponsoring the bills say the purpose is to encourage communities to cooperate with federal immigration enforcement.  Democrats say they are concerned taking funding away from communities could do more harm than good.  The next step for the bills is a vote in the full state House of Representatives.

4/24/2025

IRONWOOD - Fire crew were called to the scene of a house fire at around 3:30 yesterday afternoon near the corner of Mullen Street and Washington in the city of Ironwood.  A neighbor posted on the WUPM Facebook page that she heard an explosion a block away coming from the home.  No information regarding the blaze has yet been released, the single-story home appears to have suffered severe fire and smoke damage.