HURLEY - The Iron County Court House offices of the Clerk, Treasurer, Register of Deeds, Zoning, Veterans and UW Extension will be closing at 11:30 today, the remainder of the Iron County Court House will remain open until 4:00p. The Iron County Court House will be closed tomorrow, Friday April 18th for Good Friday.
BESSEMER – The city of Bessemer warning homeowners that have not had their water meters changed over to the new electronic meters to call city hall to schedule the change before it’s too late. The City of Bessemer Department of Public Works crew is 2 weeks away from the start of its scheduled days to replace water meters for many city residents. There are about 80 residents in the city that are not in compliance with the new meters and letters have been mailed to those home owners. These meter changes are free of charge. If you've received a letter, please call the Bessemer City Hall to schedule the meter change. The dates of April 29-May 1; May 13-15 and May 27-29 have been set aside to change meters. If those dates conflict with homeowners, another date can be chosen, within a reasonable timeframe. Any residence that has not scheduled a meter change, water will be shut off to those homes on June 4 and service will not be restored until the meter has been changed and a $30 off/on fee will also be charged to the homeowner.Â
IRONWOOD - After a 5-2 vote by the Gogebic County Commission last month, the Friends of the Gogebic County Fair have taken over management of fair and the fairgrounds. Those who attended the meeting were given a timeline of the meetings that led to the takeover and plans for this year’s fair were discussed as well as goals for next year regarding construction plans and community involvement. The Board of Directors for the Friends of the Fair consists of chairman Jim Gribble, along with vice chair Red Richards, Secretary Lori Bennetts and member Keith Tippett. There will be a booth selling food as a fundraiser for the fair at Festival Ironwood in July. The board talked about repairs to the cattle barn, which are hoped to be complete before the event and discussed a lead on a small-scale carnival for the younger kids for this year’s event. A 3-on-3 basketball tournament, volleyball and horseshoe tournaments were discussed as possibilities for this year’s fair which is set for August 7-10th.
