5/28/2026

IRONWOOD - Gogebic Community College Emergency Medical Services (EMS) program received the Superior Impact Award from the Superior Health Foundation recently.  Nicole Rowe, Director of Allied Health says, “This was in relation to the good work the program is doing to address EMS needs in the western end of the upper peninsula and is a result of a grant GCC received from the foundation two years ago.”  The award was announced during the Gogebic Community College Board of Trustees meeting on Tuesday.  In other board action the board approved the sale of the Construction Technology student built 280 square foot structure that includes two utility storage areas, loft, kitchen, bathroom and utilities, and Kari Klemme, of Hurley, was approved as the new Business Faculty member.  Klemme has been employed at GCC employee for seven and a half years holding positions as the Bookstore Manager, Executive Assistant to the President and her most recent as the Marketing Strategist. She will begin her duties on August 15.

5/28/2026

N. WISCONSIN - Starting June 1, all UTV riders in Wisconsin, including drivers, will be required to wear seat belts under new statewide safety regulations. The new rules also ban towing people on trails, limit towing on ice to 10 mph, and add new window tint restrictions for UTVs. Wisconsin DNR officials said the changes are aimed at reducing deadly crashes, noting that many serious ATV and UTV accidents involve riders not wearing seat belts or helmets. The DNR reports that at least 14 fatal ATV/UTV crashes have occurred in Wisconsin this year, including nine on public roads.

5/28/2026

UPPER MICHIGAN - Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed a bipartisan bill Tuesday that forgives school makeup days for dozens of communities, including in all 15 counties in the U.P. that were impacted by severe weather following unprecedented snow melt, spring storms and flooding.  Whitmer says this will allow schools not to pay the price for unpredictable weather.