10/17/2025

GOGEBIC COUNTY, Mich. - One person is in jail, and two others are scheduled for sentencing for charges related to a May Gogebic County drug trafficking investigation.  Court records show Layla Filipek, of Two Rivers, Wis., was sentenced last week in Gogebic County Circuit Court for one count of delivery of meth. She has been ordered to serve a minimum of 10 months in jail and 3 years of probation after a plea agreement. Filipek was arrested alongside Shane T. Reinfelder, 39, of Pickford and Isaac Sawyer, 31, of Milwaukee, WI after a Gogebic Iron Area Narcotics Team investigation found that the three were involved in a plan to bring methamphetamine to Gogebic County for distribution.  Reinfelder is charged with 6 felonies as a result of the arrest he has entered a plea agreement, pleading guilty to one count of delivery of meth and one count of possession of a narcotic. He is scheduled for sentencing on Nov. 6.  Sawyer was charged with one felony count of assaulting a police officer and one misdemeanor count of assault and battery. Court records show he is expected to appear in Gogebic County Circuit Court for an unspecified hearing on Nov. 20, followed by a pretrial hearing on Dec. 9.

10/17/2025

BESSEMER - The Gogebic County Board of Commissioners has approved an agreement with the city of Wakefield for electrical upgrades at the county fairgrounds in Ironwood. The city will upgrade existing infrastructure and install new infrastructure for six campground pads. Commissioners sanctioned the agreement at their meeting earlier this month. According to a letter from the Wakefield City Manager work is expected to start this fall with an estimated cost of just over $6,300, which will be covered by the Friends of the Fair. City Manager Robert Brown noted that work performed directly by the city of Wakefield will not require a state electrical inspection, but any new electrical connections to the distribution grid, such as campground pedestal installations, will. Board chair Daniel Siirila expressed gratitude for the city’s cooperation, and commissioner Michael Yon praised the “great working relationship.”

10/17/2025

IRONWOOD - City of Ironwood water main flushing will begin Sunday evening and will continue through Friday, of next week.  Areas to be Flushed include all areas north of US-2 from the Montreal River to Roosevelt Street.  The city of Ironwood suggests you run your cold-water faucet to clear any discoloration.  A beginning and ending water meter reading is needed to give proper credit to clear the water. Bottled water is available at the Ironwood Public Safety Department for City of Ironwood residents.