12/01/2025

IRONWOOD -  AAA of Michigan reports the state average is down 15 cents from a week ago. Drivers are now paying an average of $2.96 for a gallon of regular unleaded gas.  That price is 5 cents less than this time last month and 14 cents less than this time last year. The national average sits at $3.01 per gallon.  About half of the Counties in the U.P. are seeing gas prices below the state average including Gogebic County.  As of this morning Dickinson has the lowest gas price in the U.P. at $2.69 per gallon. The highest average is in Mackinac County at $3.26.  Ironwood Prices at $2.74 a gallon this morning. 

12/01/2025

GOGEBIC COUNTY – The Gogebic Range Trail Authority is out getting area snowmobile trails ready for riders this season.  The Trail Authority says they operated a tractor and a Tucker to roll trails and clear brush and trees from the recent heavy snow. However, they say there are areas of open water that need to freeze, and numerous whips still require cutting, which the Trail Authority says will take additional time to take care of. The Trail Authority says they rolled Trail 2 from Hurley to Marenisco and Trail 8 from Wakefield to Trail 11, connecting back to Trail 2.  Snowmobile Trails in Michigan officially open today for the season.

11/28/2025

GOGEBIC / IRON COUNTIES – Thousands spend Thanksgiving in the dark after a blizzard brought 40 mile per hour winds and nearly 30 inches of snow to the region Wednesday.  The current Xcel Energy power outage map still showing power outages in the region as of 6:30 this morning.  Most of the power outages are in the Mercer area and on Lake Gogebic.  Xcel Energy saying some may not see the lights come back on until 10:00 tonight after losing power early Wednesday.  Xcel Energy says about 14,000 customers lost power during the storm. Nearly 40 percent had service restored by yesterday morning.  As many as 7,000 customers were without power as of yesterday in just the Ironwood area alone. Xcel brought in crews from the Twin Cities, southeastern Minnesota and South Dakota to help with repairs.  Warming centers around the Upper Peninsula and Northern Wisconsin are available for those affected by the storm.