2/26/2026

IRONWOOD - The Gogebic Community College Board of Trustees selected Michael McPherson, Susan Beals, and Bill Malloy to serve on an interim president search committee during its regular monthly meeting Tuesday. The Board previously approved hiring The Registry, a nationally recognized interim executive placement firm based in Peabody, MA to assist in recruiting an external interim president with a tentative start date of July 1, 2026, before a comprehensive presidential search takes place this fall.  Upcoming campus events include Campus and Career Exploration Day on March 4 from 8:45 to 11:00 a.m. in the Lindquist Student and Conference Center gymnasium, held in partnership with the Gogebic-Ontonagon Intermediate School District, the Ironwood Chamber of Commerce and Michigan Works. High school students from across the region will attend to learn about educational pathways and local career opportunities. The second annual Cosmetology Hair and Fashion Show, “Screen to Scene,” will be held March 6 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. in the Lindquist Student and Conference Center gymnasium and will feature student work inspired by iconic film characters, along with raffles and a 50/50 drawing. Spring Break is scheduled for March 9–13, during which time the campus along with the Lindquist Student and Conference Center gym and walking track will be closed.

2/26/2026

UPPER MICHIGAN - The Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has set varying deadlines for ice shanty removal across the state. Downstate Michigan the deadline is this weekend.  Middle to the end of March for areas of the U.P.  Shanty owners must remove their structures by the deadline, after which they can only be used and removed daily. A group of 33 northern counties and Michigan-Wisconsin boundary waters have a March 15 deadline. Upper Peninsula lakes allow shanties until March 31. The DNR warns that owners who miss the deadlines will be charged for abandoned shanty removal.

2/26/2026

IRON RIVER, MI - Nick Baumgartner has returned to Iron River, Michigan Tuesday after competing for Team USA for the fifth time at the Winter Olympics. The 44-year-old is the oldest American athlete to take part in the winter Olympics.  He didn’t medal in Italy but won gold in the Mixed Team Snowboard Cross competition in Beijing in 2022, along with teammate Lindsey Jacobellis.  Baumgartner says he wants to compete in his sixth Winter Olympics in the French Alps in 2030 and says he plans to start training on for that starting today.