10/10/2025

IRONWOOD – The city of Ironwood posting on their Facebook page yesterday that Andrew DiGiorgio will be retiring from the city of Ironwood after 20 years at the end of January 2026.  Matt Sterbenz will be coming out of the Ironwood Public Safety Department union starting next week to assume the role of Assistant Public Safety Director until February 1st, at which point he will assume the role of IPSD Director.  Matt has served the City of Ironwood for 23 years, the city says they look forward to him moving the department ahead into this next era of leadership. 

10/10/2025

BESSEMER - The City of Bessemer Downtown Development Authority (DDA) has extended the bid deadline for contractors to help them build two pickleball courts in Bessemer.  The bid deadline has been extended to Wednesday, October 15, 2025, at 3 p.m. sealed bids can be dropped off or sent to Bessemer City Hall.  The city wants to construct two pickleball courts on the corner of S. Sophie Street and E. Sellar St., in downtown Bessemer.

10/10/2025

PHILLIPS — A part-time Phillips police officer is facing felony misconduct charges after investigators say he repeatedly had sexual contact with a woman while on duty — and falsified activity logs to cover it up.  According to a criminal complaint, 31-year-old Connor Newman was charged in Price County with three counts of felony misconduct in public office and one count of obstructing a police officer.  The alleged misconduct took place from early July to early August 2025.  The officer also is alleged of turned off his computer to hide his location, alerting the woman, a known drug user, to body cam on calls, falsifying his daily activity log and more.  Newman could face more than 10 years in prison if convicted on all charges. He is scheduled in Price County Circuit Court again on Nov. 24. Newman started at Phillips PD in March 2025 and had previously worked at Vilas and Oneida County Sheriff's Offices.