Area Events This Weekend Lining Up

The 25th annual Kids Fishing Day is being held at the Northern Great Lakes Visitor Center — 29270 Highway G, in Ashland from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday. Kids can learn about fish, where they live, how to cast with experienced anglers and biologists and how to catch them. Fishing rods and bait are provided. Bayfield … Read more

Steep Prison Sentence Could Be The Future for Ashland Man

An Ashland man could be facing more than 240 years in prison for sexual assault after pleading not guilty to five charges in court on Monday. TheDailyPress reports Elijah Fels, 19, is accused of assaulting a child under the age of 13 from 2017 to 2023. He faces four charges of first-degree sexual assault-sexual contact … Read more

Vilas County Re-Hires Former Deputy

A deputy with the Vilas County Sheriff’s Department who resigned after being arrested for participating in a drunken bar fight in 2021 is back at work. Brent Wilmot worked in the private sector after his resignation, and then took a lower level position as a jail officer with Vilas County last January. He worked his … Read more

Health Officials Advising MMR Shots Before Vacationing

With summer break underway and vacations beginning, Bayfield County Health, Red Cliff Community Health Center and North Lakes Community Clinic are all recommending residents check their vaccinations before leaving on vacation, taking special care to make sure measles shots have been updated for the entire family. Bayfield County alone last summer welcomed over a quarter … Read more

Poor Air Quality Continues for Some Areas

Air quality advisories continue for the U.P. of Michigan and a few counties in Wisconsin through this evening.. Menominee, Keweenaw, Dickinson, Iron, Marquette, Baraga, Southern Schoolcraft, Northern Houghton, Delta, Ontonagon, Gogebic, Luce, Alger, Northern Schoolcraft, and Southern Houghton can expect continued poor air quality, especially for those with sensitivities. Ashland and Vilas Counties in Wisconsin … Read more

Measles Continues to Spread, New Exposure in the Area

Another case of measles has been confirmed in a person who visited family in Ontonagon County last week. The visitor was from Marquette County. The Western U.P. Health Department is working with the Marquette County Health Department and Michigan Department of Health and Human Services to prevent additional cases. Individuals who visited certain locations may … Read more

Canadian Wildfires Continue to Affect the U.P.

Air Quality Advisories continue for today, Monday. Pollutants are expected to be in the Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups range for Iron, Gogebic, Ontonagon, Keweenaw, Dickinson, Marquette, Baraga, Southern Schoolcraft, Northern Houghton, Delta, Luce, Alger, Northern Schoolcraft, and Southern Houghton. Smoke from wildfires in Manitoba and Saskatchewan continues to flow into the western part of the … Read more

Michigan Governor Concerned Trump May Pardon Kidnap Plotters

Governor Gretchen Whitmer has condemned President Donald Trump’s possible plan to pardon the men who planned to kidnap her. Whitmer said Thursday, “No one should hesitate to condemn political violence, whether it is aimed at my good friend Josh Shapiro, the horror that played out at their residence in Pennsylvania, or it is the man … Read more