The Town of Plum Lake will hold a special town meeting this evening at 5:30 p.m. at the Town Hall. Qualified electors will vote on whether to make the clerk and treasurer positions elected or appointed.Elected officials must live in town and are chosen by ballot; performance oversight is limited until the next election. Appointed … Read more
The DNR’s “Sled Safe” weekends held Jan. 30-Feb. 1 and Feb. 6-8, targeted snowmobile crashes, largely caused by alcohol and speed. Wardens covered 3,658 miles across 34 counties, issuing over 100 citations, 300 warnings, three OWI arrests, and three drug arrests. With 12 winter fatalities, Lt. Jacob Holsclaw urged safety: avoid impairment, reduce speed, stay … Read more
Gogebic Community College’s Allied Health program recently unveiled its expanded, grant-funded medical facilities on Feb. 24. TheDailyGlobe reports Director Nicole Rowe said the new spaces—including a surgical theater, simulated ER, exam rooms, maternity simulators, and a high-tech classroom—offer students essential hands-on experience. The program offers degrees in nursing, EMS, medical assistant, MRI tech, radiography, and … Read more
The Wisconsin DNR is accepting artwork entries for the 2027 Wild Turkey, Pheasant, and Waterfowl Stamp Design Contests. Wisconsin artists compete to support wildlife conservation; stamp sales fund species management, habitat work, education, and research, generating hundreds of thousands of dollars annually. Entries must be received or postmarked by August 1. Judging is August 22 … Read more
Wisconsin DNR wildlife staff are trapping individual elk (cows and calves) from the Clam Lake herd in Ashland, Bayfield, Sawyer and Rusk counties for a three-year study on calf survival, and recently captured and tagged seven cows (six confirmed pregnant) and six calves. Pregnant cows receive a new collar and a paired Vaginal Implant Transmitter … Read more
After closing last May due to a financial shortfall, Northland College petitioned the Ashland County Circuit Court on February 14th of this year, to distribute its remaining $3 million to donors and area nonprofits. This follows a 2024 audit revealing the college improperly diverted $22 million in donor funds for operations and debt from 2015 … Read more
A new $16 million Early Childhood Educator Wage Initiative is giving monthly stipends to over 2,500 child care providers across Northern Michigan, including the Upper Peninsula. Administered by MiLEAP and the Gogebic-Ontonagon Intermediate School District , the effort aims to stabilize the workforce and support families. All 10 of Michigan’s Regional Child Care Coalitions are … Read more
Vision Inc. started construction of the 151-unit Bay Vue apartment complex on Ashland’s Beaser Avenue on December 15th, despite the winter weather. TheAshlandDailyPress reports as of February 23rd, the L-shaped, market-rate complex on the former Chicago Iron brownfield site is 15%-20% complete. It will feature three floors of apartments over heated parking, a fitness center, … Read more
Michigan State University’s ‘Rx Kids’ program, which provides cash prescriptions to expecting mothers, has expanded across the entire Upper Peninsula. Enrolled families receive a $1,500 one-time payment mid-pregnancy and $500 monthly for the baby’s first six months, officially launched in Baraga, Delta, Dickinson, Gogebic, Houghton, Iron, Keweenaw, Marquette, Menominee, and Ontonagon counties on Monday. Luce, … Read more
Michigan is investing $2.4 million in its Invasive Species Grant Program for 27 new projects, adding to over $42 million previously awarded. The program, works to prevent, detect, limit the spread of, and manage invasive species. This year, $1.7 million will support all 22 regional Cooperative Invasive Species Management Areas (CISMAs) across all 83 counties. … Read more