News Staff This year’s Gogebic County Fair attendees will be identifiable by hand stamps if they choose not to ride the carnival rides or by wristbands if they do.The Friends of the Gogebic County Fair Board decided to adopt the dual labeling method at a meeting on March 11 because they think it will make it simpler … Read more
Next Wednesday, March 25th, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources Western Upper Peninsula Citizens’ Advisory Council will hear updates on managing oak wilt, a new digital tagging option available to hunters, and may consider support for the council’s wildlife committee’s recommendations. The Citizens’ Advisory Council in the western Upper Peninsula meets regularly to interact with … Read more
A $2 million grant-funded renovation is converting a former Ashland Motel overflow building on Lake Shore Drive West, adjacent to the Ashland Community Shelter, into an 11-unit transitional housing facility. TheAshlandDailyPress reports the project, expected to finish by late May with June leasing, will offer one-year-or-less stays at $530/month, utilities included. While supported by City … Read more
The Wisconsin DNR is selling bonus harvest authorizations (formerly leftover permits) for the 2026 spring turkey season. According to TheVilasCountyNewsReview, the permit are $10 for residents, $15 for nonresidents. Sales start at 10 a.m. daily via the Go Wild online portal or sales agents, with a limit of one per hunter per day. Hunters must … Read more
Marengo has secured a $238,000 state grant to fix chronic flooding on Eade Road, which caused culvert failures and required National Guard help after torrential rain in 2016. TheAshlandDailyPress reports the two-year project will design better culverts and restore water flow to lessen downstream erosion affecting Hanninen Road, County Highway C, the Marengo and Bad … Read more
Free naloxone, funded by opioid settlement dollars, is now available at Upper Peninsula Michigan Department of Health and Human Services offices. Michigan will receive over $1.8 billion by 2040 from these settlements. Chief Medical Executive Dr. Natasha Bagdasarian noted that naloxone has contributed to a 35% decrease in overdose deaths since 2023. Residents can pick … Read more
Work on Bessemer’s new water tower on Tilden Road is close to completion. The existing tower had been deemed unmaintainable and uncleanable by inspection by a city worker. The new tower was funded by a 50% grant of just over $1.9 million from from Michigan’s Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy, as part of … Read more
The 160-acre Nagel Sawmill site in Land O’Lakes will be redeveloped following a $50,000 Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) Thrive Rural Grant, secured with the Vilas County Economic Development Corporation (VCEDC)’s help. Land O’Lakes was one of ten communities awarded. The grant funds technical assistance and a market analysis, allowing for expansion of local business. … Read more
A conservancy has completed the purchase of an abandoned ski resort in Northern Michigan, and it will soon become a popular recreational destination.After a successful $8 million fundraising drive, the Leelanau Conservancy announced this week it had completed the acquisition of the long-closed resort. Public access and ecological restoration of the 288-acre property are now … Read more
Although some legal realities will limit the law from going as far as some members had intended, the Oneida County Planning and Development Committee made progress this week in outlining how and whether zoning permits can be issued for sites with current infractions.Planning and zoning director Karl Jennrich emphasized the committee’s intention to stop property … Read more