News Staff Vilas and Oneida County snowmobile trails will open on Friday morning. With the anticipated winter storm, including high winds and blowing snow, the Oneida Co. Forestry, Land and Recreation Department is asking riders to use extreme caution while riding as downed trees and low hanging branches may be encountered. Trails are in rough, early season … Read more
The Ironwood Area Schools District Board of Education at their meeting earlier this week, voted unanimously to to approve a resolution that would ultimately place a bond issue on the May 2nd ballot. The $16 million bond would require a 1.45 millage increase that would be used to fund building an addition to the Luther … Read more
The Mercer Area Chamber of Commerce Claire d’Loon Giveback for 2023 is still underway and the chamber invites local non-profits to apply. This grant’s purpose is to support local non-profit organizations for tourism development and promotion of the Mercer area. The Mercer Chamber Board of Directors will be designating $5,000 to award to Mercer non-profit … Read more
Next election, Ashland voters will choose council positions in Districts 2,4 and 6 and they’ll be able to do so at the Bretting Community Center. The DailyPress reports the Ashland City Council earlier in the month voted to use the center as election headquarters for the February 21st primary and the April 4 general election. … Read more
There are only a few days left of school before the holiday and the Ontonagon area school district hopes that the Joyful Smiles photo booth will send everyone off in good spirits before the Christmas break. The booth will be at open to everyone, students and teachers alike and comes complete with fun props and … Read more
The fire that destroyed the historic former New Brunswick Hotel at Broad Street and Manypenny Avenue in Bayfield was eight months ago, and many of the residents who lived there still have not been able to fully recover from the blaze. The DailyPress says some residents have found places to live, but as the holidays … Read more
With its parent company declaring bankruptcy, the Sears Hometown in downtown Ashland has been put up for sale. Local retailers like Ashland’s Sears Hometown earn commissions selling those goods, and the bankruptcy means retailers are losing their sole supplier of products,The DailyPress reports the building on Third Street was sold last in 2015 and has … Read more
All snowmobile trails in the area a now officially open, and there was a ribbon cutting for the new Gogebic County Trail #2 in Ramsey on Saturday. 6News reports Gogebic Range Trail Association President Steve Hamilton says the project serves two purposes, connecting Bessemer and Wakefield and the re-route of the trail is shorter and … Read more
Neighbors of a home on 11th Avenue West in Ashland heard the smoke alarm sounding on Friday, and called firefighters, who arrived in just a few minutes, but the fire had already put itself out and caused extensive damage to the occupant’s apartment and belongings. The Daily Press reports Ryan Wilmer and his partner Bethany … Read more
With the recent snowy conditins, its official…all snowmobile trails in Iron County will be open today. News12 reports the Mercer Area Sno Goer’s Club posted a photo of a group of snowmobilers on their Facebook page and said the the Sno-Goers and the White Thunder Riders Facebook pages had information on trail conditions. Trails are … Read more