News Staff U.S. Senators Debbie Stabenow and Gary Peters have announced the EPA is awarding just over $54,000,000 to schools in Michigan to purchase electric buses. The funding comes from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, which both lawmakers helped pass last year. The awards are a part of the first $1 billion of a five-year, $5 … Read more
The Bessemer City Council at their meeting earlier this week addressed the closure of the current road construction in the area for the season. The Globe reports the discussion began with a complaint from a resident and ended with the council querying the engineers on the project about the increases in expenses. The council voted … Read more
The three young men from Ashland involved in a car crash on Highway 2 on Sunday night have been identified. Collin Smith was a passenger in the car that left the highway on a curve and crashed into a treat east of the roundabout in Bayfield County. He was transported to Memorial Medical Center where … Read more
There is still no resolution in the issue of the closure of a primary snowmobile route in Gogebic County. The route has been closed by the owner of the property, Snow River Mountain Ski Resort, formerly Big Snow Resorts. Snow River has stated that insurance cannot be secured to cover any possible liability with keeping … Read more
There is still no resolution in the issue of the closure of a primary snowmobile route in Gogebic County. The route has been closed by the owner of the property, Snow River Mountain Ski Resort, formerly Big Snow Resorts. Snow River has stated that insurance cannot be secured to cover any possible liability with keeping … Read more
There is still no resolution in the issue of the closure of a primary snowmobile route in Gogebic County. The route has been closed by the owner of the property, Snow River Mountain Ski Resort, formerly Big Snow Resorts. Snow River has stated that insurance cannot be secured to cover any possible liability with keeping … Read more
A young Ashland man was killed and two others injured after the vehicle they were in drove off Highway 2 this past Sunday night. The Daily Press reports the vehicle was driven by a 19 year old Ashland man and drove off the road on a curve near Blue Ribbon Kennels into a ditch and … Read more
The City of Wakefield is preparing an update of its Master Plan and is asking residents to participate by taking a survey. The Master Plan is a long range planning document that will help guide the decisions in the City for the next two decades. The survey is available online and can be found accessed … Read more
Due to recent wind and snow damage to trees, the City of Ironwood Compost Site will be open additional hours to allow residents to bring in their brush. All this week, there will be no charge to bring compost to the site. Tuesday and Wednesday the site will be open 8 am to 2 pm. … Read more
Although Bayfield resident and business person Mary Rice passed away several years ago, the effects of her giving nature are still being felt in the area. The DailyPress reports Jane Vogt, chair of the advisory board of the Apostle Islands and Chequamegon Bay Area Community Fund said the recent $1.5 million gift represents the final … Read more