News Staff There are two Vilas County entities and residents who have been named finalists for the 2024 Wisconsin Leopold Conservation Award, which recognizes farmers and landowners dedicated to exceptional conservation practices. Bartling’s Manitowish Cranberry Company, which is David and Steven Bartling and Joe Hovel of Conover, who’s deidcation to furthering the philosophy of protecting the area, … Read more
The Ashland City Council has approved a five year lease agreement a company called Vertical Bridge which will lease a piece of city owned property along Rail Drive on which the company plans on erecting a 165-foot-tall antenna tower to be built by architectural/engineering firm Ramaker. TheAshlandDailyPress reports the tower will be fenced off and … Read more
Members of the town Boards of Arbor Vitae, Lac du Flambeau, Minocqua and Woodruff met as the Lakeland Airport commission on the 19th. Airport administrator Jon Schmitz gave an overview of the whats going at the airport, including the reconstruction project for the two runways, which is finally at the bidding stage. Another project, construction … Read more
Part of Monday night’s meeting of the Bessemer City Council was exactly the same as the previous meeting…no decision on a new City Manager. TheDailyGlobe reports Councilman Mark Movrich was absent from the meeting and Mayor Tacconelli motioned to table the vote until a full council was present. Various council members expressed concern regarding the … Read more
An Ashland woman is facing a total of 36 charges after she was accused of wiring money and making unauthorized purchases using funds from her employer. Law enforcement says Mandy Ruberg, 36, worked as an office manager for South Shore Sand & Gravel and South Shore Water Systems. Her illegal use of her position resulted … Read more
The body of a man found in Lake Superior on Sunday has been identified as a kayaker from Ontonagon who disappeared last July. The search for Dale Venema, 74, last several days, but he was never found after he was last seen kayaking on July 14th of last year. The Ontonagon County Medical Examiner confirmed … Read more
Washburn City Administrator Scott Kluver has left his position. Kluver hired on in 2007, wanting to work for a small town on the lake, according to TheAshlandDailyPress. Kluver’s tenure has seen a number projects over the years, his first being restoring the marina. Overall he said his experience with the city has been a positive … Read more
There were no serious injuries in an crash between a bus and an SUV in Ashland Monday morning.. Ashland Police responded to the intersection of Binsfield and Farm Roads in Ashland. The bus was traveling west on Binsfield when the eastbound SUV turned left to get onto Farm Road, directly in front of the bus. … Read more
The Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority has awarded $100K to the Chequamegon Bay United Impact Land Trust. The land trust is the result of a collaborative effort between the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority and several local municipalities and tribe as part of the organization’s Rural Affordable Workforce Housing Pilot Initiative. Part of … Read more
The sexcrimes trial of an Ashland man has been rescheduled. Callahan Emmer, 20, faces 12 charges connected to 2023, including possession of child pornography, sexual assault of a child, child enticement, using a computer to facilitate a sex crime, intimidating a victim as a party to a crime and delivering THC to a minor. The … Read more