Prisoners Being Moved From One County to Another

Due to overcrowding at the Marquette County Jail, several inmates have been transferred to the facilities in Iron and Alger Counties. The ok to move those inmates was given on Tuesday night. As of last week, the jail was holding 90 inmates when capacity of the facility is 80. Complaints about early release of prisoners … Read more

Today is National Day of Mourning

The U.S. Postal Service will not deliver mail today, and post offices will be closed, except for limited package delivery in observance of a national day of mourning for former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, who died on December 29th. President Joe Biden has declared the day of morning for a president who was “a man … Read more

Monkelien Murder Trial Moves Forward

Dozens of possible jurors waited in an Ashland County courtroom on Tuesday and Wednesday as jury selection in the double murder trial of Ashland businessman Nathan Monkelien. Earlier in the month Monkelien’s attorney had petitioned the court to dismiss the charges against him, based on the fact that it has taken some time to get … Read more

Federal Offices Closed Today Across the Country

The U.S. Postal Service will not deliver mail today, and post offices will be closed, except for limited package delivery in observance of a national day of mourning for former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, who died on December 29th. President Joe Biden has declared the day of morning for a president who was “a man … Read more

Bayfield County to Return Mistreated Animals to Owner

It looks as though a man who had over a dozen horses removed from his property will be getting them back. Bayfield County officials have begun the process of returning the animals to Kim Kingley after removing them due to mistreatment. The decision by the county comes after a lawsuit demanding the animals return filed … Read more

Town in NW Iron County Looking for Public Input

The town of Gurney in the Northwestern part of Iron County will be holding two roundtable discussions regarding what the town considers to be the most important qualities for the principal of the Chagrin Falls Exempted Village Schools. There will be two sessions, one at 9:30 am in the PAC Lobby and the second at … Read more

Local Facility Looking for Help

A new elevator is the goal of a fundraising effort put on by the residents of Keen-Agers Adult Foster Care in Wakefield. Administrator Cindy Giackino says the home applied for a grant and has put up a GoFundMe page to help finance the replacement of the only elevator in the building. For the last two … Read more

Educational Institute Changes Course on Copperwood

Support for the Copperwood Mine has been withdrawn by Northern Michigan University. WNMU Public Radio reports University President Brock Tessman wrote a letter to the CEO of InvestUP and said his understanding of the impact the mine had grown and that he understood that it would not be of as much benefit to the U.P. … Read more

Washburn to Make Some Decisions About Public Facility Soon

When the Washburn City Council meets next week, it will decide what will be done with Hillsdale Park. The city has held several public meetings to gather input on what the community thinks are priorities for improvements to the park. Four options have been developed and were presented at the latest input session in December. … Read more