News Staff A trial date has been set in the case of a Gile, Wisconsin, man accused of sex crimes. According to the Daily Globe, jury selection in the trial of Phillip R. Laguna Jr., 71, is scheduled to begin March 2, with the trial following the selection of a jury. Laguna is charged with two counts … Read more
A court-ordered Wisconsin wolf hunt will run from Feb. 22 to 28 under a plan approved Monday by the state Natural Resources Board. The plan sets a recommended quota of 200 wolves from non-reservation lands. Up to 4,000 hunters will receive licenses for the wolf hunt. The agency said it set the quota of 200 … Read more
Gogebic Community College has received a grant to further work on rebuilding bridges on an old trail that runs from the base of Mount Zion north to Slade Road. According to the Daily Globe, the trail was created by GCC employees in the early 80’s. The bridge on the roughly mile long trail was damaged … Read more
An unidentified man is in custody at the Ontonagon County Jail after attempting to run from officers in a stolen vehicle. According to the Daily Globe, a County Sheriff’s Deputy was patrolling in the Village late Friday night, when he saw a vehicle that had been reported as driving recklessly and whose occupant had earlier … Read more
The State’s Spring primary is Tuesday in Iron County. There’s only one race on the ballet, who will face off in the contest for state superintendent of public instruction in April. According to the Daily Globe,there are seven candidates who will compete for an open seat after Carolyn Stanford Taylor chose not to seek a … Read more
The Vilas County Board of Supervisors is looking to fill a vacancy on the board in District 10, in the town of Lac du Flambeau, Wards 5 &6. The County Board Chairman is accepting applications from anyone who’d like to be considered for the post. Applicants must be a qualified elector and resident of District … Read more
The Gogebic County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved the drafting of a letter to Governor Gretchen Witmer, objecting to the diversion of COVID 19 vaccinations from rural to more suburban areas of the state. According to the Daily Globe, the letter will also be addressed to the appropriate persons at the Michigan Department of Public … Read more
The Ironwood Chamber of Commerce has begun Festival Ironwood 2021 preparations. According to the Daily Globe, the annual four-day, family-friendly event centered at Historic Depot Park was canceled for 2020 and planning for 2021 had started but stopped once the pandemic shutdown orders were put in place in March. At present, the event may be … Read more
One of the items on the agenda of the Gogebic-Iron County Airport Board when it met earlier this week was issues with Boutique Air, which is the Essential Air Service Provider for the area. Tom Warren, the vice president of business development for the airline flew in from Colorado to address the concerns of the … Read more
Ironwood is one step closer to new fencing for Miners Memorial Heritage Park. According to the Daily Globe, the city commission approved authorizing bids for replacement fencing, including around the Jessieville elevated water storage tank. Commissioner Rick Semo, who is also president of the Friends of the Miners Park, said the funding for the fencing … Read more