News Staff The frozen road declaration for the winter 2025 season has been lifted for the entire state by the Wisconsin Department of Tranportation as of this past Friday, the 28th. The declaration allows for heavier load allowances for truckers carrying road salt, sand or logs during the winter months. WisDOT and county highway personnel monitor temperature … Read more
The Wakefield News/Bessemer Pick & Axe newspaper published it its last edition this past Friday. According to an interview with TheDailyGlobe, editor and publisher Andy Hill said it is no longer financially viable to run the newspaper that he and his wife purchased almost 2 decades ago. Declining ad sales, sagging circulation and rising costs … Read more
The Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa said in a letter on Tuesday, that out of respect for a request by the federal court, the tribe would not block access to roads in current contention, nor issue citations for trespassing. Recent action on the part of the tribe, prompted homeowners in the contended … Read more
The request for a bond reduction was filed with the court by the parents of the Ashland teen accused of shooting his brother. In the case of Daniel Wilber, 16, bond had been reduced once before, and this time the request was to lower bond to $100K for his pre-trial release. Attorneys for Wilber’s family … Read more
The Ironwood City Commission has moved to improve the city’s trail system. TheDailyGlobe reports the commission at its meeting on Monday approved the purchase of around 23 acres of property on the Beltline Railroad Grade. Community Development Director Tom Bergamn recommended the purchase, which will cost around $80,000 and associated costs. The breakout of the … Read more
Grant funding from the Michigan Dept. of Labour and Economic Opportunity has been awarded to four organizations in the Upper Peninsula. The grant program originates out of the Office of Rural Prosperity, which provides resources to communities facing economic challenges. The Gogebic Range Health Foundation will get $50,000 to develop a plan for a multi-purpose … Read more
Friends of the Ashland man injured when he was hit head-0n by a driver trying to escape a sheriff’s officer in January have started a GoFundMe page to help him deal with the injuries he sustained in the accident. TheDailyPress reports Nathan Bard and his 10-year old daughter were injured in the crash, the person … Read more
An event labeled “The World’s Steepest 400 Meter Race returns to the area this Spring. The Red Bull 400 will once again be run on the slope of Copper Peak on May 10th. The race takes runners up 40 stories on Copper Peak, which bills itself as the largest artificial ski jump tower in the … Read more
St. Germain man involved in a crash in Minocqua almost two weeks ago has died. February 6th, 69-year-old John W. Huppert crossed the center line on Highway 51, north of Huber Lane. His vehicle hit the side of a front-end loader owned by the city of Minocqua as it was plowing the sidewalk. It is … Read more
An Arbor Vitae man has had child pornography charges against him dismissed. When 47-year-old Lucas R. Aschbrenner was arrested on possession charges in March of 2023, TheLakelandTimes reports he’d been on the teaching staff of the Minocqua Hazelhurst Lake Tomahawk school district for seven years. According to the prosecution, it had insufficient evidence to meet … Read more