News Staff The ongoing dispute between the town of Lac du Flambeau and the Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Indians has taken another step. Tribal president John Johnson Sr. sent a letter to the town board informing chairman Matt Gaulke that the town should vacate and quit all maintenance on three additional roads in question, … Read more
The City of Hurley is an applicant for funding through the Safe Drinking Water Loan Program through the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. The loan would allow the City to replace the water mains along Second Avenue. The public is encouraged to submit comments regarding this decision and the potential environmental impacts of this project … Read more
The Gogebic Range Health Foundation is in the middle of its Giving Tuesday campaign, raising funds that will go back into its community grant program. Executive Director Kassi Huotari says the foundation is hoping to raise more than $36,000 before the campaign ends on December 3rd. Huotari was also happy to announce that the Michigan … Read more
The Ashland Firefighter’s Toy Drive is underway. Donations of new, unwrapped gifts for the Holiday Toy Distribution can be dropped off at local busineesses that display the Toy Driver banner or at the Ashland Fire Department. The Toy Drive is now a 501-C organization, so donations of cash or a check will also be welcomed … Read more
At the most recent meeting of the Hurley School Board, the board heard a progress report from Jacob Hostettler, the metal shop teacher in Northwoods Manufacturing. TheDailyGlobe reports besides what the students have learned in shop class, students also have been taking a home maintenance class that Hostettler teaches. The students learn cooking skills, including … Read more
Folks in Highbridge will soon be able to post their letters at the local post office. The old post office was closed this past February and was torn down over the summer. According to Highway Commissioner Matt Erickson, the USPS plans to build a new post office similar to the one in Grandview. The county … Read more
Folks in Highbridge will soon be able to post their letters at the local post office. The old post office was closed this past February and was torn down over the summer. According to Highway Commissioner Matt Erickson, the USPS plans to build a new post office similar to the one in Grandview. The county … Read more
Iron County has approved a study of wages and benefits in the county and how to fund that study. TheDailyGlobe reports The Finance Committee of the Iron County Board of Supervisors approved the $12,000 for the study. That funding will come from tribal related funds form the American Rescue Plan Act. The county has now … Read more
A former Ashland resident has been chosen by President-Elect Trump as a member of his new cabinet. Former Congressman Sean Duffy has been nominated to serve as the Secretary of Transportation. Duffy was born in Hayward and got his marketing degree at St. Mary’s University and a J.D. degree from William Mitchell College of Law. … Read more
A former Ashland resident has been chosen by President-Elect Trump as a member of his new cabinet. Former Congressman Sean Duffy has been nominated to serve as the Secretary of Transportation. Duffy was born in Hayward and got his marketing degree at St. Mary’s University and a J.D. degree from William Mitchell College of Law. … Read more