Rare Blood Types in Short Supply in the U.P.

The Upper Peninsula Regional Blood Center has announced it is experiencing a shortage of Negative blood types, especially O and A Negative. The center serves as a level two trauma center and there is high demand for blood product. Dana Langsford of the Regional Blood Center that having rare blood types on hand could be … Read more

Need for Blood Donations in U.P. At Critical Levels

The Upper Peninsula Regional Blood Center has announced it is experiencing a shortage of Negative blood types, especially O and A Negative. The center serves as a level two trauma center and there is high demand for blood product. Dana Langsford of the Regional Blood Center that having rare blood types on hand could be … Read more

New Recreational Opportunity for Wisconsites Is Open

Its official…Wisconsin’s first skating “ribbon” is open in Boulder Junction. “The Glide” is the brainchild of Park Board members, Henry Royer and Steve Weber, with a ton of help from the Park Board, the Boulder Junction Community Foundation, the Wild Ice Skating Explorers group and local volunteers. The almost mile long “Glide” takes skaters through … Read more

Wisconsin DNR Finally Has New Leadership

After a year-long search, Governor Tony Evers has chosen a new leader for the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. On Monday, Evers announced that Karen Hyun will take over the post. Hyun has worked as chief of staff of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration since 2021. She worked as the National Audubon Society’s director … Read more

Bangstad Supporter Arrested for Making Threats

A man from Clinton Township in Macomb County has been given a $50,000 cash bond after he was arrested and jailed in Oneida County for allegedly threatening county circuit judge Michael Schiek and the publisher of the Lakeland Times, Gregg Walker. Peter Gruich, was arrested and charged with making threats to a judge and threatening … Read more

Michigan Wants to Know What You Think of State Resource

Public input is being accepted for the Michigan State Forest Management Plan. The state’s forests cover nearly 4 million acres, and forest management practices have evolved to keep pace. Multi-use plans are developed using sophisticated computer modeling to ensure continued optimum utilization and protection of state forests for future generations. The State Forest Management Plan … Read more

Bayfield Man Sentenced in Arson Case

A Bayfield man who set fire to a local bear camp in May of this year has been found guilty and sentenced. Skylar Basina, 32, was convicted of criminal damage to property and arson for being an accomplice when Noah P. Schmitz, 29, Bayfield, set fire to the camp. TheDailyPress reports two additional counts of … Read more

Ashland and Bayfield Counties Now Hold Unique Position in the State

The state’s first two-county consolidated 911 dispatch center launched this week, serving Ashland and Bayfield counties. The new consolidated center, the Ashland-Bayfield County Emergency Communications Center, is in Washburn. Work on the consolidation project started in 2002 and really took shape in 2022, thanks to extensive collaboration and securing of grant funding for the center. … Read more