News Staff The state of Michigan has once again moving into pothole season, and to raise awareness and push for action from state leaders, FixMIState has launched the ‘Pothole Payback’ contest, offering motorists a chance to receive compensation for repairs caused by Michigan’s crumbling infrastructure. Through June, Michigan residents can submit photos and stories of pothole related … Read more
A fundraiser held at the Aurora Club in Ironwood drew a good crowd on Sunday. 273 people attended the H.O.P.E. Animal Shelter Breakfast. Suffolk Eatery provided breakfast for everyone, and there were 50/50 and basket raffles with prizes donated by local businesses. Executive Director Denise Anderman said all proceeds from the event will go towards … Read more
A Lac du Flambeau man was arrested on his seventh driving offense on Saturday. Troopers from the State Patrol’s Wausau Post responded at about 1:25 a.m. to a report of a single-vehicle crash near mile marker 195 on Highway 51 in Marathon County. The car was found in the ditch and the driver, 53-year-old Daniel … Read more
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is holding public, in-person meetings in Ontonagon and Marquette counties to regulation change proposals for the state’s fisheries. Proposals to Lake Gogebic’s Walleye regulation changes will be discussed at a meeting scheduled for Tuesday, the 8th from 4 to 6 pm CDT at the Gogebic-Ontonagon School District Building. The … Read more
The names of the two people involved in a single-vehicle crash just south of Mercer have been released. According to a press release, 29-year -old Walker Alan Kempen of Mercer was killed with his vehicle traveling southbound on U.S. 51 left the road and rolled several times at Tower Ridge Road early evening on March … Read more
The 14th Annual Phelps Maple Syrup Fest is Saturday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Phelps School. Phelps is considered the Maple Syrup Capital of Wisconsin and the festival will celebrate everything maple, from sap to syrup. There will be sugar bush tours, tree-tapping demonstrations, cooking with maple syrup demos, maple taffy-making on the … Read more
The 14th Annual Phelps Maple Syrup Fest is Saturday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Phelps School. Phelps is considered the Maple Syrup Capital of Wisconsin and the festival will celebrate everything maple, from sap to syrup. There will be sugar bush tours, tree-tapping demonstrations, cooking with maple syrup demos, maple taffy-making on the … Read more
On Saturday, a number of communities in the U.P. will take part in a nationwide series of protests demanding change in the U.S. government. “Hands Off!” protests are scheduled for Marquette, Escanaba, Houghton, Ironwood and Sault Ste. Marie. Paul Hughes, co-organizer of Lake Superior Indivisible says that at least 300 people are expected to walk … Read more
The Michigan State Police are asking for the public’s help in locating and identifying the perpetrators of a break-in at the Faith Fellowship Church on US-2 in Crystal Falls last Monday. Michigan State Police troopers responded to the break-in call early evening last Mondayh. A jar containing somewhere between $600 and $800 in various denominations … Read more
Late Tuesday, Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers declared a state of emergency for the northern part of the state due to damage caused by Sunday’s ice storm. The emergency declaration helps ensure state agencies, local partners, utility companies and emergency management agencies can continue to work together and respond quickly to the damage caused by the … Read more