News Staff At a special meeting of the Vilas County Board of Supervisors, it was decided that the 167 acres of land owned by the county and leased to the Landfill Venture Group in Cloverland will not be sold. According to TheLakelandTimes, the Landfill Venture Group or LVG is a group of 13 towns in Vilas County … Read more
Train fans get ready, the inaugural Railroad Day Celebration hosted by the Gladstone Michigan Soo Line Steam Engine #730 Authority is this Friday at the Antique Village at the U.P. State Fairgrounds in Escanaba. The event coincides with the Soo Line Historical & Technical Society’s annual convention, which is returning to the U.P. for the … Read more
The Gogebic County Road Commission reports that starting tomorrow, Wednesday, Airport Road between Skyway Lane and Lake Road in Ironwood will be closed to through traffic to allow construction crews to begin work of replacing a number of culverts between the intersections. The work is expected to to take just under two weeks. The detour … Read more
Downtown Eagle River has received some special recognition…the Historic District has been placed on the State Register of Historic Place. Eagle River started out as a lumber town but then transitioned to accommodating summer tourists who sought out the area. The district is centered along South Railroad Street and East Wall Street, which was established … Read more
The 61st Annual Bayfield Festival of the Arts was this past Saturday and Sunday. The event showcased favorite and new creators from Bayfield and the surrounding area. Carol Fahrenkrog, executive director of the Bayfield Chamber of Commerce, says that many will come into Bayfield from across the region to see the new work of a … Read more
Businesses in downtown Ashland were open and several had signs out reminding shoppers to come on in as work began pouring new sidewalks on Bayfield Street. TheDailyPress reports the road is being rebuilt in two sections from the southern side of the city at Thompson Creek to Superior Street, near its northern boundary. Work on … Read more
An Ashland man has pleaded guilty to two counts of criminal damage to property, one as party to a crime and one count of removing a vehicle’s major parts without consent. TheDailyPress reports Mason Schevlan, 24, had four additional charges of criminal damage to property that were dismissed as part of the plea. The charges … Read more
The Vilas County Board of Supervisors has voted to approve a resolution that would ask Vilas County Judge Daniel Overbey to resign from his elected position as the head of the District 2 Court. The board also decided that should Overbey choose not to resign, that the Governor and the State court system initiate the … Read more
The Michigan Department of Education has awarded close to $25 million in grants to 16 education agencies for math teaching and learning. The grant comes for the State School Aid Act. The Gogebic-Ontonagon Intermediate School District received $10.4 million. The money will be used to hire early math specialists, who will work with kids in … Read more
A protest of the Copperwood Mine is scheduled for next Saturday. RRN reports members from a number of tribes along with other allies will hold the Gichgaming Water Walk to highlight the environmental issues that come along with a fully operational mine, including the fact that the mine would be the closest metallic sulfide mine … Read more