News Staff The Northwest Wisconsin Lung Health Alliance, which serves Ashland, Bayfield, Iron and several other adjacent counties, has been awarded a $200,000 grant by the Wisconsin Department of Health Services to address the issue of vaping among young people, in particular those attending University of Wisconsin-Superior, Northland College and Northwoods Technical College. TheAshlandDailyPress reports initial plans … Read more
Ashland County will be applying for an Environmental Protection Agency grant to help both the county and municipalities cut their carbon footprint and save money in the process. If the grant, estimated to be somewhere between $10 and 22 million, would allow for the installation of solar microgrids, lease electric vehicles and install a limited … Read more
The Small Business Administration will be considering business loss from the low snowfall over the winter. TheDailyPress reports the lack of snow and resultant drop in winter tourism qualifies as a disaster. A number of counties in Wisconsin are already covered by an existing designation of drought, those counties that are not may be covered … Read more
The identities of the two people who perished in a fire in Ironwood at the beginning of January have been released. The medical examiner’s office identified 58 year old Jerry Kasieta and 81 year old Joseph Kasieta. Both were residents of the house in the 400 block of Greenwood Street. Although no foul play is … Read more
Washburn has selected the location of the city’s proposed bike park. TheDailyPress reports at a public meeting last week at City Hall, cycling fans showed up to express their support and to weigh in on which of the four possible sites for the park was the favorite. A location on Omaha Street was the most … Read more
The Mercer School board is considering options for accepting payments for thing like lunch bills, concession stands at school events. The board heard a presentation from First Interstate bank for a program called Clover. There’d be a couple of options available, using credit or debit cards for various activities, to allow more payment choices for … Read more
Construction on the first part of rebuilding Bayfield Street in Washburn is slated to start sometime before April 1st. Residents can expect detours to be in place. Pavement will be removed from roughly First Avenue West to Eighth Avenue to start with. Street signs and other items will be removed from streetlights soon and then … Read more
State Rep. Chanz Green, has scheduled an in-district visit and listening session from 2 to 3 p.m. today at the Hurley City Hall. Representative Green invites the community to come and express their views on items of concern that might be considered by the Wisconsin State Legislature and also learn what Rep. Green has been … Read more
At the last meeting of the Bessemer Parks and Recreation Commission, the commission voted to approve Dominic Fabbri as a parks commissioner. Fabbri’s appointment was put forth by Mayor Pete Tacconelli. According to TheDailyGlobe, Fabbri has served on the city planning commission previously and has said as a parent, he looks forward to serving on … Read more
Renovations continue and according to TheDailyGlobe, Library Director Lynne Wiercinski said the addition of the main floor restroom project is going well, with the building only having to close for a few days during the work. The main floor restroom is an addition that the library needed for many years. Funding for the renovation is … Read more