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Washburn Graduate Comes Home…

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The Washburn School District has announced that one of it’s own has been named the new Superintendent. TheDailyPress reports alumna Denise Michaelsen has served as director of curriculum, instruction and assessment for the Bloomer School District since 2017. She is a Washburn class of 1993 graduate. She succeeds current superintendent Thomas Wiatr, who will retire … Read more

Still No Progress On this Year’s Gogebic County Fair

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At last week’s meeting of the Gogebic County Board of Commissioners, the fair presented a written proposal for it’s version of the 2024 county fair. TheDailyGlobe reports the Fair Board presented the proposal to the board, along and pointed out that the annual event brings in almost $100K a year. The proposal also stressed that … Read more

Ashland Man Charged with Murder Declines Preliminary Hearing

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TheDailyPress reports Nathan Monkelien appeared via Zoom on Wednesday and waived his right to a preliminary hearing. Monkelien faces life in prison if convicted of the murders of Manuel and Luis Garcia while they were visiting their brother, who works at Taqueria La Monarca, which is next door to Monkelien’s Stagecoach Bar and Grill. Monkelien … Read more

Bangstad’s Day in Court Does Not Go As Hoped

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A motion by Kirk Bandstad asking for a new trial and reduced damages has been denied by a judge in Wisconsin. TheLakelandTimes reports last fall, a jury ruled against Bangstad and the Minocqua Brewing Company, finding him guilty of multiple counts of defamation with malice of the publisher of the Lakeland Times, Gregg Walker. Circuit … Read more

Highland Copper Told to Go Back to Committee

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The mine project planned by Canadian company Highland Copper has hit a snag. At a special meeting on Tuesday, Highland requested a $50 million performance-based Strategic Site Readiness Program grant from the Michigan Economic Development Corporation. Some of the board members of the MEDC expressed concerns about the project’s financing and referred the grant request … Read more

Iron County Deputy in Trouble With Ashland Police

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An Iron County Sheriff’s Deputy has been cited by Ashland Police for verbally assaulting Hurley city employees and the mayor over his water bill. Thomas Conhartoski was charged with misdemeanor disorderly conduct for his outburst in September. The deputy was in full uniform on the day he visited the city of Hurley building and demanded … Read more

Bayfield Area Outdoorsman Under State and Federal Scrutiny

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An investigation is underway after a Bayfield-area man reported he had shot and killed a collared wolf. TheDailyPress reports Pat Quaintance, a former DNR game warden and well known outdoorsman reported he’d shot the wolf this past December. He said the animal had been hanging around his yard and appeared at his back door. Bayfield … Read more

A Close Call At A Local Thrift Store Brings Out Bomb Squad

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A live WW2 era hand grenade was found among some items donated at the True North Goodwill in Ashland over the weekend. An employee found the item, called 911 and everyone was evacuated from the building. The grenade was placed outside the building when law enforcement arrived. The Marathon County Sheriff’s Department and Bomb Squad … Read more