Although there’s still plenty of snow on the ground, Easter is here and next on the annual calendar is the 47th annual Midwest Crane Count, scheduled to take place a week from Saturday. Even with all the snow, the cranes are coming back, in fact a couple of mating pairs have been spotted in Oneida … Read more
Easter Sunday is on the way, with bunnies and baskets filled with colored eggs and of course, Easter dinner. This holiday, Little Brothers is preparing Easter dinner for seniors at several meal sites in Ontonagon, Baraga, Houghton, Keweenaw and Marquette counties. Carol Korpela, the executive director of Little Brothers Friends of the Elderly says the … Read more
Hopes of adding a rodeo to the activities on Sunday afternoon during the Gogebic County Fair were the motivation for some changes in setting this years event calendar. The Daily Globe reports the board met earlier this week and talked about event scheduling, including the rodeo, and also passed bylaws for the Fair Board. Fair … Read more
At the most recent meeting of the Gogebic County Chapter of the Michigan Township Association, new officers were elected. TheDailyGlobe reports the new chair of the committee is Larry Grimsby, Jeffery Randall was chosen as vice-chairman, Betty Perkis is the new secretary, and Maria Graser was re-elected as treasurer. Grimsby and Perkis are from Erwin … Read more
The grievance hearing regarding former Ashland County Jail administrator’s firing is scheduled for April 13-14. A grievance hearing is much like a trial, with both Kim Lavasseur and the county able to call witnesses and present evidence. Lavasseur was fired in January, which she claims was without cause. Once the hearing has been completed, it … Read more
At their meeting at the end of March, the Lakeland Union High School’s board of education decided it needs more information regarding food service data for the district before deciding whether to continue a free breakfast and lunch program for students. The Lakeland Times reports the board approved the concept suggested by board member Pamela … Read more
Congratulations are in order for local newspaper, the Lakeland Times, after the publication brought home 56 total awards and 11 first place titles in the 2022 Wisconsin Newspaper Awards, including the weekly Newspaper of the year for the fourth time in seven years. According to TheTimes, the competition received 2,230 entries from 106 papers cross … Read more
Ashland and Memorial Medical Center have received a grant from the International Mountaqin bike Association to develop a plan for off-road trails on the medical center property. The AshlandDailyPress reports that after a visit from a representative of the International Mountain Bike Association, expansion plans for a trail across Ashland, including the medical Center property … Read more
An Ontonagon county man has been arrested on charges related to distribution of crystal meth and suspected fentanyl pills. Investigation by Detectives from the Upper Peninsula Substance Enforcement Team or UPSET and state troopers from the Wakefield Post discovered that an unidentified man who was out on a delayed sentence from the Federal Bureau of … Read more
An Ironwood man is missing and the Gogebic County Sheriff’s office is asking for the public’s help in locating him. According to News6, Rudy Patrick Massi was last seen on the 19th at around 9 pm on Bundy Street in Ironwood. According to family and friends, Massi often visits Park Falls, Wisconsin and North Dakota … Read more