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After Pandemic Delays, Ironwood Gets Ready to Upgrade Fire Department Equipment… http://blogaudio.virtualnewscenter.com/WUPM-030223-STUART-ironwood%20to%20order%20new%20fire%20engine.mp3 Ironwood will soon be the proud owner of a new Pierce Pumper Fire Engine. The DailyGlobe reports the city commission approved the purchase of the new piece of firefighting equipment at it’s meeting earlier in the week. The truck, once its ordered, will … Read more

City of Bessemer Votes to Support Copper Peak Refurbishment… http://blogaudio.virtualnewscenter.com/WUPM-030223-STUART-bessemer%20supports%20copper%20peak.mp3 A resolution to support Copper Peak as an asset to the Gogebic Range and Western Upper Peninsula was passed by the Bessemer City Council on Monday. The DailyGlobe reports Mayor Adam Zak said that the board of directors for Copper Peak lacks about $4 million … Read more

Time to Bring Ice Fishing Houses In… http://blogaudio.virtualnewscenter.com/WUPM-030123-STUART-%20time%20to%20bring%20in%20ice%20shacks.mp3 Although recent storms have brought more snow to the area, ice on area bodies of water is starting to thin out, which means its time to bring in fishing shanties to shore. News9 reports shanties need to be removed from Wisconsin Minnesota boundary waters by the end … Read more

Lakeland Board of Ed Has to Re-Select Candidate for Head Coaching Position http://blogaudio.virtualnewscenter.com/WUPM-030123-STUART-%20lakeland%20school%20district%20almost%20hires%20felon.mp3 The Lakeland Union High School Board of Education had to make a bit of a u-turn with regard to it’s decision to hire a new head baseball coach for the district. The Lakeland Times reports that district administrator Smudde said they were … Read more

Missing Rider Found in Lincoln County… http://blogaudio.virtualnewscenter.com/WUPM-022823-STUART-snowmobiler%20found%20dead%20in%20lincoln%20county.mp3 A snowmobiler reported missing on Friday has been found dead according to the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office. Snowmobile tracks that led to open water were found and rescuers recovered the body of the missing man yesterday afternoon. News9 reports an investigation is being done to verify the identity … Read more

Two New County Buildings to Be Built in Bayfield… http://blogaudio.virtualnewscenter.com/WUPM-022823-STUART-fed%20grants%20to%20fund%202%20new%20bldgs%20in%20bayfield.mp3 Almost a million dollars in federal grants will be used to replace a couple of county buildings in Bayfield. The DailyPress says County Administrator Mark Abeles-Allison said the structures in Cable and Grand View were originally built before World War II. The Cable garage is … Read more

Protecting the Lost Creek Watershed Bayfield County and the Landmark Conservancy have joined forces to purchase 160 acres of environmentally valuable land in the headwaters of Lost Creek near Cornucopia. As reported in the Ashland Daily Press, the property, formerly owned by timber-investment company the Forestland Group of Chapel Hill, N.C., was purchased by Landmark … Read more

Winter Storm Advisory In Effect There is a WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT from 4am-10pm today… We can expect total snow accumulations of 3 to 6 inches and ice accumulations of up to two tenths of an inch. Winds will gust as high as 35 mph. This winter storm warning is in effect for Douglas, … Read more

A vehicles data record provides insights into a July crash In July, a vehicle crash took place between Alyssa Ortman of Clearfield Pennsylvania and Senator Janet Bewley. The senator puled out from a public beach, in Ashlund, to turn onto US Highway 2 during around noon. This is when the initial crash occured. Seconds later, … Read more

Prices May Be Rising in Big-Box Stores The Wisconsin Supreme Court, stepped in today, eliminating the “dark store” tax breaks and this could have a significant impact on shoppers in the Ashland area. In a unanimous decision, it was decided that large national retailers like Wal-Mart, Tractor Supply, and Walgreens must pay taxes based upon … Read more