At the first meeting of 2025, new members Joe Cayer, Stephanie Matonich and Dan Wood were welcomed, along with returning members Linda Nelson, Shelley Suckow, Holly Ramme and Melinda Kostak. The board then held its annual reorganization, electing Linda Nelson as chair and Shelley Suckow as vice chair. Nelson then presented the board with a … Read more
The Waupaca Foundry in a press release on Monday announced that it will be closing it’s Ironwood plant mid-February. The company, which employs about 4000, is headquartered in and operates three foundries in Waupaca, Wisconsin along with a machining-assembly center. It also has locations in Marinette and Tell City, Indiana. The company in the release … Read more
Snowmobile riders in Iron County can expect trails to be in rough conditions, with a lot of thin spots due to the lack of snow. Little snow not withstanding, Iron County is expected to be the first county in Wisconsin to open snowmobile trails for the season. The county Forestry and Parks Department announced that … Read more
16-year-old Daniel Wilber has been charged with first degree intentional homicide after an incident on December 30th. Authorities responded to the report of a suicide in a wooded area behind a home in Keystone Township. Witnesses saw Wilber and his brother go into the woods, and then heard gunshots, thinking the boys were target shooting. … Read more
A Wisconsin man has died in a snowmobile accident along the Bill Nichols trail. Friday, the Ontonagon County Sheriff’s office responded to the call of a snowmobile accident on Trail No. 3 near the county line. Officers found a 44-year-old man from Green Leaf, Wisconsin deceased upon their arrival. Officials believe speed may have been … Read more
Due to a lack of snow, the MECCA Trails Winterfest in Mercer has canceled all of the live events scheduled for this weekend. A press release from the organizers said volunteers had been working hard to get ready for the event, but there simply isn’t enough snow to safely hold live race parts of the … Read more
A trial has been set for a Bayfield man accused of repeated sexual assault of a minor. Danny Halvorson, 44, is charged with first degree sexual assault of a child under 12, four counts of repeated sexual assault of the same child and one count of second degree sexual assault of a child. In the … Read more
Work is scheduled to begin on the renovation of the third floor of the Vaughn Public Library in Ashland. The city received a generous grant which will help fund that renovation, which includes several meeting rooms of different sizes, a demo kitchen and a flex space. The third floor renovations are part of a larger … Read more
Concrete barriers have once again been seen on the side of roads in Lac du Flambeau that have been at the center of a two-year-long dispute between the town of Lac du Flambeau and the Band of Lake Superior Chippewa over expired easements for Elsie Lake Lane, Center Sugarbush Lane, East Ross Allen Lake Lane … Read more
Due to overcrowding at the Marquette County Jail, several inmates have been transferred to the facilities in Iron and Alger Counties. The ok to move those inmates was given on Tuesday night. As of last week, the jail was holding 90 inmates when capacity of the facility is 80. Complaints about early release of prisoners … Read more