Enrollment numbers in community colleges across the country, there are 31 community colleges in Michigan, two of which are in the U.P. 6News reports Gogebic Community College is the smallest in the state. Fall 2022 enrollment was 836 students, which is down 2.5% from the previous year, down 5.5% in credit hours. T he other … Read more
The Ashland Police Department is one step closer to getting body cams for their officers. Officers currently are equipped with audio recorders on their belt and cameras in their vehicles. The body cams would give extra coverage of daily activities and proof of what happens in the field. The DailyPress reports the purchase of cameras … Read more
The Vilas County Sheriff’s Department and the Northland Pines School District in Eagle River, Wisconsin are in the process of investigating a school threat involving two students yesterday. School District Administrator Scott Foster issued a statement that said “ “The Northland Pines School District administration, in partnership with the Vilas County Sheriff’s Department, have conducted … Read more
A decision may be forthcoming in the case involving Senator Janet Bewley. The DailyPress reports Ashland County District Attorney David Meany says his office is waiting on the toxicology report for one of the three people involved before deciding whether to issue charges in the automobile accident that killed Alyssa Ortman and her 5-year-old daughter, … Read more
The Western Upper Peninsula Health Department (WUPHD) is opening a 30-day public comment period on the updated U.P. Environmental Health Code. The code mainly oversees the permitting and construction of on-site sewage systems and water wells in Baraga, Gogebic, Houghton, Keweenaw, and Ontonagon Counties. The code was last changed in 1997. Proposed changes to the … Read more
An agreement to re-route Snowmobile Trail UP2 has been reached. The Michigan Department of Natural Resources announced details at the end of last week. The reroute will be located south of U.S. Highway 2 and connect Ramsay with Wakefield. The trail will also use a portion of Old U.S. Highway 2. The city of Wakefield … Read more
A Baraga post office is being renamed after a trailblazing woman who served the area. It will now be named the Cora Reynolds Anderson Post Office, after the woman who was born, raised and represented the area. Born in 1882, Reynolds Anderson was the first woman to serve in the Michigan House of Representatives, serving … Read more
A small part of the Line 5 pipeline, which delivers oil from Superior through northern Wisconsin and Michigan to the Canadian border flows through the Bad River Indian Reservation. In 2019, the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa requested Enbridge remove Line 5 from their land. The pipeline is still in use and now … Read more
The Western Upper Peninsula Health Department (WUPHD) is opening a 30-day public comment period on the updated U.P. Environmental Health Code. The Environmental Health code mainly oversees the permitting and construction of on-site sewage systems and water wells in Baraga, Houghton, Keweenaw, and Ontonagon Counties. The code was last changed in 1997. Looser restrictions could … Read more
The Pine Lake Fire Department is participating in the “Keep the Wreath Green” campaign, a way to bring public awareness to fire safety. The Pine Lake Fire Department places a wreath at each one of their stations. Right now the department’s wreath lightbulb is completely green, which is a great sign. It means they have … Read more