The Gogebic County Board of Commissioners is seeking applications from Gogebic County residents interested in serving on the Gogebic County Fair Board. Two three-year term seats will be appointed. The terms begin December 1, 2022 and expire on November 30, 2025. Interested residents should send a letter of interest and resume to Ramona L. Collins, … Read more
A local businessman is being honored with a special award. News6 reports Bob Jacquart is being given the Micigan Manufacturers Association Lifetime Achievement Award. Jacquart is the Chairman of Jacquart Fabric Products and is in charge of Stormy Kromer. Jacquart credits the state of Michigan helped bring Stormy Kromer to prominence in the market. He … Read more
An Ashland woman could be on the way to international fame…for her baking skills. The DailyPress reports Nicole Bichanich is competing in the Greatest Baker challenge, where home bakers and professionals from all over the world compete online for a $10,000 prize and to be featured in the Bake From Scratch magazine. Bichanich has been … Read more
Bayfield residents will soon have the opportunity to weigh in on how they think more than $200,000 from the settlement of a lawsuit against drug manufacturers responsible for the opioid crisis the last few years should be spent. The DailyPress says the county has the choice to take a lump sum of $206,684 or a … Read more
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources has given an update on how harvest reporting has been going. Hunters have already reported nearly 70,000 deer taken, with roughly 81% of harvest reports being accomplished in five minutes or less. The DNR is aware the new reporting system will take some time for hunters to become familiar … Read more
Late last week, members of the Gogebic Board of Commissioners finance team and other city officials were given a demonstration by the Gogebic County Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue team of a recently purchased drone. The Globe reports the board funded the $18,000 purchase as an upgrade to the existing drone currently in service. The … Read more
A Vilas County corrections officer has been terminated after being arrested in Oneida County and charged with retail theft last weekend. The LakelandTimes reports Daniel Raphael De La Vega of Rhinelander was a probationary employee, and had only been with the county for five months. De La Vega was released from the Oneida County Jail … Read more
Troopers from the Wakefield post of the Michigan State Police are asking for the public’s help in locating those responsible for the theft of a plow from a business in Ironwoiod. PublicRadio90 reports the 8’2” stainless steel BOSS V plow was taken around 8:40 pm Thursday night. The vehicle that was driven by whoever took … Read more
A snowmobile Safety Education/Certification Course is being offered this Saturday, the 5th, at Gogebic Community College. The main purpose of the course is to educate and develop safe, knowledgeable and responsible Snowmobile owners and operators. Topics covered include correct riding techniques, protective equipment, understanding terrain and trail operation, laws and regulations, causes and prevention of … Read more
It appears the Bayfield Recreation Center will continue serving the community. The AshlandDailyPress reports the Bayfield School Board voted to sell the rec center to Recreation and Fitness Resources, the non-profit organization that’s been managing it. None of the details of the sale of the center have been made public, but it is thought that … Read more