Wakefield City Council Makes Decision on Local Road

At the most recent meeting of the Wakefield City Council, the board approved rebuilding a segment of public road if Highland Copper pays for it. TheDailyGlobe reports the Canadian company continues to work towards opening the Copperwood Mine in Wakefiled and Ironwood. City Manager Robert Brown Jr. said that most of the mile segment of … Read more

Judge Reverses Ruling in Bayfield Murder Case

After a petition by attorney Aaron Nelson and Bayfield County DA Kimberly Lawton, Judge John Anderson agreed and ruled that the murder case of 16-year-old Daniel Wilber should be heard in juvenile court. TheDailyPress reports if Wilber were to be found guilty of first degree homocide in an adult course, the only sentence available would … Read more

Ironwood School District Approves New Hires

The Ironwood School District will soon have some new faces. TheDailyGlobe reports the school board on Monday approved the hiring of K-12 school counselor Corey Kivisto, who will replace Auburn Powell, effective April 28; substitute teacher Shane Wyzlic; and substitute paraprofessional Thomas Sams. Paraprofessional Courtney Oja also was approved for rehiring. Also at that meeting, … Read more

Fundraising for Ironwood Landmark Begins

A crowd-funding campaign has been launched to help fund the expansion of the Carnegie Library in Ironwood. The Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) and the Friends of the Ironwood Carnegie Library made the announcement on Thursday. If the campaign reaches its crowdfunding goal of $50,000 by June 29th, a matching grant will be made available … Read more

Pancakes in the Middle of Nowhere, Anyone?

A Wisconsin diner in “the middle of nowhere” once hailed by Guy Fieri of Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives as having some of the best pancakes he’s ever had is up for sale. The Delta Diner, in located in the town of Delta in Bayfield County has been in operation for over two decades. Fieri sampled … Read more

Governor Evers Appoints New Member to Post in Ashland

Governor Tony Evers has appointed a new Ashland County Coroner. Pamela Feustel will fill the vacancy left by Barbara Beeksman, taking over the position on the third of May. Feustel is a lifelong resident of Ashland County and has served as chief deputy coroner of the Ashland County Coroner’s Office since 2017. She will serve … Read more

Most Power Outages in Vilas County Now Restored

Work continued on Tuesday morning to restore power after a chain of strong storms interrupted service. At one point, there were at least 7,400 customers without services in Vilas County, the most outages in the area. As of Tuesday morning there were less than 500 still reporting outages, and as of early evening on Tuesday, … Read more

Michigan DNR Issuing Fuelwood Permits

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources has announced that residents wanting fuelwood for home heating or other personal use can now apply for a permit that allows collection on select state managed land in the Upper Peninsula and northern Lower Peninsula. After the ice storm in March, there is an abundance of wood on the … Read more