An Ashland teen appeared in court Monday on sexual abuse charges and continues to have trouble finding an attorney to represent him. TheDailyPress reports Elijah Fels, now 19 faces four charges of first-degree sexual assault with someone under 13, and one charge of strangulation or suffocation. If convicted, he could serve more than 240 years … Read more
Veterans from northern and central Wisconsin, including some from Iron and Vilas Cunties will be going on next week’s Never Forgotten Honor Flight to Washington, D.C.. The flight is the 51st Honor Flight arranged since the organization started sending vets to D.C. in 2010, and will make 4,977 veterans served since then.. 1 Korean War … Read more
The Kim Kingsley animal abuse case continues. The former Washburn man pleaded not guilty late last week to 58 various charges of animal abuse. Kingsley, 73, stands accused of mistreating horses kept on his property in Bell. 16 of those horses were removed and are being kept in Bayfield County custody. A veterinarian who viewed … Read more
In January, The Vilas County Board voted to open most county highways to ATV and UTV traffic. Signage on those highways went up at the end of March, and now, all county highways with the exception of those in Lac du Flambeau are open. The Vilas County Forestry, Parks, and Recreation Department Director Todd Bierman … Read more
The state of Michigan has once again moving into pothole season, and to raise awareness and push for action from state leaders, FixMIState has launched the ‘Pothole Payback’ contest, offering motorists a chance to receive compensation for repairs caused by Michigan’s crumbling infrastructure. Through June, Michigan residents can submit photos and stories of pothole related … Read more
A fundraiser held at the Aurora Club in Ironwood drew a good crowd on Sunday. 273 people attended the H.O.P.E. Animal Shelter Breakfast. Suffolk Eatery provided breakfast for everyone, and there were 50/50 and basket raffles with prizes donated by local businesses. Executive Director Denise Anderman said all proceeds from the event will go towards … Read more
A Lac du Flambeau man was arrested on his seventh driving offense on Saturday. Troopers from the State Patrol’s Wausau Post responded at about 1:25 a.m. to a report of a single-vehicle crash near mile marker 195 on Highway 51 in Marathon County. The car was found in the ditch and the driver, 53-year-old Daniel … Read more
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is holding public, in-person meetings in Ontonagon and Marquette counties to regulation change proposals for the state’s fisheries. Proposals to Lake Gogebic’s Walleye regulation changes will be discussed at a meeting scheduled for Tuesday, the 8th from 4 to 6 pm CDT at the Gogebic-Ontonagon School District Building. The … Read more
The names of the two people involved in a single-vehicle crash just south of Mercer have been released. According to a press release, 29-year -old Walker Alan Kempen of Mercer was killed with his vehicle traveling southbound on U.S. 51 left the road and rolled several times at Tower Ridge Road early evening on March … Read more
The 14th Annual Phelps Maple Syrup Fest is Saturday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Phelps School. Phelps is considered the Maple Syrup Capital of Wisconsin and the festival will celebrate everything maple, from sap to syrup. There will be sugar bush tours, tree-tapping demonstrations, cooking with maple syrup demos, maple taffy-making on the … Read more