The state’s first two-county consolidated 911 dispatch center launched this week, serving Ashland and Bayfield counties. The new consolidated center, the Ashland-Bayfield County Emergency Communications Center, is in Washburn. Work on the consolidation project started in 2002 and really took shape in 2022, thanks to extensive collaboration and securing of grant funding for the center. … Read more
At a meeting on Tuesday, the members of the Finance Committee of the Iron County Board of Supervisors agreed a special meeting at the beginning of January was needed to discuss the form a wage and benefit study of county employees would take. TheDailyGlobe reports suggestions of which counties to compare to and why they … Read more
Grant funding from the Michigan Natural Resources Trust Fund has been allocated to the city of Wakefield to expand Sunday Lake Eddy Park Campground in 2026. Wakefield City Manager Robert Brown says the grant is just over $274K to enhance the campground, including putting in three new solar powered cabins. Wakefield is one of the … Read more
Firefighters in Eagle River are crossing their fingers, knocking on wood and watching the weather forecast…high hopes are in good supply for a winter cold enough to allow the crew to build its annual Ice Castle. The Eagle River Fire Department posted on Facebook that they have 6.5 inches of good ice on Silver Lake … Read more
Wisconsin’s only endangered mammal, the American Marten has received a leg up from the Federal Department of the Interior. The Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission has awarded over $800K for recovery of the reclusive and rare resident. At one time, Martens were trapped for their fur and the practice of managing forests and … Read more
Firefighters in Eagle River are crossing their fingers, knocking on wood and watching the weather forecast…high hopes are in good supply for a winter cold enough to allow the crew to build its annual Ice Castle. The Eagle River Fire Department posted on Facebook that they have 6.5 inches of good ice on Silver Lake … Read more
Lake Trout season is on for Lake Superior and will continue through at least mid September, or until the 15,000 fish quota is met. Lake Superior in Wisconsin is split into two areas, the Western Arm and the Apostle Island region. The season in the Apostle Island may close earlier since it tends to attract … Read more
Trial has been scheduled for a Chicago man accused of selling fentanyl. TheDailyPress reports Charles Mathus, 56, was arrested in the spring and charged with possession with intent to sell. When Mathus traveled to Odanah, he was contacted by Ashland County Sheriff’s deputies. He was searched and a vacuum sealed bag containing 111 grams of … Read more
For the first time in quite a few years, the Shop With A Cop event took place in Ironwood this past weekend, made possible by teamwork between the Gogebic-Ontonagon Counties Communities that Care and the Michigan State Police. Fifteen kids, each with a police officer had breakfast from Don and GG’s in Ironwood and did … Read more
The Mount Zion Snocross Nationals brought sno machine racing enthusiasts and competitors from across the country. Pro racers competed for $10,000 on Friday and Saturday and there were also non-pro categories, including a kids division for riders to compete in. Neil Schwab, a former Snocross racer who competed at Mt. Zion before it was a … Read more