Dozens of possible jurors waited in an Ashland County courtroom on Tuesday and Wednesday as jury selection in the double murder trial of Ashland businessman Nathan Monkelien. Earlier in the month Monkelien’s attorney had petitioned the court to dismiss the charges against him, based on the fact that it has taken some time to get … Read more
The U.S. Postal Service will not deliver mail today, and post offices will be closed, except for limited package delivery in observance of a national day of mourning for former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, who died on December 29th. President Joe Biden has declared the day of morning for a president who was “a man … Read more
It looks as though a man who had over a dozen horses removed from his property will be getting them back. Bayfield County officials have begun the process of returning the animals to Kim Kingley after removing them due to mistreatment. The decision by the county comes after a lawsuit demanding the animals return filed … Read more
The town of Gurney in the Northwestern part of Iron County will be holding two roundtable discussions regarding what the town considers to be the most important qualities for the principal of the Chagrin Falls Exempted Village Schools. There will be two sessions, one at 9:30 am in the PAC Lobby and the second at … Read more
A new elevator is the goal of a fundraising effort put on by the residents of Keen-Agers Adult Foster Care in Wakefield. Administrator Cindy Giackino says the home applied for a grant and has put up a GoFundMe page to help finance the replacement of the only elevator in the building. For the last two … Read more
Support for the Copperwood Mine has been withdrawn by Northern Michigan University. WNMU Public Radio reports University President Brock Tessman wrote a letter to the CEO of InvestUP and said his understanding of the impact the mine had grown and that he understood that it would not be of as much benefit to the U.P. … Read more
When the Washburn City Council meets next week, it will decide what will be done with Hillsdale Park. The city has held several public meetings to gather input on what the community thinks are priorities for improvements to the park. Four options have been developed and were presented at the latest input session in December. … Read more
Engines roared and fans lined up along the track this past Saturday in Ironwood for the second round in the United States Snowmobile Association’s ProStar Cup Tour races, the Ironwood Snowmobile Olympus.. Ironwood has hosted the races since 1968. Brett Richter, representative of the USA Snowmobile Organization said Ironwood is one of the predominant race … Read more
A motion to dismiss the murder case against an Ashland businessman has been denied… “Nathan Monkelien’s attorneys motion to dismiss due to prejudice on the part of the state was argued before Judge Anthony Stella on December 30th with the judge dismissing the motion stating that it would have been impossible for the trial to … Read more
Long awaited public facility scheduled to begin operation Wednesday… “Ironwood’s new water plan is scheduled to go online next Tuesday, the 7th. C.D. Smith Construction has been working on the $11 million Phase 1 part of the plant. TheDailyGlobe reports City Manager Paul Anderson has said there will be some finishing touches to be done … Read more