The planned splash pad project spearheaded by the Ashland Rotary Club has hit a snag. TheDailyPress Reports the city has raised water rates and now operating the splash park could cost more than originally planned. The Rotary agreed to pay the city $2,000 a year to cover the cost of water and maintenance for the … Read more
After a state court of appeals denied his bid to delay payment of a judgement against him in the defamation suit brought by the Lakeland Times and River News publisher Greg Walker, Kirk Bangstad, owner of the Mincoqua Brewing Company has agreed to pay Walker $580,000 of the $759, 428 judgement against him. Bangstad will … Read more
At the next meeting of the Vilas County Board, there will be a public hearing on the county’s 2025 budget. The finance and budget committee earlier this month did a brief review and some tweaking and approved a budget, and also approved a 2025 budget resolution that, according to TheLakeLandTimes will authorize Vilas County’s 2024 … Read more
The attorney for Nathan Monkelien, owner of the Stagecoach Bar and Grille in Ashland, accused of the shooting deaths of two men a year ago appeared before the court to contend that Monkelien’s right to a speedy trial is being violated and that he is being unlawfully held in custody. Attorney Jeremiah Meyer-O’Day said Monkelien … Read more
USA Today has named the Western U.P. as the winner of its Best Fall Foliage Destination Spot for 2024. The publication said Copper Peak was one of the best areas to get a panoramic view of the fall colors. TheDailyGlobe reports that Copper Peak’s adventure ride will be open through the 20th and provides an … Read more
At the meeting of the Hurley City Council on Tuesday, the board approved a new fee schedule for city businesses, and raised the adult entertainment license fee from $300 to $600 a year, with a reevaluation of those fees next year. TheDailyGlobe reports the council voted unanimously to approve that increase. Hurley has six adult … Read more
Governor Tony Evers was in Ashland on Monday to announce funding for the renovation of the Vaughn Public Library and other projects like it across the area. TheDailyPress reports during his visit, the Governor discussed the benefits to the community that the renovated library will provide. In Ashland, $3.4 million in funding will be used … Read more
The Gogebic County Sheriff’s Office reports that a crash on US 2 brought traffic between Wakefield and Watersmeet on Tuesday morning. A van hit a parked semi-truck in the area of US 2 and County Road 527. Traffic was diverted from the area and for some time the area was treated as a construction zone. … Read more
The USDA has announced that changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program or SNAP have taken effect. The USDA has increased the maximum allotments given to families but has also changed the eligibility requirements. Unfortunately. the increase amounts to less than 1% according to the Feeding America West Michigan President/CEO Ken Estelle. Estelle also says … Read more
Hunters are reminded that the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is in need of data taken from testing of deer harvested this fall, especially in priority areas where CWD has been found. CWD is a contagious, fatal neurological disease that affects deer, elk, moose and caribou. The disease can be spread through animal to animal … Read more