A Portage woman died after being injured in an ATV crash in Vilas County over the holdiay weekend. The call to 911 came in late Saturday afternoon, reporting an accident on Monheim Road 15 minutes north of Eagle River in the Town of Conover. The caller said she’d been thrown from the vehicle and was … Read more
Their goal was just to finish…the undertaking of swimming the English Channel has foiled the strongest swimmers and has tested everyone with the audacity to think they could do it…but four ‘mermaids’ from Wisconsin did it. TheDailyPress reports the WisconSwim Mermaids, Pamela Toshner and Michelle DeYoung of Barnes, Lisa Weispfenning of Washburn, and Jennifer Titus … Read more
Public comments submitted to the Public Service Commision of Wisconsin have been taken into account when it comes to a proposed hike in Ashland’s city water rates. TheDailyPress reports the PSC had made the decision earlier in August to raise rates by 52% over two years, but after hearing some three dozen comments from residents, … Read more
Two have died and one remains hospitalized after a crash in Iron County over the holiday weekend. The Iron County Sheriff’s Office said the crash happened Sunday evening on Gibbs City Road near Iron Lake Road just before midnight. Deputies and Aspirus EMS arrived on scene to find a Honda Pilot rolled over in a … Read more
The last pancake breakfast of the season at the Mercer Senior Center is on Sunday. 8:30 to 12:30 its all you can eat pancakes, sausage, mik, juice and coffee. TheLakelandTimes reports the Mercer Senior’s Center has been serving the community since it was the Northwoods Senior Citizens Club started in 1973, providing a space for … Read more
The Ironwood City Commission met on Monday evening and according to TheDailyGlobe, approved a bid by C.D. Smith Construction of Fond du Lac, to do the work on Phase 2 of the city’s Water Treatment Plant project. C.D. Smith was the only bid at just over $10 million. The City Manager/Engineer said the project, which … Read more
At their last meeting, the Bayfield County Board voted to oppose a proposal put forth by Congressman Tom Tiffany to make the Apostle Islands a national park. Tiffany’s put forth the proposal hoping it would boost tourism to the area, but county leaders have been critical, saying that the Congressman didn’t coordinate with local government … Read more
At the most recent meeting of the Ironwood Board of Ed, decisions regarding the school year were made, despite being challenged by power outages. TheDailyGlobe reports the board voted to approve course offerings for the year, nailed down final changes to the student handbook and approved the planned purchase of laptops to replace the ones … Read more
Kids in the area are going back to school, and many students are not getting vaccinated. In the last couple of years, 10% of kids K thru 12 are not meeting minimum immunization requirements. The drop in immunizations corresponds to a rise in vaccine preventable diseases coming back. Because of the drop, there are some … Read more
Despite disagreements on whether to allow the Highland Copper Company to open a mine in the area, the state of Michigan is moving ahead with support of the project, to the tune of $50 million. The vote was taken after the state heard speakers and two committee reports and was made without comment on the … Read more