The town board of St. Germain at its last meeting voted to use leftover ARPA funds from the pandemic to replace one of the pavilions in town. TheLakelandTimes reports the board reported a surplus of $138,000 in the fall of last year. Discussion on what to spend the money on has been on the board’s … Read more
Canadian based Enbridge has opened a new office in Ashland. Company officials, union representatives and community members gathered to celebrate the opening on the day after the Department of Justice ruled in favor of the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, saying Enbridge had trespassed on the tribe’s reservation. TheAshlandDailyPress reports Enbridge closed its … Read more
Starting in May, Ashland will be getting a new road, that was an old road some twenty years ago. The AshlandDailyPress reports crews will extend Stuntz Avenue from Highway 2 to the oredock. The improvements are aimed at accommodating expected foot traffic once the walkway along the oredock is complete. The walkway will extend the … Read more
Peninsula Health Plan, the Western UP Health Department, and the MSU Extension along with 4H are holding a Family Fun Night and Resource Fair for Gogebic County residents at the Pat O’Donnell Civic Center in Ironwood tomorrow evening from 5-7 pm. Over 40 vendors will be on-hand and there will be a variety of resources, … Read more
The Lac Vieux Desert Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians community recently held a drug prevention seminar at the Northern Waters Casino in Watersmeet. More than 100,000 nationwide have died of drug overdoses between 1999 and 2021. Lac Vieux Desert Band Healing to Wellness Court Officer Amanda Bett stated that the event and events like … Read more
At the last meeting of the Bessemer City Council, a request by Jeremy Johnson and Melissa Anderson to purchase a property owned by the city was heard. TheDailyGlobe reports Johnson and Anderson asked to purchase the property on the corner of Mine Street and First Avenue. The council voted to sell the property for $1 … Read more
At their last meeting, the Mercer School Board reorganized, with Makella Hagan and Ervin Taff were both sworn into three-year terms. Teri Noe was elected as President. Heath West will be Vice President. Kailer Stevenson will be Secretary/Treasurer. The board heard a report on summer projects that will include relocating sinks and capping gas lines … Read more
At its last meeting, the Bessemer City Council voted to hold off on posting the position of city manager until its next meeting on the 22nd. TheDailyGlobe reports that council members decided they need more time on how to phrase the rate of pay. Interim City Manager Mandy Lake put forth a refined version of … Read more
At the most recent meeting of the Ironwood City Commission, the city manager gave an update on the water treatment plant and the commission approved payment for work on Phase 1 of the project. The approved pay package was $319,066 dollars. According to TheDailyGlobe, the Mayor asked when the project might be completed, and City … Read more
The Wisconsin Department of Heath has announced a plan for spending $36 million in funds from a major opioid settlement. According to public radio, there are two key directions the department would like to address. Investing in local efforts through education of young Wisconsinite and preventing overdoses. The department hopes to put almost $4 million … Read more