Couple of U.P. Counties Join Forces to Promote Winter Tourism… Vilas and Oneida Counties have joined forces and have launched a tourism website that promotes snowmobile travel in the Northwoods, thanks to a $25,000 tourism grant from the Wisconsin Depart of tourism, Vilas County Tourism & Publicity and the Oneida County Tourism Council. Vilas County … Read more
The 15th annual Sisu Ski Race organizers have announced that this year’s races have been canceled. A post on the Sisu Ski Fest Facebook page broke the news. The Depot Dash and Snowshoe Book Walk are still on for Friday at 4 p.m., with hot chocolate, cookies, games if there’s no snow and a bonfire … Read more
At the most recent meeting of the Bessemer Planning Commission, the City Manager reported that a joint meeting of all boards and commissions will be scheduled for the near future. TheDailyGlobe reports the joint meeting has become an annual occurrence facilitating the sharing of information between the different entities. City Manager Frazer is working on … Read more
The denial of the governor’s request for disaster declaration from the Spring flooding of last year for Baraga, Gogebic, Ontonagon, Houghton, Iron, and Marquette counties, along with statewide hazard mitigation comes with the explanation that the impact to the area doesnt surpass local and state government’s capabilities to aid in recovery. According to RRN, Jenn … Read more
At the December 21st meeting of the Lakeland Airport Commission, airport administrator Jon Schmitz informed the members of the inquiry he’d received from Origis Energy in Miami, Florida in July. TheLakelandTimes reports that Schmitz has since been working to gather more information on a proposed solar energy farm. According to information provided by Origis, Wisconsin … Read more
TheAshlandDaily Press reports there are plans for a roughly 92,000 sq ft building and a gas station, but no timeline has been set. Executive Vice President for Fleet Farm, Frank Steeves says the company is committed to opening the location, currently an architect is in the design process, which he hopes will be finished in … Read more
“A 59 year-old man was working on a skid steer in his garage Thursday afternoon when the hydraulics in the equipment failed, causing the bucket of the equipment to hit him. He was able to call a neighbor, who then called 911. The man was taken to Aspirus Eagle River Hospital where he was pronounced … Read more
“A 59 year-old man was working on a skid steer in his garage Thursday afternoon when the hydraulics in the equipment failed, causing the bucket of the equipment to hit him. He was able to call a neighbor, who then called 911. The man was taken to Aspirus Eagle River Hospital where he was pronounced … Read more
The owner of the Minoqua Brewing Company filed a complaint with the Wisconsin Elections Commission (WEC) on Thursday in an attempt to bar former President Trump from the Wisconsin ballot. Besides being the founder of the Minocqua Company Super PAC, Kirk Bangstad was a former Democratic candidate for the U.S. House and State Assembly. In … Read more
At its meeting last week, the Vilas County board approved bids for the purchase of the chassis/cabs of a plow truck and patrol truck. TheLakelandTimes reports the Vilas County highway commissioner said the approval of the bids is contingent on reviews the specs of each vehicle. Normally bids are taken for truck boxes and plows … Read more