The roads in Bessemer continue to be in dire need of repair and at the last city council meeting, the board voted to work on the problem. TheDailyGlobe reports Mayor Adam Zak said this year in particular has caused major damage to roads in the area, with sink holes in streets that have never seen … Read more
A plan to resurrect a proposed snowmobile route from Ashland to Odanah is being reexaminted by the Ashland County Board. TheDailyPress reports that the snowmobile trail would allow someone to ride all the way from Ironwood to Superior. The president of the Ashland Snowmobile Club, Ron Sztyndor, is also on the county board, and says … Read more
A shelter that’s sat empty in Ashland has been awarded funding to renovate it and convert the building into temporary housing. TheAshlandDailyPress reports that City Administrator Brant Kucera said the development is meant to help tenants moving between crisis housing and a permanent home. The building, which is the two story section of a motel … Read more
An appeal and the possibility of bringing a legal suit against the county are what could be in store for the former Ashland County Jail Administrator Kim Lavasseur, now that her termination has been held up by an impartial county officer. TheAshlandDailyPress reports Attorney John Carlson acting as the hearing officer upheld Lavasseur’s firing by … Read more
This weekend, the Luther L. Wright High School and Middle School bands will hold their spring concert. TheDailyGlobe reports the program will be wide and varied, with solo and small ensembles as well as full band performances. According to band director Kirk McBrayer, participation this year in the various groups and competitions has been higher … Read more
At a special meeting of the Gogebic-Iron County Airport Board earlier in the week, the board voted unanimously to continue to have Denver Air act as the area’s Essential Air Service for the region. TheDailyGlobe reports a motion to approve the airline was put forward by board member Jim Lorensen, citing the airline’s record of … Read more
The family of an infant that suffered brain damage while in the care of Essentia Health’s Ashland Clinic has been awarded almost $19 million by a jury in Bayfield County. The AshlandDailyPress reports Johnny Galligan was born in February of 2013 at Memorial Medical Center and was discharged four days after his birth, despite a … Read more
The Ashland County Jail administrator who was involved in a single car accident with his vehicle early Sunday morning has been put on paid administrative leave. The AshlandDailyPress reports Kyle Cadotte was suspended on Monday, over a week after the accident. The accident occurred on Mountain Road near Bell. Cadotte’s truck drifted off the road, … Read more
19 year old Michigander Grace West was “The Voice” judge Blake Shelton’s last chair turn of his tenure on the show and after she sang “Maybe It Was Memphis” by Pam Tillis she’s considered one of the favorites. West is from a suburb of Detroit. Judge Kelly Clarkson called West “a star”, Chance the Rapper … Read more
Medical marijuana may be on the way to becoming legal in Wisconsin. WXPR reports Democrativtic Governor Tony Evers says he’s likely to sign a medical marijuana bill if one is presented and Republicans in the Assembly are discussing the possibility. Evers says he’d like to see a path towards both medical and recreational marijuana, but … Read more