Members of the Parks and Rec Commission took their meeting outside last week, meeting at Bluff Valley Park to make the commission’s annual assessment of the city’s parks and gardens. TheDailyGlobe reports during their first stop, it was found that one of the park’s four bridges needs repair. Other refurbishments and repairs were discussed and … Read more
The U.P. may be treated to a spectacular light show this evening. TheAshlandDailyPress reports a solar storm is predicted to hit our atmosphere, which causes the Aurora Borealis, mostly seen in Alaska, Canada and Scandinavia. A peak in solar activity may be large enough to affect the skies further south, including most of the northern … Read more
At its last meeting, the Bessemer City Council moved foward with Phase 2 of the city’s water system improvement project. TheDailyGlobe reports project manager for C2AE, Darren Pionk, recommended hiring Ruotsala Construction for the project, which submitted a the lowest bid coming in at just under $770,000 for the work. The council voted unanimously to … Read more
The Emberlight Festival is offering a limited number of free tickets to students 18 or younger for their Main Stage productions and International Film Fest screenings throughout the Summer, in keeping with Emberlight’s mission of providing world class artistic experiences to the community. The summer series will give students the opportunity to experience artists from … Read more
The Emberlight Festival is offering a limited number of free tickets to students 18 or younger for their Main Stage productions and International Film Fest screenings throughout the Summer, in keeping with Emberlight’s mission of providing world class artistic experiences to the community. The summer series will give students the opportunity to experience artists from … Read more
An ORV Safety Education/Certification Course is being offered this Thursday. In Michigan, ORV operators under 16 riding on public or private land are required to pass an approved ORV Safety course and carry their ORV Certificate at all times when riding. Wisconsin residents, the Certificate from Michigan is applicable. An ORV Safety Certificate is required … Read more
Preparations have been underway for this year’s Festival Ironwood. Rain or shine, the festival is the biggest in the western U.P. The festival kicks off today and will continue through Saturday. Depot Park is the main site of each days festivities, with food, live music, events for the kids and other activities like motorcycle rides, … Read more
An Iron County man has added the insanity plea to his defense for a murder in Alabama. Caleb Anderson went on a three state crime spree last August, sexually assaulting an 18 year old woman in Iron County, then traveling to Green Bay Wisconsin where he killed Patrick Ernst, then fleeing to Alabama, where he … Read more
Vilas County is a lot of thing to a lot of people and now its one of the best places to monitor the bat population of the county. According to WXPR, A high school project by a student has resulted in some of the biggest volume of information on the various species of bats in … Read more
A new contract with a paving company will hopefully end the difficulties anyone who drives on Sixth Street West in Ashland is encountering. According to TheAshlandDailyPress, roadwork has taken a year to begin, after a lawsuit filed by the city with the company who did the initial rebuild settled. However, the money the city needed … Read more