The Michigan Department of Natural Resources has given an update on how harvest reporting has been going. Hunters have already reported nearly 70,000 deer taken, with roughly 81% of harvest reports being accomplished in five minutes or less. The DNR is aware the new reporting system will take some time for hunters to become familiar … Read more
Late last week, members of the Gogebic Board of Commissioners finance team and other city officials were given a demonstration by the Gogebic County Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue team of a recently purchased drone. The Globe reports the board funded the $18,000 purchase as an upgrade to the existing drone currently in service. The … Read more
A Vilas County corrections officer has been terminated after being arrested in Oneida County and charged with retail theft last weekend. The LakelandTimes reports Daniel Raphael De La Vega of Rhinelander was a probationary employee, and had only been with the county for five months. De La Vega was released from the Oneida County Jail … Read more
Troopers from the Wakefield post of the Michigan State Police are asking for the public’s help in locating those responsible for the theft of a plow from a business in Ironwoiod. PublicRadio90 reports the 8’2” stainless steel BOSS V plow was taken around 8:40 pm Thursday night. The vehicle that was driven by whoever took … Read more
A snowmobile Safety Education/Certification Course is being offered this Saturday, the 5th, at Gogebic Community College. The main purpose of the course is to educate and develop safe, knowledgeable and responsible Snowmobile owners and operators. Topics covered include correct riding techniques, protective equipment, understanding terrain and trail operation, laws and regulations, causes and prevention of … Read more
It appears the Bayfield Recreation Center will continue serving the community. The AshlandDailyPress reports the Bayfield School Board voted to sell the rec center to Recreation and Fitness Resources, the non-profit organization that’s been managing it. None of the details of the sale of the center have been made public, but it is thought that … Read more
At their meeting on Tuesday, the Vilas County Board approved a budget for next year that reflects a tax levy that’s been reduced by $109,000 from last year. The LakelandTimes reports about $2.5 million in short-term borrowing included in the budget is around $250,000 less than last year. Items that the loan will be used … Read more
Since the Gogebic County Fair was held this summer, the County Board of Commissioners has continued to address the issues with the condition of certain buildings at the fairgrounds and has brought in an engineering firm to re-evaluate the structures, the results of which have only been recently released. Consequently, due to condition issues, the … Read more
Parents of kids in Ironwood have had a tense few months, after learning in August that the All Saints Little Lambs Childcare would separate from Our Lady of Peace Catholic Parish. That stress has hopefully been alleviated with the news that Chandra Moreno will soon be opening the Ironwood Early Learning Academy Center, with Kim … Read more
U.S. Senators Debbie Stabenow and Gary Peters have announced the EPA is awarding just over $54,000,000 to schools in Michigan to purchase electric buses. The funding comes from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, which both lawmakers helped pass last year. The awards are a part of the first $1 billion of a five-year, $5 … Read more