The race for Vilas County Sheriff is starting to get interesting. According to WXPR, Vilas County Captain Gerard Ritter is challenging the incumbent sheriff in the republican primary scheduled for the 9th. Currently, there are no democrats running for that office. Ritter says the reason he’s running is to give the community a choice. If … Read more
A routine neighborhood patrol saved the life of a Bayfield resident. The Daily Press reports the resident was working on his car in his garage in the Washburn neighborhood when it caught fire and caused several gas cans to explode. The fire spread quickly from the garage to the house. A deputy on patrol was … Read more
The Village of Ontonagon will be getting some state help with the $8.17 million dollar debt to the Michigan Employees Retirement System or MERS. According to the Daily Globe, the state budget has included $3.1 million dollars intended to help fund the MERS debt. The budget also has opportunities for the village to appy for … Read more
The Ironwood, Norway, and Mid Pen football programs will each receive $1,000 donations from proceeds from the U.P. Football All-Star Game. According to the RRN, the goal of the game was to be able to donate to high school football programs in the U.P. Schools are picked at random every year, and the donation can … Read more
The world’s largest scaffold ski jump in the world is getting some help from the Great Lakes Sports Commission in the form of an investment of just under $150,000 to make upgrades. According to TV6News, the 90-story tall Copper Peak Adventure Ride attracts over 12,000 visitors and generates more than $200,000 in revenue each season. … Read more
Gogebic Community College will be hosting an appliance recycling event on Saturday from 9 am to noon through efficiencyunited.com. Drop off refrigerators, freezers, window a/c units, and dehumidifiers and earn a rebate, while your old appliances are recycled in an environmentally friendly way.. Bring your appliance and a copy of your electric bill. There is … Read more
Gogebic, as well as Baraga and Houghton counties, will get part of $9.7 million in infrastructure grants and loans from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Rural Development department. According to RRN, U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development State Director for Michigan Brandon Fewins said a total of almost $8 million in loans and close to … Read more
Loon Day is next week in Mercer. There’s a street dance on Tuesday evening from 7 pm to 11 pm. Then Wednesday, starting at 9 am and running through 4 pm, downtown Mercer will be filled with over 250 art and craft exhibits, flea market, sidewalk and bake sale as well as live music. There … Read more
Starting today, Douglas Blvd (Business Highway 2) will be closed at the East Francis St intersection, one block south of E Cloverland Dr (US Highway 2). Traffic to and from the downtown area will be detoured using Ayer St and Lake St. The detour is expected to remain in place for 2-3 weeks. The road … Read more
At their meeting at the beginning of the week, the Iron County Human Services board made some decisions regarding open positions. According to the Daily Globe, the board approved a job description for a new lead social services position and said they’d consider a current employee’s interest in the position. Human Services director Cally Bucknell … Read more