More than 51% of Michigan’s over half a million veterans are 65 or older and around 21% receive disability compensation. A $300,000 donation from Consumers Energy to the Michigan Veterans Trust Fund will help hundreds of vets pay their heating bills this winter. The Michigan Veterans Affairs Agency says the gift is the single largest … Read more
Beginning in January, the Washburn Ambulance Service will have two new full time EMTs on staff taking over weekday duty. According to the Daily Press, Heather Atherton and Eli Wilson have been serving as on-call EMTs for Washburn. Bringing Atherton and Wilson on full time was made possible when voters agreed to pay higher taxes … Read more
The Rotary Club of Ashland is looking for help from the community in order to bring a splash pad to the area. TheDailyPress reports the plan is for the pad to be located at Bayview Park. The Rotary Club is also preparing a fundraising campaign to make sure the project costs are covered. The majority … Read more
Draft plans for a new ranger station in Mercer are being created and a call for bids for the new 15,000 square foot facility is expected to go out sometime before Spring. According to WXPR, the current ranger station is comprised of a couple of garages, outbuildings and the actual station which was built in … Read more
The Bayfield Harbour Commission voted earlier in the month not to renew the lease of BD Marine and have the city of Bayfield run the marina, much to the dismay of the owners, Bill and Doreen Peterson. The Daily Press reports BD’s lease ends in December of next year, and Bill Peterson says the decision … Read more
An investigation into the death of Bailey Zuniga continues. The DailyPress reports Zuniga’s body was found on the west side of Ashland on Thursday night. Police Chief Bill Hagstrom says Zuniga’s body was found by a passerby and that he must have been on his way somewhere. Chief Hagstrom says an autopsy is scheduled and … Read more
The body of a 25-year-old man was found Thursday morning on Ashland’s west side. The DailyPress reports that Bailey Zuniga’s body was found by a passer-by along Junction Road between Turner Road and Sanborn Avenue. Ashland Police Chief Bill Hagstrom said an autopsy will be conducted, but that it appears that Zuniga died of exposure … Read more
The body of a 25-year-old man was found Thursday morning on Ashland’s west side. The DailyPress reports that Bailey Zuniga’s body was found by a passer-by along Junction Road between Turner Road and Sanborn Avenue. Ashland Police Chief Bill Hagstrom said an autopsy will be conducted, but that it appears that Zuniga died of exposure … Read more
Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers has declared a state-wide energy emergency, lifting some federal and state regulations for deliveries of home heating fuels in order to get them to those in need as quickly as possible. News9 reports that with winter weather in the area for the last two weeks and the subsequent issues with ice … Read more
Vilas and Oneida County snowmobile trails will open on Friday morning. With the anticipated winter storm, including high winds and blowing snow, the Oneida Co. Forestry, Land and Recreation Department is asking riders to use extreme caution while riding as downed trees and low hanging branches may be encountered. Trails are in rough, early season … Read more