Overnight Tuesday night, the city of Wakefield experienced heavy rain for a prolonged period of time. The rain coupled with snowmelt placed serious pressure on the City’s sanitary sewer system. Early Wednesday morning, city staff took action to lessen the possibility of sewer backups into basements. The City asks that all residents with sump pumps … Read more
Ashland County is holding a series of COVID-19 vaccine clinics at senior meal sites through the end of the month. Anyone 12 or older can request either a Pfizer of Moderna vaccination. Those 50 and over who received their shot a least four months ago can get their second booster. Clinics will be held at … Read more
The Vilas County forestry, land and recreation committee at its meeting last week made it clear that the county will not be selling Cranberry Island to the city of Eagle River. County officials are waiting until the weather clears to make an inspection of the island with members of the Eagle River Chain of Lkes … Read more
The Bessemer Library is looking for help with three community engagement projects in the area and has applied for grant funding. According to the Daily Globe, librarian Melissa Lupino said that she applied for two grants being offered by AARP, one of which would provide money for recreational equipment intended to be used on the … Read more
The Norrie Park Community Garden in Ironwood has spaces to rent for those who’d like to plant a basic vegetable garden this year. If you’ve never planted one before, the Range Master Gardener volunteers are available to help answer any questions you might have. Cash tight? There are subsidies for individuals and families participating in … Read more
The Bessemer library is one of 77 libraries statewide that were selected to participate in a pilot program to distribute free COVID-19 at home tests to the community. According to the Daily Globe, Library director Melissa Lupino said, the library received about 300 test kits on Thursday. Each person can receive one test kit per … Read more
Although the city of Wakefield has the funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Rural Development Division to replace 2.5 miles of 70 year old 6 inch water main, the project may be delayed until 2023 because the city will not be able to put the project out for bids until late Spring or early … Read more
The Hurley School District will be putting on a demo of their new maple syrup operation located in the school parking lot, today and Saturday from 10 am to 3 pm. Students will boil sap, filter and bottle the finished product in the new sap shack and there may be syrup available for purchase, according … Read more
The Mercer Area Chamber of Commerce wants to let residents know that someone is going around the area trying to pull a scam on potential Loon Day vendors. The Mercer Chambert staff would only contact someone through the official Mercer Area Chamber Facebook page or through standard office channels. If a payment is to go … Read more
During the elections in Wisconsin on Tuesday, Ashland residents voted to approve the recreational use of marijuana for people 21 and over. A member of the Ashland City Council brought the subject to the polls in order to gauge public opinion. 955 voted to allow, 234 said it should continue to be illegal and 398 … Read more