An event labeled “The World’s Steepest 400 Meter Race returns to the area this Spring. The Red Bull 400 will once again be run on the slope of Copper Peak on May 10th. The race takes runners up 40 stories on Copper Peak, which bills itself as the largest artificial ski jump tower in the … Read more
St. Germain man involved in a crash in Minocqua almost two weeks ago has died. February 6th, 69-year-old John W. Huppert crossed the center line on Highway 51, north of Huber Lane. His vehicle hit the side of a front-end loader owned by the city of Minocqua as it was plowing the sidewalk. It is … Read more
An Arbor Vitae man has had child pornography charges against him dismissed. When 47-year-old Lucas R. Aschbrenner was arrested on possession charges in March of 2023, TheLakelandTimes reports he’d been on the teaching staff of the Minocqua Hazelhurst Lake Tomahawk school district for seven years. According to the prosecution, it had insufficient evidence to meet … Read more
Minocqua Brewing Company owner Kirk Bangstad has been named in a new civil lawsuit filed late last Wednesday that alleges that Bangstad has defrauded his donors by using funds raised by his super PAC to pay himself close to half a million dollars. The suit, filed by The Lakeland Times publisher Gregg Walker and general … Read more
The Vilas County Sheriff’s Office reports a snowmobile rider was killed after an accident over the weekend. The crash was reported just after 5 on Saturday, on Trail 15 near Sweet Fern Lane in St. Germain. Law enforcement officials say the rider was taking a curve and struck a tree. First responders attempted lifesaving measures, … Read more
The Chequamegon Kite Fest is this Saturday from 1 to 4. This years Kite Fest will take place at Thompson’s West End Park on Lake Superior in Washburn and Sara Linafelter anticipates another great event. The Fest started in 2018, when it was connected to the Book Across the Bay. COVID halted the Book Across … Read more
The Chequamegon Kite Fest is this Saturday from 1 to 4. This years Kite Fest will take place at Thompson’s West End Park on Lake Superior in Washburn and Sara Linafelter anticipates another great event. The Fest started in 2018, when it was connected to the Book Across the Bay. COVID halted the Book Across … Read more
A Michigan appeals court has ruled that Enbridge Energy’s plans to build a tunnel around a pipeline that runs beneath a channel that connects Lake Michigan and Lake Huron can continue. WXPR Public Radio reports the court rejected the argument by environmental groups and Native American tribes that the stretch of pipeline was unnecessary and … Read more
The City of Ashland is looking for more information on what other cities do with a large number of vacant homes in their municipalities. According to TheDailyPress, Mayor Matthew MacKenzie said during the Feb. 11 city council meeting there are about 40 vacant homes in the city, some being vacant for years. The Mayor and … Read more
Officials with the Michigan Tech Department of Public Safety say the body of missing grad student Matthew Sisson has been found. No foul play is suspected. Sisson was first reported missing on February 14th after telling family he was going to Houghton to shop. Intensive searches for the 36-year-old grad student were launched. Public Safety … Read more