At its meeting on Tuesday, the Iron County Board of Supervisors approved the budget after a public hearing. The just over $21.4 million budget includes a millage that will result in just over $6 million being taken in. TheDailyGlobe reports the new millage rate is 33 cents lower than the last one due to a … Read more
Baseball and Softball fans in Ironwood will have a place to sit and relax this upcoming season…earlier this month, the Ironwood-Hurley Rotary Club announced it helped install a new pavilion at the John Krznarich Little League Field. The $14,000 construction project was funded with community donations, a donation from the local Rotary and a $7,000 … Read more
There’ll be a meeting this evening from 7 to 9:30 pm at the town hall in Winchester to introduce a new healthcare network in the area and to discuss the needs of residents in the area. According to TheLakelandTimes, The Gogebic Iron Vilas Network is “a collaboration of rural health providers and other stakeholders who … Read more
The Vilas County Health Department has launched a support group for young families, offering free home or office visits to new moms and their babies, to help them get off to a good start. The Growing Together support group will also meet the second Thursday of each month from 9:30 am to 10:30 am at … Read more
Two local cross county ski areas are in the running for USA Today’s favorite Nordic ski resort in North America. ABR Trails in Ironwood and Minocqua Winter Park are up for the top ten, competing against cross country ski areas in the US and Canada. Last year, Winter Park ranked number one and ABR was … Read more
A Bayfield man has been charged with disorderly conduct, resisting and obstructing and throwing/or discharging bodily fluids at an officer. According to TheDailyPress, a bartender at the Creamery in Bayfield called police mid-October to report a fight at the bar. Jacob Caughey, 27, ran out of the bar after a scuffle. A sheriff’s deputy caught … Read more
The Mercer Park board has started a new program to install benches at Carow Park. Benches are available for adoption and can be dedicated. Adoption of the benches will be $1,000 each and there will be two spots for personalization. Messages will need to approved by the park board. The adoption and dedication program is … Read more
A new housing development is set to begin construction in Red Cliff starting this spring. TheDailyPress reports that the Giiwedin (North Wind) Community Housing Project will have two buildings with eight units each of one and two bedroom apartments. The community is intended for use by Red Cliff tribal members. The tribal council of the … Read more
A woman who abandoned her kids in the car in June after crashing into another vehicle while driving under the influence has pleaded not guilty to charges. TheDailyPress reports Kaise Gokee, 32 of Bayfield pleaded not guilty to two counts of child neglect, child abandonment and two counts of second degree reckless endangerment. June 14th, … Read more
The Wisconsin DNR is hosing four open houses, three in person and one virtual this month to share information about proposed changes to the state’s deer management units. Deer management units are reviews every few years by the DNR. This year’s review is on units in the Northern Forest Zone, Metro subunits and the boundary … Read more