A deputy with the Vilas County Sheriff’s Department who resigned after being arrested for participating in a drunken bar fight in 2021 is back at work. Brent Wilmot worked in the private sector after his resignation, and then took a lower level position as a jail officer with Vilas County last January. He worked his … Read more
Three people who conspired to bring drugs and firearms into Gogebic County have been sentenced. David Opsahl, 51 of Hurley and two accomplices, Teela Reese, 35, and Travis Havens, 34. The three were responsible for selling methamphetamine in Iron and Gogebic Counties. Mid March, Opsahl was stopped after returning to Hurley, and law enforcement seized … Read more
With summer break underway and vacations beginning, Bayfield County Health, Red Cliff Community Health Center and North Lakes Community Clinic are all recommending residents check their vaccinations before leaving on vacation, taking special care to make sure measles shots have been updated for the entire family. Bayfield County alone last summer welcomed over a quarter … Read more
Air quality advisories continue for the U.P. of Michigan and a few counties in Wisconsin through this evening.. Menominee, Keweenaw, Dickinson, Iron, Marquette, Baraga, Southern Schoolcraft, Northern Houghton, Delta, Ontonagon, Gogebic, Luce, Alger, Northern Schoolcraft, and Southern Houghton can expect continued poor air quality, especially for those with sensitivities. Ashland and Vilas Counties in Wisconsin … Read more
Another case of measles has been confirmed in a person who visited family in Ontonagon County last week. The visitor was from Marquette County. The Western U.P. Health Department is working with the Marquette County Health Department and Michigan Department of Health and Human Services to prevent additional cases. Individuals who visited certain locations may … Read more
Air Quality Advisories continue for today, Monday. Pollutants are expected to be in the Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups range for Iron, Gogebic, Ontonagon, Keweenaw, Dickinson, Marquette, Baraga, Southern Schoolcraft, Northern Houghton, Delta, Luce, Alger, Northern Schoolcraft, and Southern Houghton. Smoke from wildfires in Manitoba and Saskatchewan continues to flow into the western part of the … Read more
Governor Gretchen Whitmer has condemned President Donald Trump’s possible plan to pardon the men who planned to kidnap her. Whitmer said Thursday, “No one should hesitate to condemn political violence, whether it is aimed at my good friend Josh Shapiro, the horror that played out at their residence in Pennsylvania, or it is the man … Read more
An air quality Advisory has been issued for Iron, Gogebic, Ontonagon, Baraga, Houghton, Keweenaw, Marquette, Dickinson and Menominee counties in the Western U.P. of Michigan and for Ashland, Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, Iron, Price, Sawyer, Washburn counties in Wisconsin. Pollutants within those areas are expected to be in the Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups range. A cold … Read more
A Mellen woman caught trying to smuggle drugs into the Ashland County Jail has entered into a plea agreement with the court. TheDailyPress reports Nicole Schutte, 39, pleaded no contest to a charge of delivering drugs to an inmate, a Class I felony. She was also charged with possession with intent to deliver schedule five … Read more
Preparations for the Gogebic County Fair are underway, and since a carnival midway wasn’t available for this year’s festivities, other options have had to be considered. TheDailyGlobe reports the Friends of the Fair have purchased an inflatable for the kids to play on. The cost of renting each year or owning one outright was about … Read more