After a year-long search, Governor Tony Evers has chosen a new leader for the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. On Monday, Evers announced that Karen Hyun will take over the post. Hyun has worked as chief of staff of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration since 2021. She worked as the National Audubon Society’s director … Read more
A man from Clinton Township in Macomb County has been given a $50,000 cash bond after he was arrested and jailed in Oneida County for allegedly threatening county circuit judge Michael Schiek and the publisher of the Lakeland Times, Gregg Walker. Peter Gruich, was arrested and charged with making threats to a judge and threatening … Read more
Public input is being accepted for the Michigan State Forest Management Plan. The state’s forests cover nearly 4 million acres, and forest management practices have evolved to keep pace. Multi-use plans are developed using sophisticated computer modeling to ensure continued optimum utilization and protection of state forests for future generations. The State Forest Management Plan … Read more
A Bayfield man who set fire to a local bear camp in May of this year has been found guilty and sentenced. Skylar Basina, 32, was convicted of criminal damage to property and arson for being an accomplice when Noah P. Schmitz, 29, Bayfield, set fire to the camp. TheDailyPress reports two additional counts of … Read more
The state’s first two-county consolidated 911 dispatch center launched this week, serving Ashland and Bayfield counties. The new consolidated center, the Ashland-Bayfield County Emergency Communications Center, is in Washburn. Work on the consolidation project started in 2002 and really took shape in 2022, thanks to extensive collaboration and securing of grant funding for the center. … Read more
At a meeting on Tuesday, the members of the Finance Committee of the Iron County Board of Supervisors agreed a special meeting at the beginning of January was needed to discuss the form a wage and benefit study of county employees would take. TheDailyGlobe reports suggestions of which counties to compare to and why they … Read more
Grant funding from the Michigan Natural Resources Trust Fund has been allocated to the city of Wakefield to expand Sunday Lake Eddy Park Campground in 2026. Wakefield City Manager Robert Brown says the grant is just over $274K to enhance the campground, including putting in three new solar powered cabins. Wakefield is one of the … Read more
Firefighters in Eagle River are crossing their fingers, knocking on wood and watching the weather forecast…high hopes are in good supply for a winter cold enough to allow the crew to build its annual Ice Castle. The Eagle River Fire Department posted on Facebook that they have 6.5 inches of good ice on Silver Lake … Read more
Wisconsin’s only endangered mammal, the American Marten has received a leg up from the Federal Department of the Interior. The Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission has awarded over $800K for recovery of the reclusive and rare resident. At one time, Martens were trapped for their fur and the practice of managing forests and … Read more
Firefighters in Eagle River are crossing their fingers, knocking on wood and watching the weather forecast…high hopes are in good supply for a winter cold enough to allow the crew to build its annual Ice Castle. The Eagle River Fire Department posted on Facebook that they have 6.5 inches of good ice on Silver Lake … Read more