The National Forest Service has received $2 million in funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law that will fund projects in the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest, aimed at improving watershed health and increasing infrastructure flood resistance. Projects will be located in Vilas, Florence and Forest counties, with much of the funding going towards the Brule River Headwater … Read more
New members of the Iron County Board of Supervisors took their oaths of office last week. TheDailyGlobe reports new members include Mario Loreti of District 2, Hurley Ward 2; Roxanne Lutgen of District 13, Mercer Ward 3; Doug Swartz of District 7, Kimball; and Paul Mullard of District 1, Hurley, Ward 1. Rick Boes of … Read more
The Northland College Board of Trustees in an announcement has said it will try and save the school by tightening its belt. TheAshlandDailyPress reports Chairman Ted Bristol said in the announcement the board is working to reduce the deficit, realign the college and create a viable path forward. The faculty council has approved a proposal … Read more
The City of Ironwood has received $11.4 million grant from the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy’s Economically Disadvantaged and Small Disadvantaged Communities program to finish work on the $22 million water pump station project. The filtration system is the second part of a two-phase project to build a new pump station that … Read more
There’s still plenty of time to join the Ashland Parks and Rec Department in celebrating Earth Day all month longs. Interested residents or groups are invited to sign up to participate n the Keep Ashland Clean Challenge by choosing areas of the city, or specific parks and give them some attention. They can choose the … Read more
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources has announced that access to Cisco Lake in Gogebic County will be closed for repairs of the next few weeks. Planks in the launch area have shifted due to the ice and frost from the winter. The site will be closed until spring weight restrictions for area roadways are … Read more
There’s still plenty of time to join the Ashland Parks and Rec Department in celebrating Earth Day all month longs. Interested residents or groups are invited to sign up to participate n the Keep Ashland Clean Challenge by choosing areas of the city, or specific parks and give them some attention. They can choose the … Read more
The town board of St. Germain at its last meeting voted to use leftover ARPA funds from the pandemic to replace one of the pavilions in town. TheLakelandTimes reports the board reported a surplus of $138,000 in the fall of last year. Discussion on what to spend the money on has been on the board’s … Read more
Canadian based Enbridge has opened a new office in Ashland. Company officials, union representatives and community members gathered to celebrate the opening on the day after the Department of Justice ruled in favor of the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, saying Enbridge had trespassed on the tribe’s reservation. TheAshlandDailyPress reports Enbridge closed its … Read more
Starting in May, Ashland will be getting a new road, that was an old road some twenty years ago. The AshlandDailyPress reports crews will extend Stuntz Avenue from Highway 2 to the oredock. The improvements are aimed at accommodating expected foot traffic once the walkway along the oredock is complete. The walkway will extend the … Read more