It’s Plaidurday in the U.P. and there are three communities vying for wearing the most plaid in the state. 6News reports Ironwood, Keweenaw and Marquette are all in competition to be the one who sports the most of the iconic symbol of the Upper Peninsula. In fact, Keweenaw is looking to set a world record … Read more
At its last meeting, the Gogebic County Board of Commissioners voted to approve the county’s 2023-24 fiscal budget. According to TheDailyGlobe, the vote was unanimous after no comments from a public hearing before the vote. The budget totaled $8,746,009, with a large part of it, just over two million dollars going towards public safety, in … Read more
The Vilas County Fairgrounds are the place to be this weekend as the community celebrates the 43rd Annual Cranberry Fest. The Eagle River Chamber of Commerce and Visitors Center hosts the event, which is expected to draw some 40,000 cranberry fans to the area. There’ll be around 300 vendors there. According to the NewsReview, Saturday … Read more
The Vilas County Board of Supervisors at their meeting at the end of September held a vote on creating two school resource officers-deputy sheriff positions for the next three school years. The VilasCountyNewsReview reports the two officers would be shared by the Northland Pines, Phelps, North Lakeland and Arbor Vitae-Woodruff school districts, with each district … Read more
Theres a very important holiday coming up for Michiganders, especially in the U.P. Celebrations of Plaidurday are planned in Ironwood, Keweenaw and Marquette for Friday. The 13th Annual Worldwide Plaidurday celebration will be hosted by the city of Ironwood and Stormy Kromer on Friday and the store will host a sale both in the store … Read more
Three schools in the area were locked down for a time last Friday. Lakeland Union High School, Minocqua-Hazelhurst-Lake Tomahawk school district and Arbor Vitae-Woodruff school district were all placed on lockdown shortly around 9 am after the Minocqua Police Department was alerted that a Minocqua-Hazelhurst-Lake Tomahawk school district student might be in possession of a … Read more
FEMA has announced that it will broadcast a nationwide test of the emergency response alert system, and this time for the second time ever to all cel phone systems, that test will include cel phones. FEMA coordinating with the FCC will test both systems to ensure that they are an effective means of warning the … Read more
Now that federal student loans are coming due again, the state of Michigan has launched a website designed to help with resources, tips and assistance for those with student loans. The website hopes to provide one stop shopping for hundreds of Michiganders who must now restructure their budgets to accommodate loan repayments. One of the … Read more
At the most recent meeting of the Bessemer City Council, the council voted on a couple of requests from local residents. According to TheDailyGlobe, Todd Meinke of Meinke Construction requested to purchase an unwanted lot of city property. The council said yes to the purchase of Tilden location Lot 2 for $1. Meinke said he … Read more
A Lac du Flambeau man found guilty of child neglect and the death of that child has been sentenced to 12 years in prison in Wisconsin in Vilas County Circuit Court. TheLakelandTimes reports Judge Martha Milanowski sentenced George Poupart to serve six years in prison and six years probation after his release. Poupart was credited … Read more