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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin wildlife officials have released thousands of public comments on a new wolf management plan. The Department of Natural Resources posted about 3,500 comments on its website Friday. Among the comments, environmental groups praised the DNR’s decision to remove the state’s long-standing 350-animal population limit from the plan and hunting groups […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Tony Evers has pardoned almost 160 more people, extending his record number of pardons. Most of the pardons involved relatively low-level offenses, including drug dealing, possession or theft. The governor announced the 159 new pardons Friday. He has now granted 933 in just over four years in office, easily […]

ASHLAND – Oredocker Fun Night Will Include Visit from Some Very Special Guests. Coming up on Wednesday, Ashland High School will host the Oredocker Fun night starting a 6, with family activities, entertainment and according to the Ashland Daily Press, members of the Green Bay Packers will join the fun. Folks will have a chance […]

PHELPS — A house in the town of Phelps in Vilas County is considered a total loss after a fire, last night. Fire crews were called to the Phelps home at 6:30 p.m. The homeowners were not home at the time of the fire and no injuries were reported. The Vilas County Sheriff’s Office says […]

ONTONAGON – Easter Sunday is on the way, with bunnies and baskets filled with colored eggs and of course, Easter dinner. This holiday, Little Brothers is preparing Easter dinner for seniors at several meal sites in Ontonagon, Baraga, Houghton, Keweenaw and Marquette counties. Carol Korpela, the executive director of Little Brothers Friends of the Elderly […]

IRONWOOD – WARMING TEMPERATURES STARTING SUNDAY COULD LEAD TO POSSIBLE FLOODING THROUGHOUT NEXT WEEK…Seasonably very warm temperatures spread from south to north Sunday through Tuesday and will lead to melting of the snowpack. Enhanced runoff from the melting snowpack is expected early next week.  Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams and in low-lying and flood prone […]

IRONWOOD – Hopes of adding a rodeo to the activities on Sunday afternoon during the Gogebic County Fair were the motivation for some changes in setting this year’s event calendar. The board met earlier this week and talked about event scheduling, including the rodeo, and passed bylaws for the Fair Board. Fair Coordinator Marlene Saari […]

BESSEMER – At the most recent meeting of the Gogebic County Chapter of the Michigan Township Association, new officers were elected. The new chair of the committee is Larry Grimsby, Jeffery Randall was chosen as vice-chairman, Betty Perkis is the new secretary, and Maria Graser was re-elected as treasurer. Grimsby and Perkis are from Erwin […]

ONTONAGON – The Ontonagon Area School Board said it has finalized a resignation agreement with a staff member who was asked to resign following a filed complaint.  The board said it received a complaint about the staff member back in February, which resulted in an investigation by a third-party investigative attorney with no ties to […]

BIRMINGHAM, Mich. (AP) — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed legislation Wednesday repealing Michigan’s abortion ban from 1931 that made it a crime to assist in an abortion.  Yesterday’s signing marked another victory for abortion rights supporters after voters in Wisconsin elected a Democratic-backed Milwaukee judge Tuesday to the state’s Supreme Court, ensuring liberals will take […]