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ARBOR VITAE – Teacher Accused of Child Pornography Bonds Out… A former teacher with the Minocqua Hazlehurst Lake Tomahawk (MHLT) school district who was arrested last week for possession of child pornography had his bond hearing in Vilas County Court. The Lakeland Times reports Lucas Aschbrenner of Arbor Vitae posted at $25,000 cash bond. Aschbrenner […]
EAGLE RIVER – Ad Hoc Committee Formed in Vilas County as A Result of Snowmobile Deaths… A Vilas County committee formed to address the issue of snowmobile safety held its first organizational meeting early last week. The Lakeland Times reports the county’s forestry, recreation and land committee’s group met for about and hour and committee […]
IRONWOOD – – There will be slight relief for drivers at the gas pumps this week, as gas prices have now fallen 7 cents since last week. According to AAA of Michigan, the state average for a gallon of regular unleaded gas is now $3.53 per gallon. Meantime, the national average sits slightly lower $3.47 […]
IRONWOOD – Gogebic County Fair Board Discusses Grants for Repairs at Fair Grounds. Beside discussing entertainment opportunities for the upcoming fair, the Gogebic County Fair Board also discussed pending grants and grant availability for work that needs to be done at the fairgrounds. The pending Sparks grant that will be submitted to the Michigan Department […]
ALGER COUNTY – The 2nd Snowmobile Related Death in As Many Weeks in the U.P Excessive speed was thought to the because in the second snowmobile crash in as many days in the U.P. last week. Nathan Stearns Hohman of Ohio died on Thursday. According to the Alger County Sheriff’s office, Hohman was traveling on […]
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan Democrats are poised to bring an 11-bill package to the Legislature that would implement safe storage laws, universal background checks and extreme risk protection orders, also known as red flag laws. A mass shooting on the Michigan State University campus less than a month ago has pushed Democrats to act […]
MARENISCO TOWNSHIP – An Illinois woman is dead after a snowmobile crash in Marenisco Township. On Wednesday, the Michigan State Police Wakefield Post responded to a report of a snowmobile crash on Trail 1 near the Michigan/Wisconsin border. The MSP says 60-year-old Cindy Zihaveah from Antioch, Ill., was traveling south on Trail 1, her snowmobile […]
WAKEFIELD – Think Your Tax Assessment in Wakefield Is Too High or Incorrect? You’ve Got Recourse…The City of Wakefield has announced that all owners of real estate and personal property in the city who feel they’ve been unjustly assessed can appear before the Board of Review on Monday and Tuesday, the 20th and 21st between […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Republicans have blocked Gov. Tony Evers’ plan to mandate students get vaccinated against meningitis and obtain a doctor’s note to avoid a chickenpox shot. Officials with the state health department, an Evers Cabinet agency, announced last month that beginning this fall students entering 7th grade must get a meningitis shot […]
LANSING – Michigan’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was unchanged over the month at 4.3 percent, according to data released Thursday by the Michigan Department of Technology, Management & Budget. According to the DTMB, total employment in the state advanced by 3,000, while unemployment remained constant over the month, resulting in a minor workforce increase of […]