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VILAS COUNTY – The U.S. Marshals Task Force have arrested 14 fugitives as part of an effort they are calling “Operation Capture Hodag.” The Great Lakes Regional Fugitive Task force arrested 14 dangerous fugitives in Vilas, Oneida and Marathon Counties from May first to May 5. The task force arrested a variety of fugitives including […]
UPPER MICHIGAN – Portage Health Foundation Gives Much Needed Medical Equipment Away in U.P. Automated external defibrillators have been awarded to organizations in the U.P. through a grant from the Portage Health Foundation. 49 organizations in Baraga, Houghton, Keweenaw and Ontonagon counties received an AED, including Baraga area schools, Baraga County Road Commission, the Houghton […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Legislature’s budget-writing committee has rejected Gov. Tony Evers’ plan to make permanent nearly 40 revenue agent positions who are meant to enforce the state’s tax laws. The 2017 to 2019 state budget established 38 agent positions within the Department of Revenue to concentrate on collecting delinquent taxes. The positions […]
LANSING – Roadwork Projects in Michigan Paused to Ease Memorial Day Traffic. Michigan AAA estimates that more than 1.2 million residents will travel at least 50 miles from home this Memorial Day weekend. The Michigan Department of Transportation has lifted lane restrictions on 81 of 146 road work projects through Tuesday morning. Equipment and certain […]
HURLEY – The Iron County Memorial Day ATV/UTV Rally got underway yesterday and runs through the weekend. “Light Up the North” will be the theme for the LARGEST ATV/UTV PARADE tonight. Light up your wheeler and join the fun! PARADE LINE UP AT 6PM. PARADE DOWN SILVER ST AT 7PM
IRONWOOD – Construction for the Downtown Ironwood Sewer Lining Project is scheduled to continue today and tomorrow on Aurora Street between Suffolk St and Lowell St and in Lowell St between Aurora and McLeod in downtown Ironwood. Both blocks will be shut down throughout the day in order to prepare the roadway for paving. Paving […]
IRONWOOD – The Ironwood City Commission Holds Public Meeting on Water Treatment Plant Project. A representative of the engineering company handling the city’s proposed water treatment plant gave a report during the public comment segment of the Ironwood Commission earlier in the week. Jeff Sjoquist of Coleman Engineering addressed the status of funding for the […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Some state lawmakers are looking to loosen child labor laws, even as the federal government cracks down on surging violations. In at least 10 states, legislators have proposed letting children work longer hours and in more hazardous occupations as a fix for labor shortages. They also say parents have the right […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A state audit faults the Wisconsin Department of Health Services for how it awarded grants and ventilators to health care providers during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. The agency’s leader, in her response, defended the awards, emphasizing that the money and ventilators were handed out during a public health emergency […]
WASHBURN, WI- The Washburn Chamber is hosting the first-ever Pothole Potluck Picnic on Tuesday, May 30. The event will be held at Memorial Park Campground Pavilion. The purpose of the event is to bring the community together over a meal and to discuss upcoming construction on Bayfield Street. The chamber wants the community to have […]