9/12/2024

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Former Michigan governors and officials from both parties are joining a project aimed at preserving election integrity and boosting confidence in results ahead of the 2024 presidential election. The Michigan leaders are part of the national Democracy Defense Project that is operating in several states, including some of the most important presidential swing states. Leaders from both sides say they will strengthen trust in elections through ads, media outreach and local engagement. In announcing the new Michigan chapter, leaders criticized former President Donald Trump’s comments during Tuesday’s debate, where he again denied the fact that he lost the 2020 presidential election.

9/12/2024

IRONWOOD - This weekend is Ironwood’s 21st annual Fall Clean-Up Day. Friday and Saturday, residents can dispose of any unwanted items. Dumpsters will be placed behind the Ironwood Public Safety Building and will be available 8 am to 2 pm on Friday and 8 am to 11 am on Saturday. One truckload per family will be accepted, and brush, car batteries, tires and appliances will not. Disposal of items is free of charge.

9/11/2024

VILAS COUNTY - At a special meeting of the Vilas County Board of Supervisors, it was decided that the 167 acres of land owned by the county and leased to the Landfill Venture Group in Cloverland will not be sold. The Landfill Venture Group or LVG is a group of 13 towns in Vilas County and the city of Eagle River that own County G Landfill. the meeting was prompted after the Vilas County Board Chairman Jerry Burkett was approached by Arizona-based solid waste company Republic Services that leases the property about purchasing the land. Burkett in turn referred the matter to the county’s corporation counsel. Despite numerous conversations regarding the possible sale, the Board of Supervisors has said it does not intend to sell the landfill.