3/05/2026

GOGEBIC COUNTY - The Superior Health Foundation concluded its Q1 Grant cycle on March 4th, announcing $299,292 in funding distributed across seven agencies serving the Upper Peninsula. In Gogebic County a $6,900 Equipment Grant will be awarded to the Lac Vieux Desert Health Center to purchase rehabilitation devices and pain management equipment in support of their new Prevention and Wellness Expansion, expanding the range of services available to community members.  The Foundation received over $500,000 in grant requests, reflecting a continued need for health-focused support across the region.

3/05/2026

ASHLAND - After closing last May due to a financial shortfall, Northland College petitioned the Ashland County Circuit Court on February 14th of this year, to distribute its remaining $3 million to donors and area nonprofits. This follows a 2024 audit revealing the college improperly diverted $22 million in donor funds for operations and debt from 2015 to 2024. Chairman Ted Bristol says the distribution honors donor intent. The college plans to allocate $2.1 million to the Burke Center for Ecosystem Research and $945,000 to the Sigurd F. Olson Education Institute, with approximately $250,000 already distributed to named beneficiaries like the UW-Whitewater Foundation, and the rest slated for various foundations, nonprofits, and colleges.

3/05/2026

N. WISCONSIN – Elk Movement in Wisconsin Being Tracked. Wisconsin DNR wildlife staff are trapping individual elk (cows and calves) from the Clam Lake herd in Ashland, Bayfield, Sawyer and Rusk counties for a three-year study on calf survival and recently captured and tagged seven cows (six confirmed pregnant) and six calves. Pregnant cows receive a new collar and a paired Vaginal Implant Transmitter (VIT). The VIT expels during spring calving, providing a GPS signal with the adult collar to locate and collar the calf. Data from this study, funded by elk hunting licenses and Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation grants, is crucial for DNR elk herd management.