8/8/2024

UPPER MICHIGAN / WISC – Earlier this week information was released from Marquette County indicating a crow there has tested positive for the West Nile Virus.  Yesterday Health Department Officials in the Central U.P. said crows from Luce County and Delta County have now also tested positive for the Virus and that the virus is likely present throughout the entire U.P.  In Humans symptoms of the West Nile Virus occur 3-15 days after becoming infected from a mosquito bite and include fever, headache, body aches, and sometimes skin rash and/or swollen glands.  In Wisconsin one person and one bird have tested positive for West Nile virus, marking the first infections in Wisconsin this year.  The person is a healthy blood donor from Washington County, whose blood screened positive for the virus. However, this is not considered a confirmed case because the person did not develop any symptoms.  A dead bird from Chippewa County also tested positive for the virus.  Mosquito-borne illness will continue to be a risk until late fall when nighttime temperatures consistently fall below freezing.

8/8/2024

PARK FALLS - The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction has awarded grants of more than $6 million to 57 sites, as part of the Nita M. Lowey 21st Century Community Learning Center Grant Program.  Communities including the Chequamegon School District - Gidden Campus and Park Falls Elementary School to address students' academic needs through after-school activities. 

8/8/2024

IRONWOOD - A Superior International Junior Hockey League team has been given the go-ahead to relocate and Ironwood will be the team’s new home. In a press release, the owner of the new Ironwood Lumberjacks Douglas E. Lien II thanked the league’s board of governors for their support in the relocation process. He also thanked the Pat O’Donnell Civic Center Board of Directors, Paul Anderson, City Manager for Ironwood and the Polar Bears Minor Hockey Association for their support. The team will drop the puck on its sixth season September 13th and 14th at the Civic Center at the Civic Center for its inaugural home opener games. Mayor Kim Corcoran welcomed the team enthusiastically and the Ironwood Tourism Council’s President Bob Burchell said the council looks forward to having the Lumberjacks in the community. Find out more about the Lumberjacks on their Facebook page.