8/7/2024

UPPER MICHIGAN - The Marquette County Health Department is alerting the public to the presence of the West Nile Virus in the Upper Peninsula after a crow was found to be infected in Marquette County.  The virus is carried by infected mosquitoes.  In human’s symptoms often occur within 3 to 15 days of a mosquito bite and include fever, headache, body aches, skin rash and swollen glands.  Heath Department officials say use insect repellent containing DEET, wear long-sleeved shirts and long pants when outdoors, and to Empty water from sites around your home such as buckets, unused kiddie pools, old tires and other places mosquitoes could lay eggs.

8/7/2024

BOULDER JUNCTION - The Vilas County Aging and Disability Resource Center is holding a seminar called Maximizing Your Medicare, at the Boulder Junction Community Center.

The seminar, put on by the Boulder Junction Public Library will feature J. Patrick Smothers, an elder benefit specialist. The presentation will go over the different parts of Medicare and the choices people have when enrolled. Smothers will also cover the different premiums, deductibles and co-insurance. Elder benefit specialists are called “Red Tape Cutters” in that they are skilled at helping seniors navigate the complicated and vast system of paperwork and choices. The seminar will be on the 20th at 2:30 pm, again at the Boulder Junction Community Center. Refreshments will be served.

8/7/2024

IRONWOOD – The Gogebic County Fair starts tomorrow at the Pat O’Donnell Civic Center in Ironwood.  Admission will be free, but carnival ride tickets will cost $15 in advance and $20 at the gate.  The Gogebic County Fair Board is Paying $5,000 to rent the space for this year’s fair at the Civic Center.  The fair Starts tomorrow and runs through Sunday.