8/1/2024

VILAS COUNTY - One person is dead after a rollover crash early this morning in Vilas County. The Vilas County Sheriff’s Office says it was called to the scene at around 12:12 a.m. this morning to St. Germain Blvd and the intersection highway 155.  Deputies say the car was traveling east on STH 70 and proceeded through the intersection onto St. Germain Blvd at a high rate of speed. The car struck a large boulder causing it to roll several times. The male driver was alone and was thrown out of the vehicle. He was flown to Aspirus Hospital in Wausau where he was pronounced dead.  The name is not being released at this time.

8/1/2024

HURLEY - The Iron County Board of Supervisors voted to authorize the county to accept a settlement agreement with the Kroger Company related to the opioid crisis. The resolution included an agreement to the terms of the settlement and an addendum connected to a memo of understanding regarding the proceeds. A new account will be established at Chippewa Valley Bank in Hurley to accept the proceeds of the settlement. Cally Bucknell of the county Human Services Department said the Kroger settlement is only one of a number of companies that will be offering settlements due to the opioid crisis.

8/1/2024

GOGEBIC COUNTY – The August 6th primary is less than a week away.  As Gogebic County voters head to the polls Tuesday, they will find a number of millage renewal questions on the ballot.  Voters will decide on the 1 mill EMS Renewal that would run from 2025-2027 and may be restored up to .50 mill for 2025 to 2027.  The 1 mill renewal “for the continued operation, support and maintenance of the Pat O’Donnell Civic Center for a period of four years from 2025-2028 is also on Tuesday’s ballot.  Voters will be asked whether Gogebic County should authorize a monthly operational surcharge of up to $3 “on the monthly phone bills to be used exclusively for the funding of 911 emergency telephone answering and dispatch service that would run from July 1, 2025, through June, 2030.  Another proposal relates to Gogebic County transits renewal of one-third mill “for the operation of the Gogebic County transit for a period of four years from 2025-2028. That has been in place since 1985 and voters will be asked to levy .60 mill for the operation of the Gogebic-Ontonagon Community Action Agency Senior Citizens Programs in Gogebic County from 2024 through 2027.  Polls on Tuesday will open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m