7/12/2024

ASHLAND - A woman from Sanborn in Northern Ashland County has accomplished something that very few people in the world would attempt and set a world record doing it. Bridget McCutchen has been certified by the Guiness Book of Records as the youngest person to ride around the world in a motorcycle. McCutcheon began her adventure with her riding partner Kiva Carmen-Frank in August of 2022 and finished her 24,000-mile trip through 45 countries on four continents. Quite an achievement for someone who had never left the U.S. before and who only had a couple of years’ experience riding a motorcycle. She credits the help of her riding partner and many folks back home in Ashland with keeping her going through a sometimes-arduous journey.

7/12/2024

UPPER MICHIGAN - Hunting Law changes are coming to the U.P.  The Natural Resource Committee met yesterday to vote on proposals to change hunting in Michigan. The focus of these 10 amendments is to regulate the deer population.  One amendment moves the number of antlerless deer hunting permits from 1,000 to zero in the Mideast U.P. and from 1,000 to 500 in the Midwest UP.  The next meeting for the NRC IS Aug. 8 in Detroit.  The Natural Resources Commission is a seven-member public body whose members are appointed by the Governor. 

7/12/2024

DELTA COUNTY - A 57-year-old woman from Ladysmith, Wisc. woman is dead following an ORV crash in Delta County on Sunday.  The woman was a passenger on the ORV driven by a 53-year-old male from Rapid River who is the victim’s brother-in-law.  The crash remains under investigation.  Troopers were assisted by the DNR.