11/10/2025

IRONWOOD - The Gogebic County 4-H Market Animal Club hosted a successful annual dinner fundraiser in Ironwood, bringing together 250 community members to support local children. The event on Sunday featured a home-cooked chicken and pasta meal and raffle baskets, raising crucial funds for the 4-H program. The event was held at the Aurora Club in Ironwood. 

11/10/2025

MINOCQUA - The Oneida County Board of Adjustment has voted to reinstate the business permit for Minocqua Brewing Company (MBC).  The ruling was made during a public hearing on Thursday at the Oneida County Courthouse in Rhinelander.  The decision followed a temporary restraining order Kirk Bangstad filed against Oneida County.  The Minocqua Brewing Company posting on their Facebook Page “This victory doesn’t end the five-year battle we’ve had with both the Town of Minocqua and Oneida County. There are still more lawsuits to deal with, but it weakens their position dramatically”  Bangstad’s has field a lawsuit against the Town of Minocqua and several key figures, saying they violated both the U.S. Constitution and Wisconsin state law.

11/10/2025

N. WISCONSIN - The St. Croix Chippewa Tribe, in partnership with the Wisconsin DNR, released 400 lake sturgeon fingerlings into Clam Lake. The conservation effort, funded by the tribe’s $1 million hatchery expansion, aims to restore the culturally significant species. Tribal Chairman Conrad St. John emphasized the importance of this restoration for future generations. The tribe hopes for an 80% survival rate and has committed to a two-decade repopulation effort, as female sturgeon take 20 years to mature. Lake sturgeon are long-lived-up to 150 years, can grow up to seven feet, and are vital for clean water and biodiversity. Indigenous communities and environmental advocates are collaborating to protect this threatened species.