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Mellen woman charged with intent to deliver illegal articles to inmates
A Mellen woman is accused by authorities of attempting to smuggle drugs into the Ashland County Jail, likely to distribute them to inmates. Nicole Schutte, 39, stood mute Thursday to charges of possession with intent to deliver schedule five drugs, possession of a controlled substance on or near certain places and deliver illegal articles to an inmate. According to the criminal complaint, Schutte turned herself in at the jail on...
Bill introduced to make Apostle Islands National Lakeshore a national park
Congressman Tom Tiffany has introduced a bill seeking to make the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore Wisconsin’s first national park. During a hearing July 24 in the House Committee on Natural Resources, Tiffany said the designation would increase tourism, attracting more visitors to the Bay Area. “The Apostle Islands are one of Wisconsin’s true crown jewels and deserve to be recognized. This prestigious designation would not only strengthen conservation efforts, bolster...
Berry season
Time to check, once again, before the birds beat me to them. I grab a bowl from the house and trudge out to the blueberry patch between the smaller high tunnel and my studio yurt. So close…just a handful is ready, but many are deep purple, so we’re just days away from a first real picking. Berry season is part of the delight of living on the farm, starting with strawberries, then raspberries, then blueberries and blackberries. Strawberry season recently wrapped up, and Mom and...
Bayfield County sheriff’s report
7/15 Caller reports an ATV with a loud exhaust system is riding along Stage Road in Cornucopia. Caller repots a white pickup truck tried to run him off the road on Benoit Road in Mason. Caller reports there’s a dog with porcupine quills in Cable. ...
Pet of the week
Hi, it’s Peaches and I’m peachy keen to find my forever home! I’ve been at Helping PAWS Pet Rescue since April, arriving from an outdoor life with my friend Georgie. I’m a handsome, curious young adult cat who might be a little nervous when first meeting new people but I love pets and treats. I’d do best in a quiet home with another cat friend. Come meet me, just in time for peach season! Pet of the Week highlights an animal available at the Helping PAWS shelter in Washburn. To learn more about PAWS or view other pets available, visit helpingpawswi.org.
Common butterwort
I met a new friend this spring, and I’ve been heading up north to visit them every chance I get. We didn’t meet online exactly, but I did use an app to figure out their location. You see, I read about them over the winter, and just had to find out more about their life! They are a little odd — they supplement their diet with insects and make an unusual kind of yogurt — and they may not be hanging out this far south for very much longer. ...
A professional hunting dog trainer and his pup
Hello friends, I have something new for you and I think that you are going to like it. My golden retriever Red was bred with an excellent sire named Max. Max is owned by Jim Steurwald of Deforest who is a very ambitious grouse hunter. Jim would have had first pick of the litter, but he passed that onto Gregg Brda who is the owner of Wind River Kennels in Fond du Lac County near Campbellsport. When Gregg came to pick up his ...
Ashland County sheriff’s report
7/8 Caller reports they were driving down Birch Hill Road in Saxon and found something suspicious on the side of the road that almost looked like organs. Caller reports there’s a kitten stuck in a net in front of a house on John Hagstrom Road in Ashland. 7/9 ...
The days remain long along Lake Superior
It’s nudging up to 11 p.m. in Ontonagon, but twilight has little interest in being gone. In slow motion, twilight soft-steps to the west on the sky’s dome. Each small increment of fading daylight signals another star to poke out of the deepening blue. There’s Vega overhead! Around the campfire, we’re waiting for the International Space Station to pass over, for 6 minutes of visibility, starting at 11:13 p.m. It will be dark enough, just barely, to see the silent white light moving southwest to...
Trapping success
The Ashland-Washburn High School Trap Team was on target this spring as the team emerged from a second place conference finish to claim a state title in unforgiving windy weather conditions on June 9 at the Wisconsin High School Clay Target League State Tournament held in Nekoosa. With that momentum, the team then traveled to Mason, Mich., to compete in the national tournament along with 261 other teams; finishing an impressive 46th with a combined team score of 466. Team members were Elissa Brzenzski, Ian...
Old and young drivers keep speeding
Exciting annual events are the norm at ABC Raceways and July 20 was no different when kids took to the red clay track for a bike race during intermission, following a dominant performance by Camerson’s Kevin Adams in the Fuhrman Designs WISSOTA Modifieds race. Adams is certainly one of the region’s most successful drivers, with multiple national and track titles and scores of feature wins. Still, his success at ABC has been sporadic with only two feature wins here, in 2015 in a Modified, and the 2019 Red Clay Classic title in a Midwest Mod. Meanwhile, young driver Evan Checkalski...
DNR reports wolf attacks on Spanish mustangs in Bayfield County
Several Spanish mustangs have been attacked by wolves in Bayfield County over the past couple months, according to the Department of Natural Resources. Reports obtained by the Daily Press indicate a Spanish mustang mare was attacked on June 16 and a Spanish mustang foal was attacked on July 14. Both incidences occurred “on a farm located in the town of Bell.” Wolves in Bayfield County have recently targeted several more...
DNR reports wolf attacks on Spanish mustangs in Bayfield County
Several Spanish mustangs have been attacked by wolves in Bayfield County over the past couple months, according to the Department of Natural Resources. Reports obtained by the Daily Press indicate a Spanish mustang mare was attacked on June 16 and a Spanish mustang foal was attacked on July 14. Both incidences occurred “on a farm located in the town of Bell.” Wolves in Bayfield County have recently targeted several more...
Washburn FD receives grant for breathing apparatuses
Washburn has been awarded a $135,748 Assistance to Firefighters Grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to upgrade its aging self-contained breathing apparatus equipment. The new SCBA (self-contained breathing apparatus) units funded by the grant are lighter and more reliable, and also incorporate advanced safety features absent in the department’s current equipment. "This grant comes at a pivotal time for our department," Washburn Fire Chief Mark Guenther said in the...
Ashland through history
1914: The Ashland County jail has lodged 826 men since the beginning of the year due to them being out of work. 1924: A poisonous night snake arrived in Ashland yesterday in a shipment of bananas from Guatemala. It was captured by Wally Billett. 1924: Menard Hotel is once again open to the public. It was in war service as the board headquarters for the U. S. Coast Guard. ...
Pet of the week
Could you imagine scrolling through Facebook and you see your dream dog? Well, you just did! Hey there, I’m Cotton. I know, I know, it’s creepy when you think about something and it appears on your phone, but THIS ONE is a blessing in disguise. I am your dream dog. I’m a three-year-old female shepherd mix and am sweet as can be! I am the perfect combination of energetic and cuddly. For example, I would love to go on hikes and explore local hidden gems. Although, I’d also love to lay back on a cold winter day and snuggle with...
Tightening up top
The Washburn Sharptails remained perched atop the Upper 13 Baseball league standings, but the ‘Sharps are hardly secure after splitting a home doubleheader against the second place Lake Superior Sea Dogs on July 21. Washburn took the first game 9-8 in a gripping extra inning clash, then fell 6-5 in seven innings in the second game. Look for the Sharptails to get a win on July 28 at home against a tough Tri-County TimberJaxx team that will be hungry to play the role of spoiler and knock the ‘Sharps from their precarious but still league leading nest. Washburn now shares...
Tern, tern, tern
Moving from the shores of Lake Superior back to central Wisconsin, with its inland lakes and waterways, means a big change not just in scenery but in the variety of birds and wildlife. This is especially true of waterfowl, which on the South Shore are numerous and quite varied. Here in the Wausau area we don’t have an inland sea and estuaries, but a riverine environment with all its tributaries and impoundments. So outside of the spring and fall migrations we don’t see as many...
Stars still aligning
Ashland Oredockers girls soccer coach Jonny BeBeau has been selected to coach the red team in the WSCA girls all-star game on July 27 at Breese Stadium in Madison. BeBeau will be joined by recent graduates Cassidy Lustig and Hannah Bochler in the annual showcase. It’s an honor BeBeau has enjoyed previously, when he coached the then North team to a 4-3 victory over the South. One of the exciting parts of coaching this team is that BeBeau got to draft his players, he remarked. ...
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The Ashland Daily Press can trace its beginnings to the summer of 1872, when Sam Fifield began printing the Weekly Press. The first edition of The Daily Press then came out on March 5, 1888. Fifield soon lost interest in the paper and sold the operation to Joe Chapple. The Daily Press business was soon left in to his brother, John C. Chapple, who had started working at the paper in 1890 at the age of 15. The paper was sold to J.T. Hooper in 1910, and then again to a Milwaukee businessman named Green. He, in turn, sold it back to Myrta Chapple, John’s wife, and John spent 56 years working every job from printer’s devil to publisher until his death in 1946. Myrta worked on the paper until the early 1950s and upon her death in 1973, she had one of the longest newspaper careers of any woman in the nation. Their son John B. Chapple worked as a newspaperman at The Daily Press for 75 years, from 1925 through his death in 1989, when he still was contributing stories. The Daily Press was sold to Morgan Murphy’s Superior Telegram in 1956, and in 1996, the paper became part of Murphy McGinnis Media. On Jan. 31, 2003, Superior Publishing — an affiliate of investment firm MCG Capital Corporation — purchased the firm. American Consolidated Media bought the newspaper in 2007. On March 14, 2014, The Daily Press was among the papers acquired from ACM by the Adams Publishing Group. As part of the APG Media of Wisconsin group, the Ashland Daily Press is part of six subscription newspapers and eight shoppers in that region.
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