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NEW ODANAH, WI. (Northern News Now) - As we head into the construction season, motorists on US Highway 2 (Major Richard I. Bong Memorial Highway) travelling between Government Road in New Odanah, WI to the Ashland/Iron County line will begin to experience some changes. On Monday, Northwoods Paving of Ashland...

ASHLAND, WI. (Northern News Now) - After damage from ice this spring, Ashland city leaders have closed the Bayview Park Pier. Engineers determined the pier was no longer safe and the diving board will not be installed this summer. The pier is closed until further notice, but locals can still...

Mellen second-graders are doing their part to help pollinators. Amanda Westlund’s and Libby Huber’s students learned about the importance of pollinators over the past two months before taking matters into their own hands by growing seeds donated by the Mellen Lions Club to purchase glow lights, pollinator seeds and starter kits. After learning about the process of pollination in plants, the students then moved on to study different groups of...

Laura Wirkkala got hooked on sewing as a kid, making slippers and pillowcases with her grandmother and siblings in Ashland. As she got older, she moved on to more complicated patterns, eventually learning to make curtains and clothes. Now she’s ready to pass on what she has learned, as her grandmother did for her, to the next generation — and with the resurgence in popularity of needlework of all sorts,...

ASHLAND, WI. (Northern News Now) - The City of Ashland is hosting an Earth and Arbor Day celebration at Central Railyard Park on Saturday. Beginning at 9 a.m., the celebration will include a community event fair, tree planting, and a park clean-up. Supplies and snacks will be provided during the...

Editor’s Note: Each Sunday, DrydenWire.com publishes Pastor Brian Cole’s Sunday Sermon from the previous week's message at the Oaks Community Church. "Join us as we cover part 3 of 5 dealing with the spiritual gifts. Today we cover verses 12-31 in chapter 12 of 1 Corinthians. A well needed Biblical handling of the spiritual gifts in the Church today. What does the BIBLE say?"

Duluth, MN- Residents will have an opportunity on June 6 to learn about upcoming construction. MnDOT will be hosting a public meeting at the Gary New Duluth Rec Center starting at 5:30 p.m. The topic of the meeting is culvert construction. Work will be done at U.S. Steel Creek and Gogebic Creek beginning in July. Detours are expected to last a few weeks. For those unable to attend, the meeting will be posted online following the meeting.

The pier sustained significant ice damage this spring. Based on findings from a structural engineer, hired by the City’s insurance company, the pier has been deemed unsafe and can no longer be open to the public. The diving board will NOT be installed or available for use this summer....

Stacker compiled statistics about where people in Ashland County are looking to buy homes using cross-market demand and monthly inventory data from Realtor.com.

The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction has found the Mellen School District isn’t meeting state standards for teaching about cultural diversity and Wisconsin tribes, but the district’s superintendent disputes those findings. The department began investigating the northern Wisconsin school district last summer after a community member filed a...

The Ashland Citizens’ Budget Committee last week recommended a two-year, $387.3 million Ashland budget to the City Council, but several attempts to cut expenses failed to gain traction. The budget, which goes to the City Council for approval on June 20, would increase the number of police officers and...

Northland College welcomes 106 graduates into its alumni family. Congratulations, graduates! Northland College is proud to have welcomed 106 graduates into the Northland alumni family at the 112th Commencement Ceremony this past weekend. The Class of 2023 has already made an impact—on campus and in the world. Among the crowd...

The Gogebic Range Health Foundation has distributed nearly $1 million in grants to organizations in Iron County, WI and Gogebic County, MI. Its goal is to create healthy communities through the built environment. In the five years it’s been operating as a grant-making organization, The Gogebic Range Health Foundation has...

ASHLAND — Week two at the ABC Raceway went off with blue skies and temperatures in the upper 70s, with special events including 14 UMSS winged sprints on May 27 in Ashland. The 3.5 hour race program had plenty of drama and two first-time feature winners. RESULTSUMSS Winged Sprints features: • 1-10: Chase Viebrock, New Richmond; Mike Mueller, Oak Grove, Minnesota; Mark Chevalier, Blaine, Minnesota; Eric Wilke, Genesee; Patrick Heikkinen,...

The public is invited to attend the annual Country Store and Luncheon at Cable United Church of Christ on Hwy. M from 9 a.m .to 2 p.m. Friday, June 16. The Women’s Fellowship country store will feature a bake sale. The salad bar luncheon will be open from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall for a $12 fee. This will include bread, dessert and a beverage. Take-outs will be available. The Cable UCC 2nd Chapter Thrift Shop will also be open for visitors to browse.

The North End Ski Club hosted 108 runners and walkers for their annual trail run Saturday May 27 on the North End Trails off Randysek Road south of Cable. The course for the 5K, 10K and half[marathon events consisted of mostly gnarly single track on the CAMBA Ojibwe mountain bike trail with some North End Ski Trails. The terrain was constantly rolling and varied with only a few longer sustained hills. ...

Brenda Mattson woke up early Thursday morning to bring her pregnant Chihuahua to the Lakeview Veterinary Hospital in Ashland. Sahara was to be the first patient seen at the hospital’s new location in the former quarters of the Ashland Area Veterinary Clinic on Farm Road — and she needed some help. The tiny dog was packed with puppies — so many that veterinarian Colleen Walmsley chose to deliver them by...

May 26—SUPERIOR — A stolen vehicle report in Superior resulted in a child enticement charge against the Ashland man who reported the theft. Joshua Trent Holly, 37, of Ashland, faces felony counts of use of a computer to facilitate a child sex crime and child enticement. He made his initial appearance in Douglas County Circuit Court May 18.

If you've ever been to Ironwood in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, you've more than likely noticed a giant Native American statue that towers over the community. The Hiawatha statue stands 52′ tall and is made entirely of fiberglass. Just to give you an idea of how tall 52' is, let's compare it to other things that are roughly that height.

Want to volunteer and honor the Earth and all it's beauty? Come out and join one of Ashland’s largest community-wide volunteer efforts and help keep our wonderful parks clean!. The City of Ashland Parks & Recreation will be hosting an Earth and Arbor Day Celebration at Central Railyard Park...