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Motorcyclist remains in critical condition following accident; Names of those involved revealed
The identities of those involved in Sunday’s motorcycle accident have been released. Mathew Dewar, 28, of Saxon sustained serious injuries shortly before 2:30 p.m. Sunday from an accident involving a collision with a car in the town of Sanborn. The Ashland County Sheriff’s Office said Dewar was traveling westbound on Highway 2 when Linda Stone, 74, of Odanah, operating a Toyota Corolla heading eastbound attempted to turn left onto Maple Street. That put Dewar in the path of the motorcyclist. Dewar remains in the hospital in critical condition, while Stone is home recovering from injuries, according to the release. The accident remains under investigation by the Ashland County Sheriff’s Office.
Court docs show history of disputes between Park Falls woman and her accused killer – but no firearms restriction
A 57-year-old Park Falls woman shot to death earlier this month had a restraining order against her accused killer, but a judge in the case did not issue a firearms restriction, court records show. That means 50-year-old Christopher Dyer, who is jailed on a $1 million cash bond, could have...
Motorcyclist suffers serious injuries following crash in Wisconsin
SANBORN, Wis. (WFRV) – Authorities say one man suffered serious injuries Sunday afternoon following a crash involving a car and a motorcycle in northern Wisconsin. According to a release from the Ashland County Sheriff’s Office, emergency personnel from the City of Ashland, the Bad River Fire Department, and the Ashland County Sheriff’s Office responded at 2:24 p.m. for multiple calls about a crash at the intersection of US Highway 2 and Maple Street in the Township of Sanborn.
UPDATE: Homicide investigation continues in Park Falls
The Wisconsin Dept. of Justice Division of Criminal Investigation has identified the suspect in a fatal shooting earlier this month as 50-year-old Christopher J. Dyer. Park Falls Police responded at about 4 p.m. April 13 to a report of shots fired near the 600 block of Second Avenue North. They arrived to discover one victim dead of multiple gunshot wounds.
Chequamegon High School achieves high ranking in new report
PARK FALLS, Wis. - A ranking from the U.S. News and World Report ranked Chequamegon High School as one of the best high schools in Wisconsin and the nation. CHS ranked 51 out of 462 ranked high schools in Wisconsin and 1,873 out of 17,655 high schools nationally. High schools...
Park Falls closes TID3
The Park Falls Common Council has reorganized with new leadership and committee appointments for 2024. Alderwoman Dixie Weidman was elected as the council president by her peers. The council approved the closing of Tax Increment Financing District No. 3. The “TID3” encompassed 30.84 acres of the Park Falls Industrial Park from downtown to the north side. The TID3 was approved in 1997 and revised in 2000. Over the next few...
Digging their success
The Mellen Granite Diggers golf team opened its season with a non-conference meet hosted by Flambeau High School on April 22. Fellow Northern Lights Conference teams Hurley and Washburn were also scheduled to play with no results available. Low scores over 18 holes for the ‘Diggers were: Marcus Hultman 90 Tommy Kruzan 90 Bodi Neumann 130 Ben Hultman 113 Ali Jusula 118 Meanwhile, another Granite Digger will be shining brightly at Gogebic Community College in Ironwood, Mich., this fall. Senior Dawn Porter, a multi-sport standout for Mellen, has committed to play volleyball for the Samsons
Maintaining a gold standard - A Q&A with Ashland Oredockers girls soccer Head Coach Jonny BeBeau
Fresh off a 2-0 Heart ‘O North Conference win against a strong and emerging Washburn Castle Guards girls soccer team, the still undefeated WIAA D3 eighth ranked Ashland Oredockers appear to be picking up where they left off last spring when the team made it to state for its third time in four seasons. That wildly talented team largely returns with a bevy of seniors who are accustomed to playing in and winning big games, but who also have yet to gain a berth in a state championship game. This season’s ‘Dockers are eager to nudge the needle one more...
Northland College Notes
The Northland College LumberJacks baseball team dropped its series final at home against Crown College 5-3 in Upper Midwest Athletic Conference play on Sunday, April 21. Next up for the ‘Jacks will be a road trip to North Central on April 28, with a stop at UW-Stout on April 30. The team returns home on May 3 to close out the season against Martin Luther. Results April 20 Lacrosse: Cornell...
Move over for utility and construction workers
As part of National Work Zone Awareness Week, Xcel Energy reminds drivers to slow down and move over for vehicles and workers on the side of the road — including utility and construction vehicles. Many drivers slow down or move over when approaching an emergency vehicle on the side of the road. Unfortunately, the same is not always done for the utility and construction workers repairing our roads and restoring our electric and natural gas service, even though these crews are also putting their lives...
Third “Stick” Furtak scholarship tournament
The village of Butternut honored the memory of a former village supervisor, bus driver and longtime baseball and basketball coach with the third annual John “Stick” Furtak Memorial Tournament on April 20. Nate Pritz, a former Butternut baseball coach when Furtak was an assistant coach, spoke in a ceremony prior to the Butternut and Flambeau baseball game. He said the funds raised at the games through concessions and donations result in two $500 annual scholarships for a boy and girl athlete in any sport. ...
All about that bling
The Ashland Fieldhouse recently showcased a youth tournament where hundreds of athletes balled and two times more were there to cheer them on. Some teams had sponsors. All were subsidized in some way, of course, to make the trek from as far away as Thunder Bay. Which brings me to high school sports, real money being moved around, and players who have yet to don their caps and gowns from, say, Ashland or Drummond High Schools, profiting from their name, image, and likeness (NIL) while competing at the high school level. ...
‘They are stuck in limbo’: Northland College once again delays decision on school’s fate
Northland College in Ashland has once again delayed a decision on the future of the private environmental liberal arts school, frustrating faculty and students who say they’re living in limbo. The Northland Board of Trustees said in a statement to the campus community late Tuesday that the college had...
City by City: Ashland, Iron River, Wisconsin
Ashland, Wis.- The BRICK Ministries Food Shelf is on the move again, only temporarily. According to a post on Facebook, starting May 1 the pantry will be relocated to the United Presbyterian-Congregational Church. That building is on the corner of Vaughn and 3rd Street. Door four will be the new entrance. The relocation is due to the construction at the main facility. The building should be reopened at the end of June. Hours will remain as normal.
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