5/29/2025

MICHIGAN - President Donald Trump told reporters yesterday that he may “look at” pardoning the men convicted of conspiring to kidnap Governor Gretchen Whitmer.  The arrests of Barry Croft Jr., Adam Fox and other anti-government extremists rocked the home stretch of the 2020 presidential election. Authorities says they planned to grab Whitmer, at her vacation home and start a civil war. The two men were eventually convicted and sentenced to 20 and 16 years. 

5/28/2025

TOWN OF PRESQUE ISLE— A 92-year-old man Presque Isle man suffered burns but is expected to be okay after his home caught on fire last night. Just after 6:30 p.m. Vilas County dispatch took a 911 call from the neighbor that the home on State Line Road in the Town of Presque Isle, was on fire.  The 92-year-old elderly homeowner sustained burns but was able to get himself out of the home, according to the release. He was taken to a local hospital for treatment and then transported to Marshfield Hospital for treatment. The house is a total loss, the cause is under investigation.

5/28/2025

BOUDER JUNCTION - Boulder Junction continues its drive to provide opportunities for outdoor recreation in the community. In 2021, the city’s parks and rec board sought to replace outdated playground equipment with. The cost, $300,000. It took two years to raise the funds, and now that playground is in use. There have been a number of upgrades to other Boulder Junction recreation facilities, including the skating ribbon called The Glide for use in the winter and the purchase of 10 acres for a disc golf course. An upgrade to the basketball court was next on the list, with the court being resurfaced and new hoops installed thanks to donors and volunteers. Now benches and a fence will complete that project. Work on the disc golf course should be done midsummer with the help of volunteers.