4/2/2025

IRON COUNTY – In Iron County in the Supreme Court Race the majority of voters voted for the Republican Brad Schimel over Susan Crawford 1,572 to 1,174.  In the Hurley School Board race Leslie Kolesar and Andrew Laurin the top two vote getters both getting a seat on the board.  In the Mercer School Board race Erika Roeder the top vote getter with 564 votes Jessica Watts Milashus with 549.  Mercer town Board Supervisor only 2 votes separating Rick Boes and Scott Lundquist.  Boes with 515 total votes.  Rebecca J Bettin will be the new Mercer Treasurer with 478 votes over Kelly Lynn Joustra with 329.  The Iron County Referendum Question passing with 1,915 yes votes 687 no votes. 

4/2/2025

N. WISCONSIN - Late last night Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers declared a state of emergency for the northern part of the state due to damage caused by Sunday’s ice storm. The emergency declaration helps ensure state agencies, local partners, utility companies and emergency management agencies can continue to work together and respond quickly to the damage caused by the recent weather and upcoming storms. As of late Tuesday evening, Wisconsin Public Service said it had restored power to over 140,000 customers, but that some 16,600 customers were still waiting for the lights to go back on. The restoration effort is expected to be one of the largest in Wisconsin Public Service history, with line workers coming from all around the Midwest to help restore power. So far there have been more than 1,600 reports of significant damage caused by ice covered trees and branches that have downed lines and snapped utility poles.

4/2/2025

IRON COUNTY, MICHIGAN - The Michigan State Police are asking for the public’s help in locating and identifying the perpetrators of a break-in at the Faith Fellowship Church on US-2 in Crystal Falls last Monday. Michigan State Police troopers responded to the break-in call early evening last Monday. A jar containing somewhere between $600 and $800 in various denominations was taken. The jar had a push to seal lid and an orange label marked ‘SAMS BURU’ on it. No arrests have been made as of yet. Anyone with information is asked to call the Iron Mountain Post of the Michigan State Police.