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Gogebic Taconite submits sampling plans
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Submitted: 06/19/2013 |
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MADISON - Gogebic Taconite wants to move quickly to dig an iron mine in Ashland and Iron Counties.
This week, they submitted plans for the next step in the state's process.
The company is asking the DNR for permission to sample hundreds of thousands of tons of earth, part of a bulk sampling plan.
Gogebic Taconite also officially told the DNR it will seek a mining permit.
The DNR will tell Gogebic within two weeks whether it can go forward with the sampling.
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Woman killed when ATV goes over cliff
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Submitted: 06/19/2013 |
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SAXON - A woman died when an ATV sailed over a cliff in Iron county.
Deputies got the call around seven last night about the ATV crash near Harbor Drive in Saxon.
The ATV did not make it around a corner on Harbor drive and traveled over the cliff, coming to rest on the beach.
A 42 year old woman who was a passenger on the ATV was dead at the scene.
Her 44 year old husband had been driving, and suffered severe injuries.
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Newman High Schools received new solar panels
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Submitted: 06/19/2013 |
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WAUSAU - A Wausau high school will go green to save money and teach students about energy conservation.
New solar panels will sit on top of the roof.
It will save Newman High School approximately $400 a year.
The W-P-S foundation donated the system as part of the SolarWise for school program.
It's an educational experience for the kids as well.
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Budget likely just days away from passge
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Submitted: 06/19/2013 |
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MADISON - Wisconsin Republicans want to expand private school vouchers, put forth a huge income tax cut, and reject a federal Medicaid expansion.
Those ideas could be just days away from becoming law in Wisconsin.
The state Assembly passed the biennial state budget on a 55-42 vote Wednesday.
Those proposals are just some of hundreds in the $70 billion budget.
Democrats decided not to offer any of the 211 amendments they had ready.
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Kids make sculptures from soil
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Submitted: 06/19/2013 |
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THREE LAKES - When you were a child, you probably liked to play in the dirt.
Wednesday, some kids did just that.
Only this time, it was for educational purposes.
Jessica Hepker works at Trees for Tomorrow.
Wednesday at the Three Lakes Library, she taught kids about different types of soil.
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USDA Merrill Service Center Relocates
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Submitted: 06/19/2013 |
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MERRILL - Farmers in Lincoln and Langlade Counties may need to make a longer drive or call a different office for USDA services.
The Merrill Service Center will be temporarily split up between Rhinelander, Wausau, and Medford.
The Farm Service Agency will move to the Wausau Service Center and the Natural Resources Conservation Service will be relocated to the Rhinelander and Medford Centers.
These moves will last until further notice.
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Medford man searches for photo of every Vietnam death from Wisconsin
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Submitted: 06/19/2013 |
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MEDFORD - “Our goal is to find them all," says Bryce Kelley.
Kelley, a Medford resident, wants to find a picture of every Wisconsin soldier killed in Vietnam.
“I know that I will continue to work, and I have enlisted the help of many others that will continue to work until we find them all," he says.
Nearly 1,200 Wisconsinites’ names are etched on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall in Washington.
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