Bayfield County News

CHECK YOUR CHICKS - Are you planning on showing your chickens or ducks in either Open or Junior Class at the Bayfield County Fair this year? Do you have the proper pullorum certification for your birds? Did you ...

"Dramatic increases" in cases of people seeking help from Sawyer County because of poverty were reported by Sawyer County Health and Human Services director Pete Sanders at the monthly meeting of the Health & ...

In order to decide how it might proceed with developing a recreational trail north of Hayward, Sawyer County will move forward in determining who owns portions of the abandoned Union Pacific rail corridor north ...

Dove Home Care, 1416 Cumming Avenue, Superior, has announced the expansion of its service area to include all of Douglas County, Northern Burnett and Southern Bayfield counties effective August 1. With the ...

As part of his ongoing "Grow Wisconsin" initiative to invest in Wisconsin's infrastructure and stimulate our state's economy, Governor Jim Doyle has signed a $2.8 million contract to asphalt resurface US 63 ...

Town Chatter: Local photographer's work graces Trails magazine July 10, 2008 Rib Mountain nature photographer Chris Schlosser made the cover of Wisconsin Trails magazine with her photo of Lost Creek Falls in ...

A study published recently in the Wisconsin Medical Journal said Dane County is dead last in the state when it comes to environmental health.

A pair of extremely rare Kirtland's warblers has been spotted in northern Wisconsin's Bayfield County.

Wisconsin Supreme Court Chief Judge Shirley Abrahamson told a packed audience at the Bayfield County Circuit Courtroom's rededication Friday that citizens should hold administrators of the judicial system ...

The price for junk cars is the highest it has been in a long time. This is a concern for Bob Janigo, Bayfield County Fair Demo Derby and Dirt Dash coordinator.

Rick Olivo/Staff Photo- SURVIVORS - Ashland and Bayfield area cancer survivors flash the "V-for-Victory" sign at the Second Annual American Cancer Society Relay for Life Survivor Reception Wednesday.

Visitors to the "Between Fences" exhibit in Cable can meander through a maze constructed of about 15 different types of fence.

Family Forum Head Start is recruiting for the 2008-09 school year. Family Forum offers morning and afternoon preschool programs for 3- and 4-year-old children.

Two people were injured last Thursday afternoon when the all-terrain vehicle they were riding in the Bayfield County Town of Bell struck a tree.

Of all the "Between Fences" host sites throughout Wisconsin, the Cable area has the least fence.

The Wisconsin Supreme Court has refused to review the appeal of a nuisance lawsuit against a Sawyer County cranberry grower.

The recent snowmelt and heavy rains have forced a portion of the shoulder on US 2 to break off and slide down an embankment. via WisDOT

The Wisconsin Department of Transportation will hold a public information meeting on Thursday, May 15, 2008 from 5:30 - 8 p.m. at the Barnes Town Hall in Bayfield County, to discuss planned improvements to WIS ... via WisDOT

The Wisconsin Department of Transportation has scheduled a public involvement meeting to discuss proposed improvements to the US 2/WIS 13 intersection in Bayfield County. via WisDOT

“It was cold. I only have a few nibbles to brag about - which is sad.”

A Wisconsin fishing tradition continued Saturday: The governor did not catch a fish on opening day. via The Minneapolis-St. Paul Pioneer Press