Ontonagon County News

Back in its hey days, the remote Ontonagon County village of Victoria had 750 residents.

June 26, 2009 -- The Michigan Department of Transportation is removing over 65 percent of lane restrictions on state routes this weekend to accommodate Fourth of July holiday traffic.

NEWS RELEASE CONGRESSMAN BART STUPAK 1ST CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN *************************** USDA awards $340,000 for abandoned mines in Ontonagon County WASHINGTON - - U.S. Congressman Bart Stupak announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture has awarded $340,000 for abandoned mine projects in Ontonagon County.

They've weathered economic storms in the past. But residents in Ontonagon County say there aren't many options for workers at the White Pine Refinery, facing a plant closure next year.

The White Pine Copper Refinery in Ontonagon County will be closing down withinA one year.

Posted on Sunday, June 14, 2009 at 9:17 p.m. Members of the 1460th Transportation Company make it back from Iraq and are welcomed by friends and family members in Midland.

Posted on Thursday, June 11, 2009 at 2:28 p.m. Fifty-nine-year-old Gerhardt Gollakner was sentenced to six months in jail after a restitution hearing.

They've been fixing and selling cars in Ontonagon for the past 75 years.A In the past five years they've done $5 million dollars worth of business.

His 20 year position as church treasurer was on a volunteer basis. ButA somewhere in that time,A 59 year old Gerhardt Gollakner paid himself thousands of dollars.

The Michigan Public Service Commission today approved settlement agreements with nine electric cooperatives, authorizing them to implement their renewable energy plans energy optimization plans and surcharges, as required by Public Act 295.

Here's a look at what we're working on for tonight's news. Wednesday, May 06, 2009 at 1:44 p.m. An Ontonagon man has pled guilty to embezzling more than $50,000 from three Ontonagon area churches.

Gerhart Gollakner admitted on Wednesday that he stole thousands of dollars from the Ontonagon, Rockland, and Greenland United Methodist Churches between 1999 and 2008.A Church members said his admission can now help them start to heal.

This summer's Miner's Revenge mountain bike race in Michigan's Upper Peninsula is taking its name seriously.

The old saying "time marches on", rings true for many Ontonagon residents still off work after Smurfit Stone container laid off about 130 people last November.

The Ontonagon man found guilty of nearly killing his girlfriend during an assault , was sentenced to prison on Wednesday.

With all that snow in the process of melting, and spring rains inevitably headed our way, the possibility of flooding in theA U.P. is something that meteorologists are monitoring closely.A However, the potential for flooding doesn't look serious at this time; the reason for that is the ongoing drought.

Matthew Guyton is charged with fourth degree criminal sexual conduct. Thursday, March 12, 2009 at 6:21 p.m. AA teacher at Ewen Trout Creek High School has been charged with fourth degree criminal sexual ...

TV6 has obtained a list of the road projects that might be funded by the federal stimulus package passed by Congress and signed into law by President Obama last month.

The Michigan Public Service Commission today approved settlement agreements reconciling the 2007 power supply costs for seven electric utilities; it also increased rates for two of them.

State Police arrested a Ewen man Tuesday on a three count felony warrant for allegedly selling marijuana.