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Visitors to Ashland can often be spotted on the water during the summer months, but this summer has been anything but normal for business owner Katie Gellatly.

Douglas County is moving ahead with plans to regulate metallic sulfide mining after the state lifted a decades-long moratorium on the operations. Douglas County's Zoning Committee held its second public hearing on the matter Wednesday before approving a recommendation to the full...

County Trunk Y closes at Beauregard Lake Road in Gordon for construction starting at 7 a.m. Monday; it reopens at 5 p.m. Tuesday. Motorists are asked to use alternate routes during this time. Contact the Douglas County Highway Department at 715-374-2575 with questions. Three county...

Douglas County's Health and Human Services division is considering a recommendation that would eliminate the county's medical transport service for veterans. The recommendation comes from Veterans Service Officer Brian Erickson after a review of the service over the last couple of...

Funding is available for housing repairs following the flooding in mid-June in northern Wisconsin.

Plans to build a trail from the Osaugie Trail to Wisconsin Point Road are on track despite a couple of hiccups in the process.

And just like that, we're in August. After a brief hiatus in committee meetings in July, we are carrying on business as usual. A big focus in our department for the next few weeks is the 2019 budget. Four county government meetings are scheduled for next week: The Veterans Commission...

St. Olaf College Matthew Stai of Brule made the dean's list for the spring semester at St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota. University of Wisconsin-Stout The following students from the area have received the University of Wisconsin-Stout Chancellor's Award for the spring semester....

Douglas County Circuit Court July 12

An arrest warrant has been issued for a Superior man who allegedly burglarized a trio of cabins in Dairyland in June.

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A Wisconsin congressman and senator are joining the governor's efforts to get federal aid to counties in northern Wisconsin following flooding in June. Wisconsin Republicans U.S. Rep. Sean Duffy and Sen. Ron Johnson sent a letter to President Donald Trump on Tuesday asking him to...