Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties

Residents offer input at Conservation Congress

MERCER, Wis. - In a celebration of the public ownership of the state's natural resources, Wisconsinites gathered Monday night to vote on more than 80 measures regarding Department of Natural Resources policies, during the Wisconsin Conservation Congress' annual spring meetings.

All 72 counties in the state held meetings, with Iron County's being at the Mercer Community Center.

While many of the proposals didn't directly impact Iron County, several proposals would change the regulations within the county.

Among these was a proposal to increase the maximum number of trolling lines allowed per...