Please note the new location to Northland College at 1411 Ellis Ave in Ashland!! Enter at 16th Street at the main red brick entrance and look for a red canopy and colorful flags! Open to households, farms, and businesses that have hazardous materials that need to be safely disposed for free or a small fee, depending on the item.
Ashland County Votes! Election Summary and Voting Results: a “report card” to measure voter turnout by municipality, which can help elected officials and clerks see trends in turnout and adjust their outreach to new voters, new community residents, or to current registered voters! View the April 2023 Report Card here. Highlights Voter turnout rates for […]
2023 Cleansweep Announcement Save the date! This year’s Cleansweep Hazardous Collection date is Tuesday June 20, 2023 from 2-6PM at Northwood Tech’s South parking lot! Watch for the big rainbow flag!
Ashland County Votes! Election Summary and Voting Results: a “report card” to measure voter turnout by municipality, which can help elected officials and clerks see trends in turnout and adjust their outreach to new voters, new community residents, or to current registered voters! November 2022 is available here
This one-hour video explores the relationship of changing climate conditions and the increase of heat-related illnesses in Wisconsin. As climate change causes the number and severity of extreme heat days and night to increase, more people, especially vulnerable populations are experiencing mild to severe health conditions. Speakers include Maggie Thelen, the Climate and Health Program Coordinator with the Wisconsin Department of Health Services in Madison, and Liz Szot, RN, a Health Officer, and Public Health Administrator at Ashland County’s Health and Human Services department. The program is co-hosted by UW Madison’s Division of Extension-Ashland County, Wisconsin Department of Health Services, and the Ashland County Health and Human Service department.
Save the date! This year’s Cleansweep Hazardous Collection date is Tuesday June 20, 2023 from 2-6PM at Northwood Tech’s South parking lot! Watch for the big rainbow flag! Save the date and plan ahead to get the most out of disposing of hazardous waste in a safe way! See our Hazardous Waste Management section for […]
A dozen local elected officials in Ashland County recently participated in a unique community reading project called “Ashland County Reads: VOTE!” Officials from the Ashland County Board, towns, Bad River Band, city of Ashland, and the Ashland School District’s school board each read several pages from the award-winning children’s book called E is for Election […]
Save the date, the annual Cleansweeps Hazardous Waste Collection is coming up! Collections will take place from 2:00-6:00 pm on June 22nd at the Bayfield County garage in Washburn; this site will also include an agriculture and marine plastic wrap collection! There will also be a collection from 2:00-6:00pm on June 23rd at the WITC […]
Resources and helpful information for all Extension Ashland County program areas to help our community during this uncertain time. Topics include finances, small business, parenting, agriculture, stress & well-being.
