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Election profile: Swearingen stresses broadband, help for rural schools
Ask state Rep. Rob Swearingen (R-Rhinelander) what he is proudest of in his work as a legislator, and he won't rattle off a long list of bills he has introduced. (subscriber access)
Election profile: Zunker says funding there for Congress to help struggling Americans
Tricia Zunker, the Democratic challenger in Wisconsin's seventh congressional district election, says Congress can and must do more to address the coronavirus pandemic and its economic impacts, from providing free and more accessible Covid testing in rural areas, more aid for small businesses and farmers, hazard pay for essential workers, …
Election profile Tiffany: Country must reopen to restore vitality of the Trump economy
U.S. Rep.Tom Tiffany (R-Minocqua), who is running for re-election in the seventh congressional district, says he and his staff have accomplished a lot in the five short months he has been in office, but he also says he is eager to be re-elected to help restore the economy to its …
Oneida County receives over $300,000 in TRAVEL grants from Dept. of Tourism
Oneida County recently received a total of $301,599.74 in Tourism Relief to Accelerate Vitality and Economic Lift (TRAVEL) Stimulus Grants from the Department of Tourism, according to a press release issued Wednesday by the Oneida County Tourism Council.
Controversy erupts over snowmobile trail signs
The president of the Northwoods Passage Snowmobile Club, which maintains snowmobile trails in southern Oneida County and Lincoln County, has an issue with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) regarding trail signage. Tim Calhoun said he recently received a phone call from the DNR about signs on what's known …
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Bringing legends to life: Lake Tomahawk unveils new Snowhawk painting
Every town has its legends, and for the Town of Lake Tomahawk its the snowhawk. (subscriber access)
Judge cites continued communication with 'girl' in Valentine sentencing decision
Sentencing hearings in cases involving defendants who communicate with undercover officers posing as teenagers are unique in that there is no actual child victim. (subscriber access)
Valentine jury trial first in local judicial district since March
Last Friday's one-day jury trial, which ended with Alexander L. Valentine being found guilty of attempted sexual assault of a child under 16 and using a computer to facilitate a child sex crime, was the first 12-person jury trial in the 9th Judicial District since the Wisconsin Supreme Court suspended …
Minocqua man sentenced to 10 years in prison for possessing child porn
A Minocqua man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison and 15 years extended supervision after pleading guilty to a federal child pornography charge. (subscriber access)
Tomahawk marks 19th anniversary of 9-11
The skies over Tomahawk dawned deep blue Friday morning, reminiscent of the skies over New York City 19 years go just before two hijacked airliners slammed into the twin towers of the World Trade Center, the first of four crashes of hijacked airliners that September day. (subscriber access)
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Wausau man sentenced to 40 years for 2017 Tomahawk slaying
A 35-year-old Wausau man who pled guilty to the 2017 shotgun slaying of a Tomahawk man will serve 40 years in the state prison system before he will be eligible for parole consideration. (subscriber access)
Arbor Vitae man reaches plea agreement in case involving assault of nursing home patients
Pursuant to a plea agreement, a 19-year-old Arbor Vitae man accused of sexually assaulting elderly persons while caring for them at a Minocqua residential facility pled guilty Tuesday to one count of second-degree sexual assault of a mentally ill person. (subscriber access)
Oneida County asserts complete secrecy for attorney communications
Oneida County has responded to records requests for several supervisors' emails, as well as for the county board chairman's emails, by handing over a series of completely redacted emails between county officials and the county's attorneys, asserting privilege for all such records. (subscriber access)
Judge cites defendant's criminal record, gravity of offense in Moren sentencing decision
When Isaiah A.V. Moren, 23, appeared before Oneida County Circuit Court Judge Patrick O'Melia for sentencing on Friday Aug. 14, on charges of second-degree sexual assault and second-degree reckless injury in connection with a physical and sexual assault of a 76-year-old woman, he had already seen the inside of a …
Virtual county fair garners positive feedback
The annual Oneida County Fair was originally scheduled to be held at Pioneer Park during the first weekend in August. But as the COVID-19 pandemic continued to inch its way into our neck of the woods, it became clear that a physical fair would not be possible this year. (subscriber …
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