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Alumni Spotlight: Rachel Lintereur
Grad year: 2010 Occupation: High school social studies teacher/student council advisor at D.C. Everest Senior High.
Human Service Center was mired in controversy for years
A sharp outcry from law enforcement and social services agencies these past few years in Oneida, Forest, and Vilas counties has finally led to the demise of the Human Service Center as a vendor for various mental and behavioral health services to those counties, but serious troubles have long plagued …
Minocqua business sustains major damage in fire
A Minocqua automotive repair business on Frank Drive was heavily damaged Tuesday as the result of a fire that started with an unattended fire.
Voters approve tech ed referendum
James Williams Middle School and Rhinelander High School students will soon enjoy the benefit of updated technical education facilities thanks to a resounding vote Tuesday in favor of a $26 million referendum to fund renovations to both school buildings.
Sowinski crushes Fugle in Oneida County judge’s race
Oneida County assistant district attorney Mary Sowinski swept to victory Tuesday in the county’s circuit court judge’s race, defeating Oneida County corporation counsel Michael Fugle and winning nearly 67 percent of the vote.
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Election roundup: Mikalauski, Kramer prevail in Rhinelander city council races
Incumbent Carrie Mikalauski has earned another term on the Rhinelander Common Council after defeating challenger Josh Raith in Tuesday’s spring election.
New studies point to environmental causes for autism
As the numbers of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder have continued to climb through the years — the latest official figures from last year show that 1 in 36, or 2.8 percent, of 8-year-olds had autism in 2020 — scientists have intensified their efforts to pinpoint a cause or causes, …
Rep. Tiffany announces April telephone town hall
Congressman Tom Tiffany (WI-07) announced that he will be hosting a telephone town hall on Tuesday, April 9 at 7 p.m. CST to discuss solutions to the border and fentanyl crisis.
Timeless Tiles
In the fall of 1939, the children of west-side residents took naps on the floor of a new, showpiece kindergarten classroom, warmed by a fireplace surrounded by ceramic tiles depicting well-known nursery rhymes.
Making maple syrup at Camp American Legion
For the third year in a row Camp American Legion in Lake Tomahawk participated in the spring ritual of making maple syrup.
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Ahlstrom defendants challenge strict liability claim in Stella PFAS lawsuit
The four defendants affiliated with pulp and paper company Ahlstrom-Munksjo have come out swinging in defending themselves against a lawsuit filed by a group of Town of Stella property owners who allege the spread of PFAS-contaminated sludge/fibercake from the Ahlstrom-owned Rhinelander paper mill on local farmlands contaminated their drinking water.
OC board urges state legislature to consider enhanced wake rules
On March 19, the Oneida County board of supervisors passed and sent to the state legislature a resolution urging lawmakers to establish minimum standards that prohibit enhanced/excessive wakes within 500 feet of the shore and in waters shallower than 20 feet in depth.
Kwik Trip to stop selling bagged milk
Convenience store chain Kwik Trip announced last week it will no longer sell Nature’s Touch bagged milk.
GOP, Dems pass massive spending measures
Northwoods U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany joined other fiscal conservatives this past month in voting against two massive “minibus” spending bills, but they passed anyway as the GOP House leadership helped Democrats push the measures across the finish line.
Evers, Baldwin urge mediation on road issue, LdF tribe balks
The president of the Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians has sent a response to a letter to Gov. Tony Evers and U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin regarding the ongoing road dispute between the tribe and the town of Lac du Flambeau.
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