50-year grocery career ends on a high note
Robert Jaskolski, CEO of Trig’s, to retire Sept. 14
Robert Jaskolski has worked for over 50 years in the grocery industry across the Midwest, but his time working in the Northwoods as CEO of T.A. Solberg Co., Inc. holds a special place in his heart.
Property owners divided on Tomahawk Lake Association’s proposed lake district
Governing body, if formed, would seek taxes for lake cleanup projects and more
The Tomahawk Lake Association (TLA) is moving forward with plans to create a lake district in order to help fund rehabilitation projects and has submitted a proposed boundary to Oneida County for approval.
State ban on phone usage in schools takes effect
Districts say their phone policies remain mostly unchanged for new school year
For most schools in the Northwoods, the new state law that took effect July 1 banning cell phones during instructional time is nothing new. Principals and administrators at Lakeland Union High School (LUHS), Minocqua-Hazelhurst-Lake Tomahawk school district (MHLT) and the school district of Rhinelander have already had “no phone” policies in place over the past few years.
Parts of Oneida, Vilas counties see severe drought conditions
Meteorologist says there could be cause for concern if drought continues
Drought conditions across the Northwoods have intensified over the course of August, forcing the National Weather Service to classify drought conditions as severe in northern Oneida County and southern Vilas County.
Lake Tomahawk board approves Two Lakes Road upgrades
DeMet: ‘So, we’ve got a clear winner’
The Lake Tomahawk town board agreed at its Aug. 12 regular board meeting to approve a bid from Musson Brothers Inc. of Rhinelander to renovate 3,895 feet of Two Lakes Road for $164,054.30.
Lake Tomahawk officer-involved shooting determined by District attorney to be justified
Oneida County district attorney Jillian Pfeifer determined that a sheriff’s deputy was justified to use lethal force in a June 17 officer-involved shooting in the town of Lake Tomahawk. Pfeifer said in a press release on Saturday that the Wisconsin Department of Justice (DOJ) Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) should be commended for its work investigating the shooting.
Northern Wisconsin sees resilient economy
Federal Reserve District nine, which covers northern Wisconsin and five other states, is seeing a generally resilient economy, according to a mid-year update by the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis on July 17.