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Team work under pressure

Fireman Ayden Harris assists 4-year-old Loken Counts during a fire hose challenge on Saturday, Oct. 11 at the Minocqua Fire …

LUHS school board seeks answers on origin, use of $3 million mystery fund

More than $3 million of Lakeland Union High School’s general fund budget is designated as “assigned” funds, and no one …

50 Years of Faithful Learning

The 2025-26 school year is cause for great celebration and gratitude at Trinity Lutheran School in Minocqua, as the parochial …

AV-W school board to continue principal search

The Arbor Vitae-Woodruff (AV-W) school board and administration will continue the search for principal Rich Fortier’s replacement. Fortier, a 15 …

No Kings rally planned Oct. 18 at Veterans Park in Minocqua

A No Kings rally is scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 18, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Veterans Park in …

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Back-to-back conference champs on Senior Night

For a second straight year, the Lakeland boys’ soccer team called themselves Great Northern Conference champions. The Thunderbirds defeated Merrill …

Lady T-Birds place third in the GNC standings

The Lakeland volleyball team may not have gotten all the results they wanted to at last weekend’s conference tournament, but …

Game preview: High stakes set the stage for LUHS football against Tomahawk on Homecoming

Homecoming. Senior Night. One of the co-leaders of the Great Northern Conference is making the trip to Minocqua in a …

Lakeland boys’ youth basketball fall intramurals

Lakeland Thunderbirds basketball is offering a fall intramural youth boys basketball league for grades three-six.

Buck Rut Run on Nov. 2

The Buck Rut Run returns on Sunday, Nov. 2. This 5K trail run, in its 30th edition, utilizes the trail …

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Who’s watching?: The mysterious nature of owls

Halloween is coming in two weeks. One bird that has become synonymous with the holiday is that of the owl. …

Giant walleye ‘probably’ state record, but we’ll never know

This is probably the Wisconsin state record walleye, but there’s no way to prove it. This photo was in my …

Acorns Everywhere

After having a robust mast of acorns two years ago, I really think that this year’s crop actually caught us …

The Lake Where You Live

A few days ago a chilly breeze from the northwest swept away our lingering summer. On Monday I rode my …

Northwoods Yard & Garden

With the growing season ending, focus turns to preparing yards and gardens for winter. Gardeners can also get a head …

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