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Lakeland Times wins Newspaper of the Year honors
The Lakeland Times has won the Wisconsin Newspaper Association Foundation’s Newspaper of the Year award for weekly newspapers for 2025, …
State greenlights Hwy. 51 work in Minocqua
Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers has signed a $1.2 million contract to improve U.S. Highway 51 between the Lake Minocqua Bridge …
AV-W superintendent will stay
The Arbor Vitae-Woodruff (AV-W) school district’s superintendent, Dr. Jocelyn Hardy, has decided to remain with the district. Her resignation was …
An evening with a New York Times bestselling author on May 28
The Friends of the Frank B. Koller Memorial Library will host an event featuring Paula McLain, a New York Times …
Meeting ends abruptly after former clerk calls out Manitowish Waters supervisor in correspondence
The Manitowish Waters town board’s March 10 meeting became somewhat contentious as it neared its end. Town clerk Heather Suffron …
Talan Pockat ties for 57th at individual state bowling meet
Lakeland Union High School senior Talan Pockat took part in the Bowling Centers Association of Wisconsin (BCAW) High School Bowling …
New York state of skiing
Some of the top Nordic skiers around the country took part in the New England Nordic Ski Association (NENSA) Eastern …
Lakeland gets 14 Thunderbirds on winter all-conference teams
The Lakeland Union High School winter sports teams earned individual recognition when the Great Northern Conference released its all-conference teams. …
LUHS track and field season featuring co-coaches
The Lakeland Union High School track and field season got underway Monday with a different but familiar to it. Greg …
Julianna, Kristina Ouimette, University of Wisconsin-Green Bay going to NCAA Division 1 Women’s Basketball Tournament
Lakeland Union High School alumni Julianna and Kristina Ouimette and the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay women’s basketball team are headed …
2025 deer season recap shows 9-day gun-deer season down slightly, all other season harvest totals ahead of 5-year average
On Wednesday, Feb. 5, the Natural Resources Board (NRB) met for their regular meeting and received an update from Department …
Fisheries and wildlife spring hearings questions revealed, brought to Natural Resources Board
Each year the Wisconsin Conservation Congress (WCC) and Department of Natural Resources (DNR) partner for the spring hearings. The hearings …
The Lake Where You Live
Six more inches of snow fills the driveway and covers the walk. A friend on the phone complains, “I am …
Arctic Ambience at Loess Bluffs
Right where the states of Nebraska, Kansas, and Missouri converge, there’s a conglomeration of arctic noise bound for the profound …
Northwoods Almanac
Mary and I were snowshoeing near dusk a few weeks back when I leaned against a decaying red pine with …






