Voters show up in Minocqua
Poll worker Balie Strasburg assists Kathy Sellstrom as she checks in to vote for the spring election on Tuesday, April 7, in Minocqua. According to town secretary Lynn Wildes, a total of 1,455 people showed up to vote. She said that’s “a pretty good turn-out” for an election in April.
Indoor track finale
The Lakeland Union High School track and field team ended the indoor season with a distance meet. The Thunderbirds took part in the Point Indoor Distance Carnival Saturday at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. No team scores were kept at this event.
2026 youth turkey hunt kicks off spring season
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) reminds families, mentors and young hunters that there’s still time to plan and participate in the 2026 statewide youth turkey hunt April 11-12.
State’s beaver management plan being updated
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is updating the state’s beaver management plan right now. DNR furbearer specialist Shawn Rossler works on all things related to furbearer species. While he’s not in the field, he works closely with the biologists who are. Rossler also is helping coordinate the updating …
Cull, of STAR School/Academy, recognized by WRCCS
Steph Cull, principal of STAR School/Academy, was recently recognized by the Wisconsin Resource Center for Charter Schools (WRCCS) with an inaugural Champions of Charter Schools award. The WRCCS supports charter schools statewide and is housed within CESA 9. CESA (Cooperative Educational Service Agencies) helps connect school districts with each other …
Local spring 2026 election is a wrap
There weren’t many contested races in the April 7 election for county boards, town boards and school boards The Lakeland Times regularly covers but there were some interesting outcomes.
Lady T-Birds win second half, season opener
The Lakeland Union High School girls’ soccer team won its season opener for the first time in three years Tuesday night. The Thunderbirds beat non-conference Hayward 2-0 at IncredibleBank Field. Originally supposed to have been played in Hayward, the game was moved to Minocqua with Hayward’s field not ready.
2026 Spring Hearing April 13
The 2026 Spring Hearing will be held in each county in person on April 13 and online from April 13-15. The annual Spring Hearing is an opportunity for the public to provide input on a wide array of natural resources-related proposed rule change questions presented by the Department of Natural …
Times files open records complaint over Vilas County emails
Lakeland Times publisher Gregg Walker has filed an open records complaint against Vilas County zoning administrator David Sadenwasser, alleging that his response to a records request omitted emails the newspaper later obtained independently — communications that could prove pivotal in potential litigation.
‘I always wanted to be a pilot’
It was in the northern Wisconsin village of Poplar in Douglas County that Richard Ira “Dick” Bong was born on Sept. 24, 1920. He joined the U.S. Army Air Corps in May of 1941 and eventually was sent to the Pacific theater of operations.
Former Minocqua town chairman Don Gauger dies
Former Minocqua town board member Don Gauger died at the age of 93 on March 17. Originally from southern Wisconsin Gauger, after years of public service in the village of Grafton that included his election as village president in 1971 and membership on the Grafton fire department and its rescue …
Hazelhurst Fire Department celebrates Fuhrman’s 50 years
The Hazelhurst Fire Department honored its assistant chief on April 7 for reaching a significant milestone. Rick Fuhrman has been a volunteer with the Hazelhurst Fire Department for 50 years. He began serving the town as a firefighter when he was only 16 years old.
Personal Essentials Pantry launches donation opportunity at Trig’s in Rhinelander
The First United Methodist Church’s Personal Essentials Pantry is expanding its efforts to support local families by partnering with Trig’s in Rhinelander to offer a new, convenient way for the community to give back.
Big inning costs Lakeland baseball in season opener
Mistakes caused one big inning and cost the Lakeland baseball team a chance at winning its season and Great Northern Conference opener Tuesday. Merrill defeated the Thunderbirds 8-3 in Merrill.
Late rally sends Merrill softball by Lakeland
The Lakeland softball team found itself in another close game with one inning being the difference. The Thunderbirds fell 6-2 to Merrill in a Great Northern Conference game Tuesday in Minocqua.
Hazelhurst man involved in March 23 UTV accident dies
A Hazelhurst man involved in an accident involving a utility task vehicle (UTV) on March 23 has died of injuries sustained at the time. Paul Vedder, 58, was found trapped under the UTV he had been operating in near the edge of Lake Kaubashine in Hazelhurst.
Courage to heal: female veterans retreat at The Highground
The Highground Veterans Memorial Park at W7031 Ridge Road in Neillsville will offer a three-day retreat focusing on management techniques for female veterans affected by post-traumatic stress (PTS) and/or military sexual trauma (MST). The dates are June 5-7.
From block to block: Time Capsule Decoys
“You got some history there, young man,” Kenley Cordts, 90, of Tomahawk told me as a I leafed through a book titled “Ducks and Men: Forty years of co-operation in conservation.” The book, copy written in 1978, tells the story of Ducks Unlimited Canada (DUC), and the beginnings of its …
