Grundy gets another one
Jerry “Junior” Grundy, at 91 years old, took this nice 7-point buck on Tuesday morning during the nine day gun-deer season.
Deer donation program helps feed families
The deer donation program in Wisconsin allows hunters to donate any legally harvested deer through the program. Since the program’s inception in 2000, over 94,000 deer have been donated and processed into more then 3.8 million pounds of ground venison. Once processed, the ground venison is distributed to food pantries …
Operation Santa completes a successful coat drive
Operation Santa, a non-profit working to help members of the community during the holiday season, held a coat drive from the middle of October to the beginning of November. Recently, it provided those coats to area students.
Hunter success was area dependent on opening weekend
Anecdotal evidence in the Northwoods showed that many hunters saw very few deer on opening weekend. But in some places, hunters were seeing more deer, but bucks were hard to come by. John Fetzer sits on the Oneida County Deer Advisory Council (CDAC), and, because he does not gun hunt, …
Season preview: LUHS boys’ basketball a newer team
The T-Bird boys’ basketball team is regrouping after a fourth-place finish in last year’s Great Northern Conference (GNC) standings. It’s year two for coach Jacob Jarvensivu. He’s looking to maximize the potential of his team.
Griefshare: Surviving The Holidays seminar
GriefShare: Surviving the Holidays is a helpful, encouraging seminar for people facing the holidays after a loved one’s death. Holy Family Catholic Church will host this non-denominational seminar between the holidays on Saturday, Dec. 7 from 10 a.m. until noon at Holy Family Catholic Church, 8950 County Highway J, Woodruff. …
County looks to tighten control of staff out-of-state travel
The Oneida County executive committee last week approved an after-the-fact request for out-of-state staff travel, citing an oversight, but committee members made clear they wanted such travel to follow established procedures. The issue also exposed a contradiction in the county code.
2025 bear, turkey applications due Dec. 10
Both spring turkey applications and fall bear hunting applications are due by 11:59 p.m. on Dec. 10 every year.
Season review: Lakeland cross country season ended at state
It was another year of state participants, and one conference title, for the Lakeland cross country teams. Coach Gordy Hartzheim called the 2024 season a successful one for the Thunderbirds.
Minocqua town board extends shipping container moratorium
The Minocqua town board took action at its Nov. 19 meeting to extend the town’s moratorium on shipping containers through Dec. 31, 2025. The storage container issue is one that has come up from time to time over the past few years, the town enacting a shipping container moratorium in …
Winchester Public Library announces Santa’s Shop opening soon
The Winchester Library is hosting its Santa’s Secret Shop again on Dec. 14, from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. The library is proud to carry on this long-standing tradition. This event is open to any children ages four to 13, no matter where they live.
Season review: Mercer volleyball team bids farewell to coach Robyn Schoeneman
The Mercer volleyball team turned in another championship-filled season with conference and regional titles. The Tigers finished 28-9 overall, 9-0 in the Northern Lights Conference. They won their conference championship for the sixth straight season.
