Glad to be back
Olivia Caruso, left, a fifth grade student within the Minocqua-Hazelhurst-Lake Tomahawk school district (MHLT), and her sister Kaylee Caruso, right, an eighth grade student at MHLT, are all smiles as they are greeted by district administrator Robert Smudde on the first day of school Sept. 1.
50-year grocery career ends on a high note
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.
Hardwoood Hearings
And it was the knifing curves of the Columbia, through Cascades and into a Pacific tomorrow, that carefully caught me up to this torrent of words.
Snowhawks electric in summer finale
Lake Tomahawk ended the 65th season of snowshoe baseball with a convincing win. The Snowhawks defeated WPS Local 420 23-7 Monday night at Snowshoe Park in Lake Tomahawk.
Nokomis looks at options to keep Oneida County’s Med 4
In October, 2025, Wendy Smith, the clerk for the town of Nokomis, sent an email to Oneida County sheriff Grady Hartman, town officials for the western portion of Oneida County including Minocqua, Little Rice, Cassian, Hazelhurst and Woodruff as well as Aspirus Health representatives and state legislators.
The Lake Where You Live
Let’s just say it: Few organizations are doing more to protect the waters of our northern counties than the Northwoods Land Trust. A video the trust recently created (www.youtube.com/watch?v=sAJE1fsaBjo) spells out as eloquently as anything why lake protection is so essential, and why the trust’s approach to preservation of sensitive …
Lakeland girls’ swim places fourth at Shorewood
The Lakeland girls’ swim team challenged itself with a trip down south against some of the state’s best teams. The Thunderbirds finished fourth out of seven teams with 286 points at the Shorewood Invite Saturday.
MHLT alters bus routes to save money
Bus route changes for the Minocqua-Hazelhurst-Lake Tomahawk school district (MHLT) have generated dozens of phone calls from parents to school administrators. MHLT district administrator Robert Smudde said the biggest change is that the district is no longer sharing bus routes with Lakeland Union High School.
Pig roast to benefit Minocqua Kawaguesaga Lake Protection Association Saturday
The Minocqua/Kawaguesaga Lakes Protection Association, Inc. is holding a Pig Roast Fundraiser at Torpy Park in Minocqua on Saturday, Sept. 5, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. There will be pork sandwiches, corn-on-the-cob, chips, soda and beer. Also, come for live music, a silent auction and lake fair. All are …
