All part of the process
Chief election inspector Michelle Veldhuizen hands voter Bailey Brandner her ballot during the General Election on Tuesday, Nov. 3, in Minocqua.
Lakeland girls’ swim team putting its speed to the test at sectionals
After a successful Great Northern Conference meet, there’s plenty of excitement surrounding the Lakeland girls’ swim team as they prep for sectionals. Lakeland will swim in a WIAA Division 2 sectional meet Saturday, Nov. 7 at the Rice Lake Aquatics and Recreation Center.
Cookies and candies needed for The Friends of Boulder Junction Public Library cookie walk and party Nov. 14
This holiday season, you can help the Boulder Junction Public Library by donating your homemade seasonal goodies for the Friends of the Library Annual Cookie Walk. This festive library fundraiser will be held in conjunction with the Boulder Junction Christmas Walk on Friday, Nov. 27, at 4 p.m. in the …
Hardwood Hearings
Ever since this one far off, publicly awesome and remote, way long walk, distantly hidden timber stand got harvested maybe seven years ago, we’ve been talking about grouse hunting back there. If I remember correctly, when we first saw it getting logged, it probably went something like this: “Maybe we’ll …
MHLT referendum fails
The Minocqua-Hazelhurst-Lake Tomahawk (MHLT) school district’s $3.5 million referendum for recurring purposes was not approved by voters on Election Day on Nov. 3. According to unofficial results, 2,509 people voted against MHLT exceeding the revenue limit while 1,886 voted for it.
Rhinelander man arrested for intoxicated possession of a firearm
A 40 year-old Rhinelander man has been charged with possession of a firearm while intoxicated, a Class A misdemeanor. Lucas Rougeau was also formally charged in Oneida County court with two other Class A misdemeanors, resisting an officer and battery tied in to domestic abuse. The charges stem from an …
LUHS Nordic ski team building up its strength
A smaller Lakeland Union High School Nordic ski team got its season started this week. Approximately 12 skiers — nine boys and three girls — are coming out for the Nordic ski team this season. On Tuesday, eight skiers worked on their strength and conditioning inside Marshfield Clinic Woodruff Center. …
Campanile hosting Lakeland STAR and Rising STAR students artist reception Nov. 12
The Campanile Center for the Arts invites the community to an artist reception celebrating the creativity and artistic accomplishments of middle and high school students from Lakeland STAR and participants in the Rising STAR Career & Life Center. The reception will take place Thursday, Nov. 12, from 4 to 5:30 …
Crowley defeats Tiffany as Democratic wave sweeps Wisconsin, nation
Milwaukee County executive David Crowley defeated U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany Tuesday to become Wisconsin’s first Black governor, as voters repudiated Republicans nationally and in Wisconsin in a landslide not seen since 1994.
The Lake Where You Live
We typically think of aquatic invasive species as unequivocally bad for our lakes and rivers. But is that really true?
Season review: Lakeland football team came up short of extending playoff streak
The Lakeland Union High School football team had its ups and downs, but the Thunderbirds didn’t have enough consistency to make it to the playoffs. The Thunderbirds went 3-6 overall, 2-5 in the Great Northern Conference. That put the Thunderbirds sixth out of eight teams in the conference standings. Lakeland …
Wolves, PFAS, and Line 5 center stage for NRB meeting, public forum
The Wisconsin Natural Resources Board (NRB) held its October meeting on Oct. 28 in Middleton. Secretary Karen Hyun provided updates on the recent launch of PFAS grants, Enbridge Line 5 violations, and the euthanasia of nine wolves in Price County in her opening statement.
Rhinelander man arrested for using computer to facilitate child sex crime, attempted 2nd degree sexual assault
Rhinelander resident Trevor Prott, 31, was arrested by the Oneida County Sheriff’s Office Oct. 21 on charges of the use of a computer to facilitate a child sex crime and attempted second degree sexual assault of a child under 16 years of age.
BBB: November is ‘Thank a Business Month’
As the holiday shopping season approaches, Better Business Bureau (BBB) is encouraging consumers to recognize the businesses that have made a difference in their lives. This November, BBB’s Thank a Business Month campaign invites everyone to “Return the Favor” by leaving one honest review for a business they appreciate at …
Wisconsin voters split on constitutional amendments
Wisconsin voters delivered mixed results on proposed constitutional amendments to the state constitution Tuesday, approving one and defeating another, with the third appearing to pass but with some lingering confusion.
Lac du Flambeau woman injured in Arbor Vitae rollover crash
A 21 year-old Lac du Flambeau woman was injured in the rollover crash of the 2018 Mazda CX-9 sport utility vehicle (SUV) she was driving in the early morning hours of Nov. 1.
LUHS boys’ basketball youth traveling team information for grades 5 to 8
The 2026-2027 traveling-team season for fifth- through eighth-graders will soon be upon us. This is a wonderful opportunity for our youth to have fun and to continue in their development as players and teammates through competition.
Northwoods Almanac
In Wisconsin’s Northwoods, we tend to think of common loons are “our” loons, but 94% of the world’s approximately 254,000 breeding pairs reside in Canada. We’re at the southernmost edge of their range, so while we’re rightfully concerned about the declines in our local loon population, whatever is happening to …
Swearingen elected to 8th term in Wisconsin State Assembly
Republican Rep. Rob Swearingen will serve an eighth two-year term in the Wisconsin State Assembly for District 34 after defeating Democratic challenger Merlin Van Buren by nearly 6,000 votes on Election Day on Nov. 3.
