Class Address
Summa Cum Laude award-winners Molly Jorgensen, left, and Talan Pockat give the class address during the Lakeland Union High School Class of 2026 commencement Sunday, May 31 at IncredibleBank Field in Minocqua.
Davis dominates: Lakeland’s Davis Kock going to state for fourth straight year
Lakeland Union High School senior Davis Kock is no stranger to the state golf meet. He’s going back to state for the fourth time in his career, first as an individual, after a stellar round at the sectional meet.
Hardwoood Hearings
An outdoor classroom like no other, the duck blind is a place where wonder and thought can roam free with whatever else shall cross its path. Within it’s uncharming and nonconforming walls, made of a melting pot of natural things, a student can hide from avian detection, but never from …
Minocqua town board favors ATV/UTV trail on south side of Hwy. 70
The Minocqua town board, during its June 2 meeting, approved on a 3-2 vote to plan for an all-terrain vehicle (ATV)/utility task vehicle (UTV) and snowmobile trail to be constructed on the south side of State Highway 70 and a bike/pedestrian trail on the north side.
Minocqua Boat Show keeps tradition afloat
The Minocqua Antique & Classic Boat Show will dcruise into Lake Minocqua June 19–20, bringing boats of all eras to Torpy Park and its piers. This will be the 35th year of one of the Island City’s most popular summer events.
State track and field preview: Marshall Holmquist and Emerson Rubo set to compete
Two Thunderbirds are ready to make their high school track and field state debuts this weekend in La Crosse. Lakeland Union High School senior Marshall Holmquist and freshman Emerson Rubo are competing at the WIAA Division 2 state track and field meet today and tomorrow at the University of Wisconsin-La …
The Lake Where You Live
One of my favorite pictures is a drawing grandson Tucker made then he was about five years old. We’d just come back from a pontoon boat ride on a windy morning, a ride shortened because Tucker got scared of how the boat rocked on the whitecapping waves.
LdF tribe, state have 1st court date since tribe approved non-member fishing regulations
The Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians appeared in federal court in Madison on May 29 for the first time since the state of Wisconsin filed a lawsuit against it seeking to block fishing regulations it adopted that would apply only to non-tribal members on lakes within …
Friends of the Presque Isle Library hosting concert on June 24
Friends of the Presque Isle Library invites the public to join the toe-tapping music of Warren Nelson and Friends on Wednesday, June 24, at 5 p.m. in the Presque Isle Community Center.
Lakeland represented with five total baseball and softball all-conference student-athletes
Five total Lakeland Union High School baseball and softball student-athletes were awarded all-conference honors when the Great Northern Conference released the teams earlier this week. For baseball and softball, players are nominated by coaches and then voted on by the other GNC coaches. Coaches cannot vote for their own players.
Molecular methods help improve understanding of American black duck genetics
If you were to compare an American black duck (black duck or American black duck) to perhaps the most well known waterfowl in the world, the mallard, there would be many similarities. The two species, along with several others, have a close-knit relationship due to a short evolutionary timeline.
Times alleges Vilas County open meetings violation
The Lakeland Times is alleging that the Vilas County board of supervisors violated Wisconsin’s open meetings law when supervisors convened in closed session on May 26 to deliberate compensation changes for its county finance director position.
Lake Tomahawk Lions Club hosting spring luncheon June 11
The Lake Tomahawk Lions Club will host its spring luncheon on June 11 from noon to 3 p.m. at the Raymond F. Sloan Community Center in Lake Tomahawk.
University of Arkansas softball season ends at Women’s College World Series
University of Arkansas freshman Saylor Timmerman and the Razorbacks’ season came to an end last week at the Women’s College World Series in Oklahoma City. The Razorbacks fell 5-3 in 10 innings to the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Thursday, May 28. Arkansas then lost 11-0 in five innings to the University …
Newton succeeds Discianno as Winchester town chair
The Winchester town board has a new chairman. Town supervisor Nicholas Newton was appointed during a special meeting Tuesday morning after he and town supervisor Robert Silvis accepted the resignation of Joe Discianno, who announced last month his intent to resign.
The Arbor Vitae/Woodruff Lions Club invites the public to their June 15 open house
The AVW Lions Club will hold its next meeting June 15 at 6 p.m. at the Arbor Vitae Town Hall, 10675 Big Arbor Vitae Drive in Arbor Vitae. Light refreshments will be available. General questions will be addressed for those who were unable to attend earlier sessions, and planning for …
