Sensational spear throwing
Sixth-grade student Gannon Wallace throws a spear with an Atlatl in Apaginaatig Ataadiiwin (Spear Throwing Game) during the 15th Annual Ojibwe Winter Games on Tuesday, Feb. 3, at the Lac du Flambeau Public School.
LdF town to LdF tribe: remove the blocks, chains — and return the $600K
The Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians will receive letters from the Lac du Flambeau town board regarding matters related to the recently concluded road easement issue between the town and the tribe.
Lady T-Birds place two on the podium
In a first of its kind, the Great Northern Conference and Wisconsin Valley Conference came together to have the girls’ wrestling conference tournament. The Thunderbirds finished sixth out of 13 teams with 60 points at the GNC/WVC meet Friday night in Medford. Lakeland had two wrestlers on the podium — …
Public meeting set on Hwy. 70 multi‑use path study
The town of Minocqua will hold a public involvement meeting on a potential multi‑use path along State Highway 70 between Camp Pinemere Road and Morgan Road. The discussion will focus on the planning study for the proposed path, including design alternatives. The purpose of the meeting is to evaluate those …
Woman sentenced in Vilas County fraud and theft case
Alesha Swanson, 33, was sentenced in Vilas County court on Wednesday, Feb. 4, after pleading guilty to two felony counts of theft in a business setting greater than $100,000 and fraudulent writings/by forgery. Swanson was charged Jan. 24, 2025, after an investigation alleged that she embezzled over $100,000 from Jim …
Community members invited to join Campanile Chorus and Community Band
Community members of all experience levels, according to a press release are invited to be part of the Campanile Chorus and Community Band as the groups begin weekly rehearsals throughout the months of March and April, leading up to the Spring Community Concert on Sunday, May 3, at the Campanile …
Lakeland routs Antigo
A complete performance gave the Lakeland boys’ basketball team its first road victory of the season. The Thunderbirds beat Antigo 70-37 in Antigo in a Great Northern Conference game Friday night. Lakeland won both of its games over the Red Robins this season by a combined 73 points.
February exhibit of Art in the Library in Boulder Junction
The Boulder Junction Public Library welcomes the public to view their February Art in the Library exhibit featuring Homeschool Hangout “Love Your Library” Month Artwork.
Perfect home record
The Lakeland boys’ wrestling team finished the season undefeated in home matches following a win over Medford on Thursday. The Thunderbirds defeated Medford 39-30 on Senior Night, a rescheduled meet originally set to take place Dec. 18, 2025.
Minocqua holds the line on short‑term rentals
The town of Minocqua will not, for now, make changes to its tourist rooming house (TRH) ordinance that would reflect recent Oneida County board action on the issue. That was the result of a nearly 15 minute-long discussion at the town board’s Feb. 3 meeting regarding a 12-5 vote by …
Town of Lynne stymied by Willow Road debacle
Those who have been down Willow Road in the town of Lynne are painfully aware of the road’s deteriorating status. For those who have not, imagine four-inch ruts in the roadway and never-ending bumps that jar the spine and conditions that make hydroplaning in rainy conditions not just a possibility, …
Lakeland gymnastics falls to Rhinelander in home opener
The Lakeland Union High School gymnastics team had its home opener in a Great Northern Conference dual against its rival. Rhinelander defeated Lakeland 119.9-112.875 on Thursday at LUHS.
Verdoorn updates Hazelhurst board on veterans memorial
Hazelhurst town supervisor Jeff Verdoorn updated the town board during its meeting Feb. 5 on progress he’s made looking into a veterans memorial being constructed in town. Town chairman Ted Cushing said at the board’s Jan. 6 meeting a resident had repeatedly asked him over the years about the town …
Lady T-Birds complete season sweep of Red Robins
The Lakeland Union High School girls’ basketball team got out to a big lead and never looked back. The Thunderbirds defeated Antigo 52-32 Friday night in Antigo.
Newbold weighs rezoning request for former school building
The possibility of re-zoning the former Newbold School, from rural residential to a classification suitable for a range of businesses Newbold resident Eric Borchardt wants to bring to the building, was one of the major topics at the Newbold town board’s regular meeting last Thursday, Jan. 29.
No injuries from Hwy. 47 rollover in Lake Tomahawk
A Rhinelander man escaped serious injury on Feb. 3 in rollover of the pickup truck he was driving at the intersection of Fawn Lake Road and State Highway 47 in Lake Tomahawk, near the unincorporated town of McNaughton.
Infrastructure needs a focus at Lac du Flambeau school board meeting
The school board for the Lac du Flambeau school district approved bids for blacktopping, concrete work and two new water heaters during its Feb. 4 meeting.
Trump issues executive order to limit big investors from buying single-family homes to rent
President Donald Trump issued an executive order on Tuesday, Jan. 20, for the purposes of “Stopping Wall Street From Competing With Main Street Homebuyers.”
Tiffany calls for audit of DPI over Wis. Dells conference
U.S. Rep. and Republican gubernatorial candidate Tom Tiffany is calling for a full audit of the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction after records showed the agency spent nearly $370,000 on a four-day conference at a Wisconsin Dells resort while working on changes to state student proficiency standards.
