We all scream for ice cream

Lakely Wingo, 1, and her grandmother Sue Wingo are all smiles during the “Unearth A Story Ice Cream Social” at the Minocqua public library on Monday, June 8.

Hardwoood Hearings

A lot of the nooks and crannies in my frictionally wrinkled life are filled with duck calls. They call to me and I hear their voices between the spinning helter skelter as I wait for fall every year.

Hazelhurst Lions Club Arts and Crafts Show June 20

The Hazelhurst Lions Club Arts and Crafts Show is Saturday, June 20, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the town’s ballpark off of U.S. Highway 51. Arts, crafts and food will be available for purchase.

Woman arrested for cemetery vandalism

A 20-year-old Lac du Flambeau woman was formally charged June 4 with criminal damage to a cemetery or mortuary, a Class I felony, in Vilas County court in connection to vandalism and damage at Lac du Flambeau’s Memorial Cemetery.

Chapter closed: Lakeland’s Davis Kock ties for 30th at state

Senior Davis Kock ended his Lakeland Union High School golf career with a strong showing at the state meet earlier this week. Kock took part in the 100th WIAA Boys Golf State Championships Monday and Tuesday at University Ridge in Madison. He tied for 30th out of 104 golfers with …

LUHS girls’ soccer awarded nine all-conference selections

The Lakeland Union High School girls’ soccer team, undefeated Great Northern Conference champions, received plenty of postseason accolades. A total of nine Lakeland student-athletes, including head coach Stephanie Hartzheim, were recognized when the GNC released its three all-conference teams earlier this week.

The Lake Where You Live

They were sitting around in the American Legion Bar in up Three Lakes the other night – “just topping off the tanks” is the way Steady Eddy puts it…

Boulder Junction library’s monthly OurStory history series June 25

The Boulder Junction Public Library and the Boulder Junction Area Historical Society bring back the OurStory monthly history series for 2026. OurStory highlights local history or an area of interest that helps us remember the past, understand how it impacts our present, and preserve these memories for the future.

Preliminary tribal fish harvest in Oneida and Vilas

In the preliminary data collected by the Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission (GLIFWC), tribal fish harvest in Vilas and Oneida counties was estimated at 17,780 walleye and 149 muskie. Harvest ran from April 10 through May 15, and finalized numbers will be official in July.

Season preview: Minocqua Post 89 American Legion baseball team ready to roll

The Minocqua Post 89 American Legion baseball team is back in action beginning next week. The 89ers open their season Monday, June 15 with a road game at Tomahawk. William Poupart is the new coach of the 89ers for 2026.

Mercer United Methodist Women annual salad lunch and quilt display July 8

The Mercer United Methodist Women will hold their annual Salad Luncheon and Quilt display on Wednesday, July 8, at 2679W Margaret Street in Mercer. Lunch will be served from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and will feature a wide variety of homemade salads and desserts, including vegetarian and gluten free …

Residents voice water patrol concerns at Manitowish Waters town board meeting

Manitowish Waters town supervisor Lynn Schroeder was giving a report on the town’s water patrol at a June 9 town board meeting when residents voiced concerns over water patrol administrator Dan Perry. Resident Dan Stella said when the town board created a water safety committee, the group would meet quarterly.

Bugles in the Badger State

As within the last couple years, roughly 25,000 state residents recently submitted an elk tag application before the May 31 deadline. To remember a time when elk were on Wisconsin’s landscape prior to successful reintroduction, you have to go all the way back to 1886. That year, the last known …

Fun events galore at Olson Library

Here’s what is happening at the Walter E. Olson Memorial Library in Eagle River:

Sentence given for driver in trio of senior citizens charged with possession of fentanyl with intent to deliver

A 69-year-old Eagle River man who was the driver in a trip to Chicago that resulted in more than 100 grams of illegal substances coming into Oneida County has been sentenced. Barry Clure was arrested Jan. 17 with Susan Cody, 75, and Patrick Menting, 63, after a traffic stop in …

Lakeland Babe Ruth Senior League team wins big over Rhinelander

Lakeland has one baseball team in the Babe Ruth Senior League this season. They won in convincing fashion on Tuesday. The Thunderbirds beat Rhinelander 16-0 in five innings at the Minocqua Park Complex.

‘Walk on the Wild Side’ series this summer at Minocqua Winter Park

Minocqua Winter Park announces a full season’s worth of its “Walk on the Wild Side” series! In addition to the June 28 event, “Explore the Secret Lives of Northern Wisconsin’s Most Popular Fishes,” the series will offer presentations on a number of Northwoods wonders.

Preliminary tribal fish harvest in Oneida and Vilas counties

In the preliminary data collected by the Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission (GLIFWC), tribal fish harvest in Vilas and Oneida counties was estimated at 17,780 walleye and 149 muskie. Harvest ran from April 10 through May 15, and finalized numbers will be official in July.

Take action on invasive species this June

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) asks the public to take action to avoid spreading invasive species in June, which is Invasive Species Action Month, and all year long.

Solstice Festival returns to Manitowish Waters

The Solstice Festival will return to Manitowish Waters June 19 to 21 for its 12th year, offering a weekend of cycling, running, walking and family activities that showcase the region’s trail system while supporting local charitable programs, organizers said. The three‑day event benefits the Manitowish Waters Alliance Foundation, with proceeds …