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Of heroes and the brilliant stars in a community
How do you tell a story of a thousand heroes? It’s impossible because most good stories only have one hero or heroine to keep tabs on, root for, marvel at. We read them, love them and leave them because, after all, it’s just a story. You can’t love a thousand …
A Star is Adorned
STAR, which is an acronym for strong, talented, adventurous and remarkable, has a curriculum for students with autism, Down Syndrome, ADHD, bipolar disorder and other conditions that aren’t typically considered systematically “normal.” When we read through this story and see words like “neuroatypical” or “neurodivergent,” we are talking about those …
Danner’s Shoe Store in Rhinelander to close
Having put its best foot forward for more than 90 years, a landmark Rhinelander retailer is going out of business.
Arbor Vitae’s second fire station is officially ready for service
On Saturday, April 30, 2022, the Arbor Vitae fire and rescue department hosted an open house officially introducing the public to the town’s second fire station.
Lewis to serve two years in prison for vehicular homicide
A 70-year-old Rhinelander woman was sentenced Tuesday to two years in prison after a jury found her guilty of homicide by use of a vehicle (with a detectable amount of a restricted controlled substance) in connection with a fatal rollover in Minocqua in June 2020.
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Evers ends April with flurry of environmental initiatives
Gov. Tony Evers used the last two weeks of April to push his administration’s environmental priorities, releasing a clean energy plan for the state and creating an Office of Environmental Justice.
Adams Way site likely out, in search for new transit HQ
After months of pursuing a property located at 1106 Adams Way in Rhinelander as a potential home base for Northwoods Transit operations, the Oneida-Vilas Transit Commission (OVTC) is likely back to square one in terms of the relocation search. Transit manager Barb Newman reported April 28 that the property’s owner, …
The town of Winchester will not pursue BIL funding
Winchester’s town board will not apply for any funding opportunities made possible through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL). That was the consensus reached at Monday’s town board meeting.
Plan commission approves annexation and rezoning for Trig’s project
A request from the owner of the Trig’s grocery store chain to annex three parcels of land he owns in the Town of Pelican into the City of Rhinelander, next to a parcel zoned industrial that once housed a Trig’s bakery, cleared the city’s planning commission Tuesday on a 4-3 …
Minocqua fire department seeks $1.4 million for new truck
The Minocqua town board was presented Tuesday with a budget proposal from fire chief Luke Taylor for a new fire truck. He was there with members of a committee made up of Minocqua firefighters researching the matter.
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Rhinelander woman gets jail, probation in arson case
A 43-year-old Rhinelander woman was sentenced April 25 to one year in prison and five years probation for causing a fire in an apartment on County Road W back in July 2020.
December 2021 Marenisco homicide case adjourned
The case against a Pennsylvania man accused of killing his stepfather and wounding his stepbrother on Christmas Eve was adjourned Monday, April 25 in 32nd Circuit Court in Bessemer, Mich.
Boulder Junction town board hopes to compensate volunteer firefighters
Boulder Junction’s town board last week approved a resolution authorizing the town’s fire department to submit an application for Wisconsin Disaster Fund (WDF) assistance.
Newbold to pursue BIL funding for electric patrol truck
The Newbold town board is supporting a grant submission for an electric patrol truck under the carbon emissions reductions portion of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL).
Past Project AWARE halfway mark, Lakeland schools continue making progress on mental wellness
When it comes to psychological services in the Northwoods, the landscape has changed drastically within the last three years, especially when it comes to Lakeland schools — 12 providers, many of them virtual, are now working with students within the consortium’s five districts when before there were none, and 659 …
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