Ardith Carlton
Recent Stories
Million-dollar cash bond halved for Stasik
The $1 million cash bond for a Pelican Lake man currently in Oneida County Jail has been lowered — but not as much as requested.
Mike Michalak heads to the lake
After amassing years on the air for more than half a century, it’s hard for Mike Michalak to not start counting a new kind of week. “It’s been just over two weeks,” he said of his time in retirement, “and I’ve made it so far.”
Help at home for anxious students
With school’s start looming less than two weeks away, the fun of summer is receding, and some students’ anxiety is surging. More than half of Wisconsin students experience anxiety, the Department of Public Instruction (DPI) has found. In its 2023 Wisconsin Youth Risk Behavior Survey, conducted every other year, 51.6 percent of its scientific sample of 1,882 students at 42 randomly chosen high schools have experienced anxiety.
Probate court trial, prefaced by summary judgement, held regarding Estate of Dallas Gropengiser
On Aug. 4-6, the Oneida County Courthouse saw three days of testimony in a court trial related to the probate case in the Estate of Dallas M. Gropengiser, who passed away in August 2022.
Probate court trial, prefaced by summary judgement, held regarding Estate of Dallas Gropengiser
On Aug. 4-6, the Oneida County Courthouse saw three days of testimony in a court trial related to the probate case in the Estate of Dallas M. Gropengiser, who passed away in August 2022.
Convicted sex offender Sann, released from prison in May, is back behind bars
A convicted sex offender released from prison May 19 is back in jail. Skyler H. Sann, 30, has been charged with one count of failure to register with the state Sex Offender Registry, a class H felony, for not reporting internet user names he was using, and one count of possession of child pornography, a class D felony, with a repeater modifier.
Nine-year sentence imposed on Johnson for possession of child pornography
A Rhinelander man originally charged with five counts of possession of child pornography, a class D felony, has been sentenced to nine years of prison. Ezra M. Johnson, 20, was arrested in August 2025 when found to possess 11 sexually explicit video files of children who appeared to be under the age of 18.
Revised Newbold ordinance on boating regulations will head to public hearing
A raft of updates and revisions to Newbold’s boating regulations is one step closer to becoming official after the Newbold town board meeting July 30.
Cash bond of $100K set for Lake Tomahawk man charged with possession of child pornography
A $100,000 cash bond has been set for a Lake Tomahawk man currently in the Oneida County Jail. Thomas Allen Simonis, 63, was charged with one count of possession of child pornography, a class D felony. If convicted, he faces a fine of up to $100,000 plus $500 for each image or copy of an image associated with the crime, or imprisonment for up to 25 years, or both.
