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HAZELHURST, Wis. (WSAW) - With thousands of restaurants in Wisconsin serving a good old burger, have you ever wondered which one’s the best? Well, look no further. The winning restaurant for Wisconsin Beef Council’s Best Burger Contest is right here in central Wisconsin. The Wisconsin Beef Council has...

EAGLE RIVER, Wis. (WJFW) - With fishing season approaching, many anglers are likely getting ready to catch their limit of walleye, but this season may be more challenging than past years. According to a couple of Eagle River fishing guides, this year will be tougher due to the mild winter affecting the walleye mating season. Bill Hassey with Bill’s Guide Services said during winter, male walleye will stay near rocky shores until the ice melts. That’s when the female walleye will join the males to mate on the gravel beds near the shore.

MINOCQUA, Wis. (WSAW) - The Wisconsin DNR has announced that a new walleye regulation emergency rule will be considered by the Natural Resources Board at a special virtual meeting on Thursday, May 2 at 9:30 a.m. The Board will act on items 1-2 as listed on the agenda which entails...

Austin Travis has been promoted to Assistant Vice President Commercial Loan Officer at Forward. This is in recognition of his growing involvement in the Park Falls area and increased outreach to current and prospective business customers. Travis will continue to collaborate with the team in providing the best solutions to address the needs of businesses in Park Falls and the surrounding areas. Mauricio Jamie has been promoted to Assistant Vice President / Retail Manager at Forward. This is in recognition of his dedication to coaching the retail banking team and uniting Forward with a common customer experience goal. In this role, he will continue to work with all the Office Managers to uncover new opportunities to expand relationships and build on our high standards of service. Nate Kunze has been promoted to Assistant Vice President / Agricultural Loan Officer at Forward. This is in recognition of the way he has collaborated with the Agricultural lending team to reach more of our area farmers. Kunze will continue to work with bank, insurance, and investment teams to provide solutions for what our local farm families face each day. “We are proud of both the background and new ideas that our new officers bring to the leadership team each year,” said Dave Clark, President of Forward Bank. “They are our connections to our communities, customers, and our teams embedded in the towns that they live and work in. Austin, Mauricio, and Nate get what it means to move our communities forward and to lead and work as a single team to accomplish remarkable things.” Forward Bank is a customer-owned, independent community bank who operates to benefit its depositors while offering no fee deposit options, lower lending fees and rates. The Bank continues to be community-orientated by proudly supporting local clubs, businesses, sports, organizations, and schools. Forward Bank currently has offices in Athens, Colby, Dorchester, Greenwood, Marshfield, Medford, Park Falls, Phillips, Rib Lake, Stanley, Three Lakes, Thorp, and Withee. For more information, please visit www.forward.bank.

MINOCQUA, Wis. (WJFW)- When you have not lost a conference game in over two years and have won back to back conference championships the target is always on your back. But for the Lakeland Union girls soccer team they just keep knocking them down. After a 1-0 win over Rhinelander...

If you drive down Highway K in Oneida County, chance are you'll see a problem very quickly: trash scattered all across the sides of the road. The Oneida County Highway Department highway department believes most of it comes from people who have loose trash in their cars or truck beds which blows out the back or out open windows while they drive.

Two horse fatalities are under investigation in Iron County. The Sheriff’s Office posted on Facebook to say investigators consider the deaths “suspicious.”. The deaths happened Wednesday night into early Thursday on a property off of County Highway C in South Carey. Anyone with information is asked to contact...

Park Falls, Wis. (WSAW) - Seven freshman, five sophomores, three juniors and one senior is the roster construction of Chequamegon softball. There’s a lot of young talent for a Fighting Eagles squad on the rise. Sports Director Noah Manderfeld speaks with Head Coach Paige Herbst and sophomore Angelina BeBeau...

The Butternut School District has received a $22,000 grant to add a laboratory. The grant, from the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation, will fund a fabrication lab, or fab lab. “Fab labs provide students throughout Wisconsin with access to high-tech equipment for hands-on experience and training necessary to prepare them for the jobs of the future,” said Gov. Tony Evers in a news release from the WEDC. ...

MINOCQUA, Wis. (WJFW) - While the mild winter affected many people, some birds are also running into trouble with a surge of illnesses. Sheridan Perry, the wildlife rehabilitator at Northwoods Wildlife Center in Minocqua, stated that they are seeing a lot of new bird patients that have been catching different illnesses.

A sure sign that summer is drawing closer, trails and campgrounds are starting to open for the season. Recreation areas, trails, and most campgrounds in the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest are set to re-open this week for the 2024 summer season. Weather permitting, all trails will re-open to approved recreation activities...

PARK FALLS — It was a heartbreaking night for the never-say-quit Chequamegon High School girls softball team at home on April 30. The Screaming Eagles rallied at least four times during a seven inning game to stay with the visiting first place Athens but the Blue Jays scored big in the late innings to win 17-11. It was a game with several home runs to open leads or close them. But in the top of the seventh inning with the score 12-11 Athens senior outfielder...

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources needs to temporarily close a boat launch at Lake Gogebic State Park. The closure starts Wednesday, May 1 and runs until May 9th. The closure is so crews can replace a culvert. Lake Gogebic can still be accessed from Bergland Dock, about 12 miles...

PARK FALLS POLICE DEPARTMENTThe Park Falls Police Department reported public calls from April 8-21, 2024. APRIL 8 • referred a juvenile in possession of tobacco to Price County Human Services at the request of Chequamegon High School. APRIL 10 •...