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Man pleads guilty to obstruction
A Ladysmith man accused of resisting or obstructing an officer after his brother allegedly led a Rice Lake police officer on a high-speed chase through the city pleaded guilty to the charge on Thursday in Barron County Circuit Court. Jacob J. Shimko, 38, appeared before Judge J.M. Bitney and pleaded guilty to misdemeanor resisting or obstructing an officer. Two felony counts of bail jumping were dismissed but read into the record. Bitney ordered Shimko to pay court costs and he was given 60 days to pay or set up a payment plan. An arrest warrant had been ordered for Shimko as he had not appeared on May 8 as scheduled. It was never issued as the defendant appeared in court the next day.
MEDFORD SOFTBALL - Raiders end GNC play in three-way tie
Ava Hartl and Chelsea Gebauer hit solo homers but that wasn’t enough for the Medford Raiders to overcome a five-run third inning that propelled Mosinee to a 7-2 victory Tuesday in the teams’ Great Northern Conference finale for 2024. The Indians, who remain the state’s top-ranked Division 2...
Michalski, Esterholm win at conference meet
There were some banner performances at the Marawood Conference Track and Field Meet on May 13 in Abbotsford. Chequamegon senior Autumn Michalski won all three of her distance runs, while Phillips senior Gavin Esterholm won both of the distance runs he competed in. Michalski’s triple crown included breaking her own 800 and 1,600 conference records, according to Chequamegon Coach Mary Patterson. “Autumn holds all three conference records and was voted...
MEDFORD 6, RIB LAKE 2 - Schmidtfranz homer breaks it open in Raiders’ win over Redmen
Grace Schmidtfranz was the unlikely star for the Medford Raiders, smacking a three-run homer to break open what had been a tight game and assure a 6-2 nonconference softball win over the visiting Rib Lake Redmen Monday afternoon. Schmidtfranz, who entered the game in centerfield in the third inning, finished...
Phillips approves fire truck purchase
PHILLIPS — The city of Phillips Committee of the Whole approved the purchase of a new fire truck at its May 7 meeting. The total purchase price of the truck, to include the chassis, all equipment and other preparation is approximately $779,000, according to Phillips City Clerk Shelby Kosmer. Roughly $126,000 of the amount is for the chassis itself that was ordered in 2023 and is paid for out of the fire department equipment savings fund. ...
Trio of Aspirus Nurses Receive Nightingale Nominations for Nursing Excellence
(Medford and Stanley, WI)- Three nurses from the Northwest Wisconsin Division of Aspirus Health have been recognized for their outstanding service by the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh College of Nursing and Board of Visitors. The Nightingale Awards event took place in Oshkosh on Thursday, April 25 to honor the 2024...
County W to undergo ditching on Tuesday
The Price County Highway Department will begin ditching at various locations on County Highway W on Tuesday, May 14, according to a press release. The work will start at Birch Hill Road, and end 12 miles west at Forest Lane in the town of Elk. County Highway W will be reduced to one lane in the work zone from 6:30 a.m. until the work is completed, which is estimated to be around 3:30 p.m.
Some evening storms; otherwise great opportunity for northern lights viewing tonight!
WHAT WE ARE TRACKING: After some late afternoon/evening showers and thunderstorms diminished, dry conditions are in store for Saturday and most of Mother's Day (minus some late afternoon showers or t-storms).
The northern lights will dazzle this weekend but could affect your devices
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAW) - It’s time to get your camera ready for tonight because the northern lights are coming back, and this time you could be seeing even more colors — even ones you haven’t seen before. Right now, our planet is going through a geomagnetic storm....
Loggers, Eagles compete well at Rhinelander
Phillips and Chequamegon high schools each celebrated track and field accomplishments at the Rhinelander Invitational on May 9. Chequamegon senior Autumn Michalski was a triple winner of the 800, 1,600, and 3,200 run events, and Phillips senior Hayden Sokolowski won the 110 and 300 meter hurdles to highlight just two star athletes on the day. Phillips placed third overall in the boys events and fourth in the girls. Chequamegon was fourth overall in the boys events and sixth in the girls. Other teams competing included...
Brylski goes pro se in libel suit
PHILLIPS — The defendant in a libel suit filed by Price County Sheriff Brian Schmidt has released his legal counsel and will represent himself, according to records filed at Price County Circuit Court. Appointed Circuit Court Judge Knox-Bauer granted an order on May 2 to allow attorney Paul Augustyn, of O’Melia, Schiek & McEldowney, S.C., to withdraw as counsel of record for Brylski. Brylski filed a motion on April 21 to inform the court that he no longer desired the services of his attorney and...
Prentice Golf claims first ever Marawood conference title
WAUSAU, Wis. (WJFW) - The final Marawood Conference Golf Tournament has officially come to a close and we have a new champion the Prentice Buccaneers. This conference tournament series is bittersweet for the Marawood as it is not only the Buccaneers first conference championship in program history, but is the final championship before the conference dissolves. Prentice finished off the fourth and final leg of this series with a solid 341 total team score. However, the highlight of this team's performance was freshman Matti Heikkinen's impressive field leading score of 73.
Baseball Game Preview: Medford Leaves Home
The Medford Raiders will head out on the road to face off against the Merrill Bluejays at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Medford is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last 15 games. On Saturday, Medford narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Northland Pines 9-7.
Softball Game Recap: Stratford Victorious
Stratford came tearing into Saturday's matchup with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.8 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top against the Medford Raiders by a score of 4-1. For Stratford, this counts as revenge for the 8-4 defeat Medford walked away with the last time they faced one another back in March of 2023.
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