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Court docs show history of disputes between Park Falls woman and her accused killer – but no firearms restriction
A 57-year-old Park Falls woman shot to death earlier this month had a restraining order against her accused killer, but a judge in the case did not issue a firearms restriction, court records show. That means 50-year-old Christopher Dyer, who is jailed on a $1 million cash bond, could have...
Wisconsin court issues arrest warrant 'in error' for Minocqua Brewing owner
Last week, an arrest warrant issued for Kirk Bangstad, the owner of Minocqua Brewing Company was issued in error by the court, according to court documents. Bangstad recently made headlines as he was ...
UPDATE: Homicide investigation continues in Park Falls
The Wisconsin Dept. of Justice Division of Criminal Investigation has identified the suspect in a fatal shooting earlier this month as 50-year-old Christopher J. Dyer. Park Falls Police responded at about 4 p.m. April 13 to a report of shots fired near the 600 block of Second Avenue North. They arrived to discover one victim dead of multiple gunshot wounds.
Park Falls closes TID3
The Park Falls Common Council has reorganized with new leadership and committee appointments for 2024. Alderwoman Dixie Weidman was elected as the council president by her peers. The council approved the closing of Tax Increment Financing District No. 3. The “TID3” encompassed 30.84 acres of the Park Falls Industrial Park from downtown to the north side. The TID3 was approved in 1997 and revised in 2000. Over the next few...
LDF Board changes, planting more trees, new 12th Senate District candidate
The Town Board of Lac du Flambeau will be expanding to five members, Wisconsin is increasing its goal of planting more trees across the state, small business owner Andi Rich has announced her candidacy for Wisconsin's 12th Senate District.
Lac du Flambeau electors vote to increase town board size to five at annual town meeting
At the Lac du Flambeau Annual Town Meeting, Steve Klingaman, a resident, not a board supervisor, made the motion. “With your permission, I would like to make a motion that the Lac du Flambeau town board expand from three seats to five, beginning in the 2025 election cycle,” said Klingaman in audio of the meeting given to WXPR.
The Woody family: In logging for the long haul
An Eisenstein family has lived up to a name that lends itself to an occupation involving forests for several generations. Kyle Woody, along with his cousin Aaron Troyer, is now at the helm of a family business that was founded long before either of them were born. It all began with their paternal grandfather, the late George Woody. “If he wasn’t logging, he was farming,” Jim Woody said of his...
Third “Stick” Furtak scholarship tournament
The village of Butternut honored the memory of a former village supervisor, bus driver and longtime baseball and basketball coach with the third annual John “Stick” Furtak Memorial Tournament on April 20. Nate Pritz, a former Butternut baseball coach when Furtak was an assistant coach, spoke in a ceremony prior to the Butternut and Flambeau baseball game. He said the funds raised at the games through concessions and donations result in two $500 annual scholarships for a boy and girl athlete in any sport. ...
What to do when you encounter a baby animal in the wild
MINOCQUA, Wis. (WSAW) - We’re now in the time of year when wild animals are having their babies and that means their safety, and yours, is important. Especially if you find a baby animal abandoned in your area. If you come across an abandoned baby animal, make sure it’s...
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