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Price County Circuit Court criminal and traffic disposition for March 2024
Price County Circuit Court criminal and traffic disposition for March 2024. The following is a continuation of the dispositions that were printed in the April 18 PCR. Alicia Alissa Sutherland, 38, Phillips; operating left of center; $213.10. Jesse David Sutton, 63, Phillips; vehicle operator fail to wear seat felt; $10. Marie A. Thur, 57, Phillips;...
Experts say bird Illness outbreak is due to mild winter
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.
Phillips still seeking funds for playground improvements at Elk Lake Park
Phillips, Wis. (WJFW) - Underway in Phillips is an effort to improve the community playground at Elk Lake Park. Kristen Harper is the owner of Cabin Creations in Phillips and has previously worked with the city to bring upgrades to the park. She says the fundraising goal for the playground project is $222,000, but the Price County Public Health group has already used COVID relief funds from the American Rescue Plan to cover $100,000 of that cost.
Northwoods group seeks ideas to revitalize downtown Phillips
Price County United Limited is the owner of the former Lionite mill, and is taking ideas on what the public would like that space to become. The property is 26 acres, located right on Duroy Lake, along County Highway H. The nonprofit has held multiple walking tours in recent weeks...
Glidden, Butternut senior menu
The Ashland County Senior Nutrition Program menu for May at the Sanborn, Mellen, Glidden and Butternut meal sites. May 1: Sweet and sour meatballs, brown rice, tomato and cucumber salad, Asian blend vegetables, pineapple. May 2: Lasagna, romaine side salad w/cucumbers, tomato wedges, ranch dressing, peaches. May 6: Italian meatballs with marinara on penne pasta,...
Michalski wins at Distance Night
Chequamegon High School senior Autumn Michalski won her event at the Hale Distance Night meet at West Allis Athletic Complex on April 26. Michalski was the only athlete from the four area schools to compete. Michalski placed first in the 1,600 metter run with a time of 4:56.77. Northland Pines senior Nora Gremban was second with 4:59.42, and Rosholt senior Sophia Bablitch was third with 5:02.38. Slinger sophomore Piper Schuster...
Lakeland Union Girls Soccer out to Defend Conference Crown
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...
The Woody family: logging for the long haul
Few families are as appropriately named as the Woodys, an Eisenstein family that has spent generations working with their namesake product. Kyle Woody and his cousin Aaron Troyer are now at the helm of a family business founded long before either of them were born. It all began with their paternal grandfather, the late George Woody. Jim Woody, George’s son, remembers his father as a hard worker. ...
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.
Softball Game Preview: Hackleburg Panthers vs. Phillips Bears
Hackleburg is 9-1 against Phillips since March of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Hackleburg Panthers will look to defend their home field against the Phillips Bears at 1:00 p.m. Neither Hackleburg nor Phillips posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
Softball leaders Chequamegon and Athens to meet
The Athens High School girls softball team remains in first place with a 5-0 record in the Marawood-North conference and a 9-2 overall record. The team will play at second place Chequamegon on April 30, before hosting the Eagles on May 2. Chequamegon is 3-1 in the conference and 9-1 overall. The Eagles most recently won 2-1 against Newman Catholic, and are on a six game win streak after taking two-game series from Prentice and Flambeau, and splitting a series with Phillips. ...
Schienebeck, Morgan win events at Eagle River
Chequamegon High School seniors Robert Schienebeck and AJ Morgan placed first in events at the Eagle Relays meet at Northland Pines High School in Eagle River on Apr 25. The Eagles were the only area school to compete at the event. Chequamegon placed fourth among the boys varsity teams, seventh in junior varsity, and seventh among the boys throwers team scores. Chequamegon placed fifth among the girls varsity teams. “This...
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...
Community calendar for April 25-May 5, 2024
Send community calendar events to tlaventure@pricecountyreview.com. Please include date, time, place and address for the event, along with a brief description and a contact. APRIL 24 • Grief Support Group, 2-3:30 p.m., third floor board room of the Park Falls Public Library, 121 4th Ave. N. Informal group meets on the last Wednesday of the month. ...
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