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CDACs hold annual spring meetings
Three of the DNR’s northernmost counties in the 19-county Northern Forest Zone recently held their annual spring County Deer Advisory Council (CDAC) meetings. The CDACs for Douglas, Bayfield and Ashland counties made their recommendations on how many — if any — antlerless permits should be offered for the 2024 deer hunting season before being moved on for final approval. The County Deer Advisory Councils are made up of members of the Wisconsin Conservation Congress and up to eight citizen stakeholders representing Tribal, Agriculture, Forestry, Tourism,...
Kombucha creativity adds revenue
SIREN, Wis. – It’s amazing what a dose of optimism combined with vigor, hard work and creativity can do. Of course there are those who would have us believe that doom and gloom lurk everywhere around us. Big problems, supposedly with no solutions, drive some to seek an easy way out by pinning their hope on someone else with the power to fix everything. But in the countryside others are jumping in with both feet to create a better world in their own corner of it.
Softball Game Preview: Hinckley-Finlayson Leaves Home
Hinckley-Finlayson has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will square off against the Moose Lake/Willow River Rebels at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. The pair are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games. Hinckley-Finlayson can now show...
Softball Recap: Grantsburg picks up ninth straight win on the road
Grantsburg put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. Everything went their way against the Ellsworth Panthers as the Grantsburg Pirates made off with a 9-2 victory. The result was nothing new for Grantsburg, who have now won three games by seven runs or more so far this season.
Softball Game Preview: Mille Lacs co-op [Isle/Onamia] Plays at Home
Mille Lacs co-op [Isle/Onamia] has been on the road for two straight, but on Thursday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Pine City Dragons at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Mille Lacs co-op [Isle/Onamia] will be strutting in after a win while Pine City will be coming in after a loss.
Hinckley-Finlayson schools face blowback for banning Native drum group at graduation
A northeastern Minnesota school district with a large Native American student population is facing blowback after its board voted unanimously this week to forbid a tribal drum group from singing at its upcoming high school graduation ceremony. The Hinckley-Finlayson School Board voted Monday without comment not to allow the performance...
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