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Hilight Zone Podcast: Ouimettes Unite
MINOCQUA, Wis. (WSAW) - Don’t stress, the Ouimette sisters of Minocqua will still play Division 1 basketball together. It’ll just be in a different city than originally planned. Julianna is transferring from Lehigh after her freshman season to play for UW-Green Bay and naturally, her sister Kristina followed...
Ides of March performing Live in Minocqua
Since 1964 Chicago’s Ides of March have been thrilling audiences with their mix of rock, brass and heartfelt vocals. Powered by the unforgettable songs of Grammy-Winner Jim Peterik. In honor of 60 years as a band, all four original members are getting ready to rock the night away with...
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. ...
Wisconsin Alliance for Retired Americans holds rally in Rhinelander advocating social security protection
RHINELANDER, Wis. (WJFW) – The Wisconsin Alliance for Retired Americans (W.I.A.R.A.) held a rally on highway 17 in Rhinelander to advocate for the preservation of social security. “We’re calling on congress to restore social security’s funding at 1.2% of benefit payouts,” said Jessica LaPointe, the council 220 president for...
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...
High school students getting involved early in officiating games
EAGLE RIVER, Wis. (WSAW) - People sign up to officiate for a lot of reasons; being helpful, staying engaged, or making some money. However, a lot of refs share a common thing; they all love sports. “Being able to help out is always something that I’m willing and want to...
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.
Crews were searching the Wisconsin River Friday
Rhinelander Wis. (WJFW) -- Rescue Crews were searching part of the Wisconsin River in Rhinelander Friday night. The Oneida County Dive Team and Rhinelander Fire and Rescue were out searching the River near West Davenport street just before 7p.m. Friday night. A diver was searching a portion of the Wisconsin...
Hanson's Garden Village shares some tips on keeping plants healthy this spring
RHINELANDER, Wis. (WJFW) - With winter ending and spring beginning, many residents are working on their gardens and planting vegetables. Brent Hanson, part owner of Hanson's Garden Village, said most plants like trees and shrubs are ready to be planted. "A lot of flowers like pansies and dianthus are going...
A local childcare center warns of state funding cuts
Have you ever wondered what life would look like with no childcare and how it would affect your family? That’s exactly what one local day care is trying to get folks to think about by raising awareness for childcares value to society. It’s called it a day without childcare.
Lakeland Union defends home field to complete sweep of Antigo
MINOCQUA, Wis. (WJFW)- Two of the top pitchers in the Great Northern Conference went at it in Minocqua when Lakeland Union hosted Antigo on Tuesday. It was Saylor Timmerman, coming off of a 15K perfect game, going up against Bethany Lewis, coming off of a 16K win the previous day. The first time these two teams faced off, it was Lakeland Union getting the 4-3 win in 10 innings.
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