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County preparing for loss of clerk and treasurer
With Price County Treasurer Lynn Neeck and County Clerk Jean Gottwald both not seeking reelection in November, the county is planning for an experienced assistant to assist the new clerk and treasurers who will take office in January. “In January, there will be a transition,” said County Administrator Nick Trimner in his report to the Price County Executive Committee on May 14. “We are losing 30-plus years of treasurer knowledge and 20-plus years of clerk knowledge. Where we’ll see the biggest effect on that is...
Price County Land Transfers for May 17, 2024
PHILLIPS — The Price County Register of Deeds office released its real property sales reports for the week of May 17, 2024. CITY OF PARK FALLS• Dale and Debra Higgins to Roger Virgil. • Glen Gorski to Josephine Garrett. • Alexander and Denise Korittnig to Trent Curry and Autumn Chrouser. ...
Joey Belanger and Dalton Fritz prepare for State Tournament appearance
RHINELANDER, Wis. (WJFW) - The more things change the more they stay the same as for the second straight year Rhinelander’s Joey Belanger finds himself in the WIAA Boys tennis state tournament. Last year it was doubles pairing of Joey Belanger and Layne Roesner who tore through the GNC and rest of Division one tennis.
$50,000 room tax grant available to Minocqua organizations
The Let's Minocqua Visitors Bureau is accepting applications for its room tax grant. $50 thousand is available to nonprofits, businesses and municipalities that market and bring people to the Minocqua area. Previous grant recipients have been biking groups, festivals and snowmobile clubs. To apply go to letsminocqua.com/grant.
"Raise Your Voice" mental health program comes to
TOMAHAWK, Wis. (WJFW) – The Tomahawk school district agreed last week to establish a chapter of the “Raise Your Voice” mental health program. The program has now reached almost every corner of Wisconsin. The increased emphasis on mental health comes as schools nationwide continue to grapple with the after effects of pandemic isolation. However, Cassie Cerny – the Tomahawk Middle School counselor who spearheaded the effort to get the program to the district – said post-Covid haze isn’t the only factor.
Keep Our Republic: Hosts Trust In Our Elections: A community conversation
Keep Our Republic (KOR) is hosting a hyper-localized community conversation aimed to educate the Minocqua area community on Wisconsin’s electoral process. The event will take place on Thursday, June 6, 6:00 pm CT at Woodruff Town Hall, 1418 1st Avenue, Woodruff, Wisconsin 54568. KOR has been dedicated to educating...
RIB LAKE SOFTBALL - Rib Lake’s offense can’t be stopped in 18-9 win in regular-season finale
The Rib Lake softball team got back over the .500 mark Thursday while finishing the regular season with offensive barrage at Loyal-Greenwood. The Redmen won 18-9 with a five-run first inning and a six-run third providing most of the production. Five players had three hits apiece as Rib Lake piled up 18 hits and the team drew 13 walks to have nearly constant pressure on the base paths.
Warrant issued for man accused of threatening students
An arrest warrant has been issued for man accused of circulating threats via Snapchat against Rice Lake students after he failed to make a court appearance on Thursday. Jenson A. Clements, 18, of Woodruff was charged with misdemeanor disorderly conduct on Jan. 30 and pleaded not guilty to the count on Feb. 7 in Barron County Circuit Court. When Clements did not appear in court, Judge James C. Babler authorized...
You Know You’re From...Phillips: Marianne Ashley
PHILLIPS, Wis. (WSAW) - In a town built on the logging industry no one has logged more time at Phillips Elementary than Marianne Ashley. “The smartest decision the school district ever made when they hired her on January 2nd 1974,” said principal Dave Scholz. For more than 50 years,...
America’s largest adventure race explores the Northwoods
RHINELANDER – The largest adventure race in the United States, the Rib Mountain Adventure Challenge, has competitors trekking, biking, and paddling through the pristine waterways, beautiful trails, and serene wilderness of the Northwoods of Wisconsin. The event started in 2015 and is held over Memorial Day weekend. The event is capped at 500 racers, which drew racers from 19 states last year. Every year, the course changes with recent editions headquartered in Rib Mountain, Brokaw, and Stevens Point; however, this year’s course will be taking place in the land of the iconic hodag, Rhinelander, for the first time. The adult version of a scavenger hunt not only draws hard-core racers, but the event invites newcomers with about half of the field being new adventure racers. Additionally, the family division attracts multi-generational teams, encompassing an age range from 7 to 70.
Adventure racers will run, bike, and paddle through the Northwoods this weekend
Tim Buchholz and his wife Anna Nummelin have been adventure racing for 20 years. “It's a sport we love and that we're passionate about,” said Buchholz. Buchholz describes adventure racing as a kind of triathlon on an unmarked course. Racers typically work in teams to use maps and a...
PCUL lands EPA grant
Price County United Limited has been awarded a $1.67 million federal grant to clean up the former Lionite mill property in Phillips, according to a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency press release on May 20. The former wood-products production facility dates back to 1883 and was in continued operations through 2015. According to a previous PCUL announcement, the nonprofit organization came to a purchase agreement with the facility owners and now own the 26.2-acre cleanup site that is now vacant and fenced off, contaminated with hazardous...
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