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Judge enters not guilty plea for Kieper
ANTIGO -- Friday afternoon at the Langlade County Courthouse, Marathon County Judge Rick Cveykus entered not guilty pleas on all charges against Gary Kieper, who stands accused of embezzling over $300,000 from the Town of Ackley and Langlade County Rural Fire Control while serving as treasurer for the organizations. Cveykus only entered the pleas because Kieper “stood mute,” or remained silent and chose not to enter pleas himself. Kieper will have another status conference July 26 at 1:30 p.m., at which time he has the right to change his pleas should he so desire. According to the criminal complaint, which was based on limited available records, Kieper, now 69, stole $242,684.26 from the Town of Ackley from 2013 to 2023, and $80,458.02 from Rural Fire Control from 2017 to 2023.
Man seriously injured following collision with tree just a mile from his home
ANTIGO — An 80-year-old man was flown to Aspirus Wausau Hospital late Monday morning after a tire blowout caused him to lose control of his dump truck and slam into a tree. Traveling east on Highway 47 Monday around 11:30 a.m., Glenn Busche had just passed Christie Rd. when one of his truck’s front tires popped, causing the vehicle to veer slightly into a ditch and go airborne over a driveway before a pine tree violently halted its progress. It cracked in half from the...
JUST IN: US Dept. of Labor files complaint against North Central Health Care
North Central Health Care is accused of willfully, repeatedly violating the Fair Labor Standards Act by failing to pay employees overtime in its community treatment program, according to a May 14 federal complaint filed by the U.S. Department of Labor. Federal officials say a Wage and Hour Division investigation found...
USDA terminates closure from 2019
The USDA Forest Service officials recently announced the termination of a closure due to a large windstorm in July 2019. All recreation areas, trails, and roads that were closed due to the storm are now open. The windstorm left many roads and trails covered in downed trees and standing hazardous trees in many areas of the southeastern portion of the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest. The USDA Forest Service closed many roads, trails, and recreation sites in this area to protect visitor safety and because many areas...
Tricia's Treasures celebrates grand re-opening
RHINELANDER, Wis. (WJFW) – When Tricia Novak started her gift store Tricia’s Treasures in Crandon in 1998, she had a simple mission of bringing localized décor to kitchens and living rooms across the Northwoods and beyond. Now, after re-locating her Rhinelander store from Brown Street to Davenport Street, she has even more treasures to share with the community.
Emergency food and shelter funds available in tri-county area
Tri-County United Way has announced that Oconto, Marinette and Menominee Counties have been chosen to receive funds from the Department of Homeland Security and the Federal Emergency Management Agency to supplement emergency food and shelter programs. Marinette County will receive $15,585, Oconto County will receive $9,679 and Menominee County will receive $10,118 under Phase 41 of the program. The selection was made by a National Board that is chaired by...
Marinette County committee proposes year-round ATV/UTV access for all county roads
MARINETTE — Those who drive their side-by-sides in Marinette County might be able to drive them more often in the winter if the county board passes a new amended ordinance. On Wednesday, the Marinette County Infrastructure Committee passed a recommendation that the county board amend an ordinance concerning ATV/UTV trails. They voted to remove the language that prevented driving on roads covered with snow and ice, and they also removed...
MORE SHOWERS & STORMS ARRIVE TONIGHT, RAIN LIKELY FOR MOTHER’S DAY
Waking up Friday morning, you may want to grab a jacket especially if you live in the Northwoods area as temperatures will be in the 30s. A Freeze Advisory has been issued for northern Oconto and northern Marinette County until 7 AM Friday morning. A Freeze Warning has been issued for Florence and Forest County until 7 AM Friday morning. Good news though is temperatures will bounce back really quickly as highs will be normal in the mid to upper 60s.
Crandon Stays atop Northern Lakes Conference with win over Laona/Wabeno
CRANDON, Wis. (WJFW)- There were major implications on the line as Laona/Wabeno visited Crandon with the lead of the Northern lakes Conference baseball standings on the line. The Cardinals rode the right arm of starting pitcher Ryan Schunk who navigated around giving up six hits in six shutout innings as the Cardinals won 6-0 over the Rebels.
Huse pleads no contest to charges
ANTIGO — A local man was charged with over 30 felony counts for sexual assault against minors he taught roughly over two decades ago. Travis Huse pleaded no contest to 12 of those charges Tuesday morning at the Langlade County Courthouse. Travis Huse is accused by six different women of touching them inappropriately from the late 90s to mid 2000s when he was their teacher at the Apostolic Worship Center in the Town of Evergreen, among other charges. He pleaded no contest to several counts...
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