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Brandt returns to city hall following special election
ANTIGO — At a meeting Wednesday night, city council members elected former Antigo mayor Bill Brandt to temporarily fill the council’s vacant ward 2 seat. Council members voted 5-3 for Brandt over county board member Roy Dieck in the special election, which was required following the resignation of former Ward 2 councilwoman Sandy Fischer, who withdrew from the body in mid-April for health reasons. Both candidates made their cases as...
Springbrook Trail contract awarded
ANTIGO — Monday night, the City Council Parks, Cemetery, and Recreation Commission voted to award the expansion project of the Springbrook Trail to Musson Brothers Inc. The Rhinelander-based excavation contractor bid to complete the project for $869,756.33, 80 percent of which will be funded by a grant from the Wisconsin Department of Transportation. Parks, Recreation, and Cemetery Director Sarah Repp said the final release of the award is contingent on...
Antigo School Board votes to raise teacher salaries
ANTIGO — At a meeting Monday night, the Antigo School Board voted to increase the salaries of teachers at the top end of its pay scale by $1,000 per year, as well as to provide a 50 cent hourly raise to all support staff. Director of Business Services Kelly Fassbender said the motion was forwarded to the board to ensure the salaries of the district’s most experienced teachers did not remain frozen and maintained competitiveness with those in other districts. ...
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