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Tomahawk Police Department Reports
On Monday afternoon there was a 2 vehicle accident at Birchwood Avenue and North 4th Street. There were no injuries reported, only property damage. One of the drivers was cited for failure to yield. Officer’s investigated suspicious activity complaint after a reporting party observed a man leaving a business wearing a mask and leaving in ...
High School Students Take Advantage of Tech School Credits
High School Students here in the Northwoods are increasingly getting jump starts on their college careers. According to Nicolet College, the fastest growing and popular option is through their transcripted cred classes. The program has seen enrollment jump 75 percent in the past four years. Currently, 461 area high school juniors and seniors are on ...
Schofield Man Arrested for Child Pornography after DOJ Investigation
A Schofield man was recently taken into custody following an investigation by the state Division of Criminal Investigation. Last Friday special agents from that Department of Justice executed a search warrant at a home on Grand Avenue. As a result of the search, 26 year old Zachary Covella was taken into custody on 2 counts ...
Fishing Reports Start Today, Tomahawk Ready for Opener
The Tomahawk Chamber of Commerce says that the Tomahawk Area is ready for the fishing opener tomorrow. While it might be true some bodies of water particularly to the north of Tomahawk remain ice covered and unfishable heading into this weekend’s opener, area flowages and the Wisconsin River in Tomahawk will provide anglers plenty of ...
Preliminary Bag Limits for Lincoln County Lakes
Late last month the Wisconsin DNR posted the preliminary walleye bag limits for the ceded territory which encompasses northern Wisconsin. According to the DNR the preliminary totals will not be printed in volume by the state and distributed but will be posted at public boat landings and available for download from the web. The preliminary ...
Reservoir Levels
Speaking of the fishing opener, anglers on the area reservoir system are seeing increased water levels. According to charts from Wisconsin Valley Improvement the reservoirs that aren’t already full are heading in that direction. At the southern edge of the chain, the Eau Plaine has been within a foot of full for the past two ...
Lincoln County Investigators Continue Missing Woman Search
The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office continues to search for Anita Bucki. Investigators spent much of yesterday at her home in the town of Corning. Bucki was reported missing Friday evening. Her husband saw her last, when he went to sleep the previous night. Deputies looked for clues both inside the home and in the areas ...
Road Delays Along Highway 51 Today
Motorists are asked to use caution while traveling along highway 51 throughout the day. Crews are planning a daytime, single-lane closure near the Lincoln County Q interchange. The lane closure is necessary for crews to complete routine inspections of the County Q and Wisconsin River bridges. Motorists are asked to slow down in the work ...
Unemployment Rates Down Across the Northwoods in March
After several months of rising unemployment rates across the state and the northwoods, those numbers started to trend in the positive direction in March. Of the state’s 72 counties, 70 saw their unemployment figures drop in March according to data released by the Department of Workforce Development. This includes some large drops here in the ...
Oneida County Puts Off Helipad Decision
The Oneida County Zoning Committee has decided to put off a decision on a new helicopter hanger in Woodruff. The proposed hanger and helipad would be used by the Ministry Spirit 2 helicopter. The medical transportation unit is currently housed at the Rhinelander/Oneida County airport. The conditional use permit application for Howard Young Medical Center ...
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