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Food for Kidz Packing Event Fills More than 245,000 Meals

Published on 10/17/2025 under News Northwoods volunteers packed nearly a quarter of a million meals to address food insecurity during an annual event in Minocqua last weekend. Community partners and hundreds of volunteers gathered at Lakeland High School last Saturday for the 17th annual Food for Kidz. The cafeteria was stocked full of food, not for serving, but packing for those in need. With this year's effort now behind them, organizers took a moment to reflect, thank those who participated, and shared some impressive totals. Working in two 2-hour shifts, they were able to package more than 245,000 meals. That's just below last year's all-time high. It was thanks to the 530 volunteers who filled a double assembly line. This included Northwoods Lion's Clubs, businesses, churches, and those simply looking to give back. The packaged meals are being distributed to a number of local food pantries and after school back pack programs with additional meals going to areas of need both in the United States and developing nations.

Published on 10/17/2025 under News Rooks and pawns, knights and kings were on display in Antigo over the weekend. The Antigo Community Chess Club partnered with the Wisconsin Scholastic Chess Federation to offer an all-day tournament. While the competitors faced-off on the chess board, they also teamed up for a good cause. The theme of this year's tournament was "Checkmate to End Homelessness." Players, families, and spectators were all encouraged to bring donations for William House of Hope, Antigo's local homeless shelter. Shelter board president Nicole Barron said, "Witnessing the enthusiasm of the youth at Saturday's chess tournament was truly inspiring. Their energy, combined with their commitment to giving back, fills us with hope. Colin Hansen, a teacher and chess club advisor at Edgar said, "It was great to see so many talented young kids from different schools come together for one cause." There was also some chess to be played on the afternoon. In the end Tate Gabriel of Antigo and Alexandra Wanta of Plover finished first in their respective divisions, with Edgar and Mosinee the team winners.

Published on 10/17/2025 under News A ribbon-cutting was held Thursday to mark the grand opening of a new multi-use path along Highway 8 in Forest County. State, local, and tribal officials, including Governor Evers and Forest County Potawatomi Tribal Chair Brooks Boyd Sr, were among those attending the celebration. The new path offers travelers an opportunity to enjoy the great outdoors with an improved walking and biking trail, which also includes a one-mile ATV trail, and benches and four kiosks as information centers to engage travelers. It also provides important, alternative transportation to Potawatomi facilities including their cultural center, library and museum. The multi-use path is adjacent to a segment of Highway 8 between Crandon and Laona which is currently under reconstruction, and is scheduled for completions next month. Governor Evers says, "We are ensuring community members can safely take a stroll or bike ride and enjoy the great outdoors, drivers have a safer, smoother ride to work, school, or appointments, and companies will have a more reliable route to transport goods and service." The Forest County Potawatomi Community received state and federal grants to revitalize the area and enhance connectivity for bicyclists and pedestrians.

Published on 10/17/2025 under News Student actors from schools around the Northwoods will be performing in Tomahawk this weekend. Tomahawk High School is hosting the fall one-act play, District competition on Saturday. The host Hatchets will perform, "Epic Adventures in a Rinky-Dink Art Museum" by Ken Preuss. It's described as a character driven comedy about a class of creative writing students on a field trip to a small town art museum where they battle boredom by pursuing mysteries, romances, and other assorted adventures. The cast and crew are looking to continue an impressive run of success for THS by earning a 10th consecutive trip to the state festival. Performances are free and open to the public. The Districts begin at 9am with schools participating on the hour. Tomahawk is scheduled to perform at 11am. Note the time change from the original announcement. Other Schools participating include Crandon, Northland Pines, and Oconto Falls starting at 9am.

Published on 10/17/2025 under News A relatively dry stretch of late summer and early fall has resulted in a growing area of Northern Wisconsin nearing drought conditions. The US Drought Monitor's latest weekly report, released Thursday shows most of the Northwoods classified as abnormally dry, the first stage on their 5 part scale. This includes all of Lincoln, Oneida, Price, and Langlade Counties, along with the southern half of Vilas County. With these expanding dry conditions, officials are warning about the risk of wildfire, especially at a time when people may consider burning leaves and other yard debris. Instead, they encourage people to utilize alternative means of disposal such as composting or community yard waste locations.

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Hatchet Volleyball Team Finishes Regular Season at GNC Tourney

Published on 10/13/2025 under Sports The Hatchet Volleyball squad went 1-2 in the Great Northern Conference tournament at Northland Pines Saturday. Tomahawk's run got off to a rocky start, being swept by Medford 3-0. In the consolation bracket, the Hatchets would defeat Antigo in four sets before losing in the fifth place match to the host, Northland Pines. Tomahawk finishes the 2025 season with a 14-17 overall record. Seeding meetings for the WIAA Volleyball Playoffs are this week. Stay tuned to WJJQ for more updates.

Published on 10/13/2025 under Sports The Tomahawk Cross Country team completed their regular season with top-five finishes in their home meet Saturday at Hatchet Field. The Hatchet girls won the meet, finishing three points ahead of second-seeded Medford. Tomahawk had four runners place in the top ten. Charlee Lund finished fourth overall with a time of 20:20. The other Hatchet runners finishing in the top ten were Abble Rosenmeier, Faith Derleth, and Lydia Shaney. Tomahawk's boys finished fourth overall in the meet and had two runners finish in the top 20. The top Hatchet finisher was Caden Reichelt, placing ninth with a time of 17:55. Connor Zorn finished second on the team and 17th overall. The Hatchets will compete in the Great Northern Conference meet at Rhinelander Saturday.

Published on 10/13/2025 under Sports Tomahawk's football squad got back in the win column with another strong second-half performance to end Senior Night with a 24-3 win over Merrill Friday night at Hatchet Field. Despite struggling in the first half running the ball, the Hatchets were able to gain a push on the Merrill defensive line to run away with the victory. On Senior Night, it was Junior fullback Tiegan Sarazin that had a career game, rushing for 137 yards and a touchdown. The Hatchets also got rushing touchdowns from Max Larson and Jonah Dickens. Tomahawk's defense also forced three interceptions off of Merrill quarterback Cole Rudie in the second half. The Hatchets improve their record to 7-1 on the season and 5-1 in Great Northern Conference play. The seven wins by Tomahawk are the most wins in a season by a Hatchet squad since 2000. Tomahawk will play for at least a share of the Great Northern Conference title Friday in Minocqua against Lakeland. Tune in for the Fehrman Orthodontics Kickoff Cabin at 6:10 and kickoff at 7:00.

Published on 10/10/2025 under Sports The Hatchet volleyball squad finished the 2025 regular season on a high note, outlasting Wittenberg-Birnamwood in five sets, 27-25, 22-25, 14-25, 25-15, 15-12. Tomahawk got a career night from Shelby Borowski, who had a career-high 37 assists. Siennah Calkins continued her dominant end to the season with 18 kills on the night. Averi Petta finished with nine kills on the night. Tomahawk finishes the 2025 regular season with a 13-15 record and a 2-5 record in Great Northern Conference play. The Great Northern Conference Tournament takes place at Northland Pines Saturday. The Hatchets are the sixth seed and will be playing the third seed Medford Saturday.

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