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Tomahawk Legion Auxiliary Preparing Holiday Packages for Overseas Military, Seeking Service Members

Published on 11/05/2025 under News For military members serving overseas, the holiday season can be a challenging time. The Tomahawk American Legion Auxiliary is hoping to provide a little comfort and a small taste of home. Members of the local auxiliary are hoping to expand a program where they send a small holiday care package to those serving overseas and won't be home for Christmas this year. The small gift packages will include items that may not be readily available where they're stationed, but would offer a reminder of the Northwoods. They used examples of local snack sticks, candies and other treats, along with some other small items of need. Using proceeds from their poppy sales, the Auxiliary members will take care of all of the purchasing, packaging, and mailing. The do have one ask of the community, the names of military members with ties to the Tomahawk area who are currently stationed overseas. While Christmas is still two months away, the effort will take some time. They are asking that people get those submissions in by the end of this week. WJJQ is serving as the lone drop-off location. Names and the overseas address should be neatly printed and placed in the drop box on the desk in our front lobby.

Published on 11/05/2025 under News The City of Tomahawk took another step as they explore building a treatment facility to address elevated levels of PFAs in the city water supply. Back in 2023, routine testing of the city water in Tomahawk came back just over the PFAS threshold which required advisories be sent to residents. City officials have been researching mitigation steps, and earlier this year hired engineering firm MSA to conduct a feasibility study. The full City Council took up the topic Tuesday. The city has been focusing on the construction of a treatment facility that would filter the water before it reaches the public. From a half dozen options presented by MSA, the Council selected a 1,000 gallon per minute Granular Activated Carbon, or GAC facility. It was identified as the most cost efficient option that would meet the city's typical water demands. It still carries a hefty price tag, more than $6.2 million. There are funding sources available that could cover up to half the construction costs through the state's Safe Drinking Water Loan program. With more stringent testing and PFAs standards likely on the way, the Board members wanted to be proactive, making it more likely to be awarded funding. Their reasoning: as new regulations are put in place, more communities would look to build treatment facilities, making the funding more competitive. Council Member Will Garske said, "We want to be at the forefront." To apply by next June's deadline, there are design work and pilot testing requirements. At their meeting last night, the Council unanimously approved a contract with MSA to begin that design work.

Published on 11/05/2025 under News With FoodShare benefits being delayed, local agencies are looking to assist those impacted. The Lincoln County Health Department is sharing information for those who might night a little extra help. The lapse in FoodShare payments by the federal government during the shutdown is expected to affect around 700,000 people in Wisconsin. According to the public health educator Lexi Buntrock, this includes just over 3,000 Lincoln County residents. The Health Department offers numerous resource guides. They recently updated their Food Resource guide with the latest information. It covers topics including the four Lincoln County-based food pantries, along with community meal opportunities and senior dining options. The Health Department also encouraged people to consider helping their neighbors. This can include donating food, money, or time to a local pantry, or consider organizing food drives at your local school, business, community group or church. The Oneida County Health Department offered a similar message last week.

Published on 11/05/2025 under News With the holiday shopping season right around the corner, the Rhinelander Chamber of Commerce is encouraging people to support locally-owned businesses. Throughout the month of November, the Chamber will work with community partners to bring back their 'Loyal to Local' campaign. After previously offering the campaign in the summer, they shifted to November last year to focus on local spending during the holidays. Throughout November, RACC will share special posts, videos, and community highlights on its social media channels, all focused on what it means to be Loyal to Local. The goal is to celebrate the businesses, restaurants, and people that make Rhinelander a vibrant place to live, work, and visit. Each week is further broken down into themes. For example, this week is tabbed Explore Local. That's be followed by Eat Local, Shop Local; and Be Local. The effort culminates with the nationwide Small Business Saturday which falls on November 29.

Published on 11/05/2025 under News Early season deer hunters have seen success ahead of the gun-deer opener later this month. On Tuesday, DNR staffers took part in a media call for their annual season preview. They covered a wide range of topics from recapping the archery and youth hunts to discussions on the season outlook and safety. As of Tuesday, hunters had registered 22,473 during the archery season and 36,617 deer with crossbow. These numbers are higher than the same point in the season last year. The state's youngest hunters were also successful. During the Youth Deer Hunt weekend, there were 8,446 deer registered. Last year there were approximately 7,000 registered. Whether that translates into the field remains to be seen. They noted the season will fall relatively late on the calendar this year, as deer movement begins to slow. Other factors such as the weather are too far out to predict. As for license sales, year-to-date sales for gun, bow, crossbow, sports and patron licenses reached 463,983. Of that total, 137,394 are for gun privileges only. Those numbers typically surge as the season draws closer. And the DNR did offer a reminder for hunters here in northern Wisconsin specifically. Based on hunter feedback and in an effort to improve deer management, the have changed the management zone structure in the Northern Forest Zone. They are returning the use of habit-base units rather than county-based boundaries. And of course safety should always be the top priority during the hunting season. The gun deer season opens on November 22, and we'll have more coverage as that date draws closer.

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Hatchet Football Team Advances to Level Three WIAA Playoffs

Published on 11/03/2025 under Sports In the WIAA Division 5 Football Playoffs, #1 Seed Tomahawk would advance to the Sectional Championship for the first time since 2007, defeating #5 Seed Spencer/Columbus Catholic Halloween Night at Hatchet Field, 34-12. The Hatchets jumped out to a 21-0 Halftime lead thanks to a stout defense and two time-consuming touchdown drives. After Spencer/Columbus Catholic cut it to nine heading into the fourth, Tomahawk forced two of the Rockets' three turnovers on the night. Jonah Dickens would come up with a key interception that would pave the way for touchdown runs by Tiegan Sarazin and Max Larson. Sarazin would rush for 100 yards and two touchdowns. The Hatchets also got a touchdown run from Rex Reilly and a 19-yard scoring pass from Jett Reilly to Jonah Dickens. The win gives Tomahawk its first double-digit winning season in school history, moving to 10-1 on the season. The Hatchets will play for their first state semifinal berth since 1990 in the Sectional Championship next week against three-time defending state champion Stratford. Tune in for the Fehrman Orthodontics Kickoff Cabin at 6:10 and the opening kick at 7:00 next Friday. Alex Koch and Jon Long will be in the broadcast booth.

Published on 10/24/2025 under Sports On Friday night, the Tomahawk Hatchet Football Team won their ninth game of the season, with a 41-14 Level One WIAA Playoff victory over Omro. Tomahawk dominated the line of scrimmage all night, as they rushed for 290 yards and had over 35 minutes of possession offensively. On the other side of the ball, Tomahawk held Omro to just 39 yards rushing. Rex Reilly had three rushing touchdowns, and carried the ball 13 times for 59 yards. Jonah Dickens also had three touchdowns, two touchdown catches, both from Jett Reilly, one from 43 yards out the other from ten. Dickens also added a nine yard touchdown run. Jett Reilly, along with those two touchdown passes and 72 yards through the air, had 76 yards on the ground. Tomahawk is now 9-1 on the season and will host Spencer/Columbus Catholic on Friday night at Hatchet Field. Spencer/Columbus defeated New Holstein 31-12. The #1 seed Hatchets and #5 seed Spencer/Columbus will play at Hatchet Field on Friday night at 7:00 pm. Northwoods 92-5 will have the Fehrman Orthodontics Kickoff Cabin at 6:10 pm, and the opening kickoff at 7:00 pm. In other scores from Level One action: In D-5: Stratford beat Richland Center 41-9 In D-4: Mosinee defeated Turner 41-7 In D-3: Merrill defeated Lakeland 38-12, Rhinelander lost to Edgewood 35-7, Wausau East lost to Mount Horeb/Barneveld, and Medford lost to Grafton 49-14

Published on 10/24/2025 under Sports The Tomahawk Hatchet boys and girls cross country teams competed in the Division Two WIAA Sectional Meet at the MARC in Merrill on Friday. The Hatchet girls will have an individual qualifier at the WIAA State Meet next Saturday at the Ridges Golf Course in Wisconsin Rapids, as Freshman Charlee Lund in fifth place overall and will competed at state. The Hatchet girls finished in fourth place overall, Abbie Rosenmeir was 18th, Lydia Shaney finished 20th, Faith Derleth was 35th, and Elise Gibeault was 38th. Wittenberg-Birnamwood finished first and Shawano was second. On the boys side, Tomahawk was fifth. Lakeland ran away with the boys race scoring 45 points and Shawano qualifies for state with their second place finish. Caiden Reichelt let Tomahawk and finished just one place out of qualifying. Reichelt was 10th overall, Connor Zorn was 37th, Jordyn Carew was 39th, Dawson Jones 42nd and Ryan Montag was 48th. The WIAA Division Two Girls State Race will be at 2:25 pm next Saturday and will feature Hatchet freshman Charlee Lund.

Published on 10/20/2025 under Sports Tomahawk's Cross Country squads competed in the Great Northern Conference meet in Rhinelander Saturday. The Hatchet girls placed second overall, ten points behind Conference champion Medford. Charlee Lund was the highest-placed Hatchet, finishing third with a time of 20:22. Abbie Rosenmeier and Lydia Shaney each finished in the Top Ten. The Hatchet boys placed fourth overall in the Conference meet. The Hatchets' top finisher was Caiden Reichelt, placing eighth with a time of 18:26. The Other Hatchet to finish in the Top 25 was Joe Zastrow. The Regular Season is officially wrapped up for Cross Country. The WIAA Division 2 Sectional Meet is Friday in Merrill.

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