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Operation Hats Off to Heroes; Lincoln County Initiative Provides Hats to Veterans in November

Published on 11/07/2025 under News The Lincoln County Veterans Service Office is tipping their caps to local vets this month with a small gift and token of appreciation. In the lead up to Veteran's Day, the Lincoln County Veterans Service Office is taking part in 'Operation Hats Off to Our Heroes.' There are approximately 2,000 veterans who call Lincoln County home. The Veteran's service office is inviting these individuals to visit their Merrill office where they can claim a free hat. The Lincoln County Veterans Services Office understands the importance of recognizing the diverse experiences of our veterans. Therefore, an array of hats representing various branches of service will be available, allowing veterans to proudly display their military affiliation (while supplies last). Matthew Pultz, Director of the Lincoln County Veterans Services Office says, "We are incredibly proud to launch 'Operation Hats Off to Our Heroes' as a small, yet meaningful, way to show our immense gratitude and to honor (local veterans) enduring contributions." Operation Hats Off to Our Heroes is actually one of two veteran's initiative ongoing in Lincoln County in November. As we told you earlier this week, Operation Green Light encourages people change out a single light bulb for a green one to spark conversation and raise awareness of veteran resources and issues.

Published on 11/07/2025 under News Wisconsin Public Service is teaming up with law enforcement to warn people about a sharp increase in utility scam attempts in recent days. According to the announcement, the scammers have been aggressively calling WPS customers across northern Wisconsin this week, threatening them with disconnection unless an immediate payment is made. The scammers are also seeking account and banking information. In the warning, WPS noted that scammers will often prey on fear to try and get customers to act quickly due to the time of year. Unfortunately, they said some customers have already fallen victim, losing thousands of dollars. WPS shared some common red flags to watch for. This includes threats to shut off utilities immediately; demanding immediate payment over the phone; and demanding an unusual and specific payment method such as crypto, pre-paid cards, or money transfer apps. They also remind people that scammers can spoof caller ID so it appears like a legitimate number. WPS says if you are suspicious of a call, 'hang up, it's not rude it's safe.' Customers can follow up by calling the number that appears on their bill.

Published on 11/07/2025 under News After a summer of hard work, disc golf players have a new Northwoods course to take on. The Boulder Junction Park Board announced the completion and public opening of the Tall Pines Disc Golf Course. The free, 18-hole course is now open for play public during normal park hours. The course was designed by Mike Kobach, a retired professional disc golfer. His design was describe as 'a beautiful and technically challenging layout nestled among towering red pines, pristine woodlands, and rolling terrain—creating a truly Northwoods disc golf experience.' Park Board Member Dennis Duke served as project leader, "This course represents another spectacular addition to Boulder Junction's outdoor recreation offerings." He also credited the dedication of volunteers, crew members and sponsors who made this vision a reality which came together in less than a year. While the course is now open, they do plan to host a Grand Opening Celebration and Ribbon Cutting next spring. The course will be free to play outside of some leagues or tournaments. It's part of a large undertaking up in Boulder Junction for not only locals to enjoy, but also to establish the community as an outdoor recreation destination. Other efforts have included an all-inclusive playground; basketball court upgrades; and the Glide ice skating loop which will be back for year number two this winter.

Published on 11/07/2025 under News A number of Tomahawk area businesses and organizations are partnering to bring back a friendly competition to help the Tomahawk Kinship program this holiday season. The Tomahawk Food Fight is back for a fifth year with eight teams participating. These businesses and their employees are collecting non-perishable food items as well as turkey vouchers to be donated to the Tomahawk Kinship Food Pantry. Organizers noted their shelves are running low after their recent relocation. It also comes as Thanksgiving is approaching, a time when families and friends get together over a meal. They noted many local families could use a helping hand this year. Participants include: Hometown Chiropractic; Park City Credit Union; Trig's (Tomahawk); Tomahawk Pharmacy; Redeemer Learning Center; Up North Nutrition; Incredible Bank and the Tomahawk Chamber. The Tomahawk Thanksgiving Food Fight got underway earlier this week and runs through November 20.

Published on 11/07/2025 under News Like clockwork, the Tomahawk High School one act play is state-bound. After advancing out of district last month, the THS cast and crew traveled to Oconto Falls to participate in this year's sectional competition. Based on their performance, the judges advanced Tomahawk on to the state festival for an impressive 10th consecutive year. This fall, THS is performing the character driven comedy, "Epic Adventures in a Rinky-Dink Art Museum" by Ken Preuss. It follows a group of creative writing students on a field trip to a small-town museum where they battle boredom by pursuing mysteries romance and other adventures. The location of the state festival rotates annually, this year UW Stevens Point will host on November 20-22. And there will be one last opportunity for the Tomahawk community to support the production with a public performance planned for November 18. We'll offer a reminder as that date approaches. Photo provided by THS Drama Department: FRONT: Skylar Hernandez, Gabby Ulrich, Molli Feltes, Avi Kromm, Avery Suchomel MIDDLE: Emma Schiltz, Zoey Finn Maddie Long, Alena Cerkas, Greta Kurth, Aubrey Graeber, Exxie Walbeck, Evelyn Brennan, Caroline Klesmith BACK: Cheyenne Sakowicz, Toby Scott, Galen Schmidt, Finn Colburn, Brock Fischer, Sadie Ruder, Tristin Bridges, Phoebe Hrdina, Urijah Malchiodi, Sam Buckwalter, Skye Scheffler, Johnathan Feltes, Mya Loka

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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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