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HURLEY – In the coming summer months, several Iron County departments will move to a 4-day work week. The county clerk, county treasurer and register of deeds offices will be open from 7am to 5pm four days a week, if the county board of supervisors approves the move at its meeting next week. County Treasurer […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Senate has voted to double fines and forfeitures for reckless driving. The bipartisan bill will now go before Democratic Gov. Tony Evers, who has said he will sign it into law.  Under the bill, maximum fines for dangerous driving would increase to $400 for a first offense, and $1,000 […]

MADISON – The Wisconsin Department of Military Affairs announced that today’s statewide tornado drill will be postponed until tomorrow because of the potential for severe weather in the southern part of the state.  Times for the tornado drill will take place at the same times of 1:45 and 6:45 tomorrow.  If there is any threat […]

FLOOD ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THURSDAY…Flooding impacts caused by rain and snowmelt continue. Many area road closures continue including M-28 along Sunday Lake in Wakefield. High water conditions persist and any additional precipitation could quickly result in a return to flood conditions. 

RHINELANDER – The Oneida County Sheriff’s Office confirmed that the two bodies found deceased in Oneida County on Monday were the two teens that were reported missing in Merrill earlier this week.  17-year-old Aiden Grefe, and 16-year-old Dakota Brown, were confirmed deceased by Captain Terri Hook of the Oneida County Sheriff’s Office.  Captain Hook adds […]

RHINELANDER – The Oneida County Sheriff’s Office and the School District of Rhinelander are investigating a threat from Monday at James Williams Middle School in Rhinelander.  In an email sent to parents, the student who made the alleged threat was kept out of school yesterday, and that Law enforcement has increased security at the school […]

LAC DU FLAMBEAU – U.S. Department of Justice Supports Lac du Flambeau Indians in Boundary Dispute. The U.S. Department of Justice, in support of the Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa has filed an amicus or “friend of the court” brief asking a federal judge to dismiss the lawsuit brought by homeowners affected […]

ONTONAGON – Ontonagon Area School (OAS) students voiced their opposition to their school board’s resignation agreement with former athletic director Tim Routheaux at a school board meeting last night.  The circumstances leading to the resignation remain undisclosed.  According to students, Routheaux was also employed as the girls’ varsity basketball coach, a geometry teacher and a […]

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Assembly gave final approval to a bill designating carjacking as a criminal offense and creating harsher penalties for people who use a weapon to steal a vehicle. Its passage in the Legislature on Tuesday sends the bill to Democratic Gov. Tony Evers, who has said he supports the measure.

MARENISCO – Due to the extended power outage in the Marenisco area, the Marenisco Township Hall is open as a warming shelter for those who would like to warm up and charge their devices.