Message to school board: Fire the superintendent or resign tonight
Dorothy Kegley “If you don’t fire Superintendent Doug Kryder tonight then you should resign from the School Board right now,” said Bob Conn during the school board meeting Monday night. Conn was one of approximately 250 people that filled the auditorium March 12, calling for Dr. Kryder to be fired. Conn was referring to the…
Read MoreFlorence County annual fish and wildlife public meeting April 9
Wisconsin residents will be able to nominate and elect local representatives to the Wisconsin Conservation Congress and express support or non-support for a range of advisory questions on natural resources management issues at the Conservation Congress’ spring meetings held in every county of the state on Monday, April 9 starting at 7 p.m. The county…
Read MoreLocal women share life lessons learned in basketball
Maddie Doll playing against Aurora on Dec. 9, 2017. Bobbie Samme’ Two area basketball players, now seniors at Lakeland University in Sheboygan, Wis., gave their all in the women’s basketball tournament semi-finals against Wisconsin Lutheran College on Saturday, Feb. 24. Despite their best efforts, seniors Rachel Stankevich, a Goodman High School graduate, and Maddie Doll,…
Read MoreCrandon captures D4 Regional Title & D4 Sectional Title
Sarah Giddings Led by first-year head coach Keegan Kincaid with no seniors on the roster, the Crandon Cardinals Varsity Girls Basketball team surprised everyone by securing a spot in the Division 4 WIAA State Tournament for the first time . . . ever. After wrapping up regular season play with a record of 22-2 overall…
Read MoreCrandon School District and Space reach agreement
Dorothy Kegley The answers to what happened to middle and high school principal, Andy Space, may never be fully disclosed. The school district’s attorney, Steven C. Garbowicz and the attorney for Andy Space reached an agreement that was released last week. The district agrees that Space was not discharged for misconduct and will not oppose…
Read MoreFlorence schools celebrate Career and Tech Ed. Month
State Superintendent Tony Evers, right, visited Florence Schools on Monday as part of the celebration of Career and Technical Education Month. He toured the Fab Lab and spoke with Kay McLain’s business students. Above, an eighth grade students shows Evers his computer coding project. Sarah Giddings Florence Schools hosted a variety of guests on Monday…
Read MoreAurora man charged after police standoff
Lee Franck An Aurora man charged in a domestic violence case got in an argument with a 77-year-old man found dead in his garage in Wausau days before his death, according to court records filed in Marathon County. Lee Franck, 56, has been charged with two counts of disorderly conduct, involving domestic abuse. A judge…
Read MoreFive in custody on drug charges, four additional warrants issued
On Monday February 12 the Forest County Sheriff’s Office Drug Task Force began making several arrests for the delivery of narcotics in Forest County. This was a four-month long investigation into the trafficking of heroin, methamphetamine, cocaine and prescription narcotics in Forest County. Multiple controlled buys were conducted throughout the county. The following subjects have…
Read MoreNew 911 system planned for this summer
Dorothy Kegley The Forest County Board of Supervisors met Feb. 20 for their regular meeting and were informed that the Forest County Sheriff Department 911 system, installed in 2004, will soon be outdated. Frontier Telephone Company plans to upgrade the system by July of this year, according to Josh Bradley, James Whiteaker, and Dennis Theune…
Read MoreKeyes Peak Winterfest coming up March 3
At Keyes Peak Winterfest on Saturday, March 3, you pay only $15 per person for a whole day of skiing, snowboarding or tubing. This price includes rental equipment, lift ticket and the chance to take part in other fun family activities. The event runs from 11 a.m. until 4 p.m., but the lift ticket is…
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