DA finds officer acted in self-defense Forest County District Attorney Charles Simono has cleared Crandon Police Officer Ryan Wilson of criminal charges in the death of 30-year-old Dexter Baxter on Oct. 22 in the City of Crandon during a traffic stop. “Under Wisconsin Law, all persons, including but not limited to police officers, are permitted…

Florence County residents may have recently received a document in the mail from The Hospice Support Fund of Merrifield, Virginia. This organization is an independent national for-profit hospice organization. It is not affiliated with the efforts to set up a hospice in Florence County. The information is misleading since the letter states that their 2017…

Another Wisconsin nine-day gun deer season is in the books, and preliminary registration numbers show a slight increase in statewide buck harvest and a 27% increase in buck harvest for Florence County. Similar to 2016, northern counties again showed the most significant increases in both buck and antlerless harvest. “No matter how you look at…

Many community members attended the annual lighting of the Christmas tree at Forest County Courthouse Square last year. This year the lighting ceremony will include decorating of eight memorial trees with community ornaments on Friday, Dec. 1. Richard D Ackley Jr. Bring the whole family and enjoy the sounds of the holiday season on the…

Jill Zagar The Forest County Board continues discussions with the Samuels Group, a commercial contracting firm selected by the county to facilitate the possible courthouse and law enforcement center expansion project. Following a joint meeting of the Personnel, Finance and Executive Committees on Monday evening, the creation of an informational brochure and the selection of…

Bobbie Samme’ At its monthly meeting on Wednesday, Nov. 15, the Niagara City Council approved a $1.8 million budget for 2018. “We are still waiting for the tax rate from the school and the county, so our budget is not final yet, but the equalization value is going down a little bit for the taxpayers,”…

Theresa Proudfit/Daily News photo Shown are director of the Almost Home Animal Shelter, Diane Luczak holding Piper a 5-year-old spayed female; Sheila Henrichs holding Butterscotch, a 1-year-old neutered male, and Sheila’s husband, Chuck Henrichs, holding Rex, a 4-year-old neutered male. Sarah Giddings When Sheila Henrichs’ mother Louise Lantagne passed away in July, she left her…

 Jill Zagar  Forest County Potawatomi’s vision for their new transit project was “To increase mobility and access to services, social gatherings, employment, and entertainment thus improving the economic, environmental and overall health of the community.” On July 24, the Forest County Potawatomi Community Transit System started their 120-day pilot program following the purchase of Hometown…

Tuesday evening, Nov. 14 at 7 p.m. Forest County held their Annual Meeting for the Board of Supervisors. On the agenda were seven resolutions. An additional resolution was added during the meeting. All resolutions were passed; however, some were modified. The 2018 Forest County Budget was passed in the amount of $5,429,717. The 2017 budget…

Sarah Giddings With the passage of the fourth school operating referendum last week, district administrators and board members have expressed relief and gratefulness for the support shown by the community. At a regular school board meeting Monday, Superintendent Ben Niehaus expressed concern about the tight 52% yes – 48% no margin, and specifically where the…