Forest County Sheriff’s Department NightOut will be held on Tuesday, August 1 from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. This great event for both young and old will be held at the Sheriff’s department, in the rear of the courthouse. The NightOut is put together this year by Forest County Emergency Management Director Jason Theune. There will…

‘A Face for every Wisconsin Name’ on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall There’s one more opportunity to see Wisconsin Remembers: A Face for Every Name, a traveling exhibit sponsored by the General Federation of Women’s Clubs-Rhinelander Woman’s Club. The exhibit features a photo for each of the 1,161 Wisconsinites officially listed on the Vietnam Veterans…

Sarah Giddings The 123rd annual U.P. Firefighter’s Tournament returns to Florence, Wis., July 28-30 and organizers are gearing up for a great event in conjunction with the celebration of the Centennial of the Florence Volunteer Fire Department. The weekend kicks off for the public with the 6 p.m. Dress Parade down Central Avenue on Friday,…

Nancy Renkas   Sarah Giddings “We are asking for the public’s assistance with an open missing person case of Nancy Renkas. It has been one year since was reported missing,” said Florence County Sheriff Jeff Rickaby in a press release on Monday. Nancy Renkas was last seen on July 18, 2016 at approximately 12:30 p.m.…

Participants in the summer mushroom foray examine tables full of mushrooms plucked from the forests near Hiles.   The upcoming weekend, July 21-23, marks the arrival of mushroom enthusiasts to the Town of Hiles, the center of the Wisconsin mushroom world. A record turnout is expected at the annual event hosted the Little Pine Motel…

      On July 29 get your fresh peanut brittle at the Kentuck Day Festival in the courthouse square in Crandon. Jill Zagar      The 2017 Forest County Chamber of Commerce Kentuck Days Festival promises something for everyone, including shopping, a 5k run, car show, live music and great food. Kentuck Days will be Saturday, July 29…

Wabeno Art & Music (WAM) Fest is set for Saturday, August 5 featuring live music on two stages, fine art sales, “plein air” competition, “arty” activities for kids, mini art and music workshops, unique and traditional-festival food, drink, art and 50-50 raffles and more. The event runs from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. in historic…

Jill Zagar      A fatal ATV accident on a marked trail in Forest County killed 18-year-old Matthew Phillips of Stone Lake and injured two minor rural Crandon boys, each 15 years of age; one seriously. Phillips was pronounced dead at the scene. The accident occurred on Jaeger Road in the Town of Lincoln around 4 p.m.…

Bobbie Samme’ The Niagara School District, always striving to make technology more available to its students, was recently awarded a grant from the Wisconsin Technical Initiative (WTI). According to Nate Burklund, school superintendent, the $24,000 grant will be applied specifically to smart panel televisions. “A lot of our smart boards with protectors have aged, so…

Sarah Giddings The unveiling of the refurbished 1917 Florence Fire truck drew a full house to the Encore on Sunday afternoon. To begin the program, the audience was treated to a comprehensive PowerPoint presentation on the history of the truck and the fire department, put together by Margie Yadro. Town chair Tim Bomberg recognized everyone…