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Election: Republican Incumbents Prevails; School Referendum Results

Published on 11/06/2024 under News Tuesday was election day, and that means Wednesday is election results day. Taking a look at some of the races here in the Northwoods; it was a good night for the Republican incumbents. In the US House of Representatives, congressman Tom Tiffany cruised to victory over his Democratic challenger Kyle Kilbourn by collecting 64% of the vote. Meanwhile, Mary Felzkowski secured another term in Madison. The 12th district state senator received two out of every three votes against Andi Rich. And in the State Assembly, Rob Swearingen topped Dennis Nitzel in the 34th and Calvin Callahan outpaced Elizabeth McCrank in the 35th. Both winners received more than 64% of the vote. Election: School Referendum Results:Several area school districts asked for additional dollars via referendum. It was good news for districts that are part of the Great Northern Conference. Antigo voters supported their $54 million referendum, which includes funds to construct a new elementary school Medford voters approved a $22.6 million referendum for campus improvements including upgrades to their tech ed facilities. And down in Mosinee, funding a $20 million middle and high school modernization easily passed. For one district, however, it looks like it's back to the drawing board. Preliminary results show the operational referendum in Prentice was narrowly defeated. They were asking for $1.2 million each of the next four years.

Published on 11/06/2024 under News Officials have identified the man arrested after a high speed chase in Oneida County earlier this week. According to the Oneida County Sheriff's Office, 51 year old Daniel Thunder of Neopit is being held in the Oneida County Jail. They are recommending 20 charges and citations including 2nd degree reckless endangerment, 1st offense OWI, hit-and-run, and fleeing. The incident began Monday afternoon on Highway 17 north of Rhinelander. The reporting party indicated their vehicle had been struck by another vehicle attempting to overtake in a no passing zone. They said their vehicle was struck a second time while attempting to pull over, and the other driver was escalating the situation. As deputies arrived on the scene, they said Thunder fled in his vehicle,at speeds exceeding 100 miles per hour. They said he led them on a chase through the City of Rhinelander. Deputies attempted several maneuvers to disable the vehicle. Eventually, the vehicle proceeded east out of Rhinelander to County C and down a small logging road. Eventually, Thunder surrendered without further incident. A date for an initial court appearance wasn't immediately available.

Published on 11/06/2024 under News The Price County Sheriff's Office offered a few more details on a suspicious death investigation, while putting out a call for any clues or tips from the public. According to the Sheriff's Office, a body was recovered along State Highway 13 near the intersection of Whitby Road in the Town of Hackett. That's just north of Prentice. The body was located Sunday evening at shortly before 9pm. In the update, Sheriff Brian Schmidt is looking for any motorists traveling in the area between 8pm and 9pm who may have noticed anything suspicious. They're also locating for anyone whose vehicle is equipped with a dash cam. Those with information can contact the Sheriff's Office. No information on the victim or manner of death is being provided at this time. Officials indicated there is no threat to the public.

Published on 11/06/2024 under News An inmate in the Lincoln County jail will likely face additional charges after an altercation with another inmate. According to the Lincoln County Sheriff's Office, that incident happened on Thursday. According to the investigation, the two inmates were having a discussion that eventually turned into a physical fight. During the course of the fight, several punches were thrown before corrections officers were able to intervene. Both of the involved men are from Wausau, ages 40 and 20. According to the report, the investigating deputy spoke with the older of the two men, while the younger described as the primary aggressor chose not to speak with the deputy. According to the report, charges of battery, disorderly conduct, and strangulation along with bail jumping are being recommended for the 20 year old. ____ A couple of other notes from the Sheriff's Office...a 20 year old Gleason man was booked on several charges including 1st offense OWI following a traffic stop. The number of vehicle/deer crashes remains elevated, another 14 were reported on Lincoln County roadways this past week.

Published on 11/06/2024 under News The Rhinelander Food Pantry is better stocked thanks to a group of students, and the generosity of the community. Ahead of Halloween, the student members of the Rhinelander High School FBLA/DECA participated in their annual Trick-or-Can food drive. Instead of the traditional Food Drive where students sit at a table and wait for the community to bring the food to them, Trick or Can brings the food drive to the community's door, while also raising awareness for an issue in our community. The students distributed collection bags in select neighborhoods around the community. Then the day before Halloween, around a dozen students went door-to-door to collect. They weren't after candy, but non-perishable food items. In the end the students were able to deliver around 550 items to the Rhinelander Food Pantry. Trick-or-Can is actually a statewide campaign, and the Rhinelander students were once again near the top of collections in Wisconsin. They hope to get more people and neighborhoods involved next October.-Photo provided by the Rhinelander School District-

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Hatchet Girls Cross Country Team Competes at State Meet

Published on 11/04/2024 under Sports On Saturday, the Tomahawk Hatchet varsity girls team headed south to Wisconsin Rapids to compete at the WIAA Division II State Cross Country Meet. This being the 50th year of WIAA girls cross country. Since 1975 the Tomahawk girls have competed, as a team, at the state meet 25 times (6th most state qualifications of any Wisconsin school). This particular state meet was a cold, but sunny, day that saw a total of the 16 best Division II teams in the state compete against the Hatchets for the WIAA State Championship. The Division II race included two of the fastest runners in the entire state, including Divisions I & III, as Emmerson Drobac of Deerfield/Cambridge ran the course in 17:38 and Ciara Hartman of Bloomer covered the course in 17:43. The Division II race kicked off at 12:40 PM. The primary objective of the girls team was to get out early in the race and push themselves while also experiencing the course for the first time. The girls did just that and in the first mile of the highly competitive race they were in 13th place. After the mile however the girls dropped placement and remained in 15th for the rest of the race. The lady Hatchets scored 315 points finishing ahead of Prescott. Leading the team with an exceptional time on the challenging course was senior Alli Palmer taking 66th in a time of 20:42 in her final high school cross country race of her career. Unfortunately for the girls there was a sizable gap between Alli and the rest of the team which led to the lower placement, but nonetheless the girls banned together and finished with a good pack running effort. The pack included sophomore Elise Gibeault with a seasonal best time of 21:39 for 103rd, sophomore Abbie Rosenmeier with a time of 21:42 for 108th, freshman Ellie Micke in a time of 21:45 for 111th, and junior Lydia Shaney in a time of 21:53 for 115th. Rounding out the girls' great effort was sophomore Norah Mann in a time of 23:04 for 137th and junior Faith Derleth with a time of 23:57 in 146th. There were 151 runners in the girls race with finishing team results as follows: University School of Milwaukee-60, Bloomer-80, Mount Horeb-108, Lancaster-138, New Berlin Eisenhower-158, Little Chute-163, Kiel-212, Saint Croix Central-223, Shorewood-237, Watertown Luther Prep-237, WestSalem-275, Berline-290, Shawano Community-294, New Berlin West-300, Tomahawk-317, and Prescott-349. Other Great Northern Conference performances included the Rhinelander boys taking 14th in the boys Division II race. Antigo's Lillian L'Esperance took 53rd in a time of 20:26. Medford's Lindsay Kahn took 69th in a time of 20:43. Lakeland sent two individuals with Stella Meza taking 77th (20:54) and Ashton Bremer taking 34th (16:57).

Published on 10/28/2024 under Sports On Friday, Tomahawk headed west to Colby High School to compete at the WIAA Division II Sectional Cross Country Meet. It was a chilly, but sunny, fall evening that saw a total of 15 teams face the Hatchets for the right to advance to Wisconsin Rapids next weekend for the WIAA State Championships. The first division II race of the day were the girls at 4:15 PM. Coming off of the heart crushing finish of last year the girls were determined to advance. Despite never once appearing in the state rankings of the top Division II teams in Wisconsin the Hatchets proceeded to climb their way to the top throughout the race. The end result was a Sectional Championship by one point defeating last year's winning team, Shawano. The lady Hatchets scored 67 points and were led by senior Alli Palmer who finished the race taking 3rd place with a new career best of 20:03. Junior Lydia Shaney followed, nearly cracking the top ten with an 11th place finish in 21:06. The ever improving sophomore Abbie Rosenmeier finished next in 15th place with, yet again, a new personal record of 21:22. Directly behind her was the impressive freshman Ellie Micke taking 16th with a new personal record of 21:23. Rounding out the scoring five was sophomore Elise Gibeault, continuing her return after her six month long injury, with a 22nd place finish in a season best time of 21:54. Rounding out the girls impressive race was sophomore Norah Mann and junior Faith Derleth. Norah finished the race in 35th place in a time of 22:34 with Faith finishing in 43rd in 23:26. There were 79 runners in the girls race with finishing team results as follows: Tomahawk-67, Shawano-68, Oconto Falls-104, Medford-116, Lakeland-141, Rhinelander-143, Clintonville-160, New London-183, Antigo-253, Seymour-256, Northland Pines-267, Mosinee-293, Merrill-DNS, and Menominee Nation-DNS. The boys Division II race began at 5:00 PM. The boys continue to make progress, despite finishing in a lower place than last year they were much closer to the other top teams points wise. New London claimed the Championship title with Rhinelander stunning Lakeland to advance. The Hatchets scored 136 points to tie Seymour and were led by senior Dominic Boos taking 9th place in a new personal record of 17:47. Closely finishing behind him was the dependable senior Sam Zastrow taking 13th in a time of 17:53. Though neither boy advanced individually to the state meet, they were both close and finished their cross country careers in the upper echelon of the boys Sectional. Eclipsing yet another personal record taking 21st with a time of 18:18 was freshman Joe Zastrow. Having a repeat time from the Great Northern Conference Meet was junior Jeremiah Johnson with a 43rd place finish in 18:59. The determined junior Beau Stromberg rounded out the scoring five with a 50th place finish in 19:06. Tomahawk's 6 and 7 runners, sophomore Drew Voermans and freshman Jordyn Carew, took 56th in 19:20 and 71st in 19:52. There were 95 runners in the boys race with finishing team results as follows: New London-76, Rhinelander-86, Lakeland-101, Menominee Nation-129, Seymour-132, Oconto Falls-136, Tomahawk-136, Shawano-150, Northland Pines-247, Medford-249, Colby/Abbotsford-275, Merrill-316, Mosinee-344, Clintonville-DNS, and Antigo-DNS.

Published on 10/23/2024 under Sports The 6th-seeded Hatchets opened Postseason play Tuesday with an impressive sweep of the 11th-seeded Sturgeon Bay Clippers, winning 25-10, 25-20, 25-19. The Hatchets controlled the match from the opening serve, dominating the Clippers on the serving and serve receiving. Tomahawk got eight aces on the night. Claire Albert led Tomahawk with 10 kills, Averi Petta had eight and Siennah Calkins added seven. Albert also added four aces. Shelby Borowski had 23 assists and three aces in the win. The WIAA Division 3 Regional Semifinal for Tomahawk is Thursday night at Wrightstown. Tune in for the broadcast with the Fehrman Orthodontics Radio Prematch Show at 6:35 and first serve at 7:00. Alex Koch and Matt Theiler will be in the broadcast booth.

Published on 10/16/2024 under Sports The Hatchets wrapped up the 2024 season completing the season sweep of Rhinelander at the Miazga Gym, defeating the Hodags in four sets, 23-25, 25-10, 25-19, 25-20. It was a milestone night for Senior Hitter Claire Albert achieved 1,000 career digs during Game 1. What Albert does best though, is hit, as she got 11 kills on the night. Shelby Borowski tied a career and season-high with 37 assists. Siennah Caulkins led the team in kills with 12. Tomahawk finishes the 2024 season with a 12-18 record and a 4-8 record in Great Northern Conference Play. Tomahawk begins postseason play next week as the #6 seed in the WIAA Division 3 Playoffs against #11 seed Sturgeon Bay. Tune in for the broadcast on Northwoods 92.5 WJJQ with the Fehrman Orthodontics Radio Prematch Show at 6:35 and First Serve at 7:00 with Matt Theiler and Alex Koch in the broadcast booth.

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