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Sweeping reforms within Wisconsin National Guard ordered following report on handling of sexual assaults, harassment

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MADISON— Gov. Tony Evers has announced sweeping reforms within the Wisconsin National Guard,… Read more

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Sweeping reforms within Wisconsin National Guard ordered following report on handling of sexual assaults, harassment

Long Lake man restores classic boats

Sentenced in 2019, former priest Ericksen had confessed in 1983

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Analysis: Trump tariffs cost Wisconsinites millions (so far)

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Businesses are suffering and taxpayers are shelling out due to… Read more

Fourteen dams in Wisconsin have failed in the last decade; eight failed last year due to flooding

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Parts of northern Wisconsin witnessed up to 15 inches of rain … Read more

Referendum takes shape

Dec 9, 2019
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SPOONER– A referendum for the Spooner Area School District is … Read more

Report on sexual assault and harassment in Wisconsin National Guard under review

Dec 9, 2019
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MADISON— Wisconsin National Guard leadership received a briefi… Read more

Snowmobile club grooming trails to ready them for opening

Dec 6, 2019
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The Washburn County snowmobile trails are opening soon! Read more

Northwest Icemen play tough in narrow defeat to DC Everest

Dec 5, 2019
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BARRON– The Northwest Icemen is in its seventh season as a coo… Read more

Spooner, Shell Lake play a thrilling game

Dec 5, 2019
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SPOONER– When two close neighbors like Spooner and Shell Lake … Read more

Sports Desk: Memories of 36 years hunting in the mountains

Dec 3, 2019
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CODY, Wyo.– For the past three years our hunting trip to Wyomi… Read more

Wisconsin State News

Plan Commission rejects Edgewood’s request to repeal master plan

It’s illegal to throw snowballs in Wausau, Wisconsin

Governor promises changes after National Guard sexual assault investigation report

U.S. Supreme Court won't take case brought by American Family agents

Sentenced in 2019, former priest Ericksen had confessed in 1983

Dec 7, 2019
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Thomas Ericksen, 72, a former Catholic priest, was sentenced September 26 in Sawyer County Circuit Court to 30 years in prison for two counts of sexual assault of boys in the village of Winter from the early 1980s. At the sentencing the presiding judge, assistant district attorney, and some …

Man gets sentence of 66 1/2 years for arson

Nov 28, 2019
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Christopher A. Grover, 45, has been sentenced for arson at six fire scenes discovered on the Lac Courte Oreilles Reservation in Sawyer County. He received the recommended full 25 years initial confinement and 21 ½ years extended supervision followed by 20 years probation.

Attempted murder charge dropped, Hanson pleads guilty to lesser charge

Nov 22, 2019
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SHELL LAKE– “Guilty.”

Obituaries

Rose Osborne

Dec 3, 2019

Rose Marie Osborne (nee Zielsdorf) was called home on Thursday…

Del Salquist

Dec 1, 2019

Del L. Salquist, 77, of Spooner passed away on Wednesday, Nov.…

Donald Stariha

Nov 25, 2019

Donald Anthony “Don” Stariha of Shell Lake died on Saturday, N…

Michael Bednar

Nov 25, 2019

Hotrod moves on.

Marjorie ‘Marge’ Korthof

Nov 18, 2019

Marjorie (Marge) Kathleen (Severson) Korthof, 93, of Springbro…

Online Poll

A present!

As the song says, "You can't always get what you want." Do you usually like what you get at Christmas?

Yes, they know what I want!

Yes, I drop hints …

Yes, I buy it myself or I receive a monetary gift.

Sometimes yes, sometimes not so much.

No, not usually what I would choose.

I don't usually get gifts from anyone.

Spotlight

Concert will feature local talent

Dec 5, 2019
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SPOONER– The Intermezzo Music Club will present its 45th annual Advent Concert on Sunday, Dec. 8, at 5 p.m. at Spooner Wesleyan Church. The concert had been delayed from its original December 1 date due to the snowstorm over that weekend.

Library Corner

Dec 4, 2019
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December is going to be an exciting month for the Spooner Memorial Library. The Winter Reading Challenge is now in session. It will last until May 1. Be sure to sign up at the library and pick up a reading list. Keep a lookout for the Library's new newsletter that will be starting on December 1.

Christmas at the Forts opens Dec. 7 at Forts Folle Avoine Historical Park, near Danbury

Dec 4, 2019
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DANBURY– The magic of Christmas, with a heavy dose of history, will arrive at Forts Folle Avoine Historical Park near Danbury on Saturday, Dec. 7, with the annual Christmas at the Forts.

Paranormal investigator to tell tales

Dec 3, 2019
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CUMBERLAND– Author and paranormal investigator Chad Lewis will be at the Thomas St. Angelo Public Library on Thursday, Dec. 5, at 5:30 p.m. to talk about “Legends and Folklore of Winter.”

Opinion

Buying a real tree helps economy and environment

Dec 8, 2019
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Thanksgiving signals the unofficial start of the Christmas season. Many families choose a real tree to celebrate the holiday which not only makes for great memories, but also benefits Wisconsin’s economy and environment.