The Washburn County Health Department urges people to follow Gov. Tony Evers issued an Emergency Order requiring individuals to wear face cove…
A large number of people who have been tested at a Wisconsin National Guard site did not provide a valid phone number or are not answering the…
SPOONER– Janet Krokson of Spooner, former editor/publisher of the Spooner Advocate, has released a work of fiction, published by BookLocker.
The number of active COVID-19 cases doubled between July 30 and August 2, from 13 to 26, and the total number of cases over the same period ro…
Liberal Justice Jill Karofsky was sworn into the Wisconsin Supreme Court on Saturday, shifting the partisan balance of the court at a time whe…
SHELL LAKE– What was supposed to an "at last!" celebration for Shell Lake graduates turned into another bitter disappointment because of COVID-19.
POLK COUNTY– A crash in Polk County has taken the lives of two people.
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One of the nation's largest electric utilities serving Wisconsin [including parts of the Northwoods] is pledging to go carbon-neutral by 2050,…
SAWYER COUNTY– Sheriff Doug Mrotek said in a press release on Friday, July 31, that the Sawyer County Sheriff's Office will not be "taking any…
WASHBURN COUNTY– Washburn County Sheriff's Office will not enforce the governor's order to wear masks because it is unconstitutional and "gove…
BURNETT COUNTY– Burnett County Sheriff Tracy Finch said in a statement on Friday, July 31, that the department is so busy that its main conce…
The leader of the Wisconsin state Senate says GOP lawmakers are ready to vote on overriding Gov. Tony Evers’ new statewide mask mandate, but t…
Burnett County has updated its COVID-19 Plan following Gov. Tony Evers's mandatory face mask order on July 30.
Marshfield Clinic Health System issued the following statement on a mandatory mask order by Gov. Tony Evers on Thursday, July 30:
Wearing a mask is one of the most effective ways to limit the spread of COVID-19 and limiting the spread of COVID-19 is one of the most effect…
MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers declared a Public Health Emergency on Thursday, July 30, and issued an Emergency Order requiring individuals to wea…
Two males were killed and three other people injured in a head-on crash on Highway 27-77 at the intersection with County Hwy. T two miles west…
SHELL LAKE– Jason P. Arnold, 38, of Exeland faces a competency hearing after he led officers on a high-speed chase from Hayward to the Sarona …
The Washburn County Highway Department, on behalf of the Wisconsin Department of Transportation, is planning to grind off six larger bumps on …
A federal grand jury in the Western District of Wisconsin has charged Brian K. Dennis, 50, of Spooner with possessing 50 grams or more of meth…
A federal grand jury in the Western District of Wisconsin has charged Anthony A. Atkins, 47, of Webster with possessing child pornography.
SPOONER– The Spooner librarians will be on the loose in Spooner on August 1 from 10 a.m. to noon. In a twist on the scavenger hunt theme, the …
SPOONER– By a vote of 8-3, the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association has decided to move back the starting dates for fall sports for …
To slow the spread of COVID-19, the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT), in cooperation with EMCS, Inc., has moved public involvem…
Madeline Island followed Bayfield’s lead in requiring people to wear facemasks in public places, some outdoor locations and commercial busines…
CUMBERLAND– Barron County Department of Health and Human Services is working closely with Seneca Foods to respond to a cluster of positive COV…
Most of Wisconsin's rural schools are planning to reopen in the fall with in-person classes and no mask requirements, a survey of dozens of di…
Potentially hundreds of laid-off Wisconsin workers with disabilities are now eligible for federal aid that other unemployed workers have recei…
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