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Court officials look to improve jury duty responses
ANTIGO — In Sept. 2023, Langlade County Clerk of Courts Tina Wild sent nearly 1,000 questionnaires out around the county. The questionnaires are sent out every year by court officials and essentially serve as a preliminary mechanism by which to vet potential jurors in case of a trial. The questions they contain are mostly basic, biographical ones: Are you employed? Do you have a mental disability? Have you ever been convicted of a crime? ...
Senior center tax program ending next week
ANTIGO — The free tax preparation program which was held this year at the Langlade County Senior Center will conclude next week. The AARP-sponsored program, through which IRS-trained tax preparers file taxes for Langlade County residents over 50 years old for free, was held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. each Tuesday and Thursday at the Senior Center for the past two months. Judy Smith, a local coordinator for the...
Antigo Music Association to host show honoring World War II’s “Greatest Generation”
ANTIGO — Arleen Kaefer was hesitating to do something seemingly harmless: put a blue star up in her window. Kaefer was living in Buffalo. Her husband had been drafted for World War II. The blue star, of course, signified that a member of the household was serving in the military. Why the prospect of doing something apparently innocuous made her wary, though, was actually quite understandable, according to her granddaughter...
Helping Hair: local with cerebral palsy donates hair to Locks of Love
ANTIGO — When Susan Layton’s daughter Hanna was four years old, she donated her hair to Locks of Love, the organization which, of course, provides wigs to kids who have suffered hair loss due to medical conditions like cancer. Over 20 years have passed since then, but Susan returned to a hair salon last week for exactly the same reason: to accompany a daughter donating hair to Locks of Love. ...
Bluegrass band to perform in Wabeno at Volk Auditorium on May 4
WABENO — Put together a bass fiddle, mandolin, banjo, and strummin’ guitar and you have the makings for a great bluegrass band. Add to that a vocalist of the year, Grammy nominations and award-winning albums and you have the internationally recognized bluegrass band, The Special Consensus! Mark your calendars and buy tickets now to attend a night of bluegrass music with The Special Consensus! The concert is Saturday, May 4, 2024, at 7:00pm in the Nancy Volk Auditorium, 4325 Branch Street in Wabeno. The night...
Public transit bus involved in crash
ANTIGO — A public transit bus failed to yield at a stop sign and collided with an SUV in an accident that resulted in both vehicles being towed Tuesday morning at the intersection of Highway 64 and Charlotte St. The bus, one in the local fleet run by the Menomonie Department of Transit Services (MDOTs) that holds the contract to provide services to Langlade County, entered the intersection traveling north when it hit the westbound SUV. ...
City council approves controversial remote voting measure
ANTIGO — The Antigo City Council adopted a motion by a 6-3 vote Wednesday night that allows members to vote remotely. The change, which is now in effect, permits council members appearing via video conferencing applications such as Zoom to vote at up to four meetings per year while not physically present at city hall, likely because of extended periods of travel. Third Ward Alderman Tim Kassis, who for several...
Vehicle totaled after inexplicably starting fire at Walmart
ANTIGO — A vehicle unexpectedly erupted into an inferno Sunday morning in the Walmart parking lot, burning almost completely to the frame until being extinguished by responding firefighters. According to a report filed by the Antigo Fire Department about the incident, the fire was quelled less than five minutes after their personnel arrived on the scene. “The van was kind of in the middle of the parking lot — luckily...
AVA holds regional arts program
ANTIGO — The Antigo Visual Arts held its 2024 Spring Wisconsin Regional Arts Program Exhibit reception Saturday at the Langlade County Historical Museum. The evening featured a poetry presentation by veteran Eric DeHart, who added a special touch to the event. Poetry often serves as a powerful tool for processing and healing from trauma and proved to be another healing artform tied to the art group’s mission of envisioning an arts-based community partnership in which every citizen has opportunities to explore, experience, and develop an...
Culver’s event to offset expenses for local gem and mineral club
ANTIGO — Tonight from 4 to 8 p.m., 10 percent of all sales at Culver’s will go to the Langlade Gem and Mineral Club. Since the Langlade Gem and Mineral Club was founded last July, members’ expenses have included digs in Wausau for moon rocks and a trip to the Upper Peninsula in which they found huge pieces of copper. They also pay dues to the Midwest Federation of Gems and Minerals, a larger organization to which the club now belongs, according to Roger Wilder,...
Federal disaster loans available following mostly snowless winter
ANTIGO — The deadline for area small businesses negatively impacted by the unusually mild winter to apply for low-interest federal loans was extended late last week, according to a press release Thursday from Gov. Tony Evers. The application period for the loans, Economic Injury Disaster Loans provided through the U.S. Small Business Administration that can provide an individual business-owner up to $2 million to alleviate economic hardship caused by the lack of snow, was extended to July 31, 2024 for Langlade County and most other...
White Lake man convicted of hitting, killing moped driver
ANTIGO — Langlade County Judge John Rhode accepted a plea agreement Tuesday from a White Lake man who hit and killed another driver while intoxicated in June of 2022. Cory Hansen, 32, was convicted of homicide by intoxicated use of a vehicle and hit and run resulting in death after pleading no contest to the charges. Three other charges, including first degree reckless homicide, were dropped as part of the deal. ...
Boys and Girls Clubs of the Northwoods launches "Be a Drop in the Bucket"
ANTIGO — Boys and Girls Clubs of the Northwoods (BGCNW) has announced the launch of its fundraising campaign to support the Summer Antigo Teen Center Program. The campaign, aptly named “Be a Drop in the Bucket,” aims to raise essential funds totaling $51,000 to sustain operations at the Antigo Teen Center. Since opening in June 2022, the Antigo Teen Center has served as a vital resource for the community, providing a safe and engaging environment for teens during non-school hours. However, the initial grant support...
Antigo student to take part in regional cooking competition
ANTIGO — One Antigo High School student will compete in a regional culinary arts competition this Friday, March 15. Junior Kaitlyn Schreoder, a stalwart in the AHS Family Consumer Science program, will travel to Waukesha County Technical College for the cooking event, part of the 51st annual SkillsUSA Wisconsin State Leadership and Skills Conference. SkillsUSA, a national workforce development organization, will hold competitions in a number of practical, mostly STEM-related...
Ukulele musicians of any level jam at public library on Wednesdays
ANTIGO — If you walk into the Antigo Public Library around 1:30 on any given Wednesday, don’t be surprised if you hear music. The Ukulele Club meets at that time in the multi-purpose room near the library’s entrance hall on Wednesdays 1:30 to 3 p.m. and is open to the public. “Anybody can come in if they want to start playing the ukulele,” said Jeff Demlow, who was leading the...
Antigo High chili competition rages in Family Consumer Science wing
ANTIGO — Nearly everyone in Antigo knows of the city’s Christmastime chili cookoff on 5th Ave., but for the past several years, a chili competition has been a staple at another place in the city. Antigo High School. Throughout the day Thursday, teams of students enrolled in the International Foods elective served around 170 students and faculty who stopped by their classroom specially to taste-test — and then judge by...
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