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Parked truck rear-ended on Fred St.
ANTIGO — An intoxicated and distracted driver rear-ended a parked vehicle and pushed it approximately 50 feet at least partly onto a front yard on Fred St. around 8 p.m. Saturday night. According to the police report, the driver, a 20-year-old from Antigo, had turned off of 10th Ave. and had just begun traveling south on Fred St. when he struck the vehicle, another pickup truck, which was owned by a woman named Cheryl Kuehn. ...
Apparently haywire vehicle saved from creek by guardrail
ANTIGO — A local woman narrowly avoided driving into Spring Brook Friday afternoon after losing control of her vehicle on Gowan Road and ramming directly into the end of a guardrail on a bridge above the waterway. Saige Corso was driving to work just before 4 p.m. Friday when she said the used 2014 Chevy Equinox she had recently purchased malfunctioned. “It was a 25 mile per hour zone, so...
Results of local elections reported
ANTIGO — Results of the 2024 Spring Primary Election were posted around 11 p.m. Tuesday night by the Langlade County Clerk’s Office. Countywide, 42 percent of all eligible voters participated in the election, a number that mirrored the 41 percent participation in the City of Antigo itself. Just before 3 p.m. Tuesday afternoon, City of Antigo Clerk and Treasurer Kaye Matucheski said even for an April election, the polls were...
Antigo gears up for streets projects
The city of Antigo is gearing up for several road projects in the upcoming construction season. Charley Brinkmeier, the head of the Antigo public works department, said the city is preparing for projects around 4th Avenue, Edison Street and other areas of the city. Brinkmeier said timelines will become more clear for each of the construction projects as contracts are finalized, but that construction season typically gets going in May,...
Wisconsin Land and Water Conservation Board meeting
MADISON — The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) will host a Land and Water Conservation Board Meeting meeting Tuesday at 9 a.m. Among the items for discussion is the extension of DATCP projects from 2023 into 2024: $39,006.03 to the Wisconsin Land and Water Conservation Association (WI Land+Water)$12,080 to UW-SFAL$5,686.26 to UW Extension NRE$102,882.96 to 11 recipients of Nutrient Management Farmer Education (NMFE) grants$129,335.00 to give recipients of Innovation grants There will also be a report on Transfers and Reallocations of 2023 Cost-share dollars that were not used in fiscal year 2023. The meeting is open to the public under Wisconsin open meetings law. It will be a virtual-only event, and further details on joining via Microsoft Teams are available by emailing Stacy Tierman at Stacy.tierman@wisconsin.gov.
Over 50 years on from Title IX, coach that helped bring women’s sports to Antigo High School reflects
ANTIGO — When Sandy Waltzer began coaching softball and basketball at Antigo High School in 1976, results from her teams’ games appeared on the newspaper’s obituary page. This lack of recognition for women’s sports wasn’t uncommon at the time: Title IX, the landmark legislation that prohibited sex-based discrimination in education programs, had only been enacted four years earlier in 1972. Soon though, the team was in the newspaper’s regular sports...
Registered write-ins join city council race
ANTIGO — Several Antigo residents recently filed paperwork to become registered write-in candidates for two long-occupied city council seats in next week’s election. Brian Zaverousky will be a registered write-in for Ward 3, which has been held by incumbent Tim Kassis for 26 of the last 28 years. Tree Williams, meanwhile, will attempt to unseat Ward 4 Alderman Tom Bauknecht, who has held his seat since 2010. The Antigo Journal...
Shawano County Senior Dining Program for April
All meals include milk. This is a general diet served to those with no diet restrictions. Menu is subject to change based on availability. Shawano 715-526-9311, Wittenberg 715-253-2421. Serving Shawano Monday thru Friday, Bowler Mondays, Birnamwood Tuesdays, Wittenberg Wednesdays and Tigerton on Thursdays. MONDAY, APRIL 1 Slow Roasted Braised Beef with Onions Carrots ...
Fire causes significant damage to home
ANTIGO — A 9th Avenue home sustained considerable damage during a house fire late Monday night. At approximately 10:15 p.m. Monday, personnel from the Antigo Fire Department, Rural Fire Control, and Town of Antigo Volunteer Fire Department responded to the fire, the cause of which is still being investigated, according to Antigo Fire Department Lt. Chad Ashbeck. “It started on the second floor,” Ashbeck said. “There was a significant amount...
Additional stop signs proposed for 5th Avenue
ANTIGO — At a Public Works Committee Meeting Wednesday night, city officials mulled adding stop signs or other signals at both the Dorr and Edison St. intersections of 5th Avenue to slow traffic along the street. Fifth Ward Alderman Mark Edwards said he brought the proposal to turn the intersections into four-way stops to the committee after feedback from several residents about the dangerousness the current two-way stop setup of the intersections poses to both pedestrians and vehicles entering 5th Avenue. ...
Several place in Rhinelander pickleball tournament
RHINELANDER — Antigo Pickleball Club had 13 members competing at the Rhinelander YMCA’s “Clash of the Paddles” tournament held at the Hodag Dome on Saturday and Sunday, March 23-24. Competition was fierce and we are proud of all our players. Antigo Pickleball Club is holding their own fun “For the Heat” tournament on Saturday, April 13. For information about the tournament or play times in Antigo, check out the Antigo Pickleball Club’s Facebook page or email AntigoPickleball@gmail.com. The club is always welcoming new members.
Registered write-ins join race for Langlade County Board positions
ANTIGO -- Several county residents have registered in recent weeks as official write-in candidates for county board seats, including two that are currently occupied. Cassidy Quig and Abby Mattek registered as official write-in candidates in Districts 5 and 11, respectively, and Sherry Piraino, Sandra Fischer, and Brian Zaverousky registered as write-ins for Districts 1, 2, and 3, respectively, all seats that will have no candidates on the ballot at all. ...
New water tower rises in Antigo
ANTIGO — Thursday, some Antigo residents witnessed the a new era in the city. At least the start of it. Thursday afternoon, the new water tower near North Elementary School assumed its eventual form when a previously-grounded holding tank was erected onto the tower’s base, bringing it level with the city’s aging white tower in the Antigo skyline. ...
Ruby Szitta of Antigo celebrates 95th birthday
Mrs. Ruby (Spear) Szitta celebrated her 95th birthday recently at an open house hosted by her family. The party was held at Chocadoodledoo’s in Antigo with many relatives and friends in attendance, including Ruby’s sister, Jean Clay, who celebrated her 90th birthday last summer. Mrs. Szitta, a life-long resident of Langlade County, graduated from the Langlade County Teachers College in 1948. After beginning her career by teaching in several one-room schools, Ruby continued to work as a teacher and instructional assistant within the Antigo school district until retiring in 1993. Mrs. Szitta also served as Clerk of Summit Township from 1969 to 1999, worked at almost every election held between 1966 and 2020, and was also a dedicated 4-H leader of the Summit Satellites 4-H Club. Ruby attends St. John’s Catholic Church in Bloomville, where she is a longtime member.
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