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Pete Schroeder new principal at SHS
SPOONER — Spooner High School has a new principal, and he is anxious for the 2024-25 school year. Pete Schroeder has been hired to be the high school principal in the Spooner Area School District. A native of Ladysmith, he is no stranger to the Northwoods and is happy to be here. Schroeder previously taught in Winter and served as middle school principal at Boscobel. ...
Wolves vs. cattle in Douglas County this year
DOUGLAS COUNTY — The unusual weather patterns in northwestern Wisconsin the last two summers have been challenging for farmers raising beef cattle. Last year’s drought resulted in cattleman Ron Schiff deciding to sell his herd since he didn’t have enough hay to feed them over the winter. This summer’s abundant rain eliminated any problems producing hay, but there has been one constant in his operation: the impact of wolves. “I lost my herd bull to wolves a few years ago but decided to keep my...
Minnesota DNR To Hold Seized Item Auction
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources will hold a pair of public auctions, one on August 26th and October 7th, giving the public the chance to purchase confiscated hunting, fishing and trapping equipment. The auction will be hosted by Hiller Auction Service. An early look at the items up for...
Tim Walz isn’t complicated. America is.
I’ve watched with some amusement as coastal, very online lefties have crushed on Gov. Tim Walz, who can ably voice progressive ideas while (authentically) wearing Carhartt. You’d think he were a cat who suddenly started playing a blues guitar. And I get the excitement: A presidential ticket pairing Walz with Vice President Kamala Harris, the […]
Illinois financial advisor handed two-year prison sentence after defrauding Wisconsin resident
MADISON, Wis. (WFRV) – U.S. Attorney Timothy M. O’Shea of the Western District of Wisconsin announced the two-year sentencing of a suburban Illinois man for wire fraud and helping a Madison resident prepare a false tax return. 59-year-old David Swartz of Highland Park, Ill. was sentenced by District...
Wisconsin State Fair engagement: Couple says 'I do' atop Wonder Wheel
MILWAUKEE — Love was in the air on opening day at the Wisconsin State Fair as a couple got engaged atop the Wonder Wheel. Neil Panosian proposed to Margie Story on the same ride where they shared their first date ten years ago. Panosian asked Story, "I was just...
Wisconsin Planned Parenthood responds to Iowa abortion ban
MADISON, Wis. -- On Monday, Iowa's Supreme Court ruled to ban abortions in the state after six weeks, making Iowa the 6th state in the Midwest to have an abortion policy stricter than the standard followed under Roe V. Wade.
Lake Michigan had a 2.9 magnitude earthquake Friday morning, a rare occurrence
Following a night of storms scattered across Wisconsin, Friday morning brought something almost unheard of in the Midwest: an earthquake. Taylor Patterson, a meteorologist for the National Weather Service, said a 2.9 magnitude earthquake took place in Lake Michigan off the shore of Sturgeon Bay around 9 a.m. Friday. The United States Geological...