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Pickleball club seeks additional funding to convert Jaycee Park
ANTIGO — At a meeting last week, the Antigo School Board unanimously approved a proposal to turn the tennis courts at the Jaycee Park just south of 10th Avenue into pickleball courts. The proposal, brought to the board by the Langlade County Pickleball Club after roughly a year of planning, will convert the six tennis courts that currently make up the park into 12 pickleball courts. Langlade County Pickleball Club...
Ribbon-cutting ceremony held for library solar array
ANTIGO — As part of a celebration of Earth Day, the Antigo Public Library (APL) held a ribbon-cutting ceremony Saturday morning for its rooftop solar array, which was commissioned earlier this year. The event began with speeches from many of the library officials who led the project, including Former Library Director Dominic Frandrup, who began the grant writing process that he said eventually resulted in the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin and the Office of Energy Innovation awarding the library $230,000, 75 percent of the...
Smith Ave., Edison St. to be redone this summer
ANTIGO — At a City Council Public Works Committee meeting Wednesday night, Street Commissioner Kirk Packard announced intentions to re-pave part of Smith Ave. this summer. The Street Department originally planned to re-pave Smith from Edison to Deleglise St., but scaled back because of funding. “We wanted to do Smith Ave. from Edison to Deleglise St. — that’s 1,600 feet,” Packard said. “But that’s like $62,000 just for the blacktop,...
Community collaboration shines in Antigo Teacher Appreciation campaign
ANTIGO — North Wood Blooms, in collaboration with Sola Eclipse and the West Elementary Family Advisory Network, is excited to announce a heartwarming initiative aimed at honoring and supporting local teachers while also giving back to the Boys and Girls Club of the Northwoods (BGCNW). The goal of this campaign is to sponsor a single stemmed wooden rose for every educator in Antigo as a symbolic gesture of appreciation. Individuals have the opportunity to choose a deserving educator’s school to receive the flower during Teacher...
Council to vote on raising fines for parking violations
ANTIGO — At its meeting Wednesday night, the Antigo City Council’s Finance, Personnel, and Legislative Committee approved a motion to raise fines from $3 to $15 for vehicles that overstay two hour parking limits. The change, which will also entail paying $20 for failing to pay the $15 fine within 48 hours, will go into effect if it gains the approval of the entire city council when it convenes in June. ...
Referendum appearing more likely for consolidated elementary
ANTIGO — Following a meeting at East Elementary School Tuesday night, a community task force seems likely to recommend building a new, consolidated elementary school to the Antigo School Board. For the past few months, that task force has been discussing how best to use the district’s facilities after being formed for that purpose. During an informal ballot vote near the end of the meeting, 18 of 20 members voted to build a new elementary school rather than renovate and add on to the three...
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