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Schoenenberger completes Nicolet College Jail Academy

The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office last week gave a shoutout to Corrections Officer Dane Schoenenberger for completing the Nicolet College Jail Academy.

The Symonds family, owners of The Grill, were welcomed by Tomahawk Ambassadors Becky Jaecks, Dawn Nelson, Kathy Rankin, Deb Tomaszewski, Mary Lu Voermans, Bunny Kluka and Diane Timm.
Ambassadors hold ribbon cutting ceremony at The Grill
The Tomahawk Ambassadors recently held a ribbon cutting ceremony at The Grill.
Lincoln County Sheriff’s Report: May 19, 2025
As reported by the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office Monday, May 19, 2025.
LCHD shares 2025 data from County Health Rankings and Roadmaps
The Lincoln County Health Department (LCHD) recently shared local 2025 data from County Health Rankings and Roadmaps.
Nokomis FD flushes, flow tests pair of dry hydrants
This week, the Nokomis Volunteer Fire Department flushed and flow tested two of its dry hydrants.
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Government
LCVSO highlights ongoing outreach efforts in Tomahawk
The Lincoln County Veterans Service Office (LCVSO) earlier this month highlighted the continuation of its efforts in Tomahawk.
Wisconsin counties receive state funding for forest roads
Governor Tony Evers and the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) this week announced that $320,600.00 in state funds is anticipated to support improving more than 930 miles of county forest roads in 24 counties across the state, including several in the Northwoods.
Quarterly transportation aids: More than $108 million allocated to Wisconsin municipalities
Governor Tony Evers and the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) this week that announced counties and municipalities across the state received more than $108 million for General Transportation (GTA), Connecting Highway (CHA) and Expressway Policing Aids.
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Education
Tomahawk fifth graders graduate from D.A.R.E. program
The Tomahawk Police Department (TPD) last week recognized the Tomahawk Elementary School and St. Mary’s School students who recently graduated from the D.A.R.E. program.
Pictured is one of this year’s Building Trades program projects – an 8’ by 10’ storage shed. The shed remained available for purchase as of press time on Monday, May 19. For more information, contact the THS office at 715-453-2106.
THS program preparing students for future careers in skilled trades
The School District of Tomahawk earlier this month shined a light on its Building Trades program.
St. Mary’s students visit Tomahawk Public Library
St. Mary’s School 4K and kindergarten students recently visited the Tomahawk Public Library.
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Sports
Five takeaways from the Packers’ 2025 schedule
Well folks, the most important sports day of the year has finally happened: The National Football League has released the 2025 schedule. This will remain the most important sports day of the year for the next 365 days, give or take, until the 2026 schedule comes out.
Hatchet tracksters take part in Otto Bacher meet
The Tomahawk High School track and field team recently competed in the Otto Bacher meet in Merrill.
Pictured, from left, are members of the first place team from Castaways: Bob Donath, Robert Augustine, Derek Bartz, Paul Lyskawa and Russ Wadzinski.
Castaways, Floyd’s, Bottoms Up take top three spots in Equal Opportunity Pool League
The Tomahawk Tuesday Night Equal Opportunity Pool League last week announced its top three teams for the 2024-25 season.
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Nature and Outdoors
Fishing Report: Well on our way to a fantastic summer
With Memorial Day just around the corner, we’re having some fine spring fishing up here.
A spongy moth trap.
DATCP conducting spongy moth trapping
The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) last week announced that it will be setting approximately 8,000 traps for spongy moth (Lymantria dispar) this year.
Three sculptures of mammoths posed around the Lake Pit at the La Brea Tar Pits depict outdated ideas. The artist mired the female in the muck, with her baby and a male standing on the shore. Scientists now know that females lived in herds, and males lived apart. Males were more likely to get stuck in the tar because they didn’t have a herd to rescue them. Networks are valuable for many reasons!
Natural Connections: Networking
"During a lull in the presentations and networking events, I caught a rideshare to the La Brea Tar Pits and Museum with Rich Jaworski, CNHM director. Here, in southern California, the Ice Age looked different than it did in northern Wisconsin. While the Northwoods were buried under a mile of ice and even the earthworms were wiped out, the La Brea Tar Pits were a hub of big, furry, life," writes Emily Stone, Naturalist/Education Director at the Cable Natural History Museum.
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Opinion and Editorial
Memorial Day: Honoring the Ultimate Sacrifice
Dear Reader,  As Memorial Day approaches, we pause to remember and honor those who gave everything for our nation. Each Memorial Day, we stand in solemn gratitude for thos who never …
Unto Dust...
Dear Reader,  In the final accounting, when the ledger of our days closes and the last breath escapes like a whisper into the void, what remains of us? We who once walked with purpose, …
Movies You Gotta See: With ‘Dazed and Confused,’ Richard Linklater captures a moment in time
"Dazed and Confused" takes place over the course of one day in 1976 Austin, Texas, following the conversations and activities of various teenagers on the last day of school.
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Obituaries
Kirsten (Kissy) J. Boyens
Kirsten (Kissy) Boyens died unexpectedly in her home on Oct. 4, 2024 at the age of 61.
Barbara Ann Wagner
Barbara Ann Wagner, age 86, of Tomahawk and Eagle River, Wis., unexpectedly passed to her heavenly home on Thursday, May 8, 2025, at PAM Health Rehabilitation Hospital in Wausau, Wis.
John Robert Mott
John Robert Mott, 78, of Apple Valley, Minn., passed away peacefully on Friday, May 9, 2025 at the Minnesota Veterans Home.
Jack G. Evans
Jack G. Evans, age 80, of Tomahawk, passed away on Wednesday, May 7, 2025, at his home under the care of his family and Moments Hospice.
Joanne 'Grandma Joan' P. Kasmierski
Joanne “Grandma Joan” P. Kasmierski, age 86, of Tomahawk, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on Wednesday, April 30, 2025 at Milestone Senior Living in Tomahawk under the care of Aspirus Comfort Care and Hospice Services.
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Packers
Post-game interview with Green Bay Packers Quarterback Jordan Love
Packers Head Coach Matt LaFleur after the Oct. 20 win against the Houston Texans.
Special Sections
Mary Jane Van Duyse Sorgel started her dance career at the Dorothy Leyse La Plant School of Dancing at the age of six. Three years later, she began to twirling baton and started wowing the crowds at regional festivals with her acrobatics and baton twirling skills.
Mary Jane Van Duyse Sorgel started her dance career at the Dorothy Leyse La Plant School of Dancing at the age of six. Three years later, she began to twirling baton and started wowing the crowds at regional festivals with her acrobatics and baton twirling skills.
Mary Jane Van Duyse Sorgel started her dance career at the Dorothy Leyse La Plant School of Dancing at the age of six. Three years later, she began to twirling baton and started wowing the crowds at regional festivals with her acrobatics and baton twirling skills.
Mary Jane Van Duyse Sorgel started her dance career at the Dorothy Leyse La Plant School of Dancing at the age of six. Three years later, she began to twirling baton and started wowing the crowds at regional festivals with her acrobatics and baton twirling skills.
Mary Jane Van Duyse Sorgel started her dance career at the Dorothy Leyse La Plant School of Dancing at the age of six. Three years later, she began to twirling baton and started wowing the crowds at regional festivals with her acrobatics and baton twirling skills.
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