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Sheriff’s Office employees complete crisis intervention training

Earlier this month, four Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office employees attended a 40-hour training course focused on crisis intervention.

Flu, COVID-19 vaccines available at LCHD
The Lincoln County Health Department (LCHD) is continuing to offer regular and high-dose flu vaccines, and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines are now available.
Lincoln County Sheriff’s Report: Oct. 29, 2024
As reported by the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2024.
Ozaukee Guzzlers donate to Nokomis Food Pantry
Members of the Ozaukee Guzzlers North M.C. recently presented a donation of $2,500.00 to Bette Stillman with the Nokomis Food Pantry.
Pictured are Girl Scouts Jackie Wendorf, Cadette Troop 7221; Adalyn Picl, Brownie Troop 7220; and Mirisah Taylor, Junior Troop 7212; Girl Scout Leader Kay Kissinger Wolf; and Legionnaires Terry Baldowsky and Tom Garrigan.
Local Girl Scout troops receive contribution from American Legion Post 93
American Legion Post 93 in Tomahawk recently contributed $500.00 to local Girl Scout troops.
Government
More than $138 million in quarterly transportation aid payments allocated to Wisconsin municipalities
Governor Tony Evers and the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) this week announced that municipalities across the state received more than $138 million in the fourth quarter of 2024 for General Transportation Aids, Connecting Highway Aids and Expressway Policing Aids.
Underly
State Superintendent Jill Underly proposes universal free meals for Wisconsin students
State Superintendent Dr. Jill Underly today proposed increasing access to meals at school by providing all Wisconsin students access to nutritious breakfast and lunch at no cost to families.
Biermann Foundation donation covers replacement of Sheriff’s Office cameras
The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office will replace its aging camera systems after receiving a donation to cover the associated costs.
Education
Local businesses provide THS students with opportunity put job interview skills into practice
Over the course of two days, Tomahawk High School (THS) students had the opportunity to put their newly-acquired job interview skills into practice.
Through sidewalk project, THS students gain hands-on experience while improving campus
Tomahawk High School (THS) Building Trades students recently took on a hands-on project that not only honed their construction skills, but also improved their school environment.
Pictured, back row, from left: Julia McGovern, Urijah Malchiodi, Alena Cerkas, Maddie Long, Finn Colburn; middle: Landon Plantenberg, Aubrey Graeber, Galen Schmidt, Sadie Ruder, Sarah Kallerud; front: Johnathan Feltes, Cedar Hoffman, Evelyn Brennan, Exxie Walbeck, Caroline Klesmith, Phoebe Hrdina. Not pictured: Greta Kurth, Emma Schiltz, Tamara Stenberg.
THS Drama Department’s one-act-play earns trip to Sectionals
The Tomahawk High School (THS) Drama Department’s one-act play will be taking part in next month’s Sectionals competition.
Sports
The Lady Hatchet runners took first place at the Sectional competition in Colby last week.
Lady Hatchet runners earn 18th Sectional title
On Friday, Oct. 25, the Tomahawk High School cross country team headed southwest to Colby High School to compete at the WIAA Division II Sectional Cross Country Meet.
Cross country: Hatchets shine on home turf, at conference championships
TOMAHAWK – The Tomahawk High School cross country team hosted its annual invitational and took part in the Great Northern Conference (GNC) Championships. Hatchet Invitational The …
TMS runners close out season with invitational, awards ceremony
The Tomahawk Middle School cross country team closed out the 2024 season by lining up at the Wisconsin Valley Conference Junior High Invitational at Standing Rocks County Park just outside of Stevens Point.
Nature and Outdoors
Female rock ptarmigans have such amazing camouflage that they are hard to spot from even a few feet away.
Natural Connections: Ptarmigans on Top of the World
"Our ruffed grouse grow comb-like bristles on the sides of their toes to provide snowshoe-like floatation and traction on icy aspen twigs. In contrast, ptarmigans have feet so fuzzily covered in feathers that their genus, Lagopus, means “hare-footed.” They are well-suited to the tundra habitats they prefer," writes Emily Stone, Naturalist/Education Director at the Cable Natural History Museum.
Fishing Report: One last push for fall
As fall continues, the days are shortening quickly, and we can start to feel the approaching winter – albeit with some strangely warm days and nights mixed in.
Fishing Report: Chillier temps could bring increase in feeding
We are getting a mix of our usual cool fall weather and some warm weather for this time of year. As anglers, we want this cooler weather at this time of the fall rather than nice warm weather.
Opinion and Editorial
Movies You Gotta See: 45 years later, ‘Alien’ remains a titan of sci-fi horror
“In space, no one can hear you scream.” It’s pretty wild to think that the Best Movie Tagline Debate has been settled since 1979, when Ridley Scott dropped his sci-fi horror classic Alien.
Packers vs. Texans: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
Let's take a look at the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly from the Packers’ anxiety-inducing, ugly-at-times, last-second win over the Texans.
Movies You Gotta See: ‘Stand by Me’ captures the ephemeral innocence of childhood friendships
Rob Reiner’s 1986 drama Stand by Me is a definitive coming-of-age film; maybe the definitive coming-of-age film.
Obituaries
Thomas W. Grygo
Thomas W. Grygo, age 80, of Nekoosa, Wis., passed away on Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2024 at Aspirus Riverview Hospital in Wisconsin Rapids, Wis.
Maureen M. Newborg
Maureen M. Newborg, age 85, of Tomahawk, passed away on Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024, surrounded by her family, at Riverview Health Services under the care of Moments Hospice.
Vernon 'Boot' James Hakala
Vernon “Boot” James Hakala, 57, of Rhinelander, Wis., passed away on Sunday, Oct. 13, 2024 after battling cancer. He was born Jan. 7, 1967 in Tomahawk, the son of Philip and Janice …
Don G. Habeck
Don G. Habeck, age 87, of Tomahawk, WI, passed away on Sunday, Oct. 6, 2024, at Country Terrace Assisted Living in Tomahawk. Don was born in Schofield, Wis., on April 17, 1937, to the late Walter Sr. …
Darrell L. 'Bud' Spieth
Darrell L. “Bud” Spieth, 73, passed away on Sept. 28, 2024, in Tripoli, Wis. Bud was born on April 13, 1951, in Fort Wayne, Ind., to Darrell and Louise Spieth, both of whom preceded him …
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.