Monday, November 11, 2024
News

Trig's, Tomahawk Pharmacy offering Kinship gift tags

Kinship of Tomahawk is asking the community to help brighten a KinsKid’s Christmas.

Price County Sheriff’s Office asking for public’s help in death investigation
The Price County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help with an investigation into the death of individual found north of Prentice.
Thunder
Neopit man arrested after high-speed pursuit in Oneida County
The report of a two-vehicle accident on Hwy. 17 at Chick-A-Dee Peek Rd. northeast of Rhinelander on Monday, Nov. 4 led to a high-speed pursuit involving Oneida County deputies.
Tomahawk, several other Aspirus hospitals recognized by WHA’s CheckPoint Program
Aspirus Health this week announced that several of its hospitals, including its Tomahawk location, have been recognized as Top Performers in the Wisconsin Hospital Association’s (WHA) CheckPoint program.
Nut-Zee’s Bar & Resort donates to TFD
Nut-Zee's Bar & Resort recently donated $2,500.00 to the Tomahawk Fire Department (TFD).
Government
Felzkowski
Felzkowski elected Senate President
State Senator Mary Felzkowski (R-Tomahawk) will serve as Senate President in the upcoming legislative session.
Trump takes back White House; Baldwin, Tiffany, Felzkowski, Callahan defend seats
Voters across the country cast ballots in federal, statewide and local races in the Tuesday, Nov. 5 General Election.
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.
Education
THS Drama Department’s one-act play headed to State competition
For the ninth-straight time, the Tomahawk High School (THS) Drama Department’s one-act play will compete in the State competition.
Fields
Dr. Bobbi Fields tapped as Nicolet College’s new VP of Academic Affairs
Nicolet College this week announced that Dr. Bobbi Fields has been named its new Vice President of Academic Affairs.
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.
Sports
Lady Hatchet harriers wrap up season at State meet
On Saturday, Nov. 2, the Tomahawk High School varsity girls’ cross country team headed south to Wisconsin Rapids to compete at the WIAA Division II State Cross Country Meet.
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 …
Nature and Outdoors
Fishing Report: Final few weeks on the water
Rain over the weekend was welcome – we need it and so do the lakes. Water temps remain around 50 in most places as of this writing and have held steady there for the last couple of weeks.
Cubs cannot yet regulate their temperature and have delicate immune systems, so researchers wear protective gear and keep them warm while staff members fit a GPS collar on the mother bear during den surveys.
DNR asking public to report black bear den locations for research study
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) encourages the public to report any black bear den locations across Wisconsin to help with an ongoing study on black bear reproduction.
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.
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
Mary Jane Schoen Leder
Mary Jane Schoen Leder, of Gleason, aged 92, passed away Oct. 26, 2024 at Pride TLC in Weston while under the care of St. Croix Hospice services.
Gene Moss
Gene Moss, 87, Green Bay, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024 as a result of a fall.
Douglas L. Keintz
Douglas L. Keintz, 67, of High Peak Rd., Rhinelander, passed away unexpectedly Oct. 26, 2024 at his home.
Carol Grace Vander Voort
Carol Grace Vander Voort, 78, of Tomahawk, passed away Saturday, Oct. 26, 2024 at Aspirus Rhinelander Hospital.
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.
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
Pictured here are the Golden Girls at Lambeau Field. Borkovetz is located on the far left in the second row, while Maedke is located in the front row, second from right.
Pictured here are the Golden Girls at Lambeau Field. Borkovetz is located on the far left in the second row, while Maedke is located in the front row, second from right.
Pictured here are the Golden Girls at Lambeau Field. Borkovetz is located on the far left in the second row, while Maedke is located in the front row, second from right.
Pictured here are the Golden Girls at Lambeau Field. Borkovetz is located on the far left in the second row, while Maedke is located in the front row, second from right.