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The Vilas County Sheriff's Department says the body of a 29-year-old missing and endangered man has been found.
According to a press release from the Sheriff's Department, deputies found the body of Michael Neal Larson during a ground search in a wooded area near his home in Conover just after 1:30 p.m. Saturday.
Larson has not been seen since Tuesday, Feb. 3.
The Antigo Area Community Food Pantry will be moving to its new facility on Progress Boulevard on Monday, February 9. The first distribution will be Wednesday, February 11. Distribution times are: Wednesdays from 11 am to 1 pm and Fridays from 1 pm to 3 pm.
U-S oil analyst Trilby Lundberg blames a jump in the price of crude oil for the recent rise in gasoline prices. He also says pump-prices could jump up to a dime in the near future, unless there's a significant drop in the price of crude. Here in Wisconsin, the Triple-"A" said the average price was 2.18-and-a-half cent per gallon today for regular unleaded. That's 12-cents higher than a week ago, but 1.09 cheaper than last year at this time. Lundberg says San Francisco has the highest price gas in the lower-48 states, at 2.59 per gallon.
Langlade Hospital in conjunction with the City of Antigo and Antigo Parks and Recreation is supporting the city's objective of creating a City Wide Bike Route. The hospital will help fund the pedestrian signal light crossings at the intersection of Highway 45 and 7th Avenue, and Highway 64 and Charlotte Street.
The identified crossings are areas that have been identified as crossing areas used by large numbers of pedestrians or an area that is a connection from residential housing to shopping, restaurants, and community amenities.
Vintage sleds dating from the earliest days of snowmobiling will share the trails with the latest models Saturday when the Deerbrook Bridge Runners Snowmobile Club host its 12th annual Classic Cruise vintage and antique snowmobile ride, and Jim Schroepfer will be along for the ride.
Schroepfer, along with brothers, Don and Ken, and members of their families will bring several vintage snowmobiles to the event, continuing a long-standing tradition.
“If just me and my brothers got together, we’d have 30 sleds by ourselves,” Schroepfer said.
The finishing touches are being put in place for the Antigo Area Food Pantry’s move to the north side on Monday.
After weeks of renovations, the pantry, currently located downtown, will hold its first distribution at its new 2120 Progress Blvd. location on Wednesday starting at 11 a.m.
Users are asked to park in the lot. The entry is located on the far west end of the building. Use the ramp on the left to get to the entry door. The ramp on the right is for exiting the building. There will be no early entry. Please remain in your car until the door opens.
In his state of the state address at the capitol building earlier this week, Governor Scott Walker said he was interested into putting more funding towards transportation for rural school districts. This was one of many ideas that came from the Rural Schools Task Force which was formed last year. White Lake and Elcho district administrator Bill Fisher says he hasnt seen any specifics of Walkers plan but said it would certainly help. Fisher had a meeting with State Senator Tom Tiffany of Hazlehurst two weeks ago, where he expressed the c hallenges both of his schools face. White Lake will be trying for a 3rd time to pass an operating referendum, asking the public to exceed their revenue limit by $250,000 a year for 5 years.
Wisconsin had three more traffic deaths in January than in the same month a year ago. Preliminary D-O-T figures show that 36 people were killed in Wisconsin highway crashes last month -- the same as the average for the past five years. Six pedestrians were among those killed. Last month's death toll was tied for the ninth-lowest in Wisconsin since the end of World War Two in the 1940's, when the modern highway system began to flourish. D-O-T officials are urging drivers to be more careful. With gas prices down, they expect more traffic -- and they're trying to build on a solid safety record from last year, when Wisconsin had fewer than 500 fatalities for the first time since 1943.
On Saturday, you'll have a chance to see some familiar sights on TV if you tune in to the Discover Wisconsin TV show. They will be featuring many of the Northwood's county forests, with footage shot in all 4 seasons. The episode was over a year in the making, and much of it shot in Langlade County.
Those that enjoy skating but don't have the money for skates or transportation to other rinks have an opportunity to do it for free through the Antigo Parks and Recreation Department.
The Antigo Area Youth Hockey Association, in collaboration with Park & Rec offer free open skates throughout the year at the Langlade County Multi-Purpose Building.
Admission is only a canned good which is donated to the food pantry.
The 12th annual Deerbrook Bridge Runners Classis Cruise Vintage and Antique Snowmobile ride will take place on Saturday morning at Quinn's Bar at Neva Corners. Registration starts at 10 a.m. and the ride will begin at noon.
New sleds are welcome too. The event is fun for the whole family. After the ride the partying continues with food, drawings, prizes and karaoke.
The registration fee is $10 and includes a commemorative lapel pin, soup and sandwich supper and a chance to win $100.
The Antigo National Guard unit, which has sent soldiers on deployment to Iraq several times in the past decade, will be reflagged as a new forward support company in ceremonies on Saturday.
The newly named E Company 132nd Brigade Support Batalion will be unveiled in ceremonies at 4:30 p.m. at the armory on Amron Avenue.
“The ceremony will welcome and signify the unit’s start at the armory,” 1st. Lt. Calvin J. Hettmer said. “It is open to members of community organizations as well as the general public.”
An Antigo man who racked up his fifth offense of drunken driving while still on probation for a prior count has been sentenced to time in prison.
Gary Piskula, 64, of 1131 Fourth Ave. was ordered in Langlade County Circuit Court Wednesday to serve a two-year term of incarceration. That’s on top of an additional one and a half-year stay, minus 261 days of time already served, ordered in a prior offense.
Piskula’s latest charge dates to July when he was found lying injured outside his vehicle parked outside a local residence. Authorities said he had driven to the home, parked partially in the driveway, exited the vehicle and fell.
A spokesperson for the Department of Transportation said in a press release Thursday morning, the southbound lane of US 51/WIS 29 near Robin Lane in Rib Mountain is closed due to icy conditions.
The press release stated water is migrating underneath the concrete and rising up through the concrete joints, resulting in icy conditions on the pavement surface. The lane will remain closed until the temperatures rise enough to keep ice from forming or until crews can redirect the water to an existing, nearby drainage structure.
Tomorrow a game feed will be served from 6:30-9PM at "The Well" on 7th Avenue in Antigo. It's a free event that allows hunters and sportsmen to display their mounts and also share a dish from the bounty of their hunts.
The Elcho School District has numerous projects coming up in the next few months, and the timeline will be made even clearer after the Buildings and Grounds Committee meet for a monthly meeting. Projects include finishing the dugouts on the softball field that a local girl scouts group did, replacing two interior doors, roof repair, and also discuss the CESA 10 report who has been inside the buildings numerous times, looking for possible safety problems.
A Medford man has been sentenced to eleven years in a federal prison, for burning down his pizza restaurant to cash in on insurance. District Judge Barbara Crabb of Madison also told 36-year-old David Johnson to pay restitution of 155-thousand dollars. He pleaded guilty to arson, for starting a blaze two years ago at his Main Street Pizza and Grill in Medford.
Skating, sledding and even a bit of bowling will come for a full afternoon of winter fun Sunday at Peaceful Valley Park.
The annual Fun and Family Wellness Day will run from 3 to 6 p.m., mixing healthy fun and food with a dose of information about heart health and disease prevention.
Activities will include “hen” bowling, a snow angel contest, sledding, broomball and much more. Prizes will be given to youth completing various events.
The three sisters of the Religious Hospitallers of St. Joseph renewed their vows Monday morning, continuing a tradition of health care that dates to the founding of the order in 1636.
Sisters Adele Demulling, Jean Bricco and Dolores Demulling recited their vows before Rev. Omer Kelley, chaplain, in a Mass that filled the hospital chapel.
“What a wonderful example of the commitment of the sisters,” Hospital Administrator Dave Schneider said. “We thank you for your commitment and we hope this will be a great day in your life.”
The Antigo school board, in an effort to trim costs and perhaps hold the line on the length of routes, voted Monday to hire Malliette Bus Company as its sole bus provider for the next five years.
The contract will begin with the 2015-16 school year. The district is currently served by both Malliette and Mid-Wisconsin Buses.
Action came on a unanimous vote following presentations by representatives from Malliette, Mid-Wisconsin and Kobussen Buses.
Four people are recovering after a stabbing incident at a nail salon west of Wausau. Marathon County sheriff's officials said a male employee at Best Nails Salon-and-Spa in the town of Rib Mountain stabbed three co-workers and injured himself with a four-inch blade. Lieutenant Bill Millhausen said the man stabbed two other men and a woman -- and the woman ran to a nearby business and told somebody there to call 9-1-1.
Last night, the Antigo School Board got together for a special meeting to hear 3 transportation proposals from Kobussen, Mid-Wisconsin/Lamers and Malliette Bus Company. The bus contract ends at the end of this year, and was a 5 year deal with Mailliette and Mid-Wiscosnin Buses.
District Administrator Dr. Don Childs said that the board discussed negotiable aspects in closed session, then re-convened into open session and unanimously approved a 5-year contract with Malliette, the low bidder. It was a significant difference between the bids.
The Antigo Boys & Girls Club and Thrivent Financial’s Pinnacle Team presented Antigo Thinks You Can Dance, Saturday evening at North Star’s expansive facilities.
It was an evening of elegant hors d’oeurves and desserts, music, color and of course, dance.
Thrivent and the Boys & Girls Club stage the event as a fund-raiser for the program that has served hundreds and hundreds of young people and served as a celebration of the 15th year for the group focused on local youth.
Firefighters from the town of Elcho, Pelican Lake and Rural Fire Control responded to a mid-morning house fire at the Joe Draeger resident at W10682 Bass Lake Rd. on Sunday. The house was fully engulfed in flames when crews arrived at about 10:30 a.m. and little could be saved. According to Elcho Chief Bob Jensen, the blaze was linked to ashes that had been cleaned out from a fire Saturday evening.
Helen Wanca is shutting down her very successful Advantage Realty, a business she created and nurtured for 15 years.
“Things do change,” Wanca said after the formal switch was completed to merge with Wolf River Realty last week.
Wanca explained that she has additional family responsibilities demanding her time, and at this point, the merger made sense. It allows her to contyinue in the real estate field and at the same time, to help and be with people she enjoys. It also lets her shed some of the duties that come with a busy real estate firm.
For folks who enjoy the sport, there’s nothing better than a frozen pond or a glistening sheet of Zamboni-honed ice.
Ice skating may be among the most perfect ways to beat the winter blues, whether it be an outing with youngsters, figure skating in an indoor rink, or a rough-and-tumble pick-up hockey game.
And Antigo’s the ideal place to do it.
The 29-year-old Antigo man accused of robbing the U.S. Bank in Weston Jan. 13 has pleaded not guilty.
Kevin Calhoun was arrested less than a week after the robbery, following a traffic stop by the Langlade County Sheriff's Office on the alleged getaway driver which set a series of events into motion.
Everest Metro Police Chief Wally Sparks said the department received a report of a bank robbery at the corner of Schofield Avenue and Camp Phillips Road at 11:53 a.m. Jan 13. He escaped on foot before police arrived.
The Antigo Fire Department is looking for more firefighters, and your chance to sign up is dwindling. The deadline for turning in your application is February 9th. Chippewa Valley Technical Colleges Regional Fire Departments will be accepting the applications.
The Candidate Physical Ability Test (CPAT) is required to be taken at Chippewa Valley
Technical College, concurrently with the Hiring Process.
The mining project that Wisconsin Republicans agreed to speed up two years ago has slowed to a crawl. Gogebic Taconite was expected to file a formal application this spring for its proposed iron ore mine near Mellen in Ashland and Iron counties. However, the Wisconsin State Journal now reports that an application probably won't be ready until 2016 -- because the firm still needs to study water quality at the site, as part of an environmental impact statement. Iron County zoning administrator Tom Bergman tells the State Journal that officials are concerned that Gogebic Taconite will pull out completely. He said the county needs the jobs the mine would provide, but it wants to make sure it does not degrade the region's quality of life.
There is no word on the condition of a young boy who fell through the ice in the channel between Lake Kawaguesaga and Lake Minocqua. The Minocqua Police Department, Woodruff Police Department and Oneida County Sheriff's Office all responded to a 911 call on Sunday afternoon, shortly after 4PM, saying a 13 year old boy was struggling to get out of the water because of the thin ice in the area. Working together, members of all agencies were able to rescue the boy.
