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Elcho United Church of Christ, known as the village’s “community church,” has welcomed a new pastor.
Rev. Dana Schindler began duties at the congregation, know for its local philanthropic efforts, earlier this summer, coming to the ministry after a career in education and speech therapy.
Badgerland Classics and Customs drew a nice selection of cars and motorcycles and spectators to its 2014 show held again Sunday at the Peaceful Valley Park complex.
Weather conditions were ideal to stroll among the vehicles and visit with the owners. Some of the machines were stunning and there was a nice selection of classics on hand.
The White Lake school board is expected to move forward with plans for a November spending referendum Tuesday.
The board will convene for its regular August session at 6 p.m. in the school library.
The state Department of Transportation’s revamp of intersections along Highway 52 northeast of Antigo is causing confusion—and concern—among motorists.
The Langlade County Sheriff’s Department received several calls Friday from motorists unclear about the changes in signage at the Highway 52 intersections at County Highways V, BB, I, S and B.
The Langlade County Board of Supervisors goes on the road Tuesday for a meeting at the Wolf River town hall starting at 9 a.m.
The hall is located just south of the Langlade intersection at Highways 55 and 64.
One of the items from the July meeting is coming back to the floor, a proposal to fill a vacant position in the Forestry and Recreation Department with a shared outdoor specialist and forester.
Volunteers will once again congregate at the First Estonian Evangelical Martin Luther Church outside Gleason this weekend.
Their mission? To continue their restoration efforts in hopes of reopening the small church and building an adjacent Estonian cultural center on the 40-acre property.
A late summer evening, wandering through a garden sipping a glass of sangria or beer.
Add a chance to win a few prizes and what could be better?
Members of the Langlade County Humane Society hope the answer is nothing, and that people turn out for the first Petals for Paws fund-raiser scheduled Saturday evening at the River Ridge Flower Farm, located across from Riverview Golf Course at W11915 Highland Rd.
The Langlade County Fair was unofficially capped for the year Thursday, when Lakeside Market hosting the annual 4-H pig roast.
The yearly event, with proceeds to benefit the 4-H scholarship fund, drew hundreds of diners, who munched on pork sandwiches, potato salad and apple sauce with ice cream for dessert.
It will be a picker’s dream this weekend in Rudolph.
Duke and Kathy Packard of North Central Sales Auction of Antigo will conduct a one-of-a-kind sale at the estate of Beverly and the late Carl Fischer, 525 Plum Rd.
Rudolph is located on Highway 13 west of Stevens Point and north of Wisconsin Rapids,. Once in the town, take Highway C east to Highway O to Plum Road.
Langlade County Judge Fred Kawalski set bail at $1,000 cash Monday for a Bryant man accused of being in illegal possession of firearms.
William C. Drewek, 32, stands charged with six such counts for the six guns removed from his residence last week. Due to a prior felony conviction for burglary dating to 2004, he is legally not allowed to possess the weaponry.
Antigo businesses got together Wednesday for the annual Appreciation Day party where hundreds of people who staff and shop at the stores and service firms say thank you.
“It went really well,’’ Denna Grabowsky, the director of the Antigo/Langlade County Chamber of Commerce said today.
The Antigo Common Council Wednesday upheld Mayor Bill Brandt’s veto of a new ambulance purchase, sending the issue back to committee for rebidding.
At its regular August session, aldermen voted 5-4 in favor of sustaining the veto, with Jim Darling, Tim Kassis, Tom Bauknecht and Reinhardt Balcerzak opposed.
On the advice of the mayor, aldermen also decided to review the city’s entire bidding process, perhaps giving some sort of preference to local businesses.
Classic cars, a veterans tribute and racing rubber duckies will take over Peaceful Valley on Sunday.
Highlighting the day will be the 29th annual car show and swap meet hosted by Badgerland Classics & Customs, with free spectator admission.
Registration begins at 8 a.m., continuing until noon, with activities running until 4 p.m.
Antigo's Sears store updated, sets a grand opening Friday, Saturday
The store, which has been part of North Town Centre, for a number of years, was sold to a Hayward couple, Angie and Kerry Walters, and they have pumped new life into the business. The interior has been redecorated, a new reception desk has been place just inside the front door and the inventory has been enhanced.
As mid-August arrives, the city of Antigo is awash in public works projects.
Department of Public Works crews are patching potholes, personnel from the state Department of Transportation have placed the new left turn signals at the Highway 64/45 intersection into operation, greatly easing congestion at that northside corner, and the big equipment from the Langlade County Highway Department is clawing into the North Elementary School playground preparing for repaving.
The stage has been set for a November showdown in a race for Langlade County Sheriff.
In Tuesday’s primary which featured two Republican candidates for the position, Joe Stegall of Bryant defeated Sam Wurtinger of Antigo on a tally of 728 to 486.
Stegall, a corrections officer within the Langlade County Jail, will now meet up with Democratic incumbent Sheriff Bill Greening in the Nov. 4 election.
Felony allegations of reckless endangerment of safety have been filed against a local pair on charges they were accompanied by two young children during their involvement in a recent illicit drug sale.
The defendants, 22-year-old Molly M. Rustick and Robert J. Beattie, 31, both of N315 Highway HH, along with 33-year-old Nicholas J. Winters of 518 Ackley St., all made appearances in Langlade County Circuit Court Monday.
U.S. Senator Ron Johnson told a receptive crowd that the state of the nation is precarious, with the U.S. facing an uncertain financial future unless some severe corrections can be made.
The GOP senator visited Northcentral Technical College on Wednesday, part of a continuing tour of Wisconsin communities he is undertaking to stress his message of fiscal conservatism in the wake of climbing federal spending, deficits and debt.
Dave Jorgenson, left, who operates Peroutka’s in Antigo and Lyndon Swartendruber, from his supper club in Antigo, show two of their special dishes offered Monday evening at Music in the Park, which was shifted to the Antigo High School commons because of the weather.
Mike Matucheski, a cheesemaker at Sartori Company in Antigo, was named the 2014 Grand Master Cheese Maker during the Blue Ribbon Cheese & Butter Auction, held Friday at Wisconsin State Fair Park.
Matucheski, a four-time winner of the coveted Grand Master Cheese Maker title, earned the honor for his Chai BellaVitano, the first place entry in the Flavored Hard Cheese Class. He previously earned the title in 2012, 2010 and 2009.
There are yard signs, newspaper ads and door-to-door visits leading to a spirited election Tuesday for the Republican nomination going into the fall election for Langlade County sheriff.
Sam Wurtinger of Antigo and Joseph Stegall of Bryant will both working toward the Nov. 4 election versus incumbent Bill Greening.
Running as the lone Democrat, Greening is seeking his third, four-year term as the county’s top law enforcement officer.
The Pelican Lake Fire District unveiled its new headquarters on Saturday, hosting an afternoon celebration and pig roast for members of the community.
The hall, located just off Highway 45 in the village of Pelican Lake, replaced an inadequate and antiquated facility a block to the north.
Constructed for just under $700,000, the project took the better part of four years to plan and complete.
Antigo’s growing network of trails and recreational opportunities received another boost this week, with the Rotary Club donating time and money toward construction of a new bridge on the Spring Brook Trail.
According to Sarah Repp, the city’s director of parks, cemeteries and recreation, the bridge was made possible by club fund-raising efforts and a matching grant from District 6220. The city received a total of $5,000 toward the project, divided equally between the local club and the district organization.
It’s a case Det. Sgt. Dan Duley of the Antigo Police Department says never leaves his mind.
On Monday, family and friends of Kayla Mae Berg will mark the five-year anniversary of when on Aug. 11, 2009, the then 15-year-old Antigo girl disappeared.
The search for her whereabouts still continues today.
Antigo’s Eastview is celebrating over 50 years of history, with a new owner and a return to its roots.
The facility, which in recent year’s has been known as Kindred Transitional Care & Rehabilitation Center, was purchased June 1 by MGM Healthcare, with a return to its former Eastview Medical & Rehabilitation Center name.
It’s the climax of summer, but City Park will be transformed into an Oktoberfest setting for Music in the Park Monday.
Second Edition will be playing polkas and waltzes in a concert sponsored by the Antigo Lions Club, and the entire evening has been turned into a German festival to benefit the Antigo Area Community Food Pantry.
One person is dead and nine others are injured as the result of a crash this morning on Highway 52 southwest of Antigo in Marathon County.
Authorities tell news sources that all of the victims are under the age of 18.
The crash involved a larger sports utility-type vehicle which rolled over at the intersection of Highway 52 and County Road Y near Hogarty at around 10 a.m.
A 35-year-old Antigo man was arrested early today on charge of driving while intoxicated.
A Langlade County sheriff’s deputy made the 2:12 a.m. stop on Forrest Avenue near Pit Road after records showed that the listed driver of the vehicle did not have a valid license.
There was a rare northern Wisconsin bank robbery Wednesday at the Banner Bank’s site at Hatley.
Authorities said a man walked into the facility at about 2:45 p.m. when five employees and a customer were in the building.The man, armed with a semi-automatic pistol, demanded cash and left with an undetermined amount of money.
A colorful combine worked on an oats field north of Antigo Wednesday afternoon as the later summer season is starting to bring the fruits of farming to Langlade County. Areas of the state have been hit by hail, but it has been dry here leading to irrigation of potato fields.
