Local Antigo Headlines

Antigo was the hotspot for dancing in central Wisconsin Saturday evening. The Boys and Girls Club’s “Antigo Thinks You Can Dance” was held at North Star Banquet Center with a very nice crowd and a great slate of dancers. Full story: Antigo Daily Journal

A longtime Antigo fixture has returned to the downtown core. The United Way of Langlade County’s fund-raising thermometer was installed at the Chase drive-through lot at the southeast corner of Superior Street and Fifth Avenue this week, creating a visual reminder of a fund-raising campaign that raises dollars benefiting the entire community. Full story: Antigo Daily Journal

Daniel Hones of Antigo snapped this stunning photo of the Lake Superior ice caves during a visit earlier this month. Due to favorable ice conditions, the caves are accessible to hikers for the first time in five years. Full story: Antigo Daily Journal

Bail was set in Langlade County Circuit Court this week at $3,500 cash for an Antigo man arrested Jan. 31 for his sixth offense of driving while intoxicated. James R. Livermore, 55, of 216 Second Ave. was arrested for the crime, plus a charge of driving with a revoked license, when police spotted and stopped a pickup truck equipped with a plow emitting sparks as it scraped across the pavement. Full story: Antigo Daily Journal

The Langlade County Highway Department has posted a 25-ton weight restriction on the County Highway T bridge over the Wolf River, just west of Pearson. During a scheduled routine check, the county's certified bridge inspector found significant corrosion on steel piles which support the bridge deck, and an engineering firm performed structural analysis to determine the effect on the capacity of the structure. Full story: Antigo Daily Journal

An Antigo woman went outside her home at about 2 a.m. today to move the car into her garage, but things were not quite right. It appeared that someone was in the back seat and when she felt back there, indeed there was. She turned on the dome lights and discovered a man staring at her. Full story: Antigo Daily Journal

Today’s National Signing Day offers two Antigo High School Red Robin football players a “dream come true moment” as Blake Kirsch and Josh Hale pen their John Hancock on their respective Letters of Intent. Kirsch, a son of Steve and Jamie Kirsch, will become a Cougar for the Division Two University of Sioux Falls, while Hale, a son of Denise and the late Curt Hale, is destined to be a Coyote at the Division One University of South Dakota. Full story: Antigo Daily Journal

State Sen. Tom Tiffany, joined by Assemblymen Mary Czaja, Jeff Mursau and Rob Swearingen, are urging northwoods residents to look out for one another—and maybe dig a bit into their pocketbooks—to combat the area’s unprecedented propane crisis. Full story: Antigo Daily Journal

For the principals at Johnson Electric Coil Company, it’s all about the people first—their customers and their employees—with the product second. “Transformers are just what we make,” Bill Bockes, CEO, said. “The organization and all the people in it are really what we’re all about.” Full story: Antigo Daily Journal

The Bits and Pieces column for today was launched on Thursday evening, and yes, that’s a little late. Visiting friends and computer problems have put the project a little behind. But I’ll catch up. Technology problems linked to the new system installed about a week ago set us back Thursday. Read more: Antigo Daily Journal

An Antigo woman was arrested early Wednesday evening following a family disturbance. Allegations were raised that the 49-year-old woman attempted to hit her daughter but the latter ducked, avoiding the punch. The situation was complicated by the belief the woman was intoxicated which was a violation of a court order. Full story: Antigo Daily Journal

Bail was set at $1,000 cash here Tuesday for an Antigo woman arrested on drug charges less than 24 hours after she made a court appearance for similar criminal offenses. Brittany M. Schroeder, 23, of 1009 Seventh Ave. was charged in Langlade County Circuit Court with three felonies — possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of methamphetamine and bail jumping. Full story: Antigo Daily Journal

By DINESH RAMDE and M.L. JOHNSON Associated Press An unrelenting chill prompted districts across Wisconsin to cancel classes Tuesday, a decision that means many schools will have to tack on additional days to the end of the school year. At Antigo, Interim District Administrator Dr. Don Childs said today that, so far, local schoolchildren will see their school year extended from Wednesday, June 4 to Thursday, June 5. Full story: Antigo Daily Journal

The Langlade County Sheriff’s Department investigated an accident Monday afternoon on Stoney Road at Highway G. One of the drivers indicated that his vehicle landed in the ditch after he swerved to miss hitting another auto which failed to stop at the intersection. Read more: Antigo Daily Journal