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Second annual Leaderfest returns to NorthwoodsSubmitted: 08/23/2017
HARSHAW - More than 50 people from Vilas, Forest, and Oneida counties came together Wednesday to learn leadership skills. 

Northwoods United Way hosted the second annual Leaderfest at Rondele Ranch in Harshaw. 

Executive Director Nancy Sattler was excited to present this opportunity to people in the area. 

"We want to offer the opportunity for enrichment, learning, and growth and the opportunity also to network with other people from the Northwoods and to learn from them and maybe they can help them in the future," said Sattler. 


The day featured multiple speakers, including Rhinelander Police Chief Lloyd Gauthier.

He wants to encourage people to take advantage of events like this one. 
 
"They have opportunities right here in our community to take part in events like this to grow, so I'm excited that United Way continued this event," said Gauthier. 

Anyone was welcome to attend the event.

For information on next year's event, you can contact Northwoods United Way at 715-369-0440.


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 LOCAL NEWS
Kids learn how to stay safe on the way to schoolSubmitted: 08/23/2017

RHINELANDER - Kids all over Wisconsin will head back to school soon.

However, workers at a Rhinelander bus service say knowing bus safety skills could safe your child's life.

"The song Wheels on the Bus Go Round and Round inspired me so much. That's why I became a bus driver," said Jake Kriesel a Rhinelander bus driver who never puts a break on fun.

But Kriesel says bus safety is no laughing matter.
"Bus drivers only have one thing in mind and that is your safety," said Kriesel.

Kriesel drives for Bowen's Bus Service, and Thursday he will be a part of a School Bus Safety Open House.

"Making sure there're safe. That's really our number one job," said Kriesel.

The open house will have three bus emergency scenarios for kids to learn how to evacuate safely.

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Rising from the Ashes: City, state leaders celebrate Downtown Grocery's return to Wausau location nearly two years after fireSubmitted: 08/22/2017

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WAUSAU - You'd never guess it seeing the rows of stocked shelves and fresh paint, but Kevin Korpela's Downtown Grocery store in Wausau once stood as four fire-damaged walls with no roof.

"We had a home to go to, it just wasn't ready yet," Korpela said.

Tuesday morning, Korpela and his wife, Megan Curtes Korpela, showed Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch around their new digs in its old location nearly two years after fire destroyed the grocery on North Third Street.  A teenager tossed a lit cigarette in a dumpster behind the building in September 2015, severely damaging the building, which also housed Evolve Fitness and Sweets on Third.

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New scenic byway could attract more tourists to the NorthwoodsSubmitted: 08/22/2017

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HILES - "There are only five scenic byways in the state of Wisconsin and we now have one, and it's really neat," said Forest County Economic Development Partnership Vice President Ron Krueger. 

Dozens gathered at Hiles Town Hall for the dedication of the new Nicolet-Wolf River Scenic Byway on Tuesday night.

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One Three Lakes cranberry marsh prepares for harvest seasonSubmitted: 08/22/2017

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THREE LAKES - Wisconsin grows nearly two-thirds of the nation's cranberries. This year alone, the USDA predicts that the state will produce 5.6 million barrels. James Lake Farms in Three Lakes will produce 25,000 of those barrels. It's getting ready for the harvest season now.

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 REGIONAL NEWS
Green Bay Police Captain, secretary back at on the jobSubmitted: 08/23/2017

GREEN BAY - A Green Bay Police captain and a secretary sickened after opening a suspicious envelope have returned to work.

The Police Department headquarters was evacuated Monday afternoon when the workers became ill.

The workers were released from a hospital Monday night and returned to work Tuesday.

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Tony Evers formally announces plans to run for GovernorSubmitted: 08/23/2017

MADISON - Wisconsin state Superintendent Tony Evers says his years of experience leading schools in the state makes him the best Democratic candidate to challenge Republican Governror Scott Walker for re-election next year.

Evers officially launched his candidacy on Wednesday.

He says in an interview that his three statewide victories as state superintendent show he can gather the support needed to defeat Walker.

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Budget agreement could be close in WisconsinSubmitted: 08/22/2017

MADISON - Gov. Scott Walker says he and Republicans who control the Legislature have reached a deal "in principle" over transportation funding and other issues to end an impasse that's held up passage of the state budget.

Walker said Tuesday that the deal does not include any gas tax or vehicle registration fee increases.

He also says there will be a reduction in the personal property tax favored by the state's business community, but not a full repeal.

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Police captain, secretary, ill after opening envelope at Green Bay Police Departemnt Submitted: 08/22/2017

GREEN BAY - A Green Bay police captain and a secretary needed to be checked at a hospital when they got sick after after opening an envelope.

Police Chief Andrew Smith says the police station was evacuated Monday afternoon.

The heating and air conditioning system was shut down while the fire department investigated.

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