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Vilas County map maker wins award Submitted: 03/07/2014
VILAS COUNTY - More people today use maps on their phones when traveling, but some people still like those paper maps.

The Vilas County GIS just made 15 maps of the area. They give people the option to download and print them at home. A map of Boulder Junction even won an award at the 27th annual Wisconsin land Information Association conference in Middleton.

“There was a lot of interest in creating a portable, easy to use map atlas that responders, town crew, delivery entities, could take out in the field with them and find any address point any road name any water body,” says Rebecca Nordine, Vilas County GIS Specialist. “Something that they could bring out along out in the field with them.”

The atlases will give people an easier way of looking up addresses across Vilas County.

“We do offer up online mapping and that's great but if you get into an area where there's no cell phone or no internet service you'll need something a map or paper map to fall back on,” says Nordine.

Each atlas will be updated at the beginning of the year.

To download a copy of the atlases for FREE you can visit:
http://vcgis.co.vilas.wi.us/vcom/.




Story By: Dan McKinney

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 LOCAL NEWS
Lead tackles soon bannedSubmitted: 03/07/2014

VILAS COUNTY - The DNR will ban fishing tackle containing lead from Escanaba, Pallette, and Nebish lakes in Vilas County.

It's part of a research project that analyzes the impact of lead on water birds like loons as well as raising public awareness.

Researchers are concerned lead in fishing products can kill loons and other birds on the water.

Loons have a tendency to dive down and swallow small sinkers and lures that fall into the lake.

"Very commonly, the loons will ingest a sinker or jig head from someone's fishing equipment," said Wild Instincts Rehabilitation Director Mark Naniot.

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Grant will help fire department keep community and firefighters safeSubmitted: 03/07/2014

TOMAHAWK - A grant will allow a volunteer fire department make some big upgrades.

The Tomahawk Fire Department found out Thursday that it will get $250,000.

The grant will come from the Bierman Family Foundation.

The fire chief says they have plenty of things that need to be replaced.

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Students celebrate International Day in the NorthwoodsSubmitted: 03/07/2014

WOODRUFF - The Olympics might be over, but the Paralympics are underway in Sochi. Teachers at one local school are using the Olympic spirit to teach students about other countries.

Students at North Country Montessori celebrated International Day Friday morning. The students learn about different countries throughout the school year.

"The children at Montessori do a huge unit on geography and world culture, and we used today as a way to express the information that we found and things that we've learned," says North Country Montessori director Candice Henderson.

This year's theme was the Sochi Olympics.

Each student dressed up as a different country and sang songs in Russian.

This was the school's 30th annual International Day celebration. It ended with a potluck meal featuring ethnic food from different countries.


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Cities still want people to run their water Submitted: 03/07/2014

TOMAHAWK - A few days of warm temperatures can make winter feel like it was long ago.

The warm break isn't long enough to stop pipes from freezing.

That's why many Northwoods cities want people to continue running their water.

Tomahawk and Rhinelander still want people to run a pencil stream of water 24/7.

That's to prevent pipes from freezing.

"Air temperature has nothing to do with the ground temperature. Typically we have five to six feet of frost on a bad winter," said Tomahawk Public Works director, Mike Tolvstad.

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 REGIONAL NEWS
Panel formed to provide advice on fishingSubmitted: 03/07/2014

MADISON - A new group will provide advice on fishing in Wisconsin.

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources and the Conservation Congress have formed the Wisconsin Fisheries Advisory Council.

The group includes 16 representatives from fishing and tourism organizations.

The council will advise the DNR's fisheries management board and the conservation congress on statewide issues.

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Changes may be coming for online court recordsSubmitted: 03/07/2014

MADISON - People found innocent of a crime can still be hurt by the accusation.

That's because the charge remains in online court records in Wisconsin.

A bill approved by a state Senate committee would change that.

The bipartisan bill calls for erasing data from the public CCAP system when a person has been cleared.

For civil forfeiture cases, the record would be removed within 90 days if the defendant has been acquitted or the case was dismissed.

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Walker new chair of Midwestern Governor's AssociationSubmitted: 03/07/2014

MADISON - Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker will be the new chair of the Midwestern Governor's Association.

For now, he plans to focus on propane issues.

The Washington-based group brings governors and staff together to solve significant problems in the region.

The association asked President Barack Obama for federal help in January as the region's propane supply dwindled.

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Counties asked to cut back road salt useSubmitted: 03/06/2014

MADISON - Doctors tell people to go easy on the salt.

Now, the Wisconsin Department of Transportation is telling counties to do the same with their road salt.

They want to make sure there's enough in case the state gets freezing rain.

Counties have been asked to hold off on salting backbone routes such as state Highways 41, 151, 23 and 26.

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