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White Takes Second Place in TrigStar Exam
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Submitted: 05/22/2013 |
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RHINELANDER - Taking a math test paid off literally for a Rhinelander high school student.
Shane White placed second in the state in the Trig-Star exam.
The Trig-Star is a 60 minute exam.
It has three, multi stage questions.
Students answer questions as though they're land surveyors.
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Tougher Requirements Wanted for Recalls
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Submitted: 05/22/2013 |
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MADISON - A group of Wisconsin town officials want the state to raise requirements for recalling local officials.
Voters can now launch a recall effort for any reason related to the person's official responsibilities.
A bill has been introduced by Republican Representative Alvin Ott of Forest Junction.
It would require that the official be charged with committing a crime or committing an ethics violation before a recall could happen.
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Northwoods Schools Struggle to Fill School Boards
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Submitted: 05/21/2013 |
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LAONA, CRANDON - Voters choose from lots of candidates in both presidential primaries and general elections.
Most state offices even have several candidates on the ballot.
But what if nobody wants to do the job?
What if nobody is on the ballot?
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UPDATE: Names released in deadly Shawano County Crash
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Submitted: 05/21/2013 |
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SHAWANO COUNTY - We now know the name of the man killed in a one-car crash this week. 75-year-old Leon Felix Wychesit of Gillet died Monday.
He was apparently the passenger in a car driven by Tina Wychesit.
Their car crashed into a tree on North First Street in Bonduel. Responders took both to the hospital.
The 75-year-old man was pronounced dead at the Shawano Medical Center.
There's no word yet if alcohol or speed played roles in the crash.
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A crash in Shawano County killed a man.
Bonduel police were called to a wreck on north First street shortly after noon yesterday.
A car had slammed into a tree.
A 75 year old man riding in the car was pronounced dead at the Shawano Medical Center.
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Clean Boats, Clean Waters Program Trains Volunteers
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Submitted: 05/21/2013 |
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MINOCQUA - Memorial Day weekend will bring lots of boaters to our lakes and rivers.
But hopefully, those boaters won't bring water and plants from other lakes.
Oneida County's UW-Extension held a "Clean Boats, Clean Waters" workshop to help prevent that today.
Volunteers learned to identify aquatic invasive species.
They also learned how to properly clean boats when they come off the water.
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Plan Looked at Marathon County Jail Troubles
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Submitted: 05/21/2013 |
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WAUSAU - Plans that could have made Marathon County Jail safer, were never put in place.
Marathon County officials told a citizens committee about the unused plan during their review of an attack on two officers in March.
Marathon County Administrator Brad Karger said they made the plan after 2010 survey showed widespread unease with jail employees.
The plan would have come up with solutions for specific problems shown by the survey.
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Man Accused of Lac du Flambeau Stabbing in Custody
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Submitted: 05/21/2013 |
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LAC DU FLAMBEAU - James Peterson, 30, will be charged with stabbing a man in Lac du Flambeau over the weekend.
Peterson is accused of stabbing a 19-year-old man early Sunday morning.
It happened on Longs Point Lane in Lac du Flambeau.
The victim had been stabbed in the leg with a knife.
Peterson was also injured.
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