NATIONWIDE - A summertime favorite in the Northwoods- hitting the trails on an ATV. If 4-wheeling is in your holiday plans, keep these safety tips in mind.
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission says inexperienced drivers are at the highest risk, and children are most often injured in accidents.
Already this year the CPSC reports 130 adults and 28 children under 16 have died in ATV accidents.
Many deaths and injuries occur when an inexperienced driver loses control and is thrown from the A-T-V, overturns the vehicle, or crashes into a fixed object.
But they say hands-on training significantly reduces that risk.
ATV drivers with more than one year of experience see significantly lower accident rates.
MERRILL - Farmers in Lincoln and Langlade Counties may need to make a longer drive or call a different office for USDA services.
The Merrill Service Center will be temporarily split up between Rhinelander, Wausau, and Medford.
The Farm Service Agency will move to the Wausau Service Center and the Natural Resources Conservation Service will be relocated to the Rhinelander and Medford Centers.
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