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Merrill High School Preserves Mural Paintings
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Submitted: 06/18/2013 |
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MERRILL - When students hear the bell ring on the last day of school, they normally don't want to come back until they have to.
But a few students went right back inside to beautify their school.
Honors Art students started painting murals around the high school last week.
The program started nine years ago.
Thirteen students are painting four foot by six foot scaled designs on the brick walls.
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Home sales in Wisconsin continue to rise
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Submitted: 06/18/2013 |
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MILWAUKEE - Home sales in Wisconsin continue to rise.
The Wisconsin Realtors Association says May sales are up about 18 percent compared to the same month last year.
It's the 23rd consecutive month of growth.
Prices are up as well.
The median price last month was 144-thousand dollars.
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Rhinelander Planning Committee makes organizing big events easier
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Submitted: 06/18/2013 |
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RHINELANDER - Not many people plan big events.
But in a tourist town like Rhinelander, parades, car shows and festivals are a big part of the economy.
Those big events need a lot of preparation.
That's why Rhinelander's Planning Committee wants to make events easier to organize.
The city's Protection of Persons and Property Committee is working on a new special event packet.
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Antigo looks to Langlade Hospital to take over ambulance service
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Submitted: 06/18/2013 |
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ANTIGO - The city of Antigo doesn't want to run an ambulance service anymore. It's just too expensive. Instead, the city's new hospital may take over.
"We have a great ambulance service now and that's our biggest concern here is being able to maintain that... As with a lot of people our problem is financial," said City of Antigo’s Mayor, Bill Brandt.
Each year it costs around 2 million dollars to run the ambulance service for Antigo and 10 surrounding townships.
About half of that is paid by the city and county through taxes... The other half is paid by the user fees.
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Republicans want to limit access to proposed mine site
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Submitted: 06/18/2013 |
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MADISON - Wisconsin Republicans are looking to curtail public access to an iron mine site in far northwestern Wisconsin in hopes of stopping protesters from interfering with the project.
Representative Mark Honadel is trying to persuade Republican leaders to make changes in the state budget limiting access.
Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald, a Juneau Republican, acknowledged the discussions on Monday.
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New study raises concerns about Wisconsin economy
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Submitted: 06/18/2013 |
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MILWAUKEE - A new study raises concerns about Wisconsin's long-term economy.
Part of the problem is the state's larger industries sell older technologies that are being overtaken by newer advances.
Three of the state's five largest sectors have to do with paper and printing.
That could be a concern as the nation shifts its demand toward digital media.
The study also says Wisconsin's main industries aren't as globally minded as are manufacturers elsewhere.
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Lincoln Co. Sheriff's Office seeks eyewitnesses to fire near Bucki's home
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Submitted: 06/17/2013 |
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LINCOLN COUNTY - The Lincoln County Sheriff's Office needs your help.
Investigators want to talk to anyone who was near Anita Bucki's home between 4 a.m. and 7 a.m. on April 26.
That's the day she went missing. Her husband, Mark Bucki, has been charged in her murder.
Lieutenant Tim Fischer says he specifically wants to talk to anyone who may have seen a large fire that morning.
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