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Run to Remember will honor fallen officer Submitted: 07/22/2013

RHINELANDER - People run for many reasons -- for fun, for competition, or to stay in shape.

But in September, you can run to remember.

Vilas County Deputy Sheriff Kory Dahlvig died three years ago while he was on duty.

Now, his family members want to turn that sad memory into an opportunity.


"I wanted to turn a tragic event into a positive community event, make something that would keep people talking in the community," said Melissa Lane, Dahlvig's cousin. "Just taking that day and saying 'We're going to remember Kory today.' Our family thinks about him every day."

Lane is organizing the "Run to Remember" 5k on the Nicolet College campus.

Dahlvig's badge number was 235, so Lane set a goal of 235 runners.

That's a big goal for a first-year run.

"We have a really good team of people behind the run to get it organized right now," she said. "We're looking for some volunteers on race day to do things like be on the road crew. The biggest help we need from the community is to have them come out and support the event."

The Run to Remember and Family Fun Day is Saturday, September 21.

You can register by calling 715-365-4518, or by visiting the links below.

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Crowning the chili king in Antigo Submitted: 12/04/2013

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ANTIGO - Who makes the best chili in Antigo?

Community members got a taste of the most popular recipes on Wednesday.

More than 40 chili cooks went head-to-head in Antigo for this annual tradition.

It's the 16th year of the Chili Cook-Off downtown on Fifth Avenue.

The two entry categories include traditional chili and a "roughneck" category.

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New radio meter technology could help with water waste issues Submitted: 12/04/2013

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RHINELANDER - Technology seems to change almost daily. That's why the City of Rhinelander Public Works Department is growing its use of radio water meter devices.

A little blue box takes in signals from radio water meters on certain homes installed with radio meters. Workers don't even need to get out of their cars to get a reading.

More than 200 homes in Rhinelander use the technology, but there are more then 3200 water customers in the area.

But Rhinelander Public Works Director Tim Kingman says the radio meters make the process much faster.

"An employee can go into a an area where these radio read instruments or meters are used and touch a button and it collects several if not dozens of meter readings at a time," Kingman said.

Tom Roeser reads meters, installs radio meters and does other kind of work for the Rhinelander Water Department. He has to walk through plenty of yards to get to readers.

"Oh yeah I get asked what I'm doing a lot," Roeser said.

For most of the properties in Rhinelander, Roeser uses a touch stick to automatically send readings to a wireless receiver he carries with him.

"You don't have to scroll to find out where you are in your route," Roeser said. "You can just read it and it moves into the hand held and you can continue on."

If the reader doesn't work, Roeser punches in the reading by hand. The department installs the radio meters on homes that are more spaced out, which helps speed up the process.

Rhinelander bills water quarterly, so every three months. A city wide radio meter system would speed up the process so much the city could have monthly billing. The upgrade would help customers find water waste issues sooner because they would see signs of it in their bill more often.

"We try to do that frequently as possibly can," Kingman said. "But with a quarterly system we're not able to do that as quickly as we would desire."

Kingman says right now it wouldn't be worth it to upgrade the entire system. The cost would outweigh the benefits to taxpayers and customers. So they'll take their time and upgrade little by little.

"We're trying to do two or three percent a year,"Kingman said.

That means Roeser will have plenty of walking ahead of him, but that's what he likes.

"The radar reads are fine, especially on the long runs," Roeser said. "But I like doing the walking."

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Teachers don't shave...for a good cause Submitted: 12/04/2013

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CRANDON - You probably noticed the flood of facial hair on men's faces this November.

It's called "Movember" because of all the moustaches you see.

It can also be referred to as "No Shave November."

More than 20 teachers at Crandon High School participated in this movement.

"It was fun to watch all the teachers grow big beards," said Crandon student council member Madison Champine.

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No one hurt after bus, car crash Submitted: 12/04/2013

MOSINEE - No one was hurt when a school bus crashed this morning in Mosinee.

It happened just before 8am at the intersection of Highway 153 and County Road O.

The Wausau Daily Herald reports 40 students were on the bus.

The Marathon County Sheriff's Department tells us there were no injuries.

The bus and the car it collided with had minor damage.

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Town of Boulder Junction to help with weather conditions Submitted: 12/04/2013

BOULDER JUNCTION - If you live in Boulder Junction you can call the number at the bottom of this story.

The town is offering help Wednesday night if you would like your private drive salted.

The town with have to deal with 90 miles of public road first, but will add callers to the rotation as available.

If you would like salting, call the town chair at 715-385-2802

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Rhinelander teachers work a night at Culver's to earn money for their school Submitted: 12/04/2013

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RHINELANDER - You could find teachers working at Culver's tonight. They served students and their families for the Rhinelander Middle School.

It was all part of Teachers Night at Culver's. A percentage of the evening's sales went to James Williams Middle School. Teachers say they liked taking on the new job.

"We're excited about meeting people that I have never met before, parents of students I don't have. I'm also excited to see parents I do know and families," said Adair Sexton, the Middle School Band Director.

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20-year-old killed in Marathon County car crash Submitted: 12/04/2013

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The crash happened around at 4:14 p.m. on County Highway K near Hillcrest Drive.

Police say weather conditions contributed to the crash.

This was one of 40 crashes investigated by the Marathon County Sheriff's Department Tuesday night.

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