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CUBA CITY - Wisconsin's rural schools are asking a state committee to change the way the state gives aid so they can avoid budget cuts and closing schools.
The Rural Schools Task Force is drafting its recommendations after spending six months touring school districts in all corners of the state.
Some lawmakers said they were surprised to find the schools were in such dire straits.
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RHINELANDER - Raffles, bake sales, and athletic competitions can be popular ways to raise money for various causes.
But one group uses a different strategy to raise money for three area food pantries.
Motorcycle enthusiasts gathered in Rhinelander for the 8th annual St. Pat's Day Motorcycle Swap Meet.
As you can imagine, there were plenty of motorcycle parts for sale.
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RHINELANDER - Local businesses need the community's support to stay open.
But if people don't know about them, they won't shop there.
Members of Downtown Rhinelander, Inc. hope to draw more people to the downtown area by showcasing Hodags.
This summer will mark the 6th year of Hodags on Parade.
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MOUNT CALVARY - The nearly 200 students at St. Lawrence Seminary are safe after a five-alarm fire at the boarding school.
School spokesman Philip Van Ermen says all students have been allowed to return to their dorms, according to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
No one was injured in the fire, which happened before dawn Saturday in St. Joseph Hall.
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LINCOLN CO. - Two dogs died in a house fire in Lincoln County.
Lincoln County Dispatch received a call just before 3 a.m. Saturday.
The owner came home and saw smoke coming out of the roof.
Russell and Pine River firefighters put out the fire.
Lincoln County Sheriff's deputies also responded to the home on Wyant Avenue in the Township of Schley.
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EAGLE RIVER - Soccer players may need to wait for the snow on their fields to melt. But they know cabin fever is starting to set in, and it's the perfect time to capitalize on it.
The 7th annual Cabin Fever Indoor Soccer Tournament kicked off today at Northland Pines High School. The event raises money for the school’s boy's and girl's soccer teams.
"This was an opportunity to have an indoor soccer program so the kids can do something in the winter," says tournament director Steve Gilbert. "There was a need for a fundraiser so we thought why not have a tournament. There are other tournaments in the region, why not have one here with this tremendous facility that we have here at Pines."
Nearly 100 5th through 8th graders played in the co-ed soccer matches. Their participation makes it possible for the team to buy new equipment.
"It allows us to buy things that maybe the school can't afford to buy for them, so different types of warm-ups, equipment out on the field," says Gilbert. "One time we bought a camera for them so we could film their games. So it's going to good causes."
Organizers hoped to raise as much as $2,000.
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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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