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RHINELANDER - The Nicolet College Board of Trustees hopes to fill an open seat.
State guidelines mean only a certain candidate can apply for fairness and equal representation.
Criteria for the open seat are that candidates must be female, considered a minority, reside in Oneida County or the portion of Langlade County in the Nicolet District, and meet the definition of an employee.
The new trustee will serve a term that expires June 30, 2015.
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STEVENS POINT - Stevens Point police want to find the man who robbed a gas station last night.
A store employee told police a man came into the Southside B P on Church street just after 9:30 last night.
He demanded cash from the register.
No weapon was seen, but the man kept his hand in his pocket.
He escaped on foot with the money.
Police have not said exactly how much he got away with.
The Portage County K9 unit was brought in to try to track him.
The man is described as being six feet tall with short blond hair.
He was wearing a black hooded sweatshirt and sunglasses.
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RHINELANDER - Artists found out who won the Northern National Art Competition Tuesday night.
Artists from across the country submitted artwork to the art competition held at Nicolet College in Rhinelander this year.
Organizers expect about 200 people at the reception.
Some of the artists that submitted work will be at Nicolet.
The artists competed for $8,500 in prize money.
The entries come from all over the country, but there is art from the Northwoods on display.
Artists from Rhinelander, Antigo and Lake Tomahawk have work in the show.
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ANTIGO - Kids will get the chance to show off their projects at the Langlade County Youth Fair starting Wednesday. The fair gives kids the chance to win awards for a lot of different things.
Langlade County is one of only a few counties in Wisconsin that give kids such a big role at a fair.
Kids work on the projects for months. Fair organizers think it's important to recognize them for their hard work.
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RHINELANDER - Gusty winds forced a domino effect that caused a small fire south of Rhinelander Tuesday morning.
Winds blew over a tree, which sent a power line to the ground.
The electrical current started the fire.
It happened just before 11:00 on Hat Rapids Road near Highway 17.
Firefighters were glad the land nearby wasn't too dry with drought.
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STAR LAKE - Two people nearly drowned in Vilas County today. A boater pulled a 47-year-old woman and an 8-year-old boy out of the water after they started drowning in Star Lake.
The Vilas County Sheriff's Office believes both went under water during a rescue attempt.
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ACROSS THE NORTHWOODS - Home sales across Wisconsin are up for the first time in 2014 compared to previous year statistics recorded by the Wisconsin Realtors Association.
A strong June for home sales could hint at good news for the rest of the year. Home sales statewide were up more than four percent compared to June 2013.
More than 600 homes were sold in Northern Wisconsin last month. Realtors like Bonnie Byrnes, Headwaters Real Estate, deal with water-front property in the Manitowish Waters area. She credits the second home market for some of the boost in northern numbers
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