Antigo News

There were thousands of people in Antigo and Langlade County with their eyes to the skies Thursday evening as the area was placed in a tornado warning area as storms were headed this way.

Stone and Obert Anderson were coming to town from Mattoon when the vehicle caught fire.

She technically may not have gotten the win, but the efforts of junior Kelly Hanson certainly played a part in the Elcho High School softball team's first round win in the WIAA regional playoff series Thursday.

The Unified School District of Antigo board of education has Steven Smolek, currently the district administrator for the Mauston school distrit, as supernintendent.

For Antigo junior Tyler Lewis, time is relevant. Never mind the two hour-plus drive it took to get to Rice Lake on Thursday.

The star of summer revelry will turn somber for a few hours on Monday morning as the nation pauses to pay homage to its war dead.

A total of 47 seniors are expected to receive their diplomas when Elcho and White Lake High Schools hold commencement ceremonies on Saturday.

A snappy new pavilion that will serve as a community gathering spot for weddings, reunions and all sorts of other activities will hold its grand opening celebration on Saturday.

The 2012 season was a good one for the Antigo High School junior varsity softball team.

Errors got the best of the Elcho High School softball team Tuesday as the Lady Hornets lost to Laona-Wabeno, a co-Northern Lakes Conference titlist, 17-2. 'We hit the ball.

A new physical education facility at Antigo High School will pay dividends long after the final bell rings on the academic year on June 7. Using federal dollars obtained as part of the three-year Carol M. White Physical Fitness Grant, the district has created a unique mile-long trail designed to test the most-and least-honed of athletes.

Student representative Mary Prunty was honored by the Antigo school board Tuesday at her final meeting.

The Red Robin golf team is moving on. Finishing third on its home greens in Tuesday's WIAA regional playoffs at the Bass Lake Country Club, Antigo High School earned a seat at sectionals and a chance to compete among the state's best.

A sign in downtown Wausau advertised a new restaurant called "Lobster Garden" -- a combination of two popular chain restaurants.

Police in western Kentucky say a tractor-trailer truck struck and killed two people on a motorcycle that was stopped because of another wreck in front of them.

Monday's non-conference contest in Gillett provided White Lake skipper Matt Meronk the opportunity to work his pitching crew.

Playing a non-conference contest Monday in Crandon, the Red Robin baseball squad returned home with an 11-5 win over the Cardinals.

A new era begins on the Red Robin gridiron this fall as Matt Weberpal takes over the reigns as the varsity football coach.

An 'injured' student is wheeled by a crashed vehicle to the Aspirus Medivac helicopter in a mock crash this morning at Antigo High School.

A vehicle that was stolen from a White Lake home early Monday was involved in a bank robbery in Pembine today.