Crandon News

The Forest County Sheriff's Department says a Kaukauna man died after the vehicle he was driving fell through the ice on Lily Lake.

By ASSOCIATED PRESS Monday, December 28, 2009 - 6:39 p.m. CRANDON a ' The Forest County Sheriffa TMs Department says a Kaukauna man died after the vehicle he was driving fell through the ice on Lily Lake in Nashville Township.

James 'Jim' Anton Verkuilen, 74, of Pickerel, passed away peacefully at his home in the loving arms of his family on Sunday November 29, 2009, following a brief illness.

In the spirit of the Thanksgiving holiday weekend, the Green Bay Press-Gazette caught up with a few of the hard-luck pets who pulled at reader heartstrings when they were featured on our TimeOut! pages this year - each thankful to have been rescued from hardship and happy to have landed in a loving home.

Three area schools were among 65 public and private schools in Wisconsin to receive grant awards to start a school breakfast program or to increase participation in an existing program, State Superintendent Tony Evers announced, Monday, Nov.

Injuries were serious early Saturday in a town of Ainsworth crash which sent three people to area hospitals by helicopter.

A mussel-encrusted rock plucked from the shoreline of Waukesha County's Lake Keesus, where zebra mussels were discovered in 2005.

Two women from northern Wisconsin have been charged with felony drug possession after police found drugs hidden in their underwear during a traffic stop in Sheboygan County.

A handful of schools have decided to close in Northeast Wisconsin because of how many students are ill.

Two people are in custody following a drug bust in Forest County. According to a press release issued by the Forest County Sheriff's Department, Eric L. Peterson of Wabeno and Stephanie M. Lewis of Antigo are in custody awaiting charges for their involvement.

St. Paul Lutheran School and day care in Green Bay is closed through Thursday because of high student absence levels.

Crandon schools will close for the rest of the week because of a flu outbreak. Classes will resume on Monday.

The folks over at Traxxas debuted the world's first fullsize radio-controlled Pro Light racing truck at the Labor Day Weekend TORC series race in Crandon, Wisconsin.

Oct. 8, 2009 Rev. William Farr, who has been a clergyman linked closely with the tragic morning of Oct.

A candlelight vigil is planned Wednesday to mark the second anniversary of an off-duty sheriff's deputy's shooting rampage that killed six young people in northern Wisconsin.

Nearly 50 contractors and other volunteers are nearly done with a memorial to the six young people who lost their lives when an off-duty sheriff's deputy opened fire at a house in Crandon.

After a life threatening injury, two year old Brandon Rudie is recovering. Now his parents worry about the medical costs the family faces in the future.

PULASKI - More than 150 car enthusiasts proudly displayed their wheels today during the Tri-County Optimist Club of Pulaski-Krakow's fourth annual car show at Memorial Park.

With perfect weather, the 40th anniversary running of the Brush Run at the Crandon International Off-Road Raceway is drawing massive crowds and a huge and competitive field.

Local students received the Chancellor's Award for the spring semester at the University of Wisconsin-Stout. The award is presented to students who have a grade-point average of 3.5 or above.