Ladysmith News

The Wisconsin Commissioner on Railroads advised last week that proposed improvements to this dangerous intersection of Old 14 Road and Section 13 Road in the Town of Strickland should be put on hold.

Today compiled our 31st day since December 1st where Mitchell Field has attained a high of at least 40 degrees! This February 4th, we had a high of 40 in Milwaukee, but on this date 16 years ago it was a much different story.

According to the Ladysmith Police and Fire Commissions Annual Report, home and business burglaries doubled to 62.5 percent in 2011, and thefts from vehicles jumped 115 percent.

The Ladysmith School Board was presented last Thursday with three preliminary budget options for the 2012-13 school year, showing deficits ranging from $480,336 to $705,933 based on how much general fund expenditures increase.

A 34-year-old Conrath man lost his life in a logging accident Monday afternoon in Chippewa County.

Editor: We've been down this road before with the Flambeau mine. After considerable initial controversy, the mining company, the affected local people, and our legislators sat down and wrote balanced laws that provided mining jobs without ruining the environment around Ladysmith.

After laying off hundreds of workers in recent years, the city of Ladysmith says Weather Shield is rebounding and is in the process of bringing in up to 175 new jobs.

WESTON -- Some students in the D.C. Everest Area School District will have the opportunity to learn Mandarin this spring.

Local residents opposed to the proposal rallied at the Capitol on Wednesday. Members of a community where a mine could extend to Blue Mounds State Park said the law could destroy wetlands in the area.

The year of 2011 was a busy one for the Ladysmith Police Department, which responded to more than double the number of burglary calls last year than it did in 2010.

The City of Ladysmith and Schield Family Brands based in Medford announced this week that the two have worked together to increase employment in the Ladysmith area.

MILWAUKEE -- Governor Walker avoided any reference to a potential recall election as he spoke on education initiatives to hundreds of school board members and administrators in Milwaukee.

Officers say Cory Woodmansee, 30, is living at 402 West Fritz Avenue. He was convicted of 3rd degree sexual assault in 2000.