Langlade County News

There was a gala ribbon cutting and grand opening celebration last week at the new Draeger Chiropractic and Laser Center, located in Antigo at 2314 Neva Road.

The history of the Antigo Daily Journal will be the focus when the Langlade County Historical Society holds its fall banquet Thursday, Nov.

There was quite a crowd on hand for the dedication of the new Habitat for Humanity home at 216 Lincoln St.

School districts across Northcentral Wisconsin are keeping a close eye on students coming down with flu symptoms.

The Antigo Police Department arrested a 24-year old man today in connection with the disappearance of an Antigo teen more than two months ago.

With a single dissenting vote, the Langlade County Board of Supervisors approved a 2010 budget that calls for a total tax levy of $8.7 million.

Police in Langlade County have arrested the man who last saw an Antigo teen before she disappeared more than two months ago in Wausau.

The Langlade County Highway Department is ready - for the worst. Crystal Wells, a spokesman for the department said that most of the machines that clear the snow and ice from area roads are ready to go and while the sun is out today and the temperatures near Indian Summer quality, it hasn't always been this way.

The Antigo police captain tells Newsline 9 that Kevin Kielcheski, 24, of Deerbrook was taken into custody on a charge of second degree reckless endangerment.

A public-private partnership that officials hope will serve as a template for projects across the nation, moved from dream to construction today.

Northcentral Technical College in Antigo will be hosting a groundbreaking ceremony for the new Wood Technology Center of Excellence on 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Antigo NTC Campus.

A crackdown on illegal drugs hit full speed here Tuesday. Eight people are in custody and arrest warrants have been issued for two others following a law enforcement sweep of the area which included locations in both Antigo and Forest County.

A 2010 spending plan that calls for a property tax levy of $8.4 million will be reviewed by the Langlade County Board of Supervisors Wednesday.

The long-awaited ground-breaking of the new wood technology center, created through a public-private partnership hailed as a model for similar ventures across the nation, will take place in just over a week.

The county's Finance Committee selected an appropriate spot-the Langlade County Courthouse-to grant reprieves today.

In one of the more emotional hearings in the recent history of the Langlade County Circuit Court, a 42-year-old Antigo man was sentenced to spend a year in jail Tuesday on charges of incest and two counts of sexual assault of a child.

The early winter weather continues to roll across Wisconsin - even before the month of October is half over.

There's good news for people who heat their homes with natural gas - and many people in the Antigo and Langlade County areas do just that.

With all the focus on the H1N1 vaccine, northwoods health care providers have encountered a surprising problem-a shortage of the seasonal flu immunizations.

A new state initiative that replaces the long-standing Farmland Preservation Program could bring a mix of very good-and perhaps rather costly-news for agricultural land owners.