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Christmas trains from coast to coast
... the heart of even a Grinch. Tickets for the "North Pole Express" cost $16. Wisconsin Great Northern Railroad Where: Spooner, Wis. Why: Because it's not every day you get to see Santa eating pizza. Wisconsin Great Northern Railroad serves up a pizza ... Comment?
Two drivers died in head on collision
... on Thanksgiving. The sheriff's office says around 8 p.m. on Thanksgiving, two vehicles crashed head-on just west of Spooner on Highway 70. Deputies say 66 year-old Barry Banks of Spooner was going east when his van crossed the center line and hit a ... Comment?
Editorial: Public needs to know who's teaching kids
... in Oshkosh and three other districts in Wisconsin that have contracts with the firm to provide classes, including Spooner, Delavan-Darian and Beloit. Those three districts, it should be noted, immediately honored the request for a list of Kaplan ... Comment?
DNR interested in cougar sightings
... pets or viewer misidentification. Not any more. After a cougar was sighted, trailed by hounds and treed near Spooner in March of this year with DNR personnel in the pursuing party, a new approach was warranted. It was the second verified cougar ... Comment?
Commentary: Admiring the art of stripping - You can look but not touch
Kip Olson has a bar in Spooner named after his wife. It's called Moe's Place, and he would like to bring in topless dancers or pole dancers or at least offer 'bikini dancing' for men who appreciate what he calls a form of art. Comment?
Sighting confirms cougar presence in state
... escaped pets or viewer misidentification. Not anymore. After a cougar was sighted, trailed by hounds and treed near Spooner in March of this year, with DNR personnel in the pursuing party, a new approach was warranted. It was the second verified ... Comment?
Destiny Point provides place where 'everybody cares'
... not getting any younger," she said. "You get sick of a drug ruining your life more than once." Erin Miller, 26, of Spooner, had a choice of sitting in jail on a bail jumping charge or going to Destiny Point. She said she doesn't have anywhere else ... Comment?
Rules vary for virtual school providers
... mid-October was using four teachers not licensed in the state to lead courses in Oshkosh and three other districts - Spooner, Dullivan-Darian and Beloit - that have contracts with the firm to provide classes. Later, the company provided a list that ... Comment?
Fort Frances Lakers Christmas bake sale
The Fort Frances Lakers will hold a Christmas bake sale Tuesday, Nov. 24 at 6 p.m. at the Ice For Kids Arena. A toy drive for the UNFC and Salvation Army Christmas hampers then will be held immediately prior to the Lakersa game against Spooner, Wis. at 7:30 p.m. Comment?
... being a hero during the Minneapolis bridge collapse in 2007 might end up doing good after all. Michael Stoner of Spooner was sent to prison for seven-and-a-half years for brutally beating his fiance's two-year-old daughter Emma. In investigating the ... Comment?
Wisconsin Child Abuse Bill Meets Roadblock
... when children come in that are horrifically injured," Bitney said. Two years ago Bitney helped put Michael Stoner of Spooner in jail for recklessly causing injury to then twoa 'yeara 'old Emma Manning. Emma sustained traumatic head and body injuries ... Comment?
Fort Frances Lakers Christmas bake sale
The Fort Frances Lakers will hold a Christmas bake sale Tuesday, Nov. 24 at 6 p.m. at the Ice For Kids Arena. A toy drive for the UNFC and Salvation Army Christmas hampers then will be held immediately prior to the Lakersa game against Spooner, Wis. at 7:30 p.m. Comment?
Grandparents of abused child lobbying to pass "Emma's Law"
The Spooner man who survived the I-35 W bridge collapse, and was later convicted of abusing his fiance's toddler, is serving a seven and a half year prison sentence. Comment?
Proposed Bill Aims to Increase Penalties for Hurting a Child
The bill called "Emma's law", is named after Emmaline Manning, a two year girl from Spooner, WI who sustained permanent brain damage in 2007 as the result of severe head trauma. Comment?
... they're only for people in the 'high risk' category. Clinics will be Monday from 1-7pm at the county highway shop in Spooner, Tuesday at the Birchwood Village Hall from 3-7pm, and next Thursday at the Minong Village Hall from 3-7pm. Comment?
Two bodies may be victim, perpetrator
... searched for several hours for a potential suspect. They found the suspect's vehicle, parked at a house near Spooner, Wis. Unable to get a response from the house, authorities fired gas into it in an attempt to flush out any occupants. None was ... Comment?
... The first confirmed sightings in more than 100 years were reported in January 2008, in Milton, and in March 2009, in Spooner. The Milton mountain lion was confirmed by its tracks as well as a DNA test of blood from a cut on its foot. Genetic testing ... Comment?
Authorities: Vendetta Lead to Murder-Suicide
... Department found the suspect's burned body, on a piece of property at Highway A and Mann Road, just outside Spooner. According to the Sheriff's Department, Garcia stood on a pile of tires, lit them on fire and then shot himself. Multiple pipe bombs ... Comment?
Victim Of Sawyer Co. Murder Identified
... through the night for a suspect, the body of another man was found in the ashes of a separate mobile home fire near Spooner. Evidence recovered at the fire scene leads police to believe the dead man is suspected of killing Palm. The positive ... Comment?
Sawyer County investigators call deaths of two people apparent murder-suicide
... a.m. Sunday, officers located a smoldering fire near an abandoned mobile home along Washburn County Highway A near Spooner. The body of a man was located in the ashes, and the suspect's vehicle was found near the mobile home. The body was badly ... Comment?