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Fulfilling a commitment she made in March, U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin spent a half-day recently touring the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest learning about the current challenges to forest health as well as proposed solutions. “The health of our national forests is not a political issue,” Baldwin said, suggesting that she is hopeful steps can be taken…

Despite being an educational institution in Langlade County for well over three decades, Northcentral Technical College had that famous “new car” smell on Monday. Students entering the campus for the first day of the fall term were greeted by a sparking new student services center, the product of a summer-long renovation project, plus a variety…

Tails were wagging Wednesday as the city of Antigo officially opened its new dog park, a model facility that may serve as a template for others across Wisconsin. Sarah Repp, the city’s parks and recreation director, clipped a ribbon featuring two dogs nose to nose to formally inaugurate the facility, which was placed quietly into…

Timber means big business in Wisconsin. The trees lay the foundation for a multi-billion dollar industry. But businesses aren’t the only ones who profit when timber gets sold. That’s why Langlade County is looking into a land buying opportunity. Plum Creek, one of the largest landowners in the nation, is trying to sell 2,352 acres…

Northcentral Technical College will begin offering a new manufacturing technician technical diploma in the fall, and the Antigo campus will be one of two locations to host the program.  This one-year (29-31 credits) technical diploma is designed to prepare students for a variety of entry-level careers within the manufacturing sector. The new program incorporates portions…

The Antigo Common Council is hoping for a boost from the state to perform some improvement projects in the downtown core. Aldermen authorized Director of Administrator Services Mark Desotell to apply for two state grants to fund the reconstruction of Fifth Avenue through downtown and the replacement of the Eighth Avenue bridge. The Fifth Avenue…

If C.W. Fish returned to Elcho today, he’d be pleasantly surprised by what he’d find. His stately home on Highway 45 has been artfully preserved by its current owners, and was included in the 2012 Parade of Homes offered by the Langlade Hospital Auxiliary; the Elcho Clubhouse still looms large over a portion of the…

Logging in the Chequamegon Nicolet National Forests, which has been stalled for years by environmental concerns and lawsuits, will certainly be among the main topics at the second bi-annual Forestry Policy Conference slated Monday in Carter. The event will draw lawmakers from Wisconsin and Michigan, including U.S. Representatives Sean Duffy and Reid Ribble of Wisconsin’s…

After nearly three years, the finishing touches are being applied to the stunning new Langlade Hospital complex on Fifth Avenue and Langlade Road. Northeast Asphalt crews worked this week to complete the parking area that will be shared by the hospital and the Center for Health and Performance, also on the campus. The parking area…