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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…

After a winter that seemed even longer than most, growers and buyers are anticipating the opening of the Antigo Farm Market on Saturday. The market, located in the parking lot at the northeast corner of Superior Street and Fourth Avenue, will open at 8 a.m. “We had a very late spring and the growing season…

The end may be drawing near. The project to build a new Langlade Hospital — at least externally — is winding up since ground was broken on Nov. 2, 2010, more than two years ago. Since then a new and very modern hospital has been developed, and the old four-story structure that dated to the…

Travelers contributed $16.8 billion to Wisconsin’s economy last year, including $61.6 million in Langlade County, according to a state tourism report released Friday. The statewide numbers are up 5 percent from the year before. Langlade County posted a more modest 3 percent. “These increases are due to a pro-active strategy that included partnering with our…

A statewide survey aims to find gaps in broadband Internet coverage. Officials are undertaking an effort to accurately assess the Internet needs of Wisconsin residents and businesses by using a location-based demand survey. Tithi chattopadhyay is Wisconsin’s first statewide broadband director head of high-speed Internet. “The goal of the survey is actually to collect data…