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No elementary buildings in the Unified School District of Antigo will close next school year. The district’s Board of Education made a change in their potential consolidation plans during their latest meeting Tuesday evening. By a seven to two vote, the board rescinded their previous plan passed last year to close the four rural elementary…

The Langlade County Forestry and Recreation Department reported that the fall, 2012 timber sale opening on Dec. 13 provided record shattering receipts of $1,161,340.25. These were the last timber sales overseen by Steve Jackson, as forest administrator shortly before his death in November. The department stressed that it is important to understand that the Langlade…

The tallest structure in Antigo, and a flurry of new apartment complexes hint at a busy building season ahead in the city. In his monthly report to the Antigo Common Council, building inspector/assessor reviewed a mix of commercial and residential projects, plus heightened interest among developers interested in constructing apartment complexes and assisted living facilities.…

The structural steel is taking shape at an expansion by the Volm Companies at its Freshtech facilities on Antigo’s north side. The 37,000 square foot structure is an addition to the firm’s existing Freshtech plant for the three-generation Antigo owned and based company. Ground was broken for the new facility on Oct. 2 when personnel…

The big steel beams that will span the roof for Langlade Hospital’s new Center for Health and Performance, which is slated to open in May, are shown being unloaded this morning. The $3.18 million project is the final step in years of planning and construction on a new hospital complex and sits in the area…

Dr. Maggie Turnbull, an Antigonian, visited the Discovery Channel Telescope in Flagstaff, Ariz. recently and sent a picture to us at the Antigo Daily Journal of a tag on that scope’s massive gear drive. It says, “Merit Gear Corp., Antigo, Wisconsin.” The telescope that can peer into the universe is located at Lowell University in…

One of the most successful programs at Antigo’s Northcentral Technical College—in fact an offering that almost guarantees a well-paying job for enrollees—will kick off its spring term within weeks.  The college is taking applications for the January start-up of the machine tool operation technical diploma program, where students learn the skills to operate the various…

Downtowns and central commercial districts play a huge integral role on our community.  They are the backbone of the entrepreneurial spirit and don’t just happen, they need to continually be planned and nurtured.  So, where do we start?  You’ll get that answer by attending an informative presentation, called “Connect Communities” on Wednesday, November 28, 2012…

Langlade County has not had railroad tracks in it for years, but could they return in the future to help local businesses and manufacturers? Back in June the county’s Board of Supervisors voted to officially join the Northwoods Rail Transit Commission. The commission was created by Oneida County earlier this year and currently consists of…

Representatives of Steller Development were joined by local officials at a ground-breaking ceremony for a new office building at the northeast corner of Superior Street and Sixth Avenue on Tuesday.  The city has been working with the developer for months to develop the once-blighted corner as part of a downtown revitalization plan.  The building is…