Langlade County News

Slowly, but steadily, Langlade County residents are being protected against the swine flu.

I've made it back after missing a Bits & Pieces moment last weekend. A friend from Wauwatosa got married recently in Mexico, and I was unable to join the gaiety down south.

The Langlade County Board of Supervisors will hold what is expected to be a quiet meeting Tuesday heading into the holiday season.

The Langlade County Board of Supervisors decided Monday evening to put off a decision on comprehensive planning until December, bringing an otherwise spirited evening to a quiet conclusion.

A surge in the use of a highly addictive and often, quite deadly drug has the Antigo Police Department on high alert.

Some of the brightest minds from Antigo's business and civic community shared their expertise with students at Antigo High School today.

Schoolchildren will join with members of the community and veterans of all ages to pay homage on the 11th day of the 11th month on Wednesday.

Christmas is in the air-and on the lamp posts-in Antigo today. City crews installed the city's festive snowflake decorations this week along Superior Street and Fifth Avenue and at lunchtime today big snowflakes were falling.

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.