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Evers, WisDOT, WCHA urging motorists to help keep snowplow drivers safe

Governor Tony Evers, the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) and the Wisconsin County Highway Association (WCHA) are reminding motorists to slow down and give space to snowplow drivers to safely do their jobs while urging drivers to pay attention on Wisconsin roads this winter.

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Aspirus provides information on antibiotic resistance
Aspirus Health recently provided information on antibiotic resistance.
WPS offers holiday energy efficiency tips
Wisconsin Public Service (WPS) is offering tips on how to be more energy efficient this holiday season.
DATCP: How to avoid holiday shopping scams
The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) is reminding consumers to be on alert for common holiday shopping scams.
Lincoln County Opioid Task Force seeking community input through substance use survey
LINCOLN COUNTY – Through a community survey, the Lincoln County Opioid Task Force is seeking learn more about the substance use issues that affect county residents. The task force was …
Government
Lincoln County board again seeking broker for Pine Crest sale
The Lincoln County Board of Supervisors is once again searching for a broker to facilitate the sale of Pine Crest Nursing Home in Merrill.
Photo courtesy of DOR.
More than $900 million in shared revenue payments distributed to Wisconsin counties, municipalities
The Wisconsin Department of Revenue (DOR) last week distributed shared revenue payments to counties and municipalities.
City of Tomahawk voters may see water fluoridation advisory referendum on spring ballots
An advisory referendum related to the fluoridation of drinking water in the City of Tomahawk may appear on spring election ballots.
Education
Pictured, back row, from left: Exxie Walbeck, Galen Schmidt, Finn Colburn, Uriah Malchiodi, Phoebe Hrdina; middle: Aubrey Graeber, Evelyn Brennan, Greta Kurth,  Stage Manager Caroline Klesmith, Johnathan Feltes, Tamara Stenberg; front: Maddie Long, Landon Plantenberg, Student Director Cedar Hoffman, Julia McGovern, Sarah Kallerud, Sadie Ruder, Alena Cerkas.
Drama Department’s one-act play earns Critic’s Choice award at State competition
The Tomahawk High School (THS) Drama Department’s one-act play earned a prestigious award at the State competition.
With spring referendum set, School District of Tomahawk shifts to community outreach
With a funding referendum now set to appear on Feb. 18, 2025 ballots, the School District of Tomahawk is now shifting its focus to community outreach.
School District of Tomahawk ‘exceeds expectations’ on annual DPI report card
The School District of Tomahawk received an “exceeds expectations” rating on the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI)’s accountability report card for the 2023-24 school year.
Sports
Hatchet apparel available through online store
Tomahawk Hatchet apparel is now available to purchase through an online store.
THS cross country team holds end-of-season awards ceremony
The Tomahawk High School cross country team recently held its end-of-season awards ceremony.
2024 THS fall sports summary
A summary of the 2024 fall sports seasons at Tomahawk High School, written by Bob Skubal, retired coach, historian and author of "History of Tomahawk Sports."
Nature and Outdoors
2024 nine-day gun deer season license sales, harvest numbers up slightly from last year
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) this week provided preliminary license sales, harvest registration and hunting incident numbers for the 2024 nine-day gun deer hunting season.
The Brook Trout Reserves program aims to help protect Wisconsin's native brook trout populations from changing conditions.
New DNR initiative aims to conserve Wisconsin’s brook trout populations
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) this week announced the implementation of the Brook Trout Reserves program, a new initiative to protect Wisconsin’s native brook trout populations from changing environmental conditions.
The recent Wisconsin Association of Environmental Education annual conference was held at Upham Woods Outdoor Learning Center on the banks of the Wisconsin River. It was a beautiful setting…even after dark!
Natural Connections: In the Dark
"I’d become adept at leading night hikes when I worked at a science camp in the redwoods of Sonoma County, California. The combination of few mosquitoes and temperatures that rarely dropped below freezing made being outside at night there far more pleasant than most of my midwestern experiences," writes Emily Stone, Naturalist/Education Director at the Cable Natural History Museum.
Opinion and Editorial
Movies You Gotta See: In ‘Heat’, Al Pacino and Robert De Niro finally face off
Whether it’s in real life or film, every so often, we get an era-defining matchup. From a star power perspective, Michael Mann’s 1995 Los Angeles crime epic Heat, starring Al Pacino and Robert De Niro, might be the high-water mark of movie showdowns.
Letter to the Editor: Nov. 20, 2024
Letter to the Editor published in the Nov. 20, 2024 issue of the Tomahawk Leader.
Op-ed: Lincoln County Retired Teachers Association observes National Education Week
Since 1921, National Education Week, observed this year from Monday, Nov. 18 through Friday, Nov. 22, has become a celebration during which we recognize the important roles public schools and their staffs play in student development.
Obituaries
Herbert L. Pierce Sr.
Herbert L. Pierce Sr., 89 of Merrill, passed away Sunday, Nov. 24, 2024 at his home surrounded by family.
Herbert 'Herb' F. Jach
Herbert “Herb” F. Jach, age 84, of the Town of Harrison, Wis.,  passed away peacefully at his home on Monday, Nov. 11, 2024.
Dixie Lee Smith
Dixie Lee Smith, 71, passed away Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024, at Mat-Su Regional Medical Center in Palmer, Alaska, following a long, hard-fought battle with renal failure.
Carol C. Winterfeldt
Carol C. Winterfeldt, age 91, of Tomahawk, passed away peacefully in her sleep at home on Monday, Nov. 11, 2024.
Cindy Sue (Ulrich) Seemann
Cindy Sue (Ulrich) Seemann, age 68, of Ogema, Wis., passed away peacefully on  October 24, 2024, surrounded by family.
Packers
Post-game interview with Green Bay Packers Quarterback Jordan Love
Packers Head Coach Matt LaFleur after the Oct. 20 win against the Houston Texans.
Special Sections
Green Bay Packers Quarterback Jordan Love talks with volunteers during a coat giveaway on Nov. 12 held at Better Days Mentoring. Love's foundation, Hands of 10ve, partnered with Better Days Mentoring in Green Bay to distribute 1,100 winter coats.
Green Bay Packers Quarterback Jordan Love talks with volunteers during a coat giveaway on Nov. 12 held at Better Days Mentoring. Love's foundation, Hands of 10ve, partnered with Better Days Mentoring in Green Bay to distribute 1,100 winter coats.
Green Bay Packers Quarterback Jordan Love talks with volunteers during a coat giveaway on Nov. 12 held at Better Days Mentoring. Love's foundation, Hands of 10ve, partnered with Better Days Mentoring in Green Bay to distribute 1,100 winter coats.
Green Bay Packers Quarterback Jordan Love talks with volunteers during a coat giveaway on Nov. 12 held at Better Days Mentoring. Love's foundation, Hands of 10ve, partnered with Better Days Mentoring in Green Bay to distribute 1,100 winter coats.
Green Bay Packers Quarterback Jordan Love talks with volunteers during a coat giveaway on Nov. 12 held at Better Days Mentoring. Love's foundation, Hands of 10ve, partnered with Better Days Mentoring in Green Bay to distribute 1,100 winter coats.