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MENOMONIE John Lynch has written a somewhat stereotypical country song - except his dog didn't die, his dad isn't in jail, and he's not drunk.

An attempted burglary to exact revenge escalated to the slaying of a Tomahawk woman, according to the man who has admitted killing her.

TOMAHAWK -- This holiday season was a reminder for two Tomahawk-area families of the daughters they've lost in violent crimes and the emotional moment awaiting them as the killers are sentenced.

Neither snow, nor howling winds, nor bitterly cold temperatures kept Michael Osnoe from accomplishing his lofty goal.

Michael Kluetz Sr. took an old adage -- that a Boy Scout should always be prepared -- to heart.

Michael C. Kluetz Sr., age 61, of Rhinelander, passed quietly away Sunday, Dec. 28, 2008, at Saint Joseph's Hospital in Marshfield.

When Steve Cray won the new Chippewa County judicial seat April 1, he knew it was going to be a busy summer preparing for the transition from private practice to judge.

Dale Wasserman, author of the book for the Tony-winning musical "Man of La Mancha" as well as the stage adaptation of Ken Kesey's novel "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest," has died.

Eight girls were members of the same Girl Scout troop from seventh grade until they graduated from Bemidji High School in 1974.

There are quicker ways to travel from Rhinelander to Madison. Easier ways, too. But Mike Osnoe is not interested in making the 250-mile journey quickly or easily.

RHINELANDER - Fiddlers are invited to enter the Old Time Fiddle Contest Feb. 7 at the Taj Mahal in Rhinelander, part of the 29th Annual White Pine Jamboree.

Dolores I. Kieckhafer, 81 of Oshkosh died on Sunday December 14, 2008 at Bethel Home with her family at her side.

After 28 years with the city of Antigo Police Department, Chief Bill Brandt is prepared to move on to other responsibilities-plus enjoy a little playtime.

The Wisconsin Department of Transportation is seeking public comments on its draft long-range transportation plan, Connections 2030.

A Rhinelander man has been charged with five armed robberies and home invasions from the summer of 2006, after DNA recovered from a stolen car matched a sample the state had on file.

When her father had to have emergency surgery a year and a half ago, Patti Sackett left her job and home in Rhinelander and returned to Racine to stay with her parents in the house she grew up in.

Wausau Paper will lay off 90 workers for up to three weeks beginning Sunday, the company announced Thursday.

Girl Scouts of the Northwestern Great Lakes will host Sweet Success from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Jan.

And is Bob Lichty over at Ohio's Motorcar Portfolio crazy, or a visionary? Because what he's got is a near-showroom, 16,700 mile '81 Chevette.

His father in law is trailing behind in a car. "We're out here just giving our thanks to the troops and all veterans, that's the main purpose, just to step up and say thank you," Osnoe said.