Tomahawk Leader

Senior citizens take note: Here's a chance to act like a kid again! Area seniors, including nursing and rehabilitation home residents, are being invited to dance the afternoon away this Sunday in the Tomahawk High School gym. The stage will already be set - the decorations in place. The gym will be ...

Tomahawk got a black eye last week in the matter of cigarette sales to kids. A compliance check by police showed that nine of 14 establishments licensed to sell cigarettes offered to sell them to someone not 18 years old. That's illegal, and it's just under a whopping 65 percent failure rate. Actual...

On one hand, having a local name on the state ballot for governor could be considered an honor – what a power trip to see your name alongside some of the state’s big-wigs. And, while we have to give a local teacher, George Pobuda, credit for the gumption he showed in doing something about his politi...

Tomahawk’s annual Venison Feed has been one of the most popular public relations tools the community has had. Generations of visiting hunters have stopped for the popular charcoal-cooked burgers made possible by donated venison, cooked by volunteer chefs. It’s been no secret that, probably from Day ...

The sheriff’s race in Lincoln County’s Sept. 10 primary election is proving to be one of the most contentious in years. There’s debate over budget issues, squad car use, office/jail space – even the merits of a K9 search/rescue unit. It’s no secret that there’s divisiveness in the department itself....

People in the Tomahawk area are again reporting cougar sightings. There have recently been two reports, one of two cats near County Road S and a sighting of a single cougar off County Road E. The Department of Natural Resources (DNR) receives about 50 reports of cougar sightings each year, with the ...

The current shake-up at the Packaging Corporation of America (PCA) Tomahawk mill is of great concern to everyone in the Tomahawk community. That mill, which locals refer to simply as “The Mill,” has always been a cornerstone of Tomahawk, providing hundreds of good-paying jobs.<p>We were surprised to...

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We are asking people to recall their favorite Pow Wow Days or what they like best. This is the 50th anniversary...<p>Please have a safe and happy 4th!

When we were made aware of the “dockominium” issue, we thought it was something that people in our area should know about. While the current case before the Wisconsin Supreme Court involves a specific property in far southern Wisconsin, it has implications that could impact every private dock owner ...

The City of Tomahawk is revisiting the issue of the design of South Tomahawk Avenue. A design for this project was approved by the City Council last June after considerable debate. We say stick with Plan A and don't waste money re-engineering the project.<p>As previously approved, the plan calls for...

When the call came in to the Leader office with that suggestion last week it was like, well, duh…why didn't we think of that? Or, more appropriately, why didn't the Department of Natural Resources think of it? Okay, so they did…sort of. But we don't think their response was adequate.<p> The discover...

More than 260 cars were registered for the 2002 Northwoods Cruisers Car Club eighth annual Main Street Memories car show Memorial Day weekend. Winners are listed below with business sponsors in parenthesis:<p>Model Car Contest – Division 1 (To 8 years of age): First, Cory Carstensen, Medford (R&...

Included with this week’s issue of the Tomahawk Leader is our annual publication, aptly titled “What’s Great About Tomahawk and the surrounding area.” Inside it you’ll find features on organizations, events and a whole lot more that make the Tomahawk area great place to live, work and play. We inclu...

The Roman Catholic Church has recently decreed a “zero-tolerance” policy regarding priests who molest children. Who can argue with that, right? But, that it took the church hundreds of years to make that statement – or that the statement had to be made at all – leaves us utterly dumbfounded.<p>The C...

The Tomahawk City Council is looking at a motel development proposal near the intersection of Hwy. 51 and 86 tonight (Tuesday). <p>It’s one of those areas that’s a no-brainer for that type of tourism-related development. However, the logistics of getting landowners, developers and the city to work t...

We find the Tomahawk School District settlement with fired district administrator John Sarnow hard to swallow. We know there are lots of people in the community who feel the same way.<p>Seventy-three thousand dollars sure seems like a sweetheart of a severance package for a guy who just got fired. I...

What are the chances of a real multiple-tornado storm system striking Wisconsin on the very day that a statewide tornado drill is scheduled? Ironic indeed. Numerous funnel clouds were spotted in the Tomahawk area and one even touched down on Hwy. 8. Along with the tornado activity came some of the b...

The outcome of Friday’s City of Tomahawk License and Permits Committee meeting was encouraging. It seems an agreement has finally been reached to keep the Fall Ride on track. We would urge the city council to take the committee’s recommendation and approve the event license application.<p>The plan t...

We think it’s time that the State of Wisconsin took a closer look at the statutes regarding libraries in the state.<p>For years, northern Lincoln County townships have been trying to find a way to establish a joint library with the City of Tomahawk to fund the Tomahawk Public Library. The current sy...

There’s been some heated discussion lately if it’s worth it to pay a recommended $30,000 – $40,000 for the extra police protection, emergency services costs and miscellaneous expenses in order to have the two street dances held on Wisconsin Avenue during the Tomahawk Fall Ride weekend in September.<...

We have to admit now that when the Tomahawk School Board found itself without a district administrator and faced with a potential $300,000-plus deficit during some delicate budget planning times, we simply assumed members would look to its recently retired leader when hiring a financial consultant. ...

Friday, March 8, the University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents, responding to action taken by the Joint Finance Committee, voted to suspend undergraduate admissions at all of its 26 campuses, including UW-Marathon County. The suspension may remain in effect until there is assurance that UW Sys...

We're already seeing the wide-reaching impact of Gov. Scott McCallum's proposal to eliminate shared revenues to local governments - and the budget repair bill isn't even through the Legislature yet.<p>The Tomahawk City Council has a contingency plan in the works to reduce its budget to make up for t...

How is it that a guy with a civil service job can get away with dictating the future of Wisconsin’s deer herd?<p>Bill Mytton, the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) leading deer biologist, seems intent on hacking away at the state’s remaining deer population with more Zone T hunts next fall in sp...