Katie Thoresen

Black Friday kicks off the busiest time of year for Stormy Kromer.

President Gina Thorsen said not only does it get busy because of people buying up gifts for the holiday season, but also because they mostly sell winter apparel and we’re heading into winter.

“Our business is really, really seasonal and we know it’s coming,” said Thorsen. “All of our employees are kind of gearing up and getting ready for a next couple of five weeks or whatever it is.”

The Ironwood-based Stormy Kromer employees about 90 people. 

From movies to videos games to computer services, what local libraries offer has evolved over the years.
But a constant has been and always will be books.

Of course, to keep with the times, the library needs to constantly keep updating its collection and buy new books.

That’s where the Rhinelander District Library Foundation comes in.

Starting next week, it’s collecting donations for its annual Ced Vig Holiday Book Fund Drive.

The money from the drive goes solely to buying book for the library.

There’s more than 100 miles of trails in Iron County that’s open to walking, hiking, biking, and skiing, and people are working to add more.

Treating eagles and other birds with lead poisoning is an all too common occurrence at the Raptor Education Group, Inc. in Antigo.

Many people look forward to the holidays as a time to get together with family and friends.

A 14-mile long loop of paved bike trail that connects two major campgrounds to the Heart of Vilas County Trail. That’s the goal of the latest trail expansion project in Boulder Junction.

Five years ago, the DNR put restrictions on walleye on the Minocqua Chain of Lakes.

Walleye populations had dropped significantly. In an attempt to revive the population, the walleye became catch and release only on the chain.

Since then, the population has recovered.

But the DNR isn’t sure if it’s recovered enough to lift that the catch and release regulations.

Every day, hospitals in Wisconsin continue to fill with COVID-19 patients.  As of Friday morning, hospitals throughout the state were at 89-percent capacity.

Marshfield Clinic has been sharing testimonials on its Facebook page from healthcare workers on the toll the pandemic is taking. One was from Theresa Weiler. She supervises one the COVID-19 units at Marshfield Clinic. She gave the following presentation at a staff meeting to share what her team is currently facing on the frontlines of the pandemic.

Dr. Stephen Phillipson is a hospitalist at Aspirus Wausau Hospital. He leads a team that cares for the sickest COVID-19 patients in the hospital.

Dr. Phillipson shares his experience working with those patients, what treatment looks like, and his plea to the community.