Lincoln County

Local news for Tuesday, June 7, 2022.

The Wisconsin Institute for Public Policy and Service is launching a community survey on Tuesday to gauge feelings about racism and inclusion in Marathon and Lincoln Counties.

About 30 percent of registered voters in Oneida and Vilas County took to the polls on Tuesday. That number was higher in Lincoln County, where about 44 percent of registered voters turned in a ballot.

The Lincoln County Sheriff's Office is asking for the public’s help finding David Strahota, 61, of Tomahawk.

Wisconsin legislators passed a bipartisan agreement this month to build a replacement for the controversial Lincoln Hills and Copper Lake youth prisons, a move one advocate said should come with a new approach to youth justice.

For the first time, Emerald Ash Borer has been found in Lincoln County.The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources says it’s showing up in trees in Tomahawk and the town of Harrison.

The measure comes after years of delays in closing the embattled Lincoln Hills and Copper Lake juvenile prisons in Lincoln County.

The Pine River Fire Department says the man doing some maintenance when he got caught in the auger.

One of the people woke to the sound of crackling and the smell of smoke. That person got everyone outside and call 911.

Nearly 1 million kids have been vaccinated against COVID-19 since the it became available to them earlier this month.A Pfizer vaccine is approved for kids 5 to 11.