Eva (Olson) Oestreicher

Eva (Olson) Oestreicher, 79, passed away on May 25. She is survived by her daughters, Susan and Cheryl Oestreicher; and brother, Bill Oestreicher. The service for Eva Oestreicher will be held at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, in Dobie, on Friday at 11 a.m. Visitation is 10 until 11 a.m. on Friday at the…

Frances Long

Frances Long, 99, of Rice Lake and formerly of Stone Lake, passed away on November 18, 2023. The memorial service for Frances Long will be held at Stone Lake Wesleyan Church on Saturday at 11 a.m. Visitation is 10 until 11 a.m. on Saturday at the church.

SPORTSCAST – Wednesday, June 5, 2024

FAST BREAK SPORTS REPORT The Cumberland baseball team is heading back to state for the first time since 2017. The Beavers defeated St Croix Falls 3-2 in their sectional semifinal before beating Mondovi 9-1 in the sectional championship yesterday. The Buffalos upset Elk Mound 4-1 in their semifinal matchup. PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Nick Castellanos won…

AM NEWSCAST – Wednesday, June 5, 2024

This morning’s top stories from the Northwest Wisconsin News Center: — The woman shot in rural Grantsburg last Friday is in stable condition and the shooter faces a charge for attempted murder; — Aquafest’s main stage events kick off tomorrow evening and continue through Friday and Saturday; — The state’s attorney general charges three involved…

PM NEWSCAST – Tuesday, June 4, 2024

This afternoon’s top stories from the Northwest Wisconsin News Center: — A reminder that parts of Rice Lake’s Main Street will be detoured for Aquafest events this week; — Ladysmith’s Miner Avenue project has completed water and sewer utility installation; — We look at a blueprint to solve the state’s housing shortage; — and Wisconsin…

SPORTSCAST – Tuesday, June 4, 2024

FAST BREAK SPORTS REPORT PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Rhys Hoskins homered for the Milwaukee Brewers in an emotional return to Citizens Bank Park, but David Dahl went deep in his Philadelphia debut to back Zack Wheeler and the Phillies in a 3-1 victory. In the opener of a three-game series between NL division leaders, Edmundo Sosa…

Ladysmith Miner Avenue project update

LADYSMITH, Wis. (WJMC) — Ladysmith’s downtown project continues along Miner Avenue, between West Sixth Street and East Third Street. This week, crews will begin working on storm sewers on the section west of the railroad crossing. Water mains and sanitary sewers have been replaced along the whole project and crews are grading for concrete on…