12/15/2025

LAC DU FLAMBEAU - 8th grader Koltyn Burgess of Lac Du Flambeau earned a perfect score on the mathematics portion of the state of Wisconsin’s Forward Exam.  The Wisconsin Forward Exam is a statewide assessment used to measure how well students are mastering the Wisconsin Academic Standards. Administered annually to all students in grades 3–8.  A perfect score is a rare achievement. 

COLD WEATHER ADVISORY

...COLD WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM CST SATURDAY... Wind chills may warm into the negative teens during the day Saturday, but more overnight wind chills in the negative 30s are expected Saturday night into Sunday.

12/12/2025

ASHLAND - Ashland school officials are demanding transparency regarding property tax funding for private school vouchers, arguing those public funds are benefiting private institutions. Superintendent Rob Prater stated that approximately $870,000 (11% of Ashland’s $7.8 million levy) funds vouchers for about 7% of its students. Leaders want the public to understand the program’s impact, especially after a recent operating referendum passed. The district pays over $13,000 per voucher student—a cost projected to rise by nearly $70,000 in 2026—money that could benefit public schools. Ashland residents will receive a tax insert detailing their property taxes funding private school vouchers, a transparency effort also underway in Washburn and Superior.