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Another honor for a Lakeland area educator.

State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Evers along with the Wisconsin School Administrators Executive Director Jim Lynch announced Justin Szews was named as 2018  Assistant Principal of the Year.

Work has begun on U.S 51 between Woodruff and Arbor Vitae and a Transportation Department spokesperson says the public can get construction updates emailed to you.

The project will reconstruct US 51 from 3rd Avenue to Tuckaway Drive as a five-lane road with two lanes in each direction. The DOT's Kristin McHugh says if you go to the DOT website at 511wi.gov  you can find out more information.. 

WASHINGTON - Seventeen states, seven major U.S. cities and the U.S. Conference of Mayors filed a lawsuit this week in an effort to remove a controversial question - "Are you a U.S. citizen?" - from the 2020 Census.

We told you recently of a series of meetings scheduled by the Veterans Administration to talk about the new National Veterans Cemetery to be built in the town of Cassian) west of Rhinelander. The meetings were postponed due to the weather but have been rescheduled for Wednesday, April 25.

Oneida County Veterans Service Officer Tammy Walters says personnel from Fort Snelling are going to oversee the national cemetery She says they're going to give the communities an update to report when things are happening.

Former Governor Tommy Thompson was in Wausau Wednesday night to help celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Wisconsin Institute for Public Policy and Service or WIPPS.

Before the event, Thompson spoke on a number of different topics. Thompson says that he was not surprised to see Rebecca Dallet win the Wisconsin Supreme Court race on Tuesday.

"I thought Dallet ran a strong campaign," he said. "I knew the Republicans were in trouble. I think it's indicative of what's taking place across the country. There's a Democratic wave and that Democrats are much more energized."

The Board of Directors of WXPR Public Radio are pleased to announce that Jessie Dick has been selected as Station Manager. Dick has been working at WXPR for over 14 years, most recently as the Marketing Director and Volunteer Coordinator.

The chair of the Mole Lake Sokaogon Chippewa Community has rejected a plea deal and will go to trial on charges related to a incident at the tribal offices last summer.

53 year old Chris McGeshick is charged with two felonies, false imprisonment and intimidating a witness, and two misdemeanors.

At a court hearing Thursday, an offer by District Attorney Charles Simino for a plea deal was rejected and McGeshick requested a jury trial. Trial was set for July 30.