Ricky Lee “Tank” Oestreich

April 2026 presents the community with a new opportunity to talk about important issues that, statistically, have affected your friends, neighbors or family. Every year Stepping Stones and the community join together in raising awareness of sexual violence as well as child neglect and abuse. Throughout the month you’ll see these issues addressed separately as well as together, as they do not exi...

Voters who are U.S. citizens and wonder what forms of IDs are accepted at the polls should check the Wisconsin Elections Commission website at elections.wi.gov/voters/ photo-id/photo-id-bring-it-ballot. While Wisconsin residents are required to show identification to cast their ballot, there is no separate “voter ID” and a federally compliant REAL ID is not required in the state to vote.Those ...

Students from area schools will participate in a Wisconsin School Music Association (WSMA) sanctioned Concert Music Festival hosted at Rib Lake High School on Thursday, April 16. During the festival, which is free and open to the public, each school’s concert ensemble groups will perform before a panel of adjudicators while students from other schools listen in as part of their own learning expe...