Firefighters battle house fire, race to rescue family's trapped pets Luke Klink Firefighters rushed to a house fire Sunday afternoon at 713 E. Railroad Ave. in Ladysmith.
Smoke poured out of the home’s windows, according to several witnesses. Numerous pets were still trapped inside. Homeowners called for the pets from the back yard, after making futile attempts to enter the burning building and mount their own rescue.
Firefighters quickly arrived at the scene and gained control of the fire that was contained mostly to the living room area on the ground level, according to Police Chief Dean Meyer.
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Judge puts the brakes on Hawkins detachment from Ladysmith Luke Klink With representatives from the Ladysmith-Hawkins and Flambeau school districts seated in the courtroom, Washburn County Circuit Court Judge Eugene Harrington temporarily halted detachment of the Hawkins area from Ladysmith schools.
Detachment had been scheduled to take effect July 1 under orders from the Wisconsin School District Boundary Appeal Board. That order was stayed Friday to give lawyers from both sides additional time to prepare more in-depth legal briefs that will help Harrington decide if the Hawkins area will detach from Lad...
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City seeks assistance with public landscaping Luke Klink By Luke Klink
The Ladysmith Community Development Committee is seeking assistance with completing planned landscaping at the Lake Avenue Public Green and Gateway near downtown.
City administrator Al Christinason said the plantings were put on hold after numerous comments opposed to the project funded with federal grand money and a matching local contribution. The project involves perennial plantings around the parking lot bordered by U.S. 8, E. 3rd Street, a public alley and E. 2nd Street.
The council recently awarded th...
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