These are the top stories in the Ladysmith News for 2024. Read the highlights of some of our top news stories that ran last ...

Candidates had until 5 p.m., Tuesday, Jan. 7, to file candidacy papers for elected office. In Ladysmith, city council seats in districts one, three, five and seven are up for re-election this spring.

The Ladysmith School Board voted 6-0 at its December monthly meeting to make a change in its legal representation.

The driver of an UTV that broke through the ice on Lake Holcombe on Monday was rescued. The driver was identified as Jason Steen, 59, of Holcombe. Steen is co-owner of Miner Station in downtown ...

In recent months, local customers of Xcel Energy have had their old analog electric meters replaced with new smart meters. A few residents contacted the Ladysmith News with concerns about ...

Shereen Siewert, publisher of the Wausau Pilot and Review, has been breathing easier these days. In September, a Wisconsin appeals court upheld a lower court’s dismissal of state Sen. Cory ...

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) confirmed the first positive test result for chronic wasting disease (CWD ...

Nathanial Z. Johnson, 33, Hayward, was charged in federal court this week with possessing 50 grams or more of methamphetamine ...

Gov. Tony Evers announced this week he is seeking applicants for the position. The appointment will fill a vacancy being ...

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) reminds anglers that they will be able to target any of Wisconsin’s inland trout species using artificial lures only starting Saturday, Jan. 4, 2025 ...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing protection for one of the nation’s most beloved species — the monarch ...

The Ladysmith Common Council approved two resolutions at its December meeting, allowing a pair of tax incremental districts with a positive cash flow to make contributions to other less fortunate TIDs ...