Day: April 22, 2024

RHINELANDER – The Rhinelander Police Department will be receiving a $23,000 state opioid grant from the Department of Health Services. The State of Wisconsin expects to receive more than $750 million as a result of the settlement with opioid distributors and manufacturers. A portion of that payout will go to the Department of Health Services. The DHS then set aside $3 million for law enforcement programs such as community drug disposal options, staff training and education, and treatment for jail residents with an opioid addiction. Twelve agencies in total will…

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Merrill – Families and friends gathered at Merrill’s skatepark on Wednesday April 17 to honor the memories of Aiden Grefe, 17 and Dakota Brown, 16. Aiden Grefe loved to spend his free time at the skatepark. The date marked 1 year since Aiden and Dakota were found dead after getting lost in the Enterprise Forest. The two teens from Merrill had been at a party in a remote location near the edge of Lincoln, Oneida and Langlade Counties. A candle-lighting that had been scheduled for the event was canceled due…

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