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5:14 Full hides of brown and black leather are draped over a cart and wheeled by a worker from place to place in the maze-like Weinbrenner Shoe Company factory in Merrill. “Not everybody realizes what goes into making the shoe. I always tell people, if you get a chance to tour a shoe factory, take it,” says Rick Hass, who oversees floor operations at the company. The factory, which produces premium shoes and boots sold under the Thorogood brand, dates to 1936. It has low ceilings, some dark corners, and worker after worker focused on their task. Some solve a sort of puzzle, operating mach...

Hans Breitenmoser Jr.’s mother and father came to northern Wisconsin as Swiss immigrants, searching for the American Dream. “My parents started here in

Star Journal report The June meeting of the League of Women Voters of the Northwoods (LWVNOW) will be a panel discussion presented by economic developers of Vilas and Langlade counties on the current state of broadband in the Northwoods, what is being done and what type of service residents can e

Tomahawk Leader Newspaper LWVNOW meeting to focus on status of broadband in Northwoods For the Tomahawk Leader NORTHERN WISCONSIN – The June meeting of the League of Women Voters of the Northwoods (LWVNOW) will take place on Tuesday, June 8, at 1 p.m. The meeting will be held virtually via Zoom and will be open to the public. The meeting will feature a panel discussion focused on the current state of broadband internet in the Northwoods, what is being done, and what type of service can be expected in the future, according to a release from LWVNOW. Ben Meyer, Special Top...

Visitors to the shop floor at AirPro Fan in Rhinelander are greeted by a wall of sound and activity. Forklifts dart here and there, welders send sparks