Bluejay Girls Fall to Tomahawk 8-6 in Extra Innings

In a game heard right here on WJMT and wjmtfm.com and seen on the WJMT TV Channel on YouTube, the Bluejay girls’ softball team fell to the Tomahawk Hatchets 8-6 in eight innings. The loss saw the Bluejays’ record fall to 7-11 and 6-7 in Great Northern Conference action, while the Hatchets tied the bluejays in the conference standing. Bluejays’ starter MacKenzie Herdt (pictured) earned AmericInn Bluejay Player of the Game honors as she struck out 16 Hatchets while taking the loss. She held the hatchets scoreless for four innings…

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HIGHWAY 17 CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS BEGIN LATER THIS MONTH IN LINCOLN COUNTY

The first phase of improvements to Highway 17 begins later this month in Lincoln County. WisDot says culvert work and the removal and replacement of the Barnes Creek bridge will be included in this phase. A new concrete girder bridge will be installed over the creek, which runs just north of Smith Road before Barnes Creek Ave. Highway 17 will be closed at the bridge during construction with traffic being detoured to County G. Work being completed during the $870,000 project was awarded to Sheet Piling Services of Custer, WI.…

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