HARSHAW MAN SUSTAINS LIFE THREATENING INJURIES IN UTV VS VEHICLE CRASH

Saturday at approximately 11 p.m., Oneida County Dispatch received a call regarding a crash in the Town of Hazelhurst at US Highway 51 and Oneida Street. Initial investigation revealed 69-year-old James R. Bowman of Harshaw was operating a UTV when he failed to stop at the stop sign, causing the four wheeler to strike the side of a pickup travelling southbound on Highway 51. The driver of the pickup, Nathan E. Birkholz of Mosinee was not injured, however the passenger Tia R Gaulke, 28 also of Mosinee did sustain minor…

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Tomahawk Woman May Reach Plea Deal in OWI Case

A possible plea deal appears to be in the works for a Tomahawk woman facing multiple drunk driving charges in Lincoln County. A plea and sentencing hearing for 56-year-old Connie Jones has been scheduled for January 15th of next year. Jones was arrested last October after authorities received multiple reports of a vehicle traveling north in the southbound lanes of Highway 51. Deputies stopped the vehicle near mile marker 208 and reported signs of impairment, including an open bottle of alcohol. Investigators also learned Jones was already out on bond…

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