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In Friday's WXPR news: Harley-Davidson will lay off workers in Tomahawk The Northwoods Pride Festival will move online Scammers often target seniors during the COVID-19 pandemic County sales tax collections are mostly down, with a few surprising exceptions The Rhinelander District Library will reopen with limited hours next Tuesday

In WXPR news on Thursday: Bubba's Big Party gained a large gathering permit for September's event from Oneida County Vilas County will no longer fund its UW-Extension office Gas prices are going up again A look at tension on a Vilas County lake over chemical treatment of invasive plants

Engineering professor recommends PFAS testing at Rhinelander's old landfill Housing sales decline in Wisconsin for May Forest County Humane Society takes in dogs from St. Louis Geese control methods questioned by some Minocqua residents

In WXPR news of the day: Forest County has reported its third COVID-19 death, and it's easily leading the Northwoods in positive cases and deaths Two people were injured in separate Oneida County incidents, a shooting and a stabbing Housing numbers continue to struggle Church Mutual plans a gradual return-to-campus for its employees in September

In Friday news: The Price County Fair will go forward in August New Nicolet College students can get three free credits paid for Advocates say children are especially important to get counted in the Census A Rhinelander woman has published a book about spending the last days with her father

Lawsuit filed over cancellation of hunter safety courses Elk photographed roaming in Michigan's Upper Peninsula Rhinelander Chamber launches Buy Local Campaign Advocate discusses importance of postal service for rural communities

In WXPR news on this Wednesday: One person died in a crash in Minocqua The Small Town Baseball World Series will return to Minocqua in July, despite the pandemic Rhinelander is introducing a new program, encouraging people to buy local A special utility cutoff moratorium will end soon Time is running out for small businesses to apply for a special COVID-19 related grant

In Tuesday's WXPR news: Boulder Junction's Musky Jamboree has been canceled Northwoods Congressman Tom Tiffany proposes stopping federal funding for schools refusing to reopen by Sep. 8 Wausau may form a task force to review police policies An upcoming workshop targets lakefront landowners

In Monday's WXPR news: The Lac du Flambeau tribe will rescind its shelter-at-home and curfew this week A new study shows progress, but also concerning trends, regarding drinking in Wisconsin Lincoln Hills has a new superintendent The longest day of the year is coming up, meaning the Alzheimer's Association has special fundraising plans

In WXPR news: There's a special, free pickup of food Friday afternoon in Rhinelander An Eagle River-area food source for children got an anonymous $100,000 grant The Hodag Schools Foundation has crossed a fundraising threshold for the new dome in Rhinelander PFAS tests in Rhinelander will go to bimonthly