At the Justice, Youth and Extension (JYE) committee meeting on March 7, there was a full house in attendance. The JYE committee oversees and approves the Rusk County Fairgrounds Usage ...

Gov. Tony Evers appointed Phil Grassmann as Rusk County Sheriff.

The Ladysmith Common Council decided last week not to take the low bidder for major street projects this summer and instead ...

The Ladysmith News was honored with multiple awards in the Wisconsin Newspaper Association’s 2024 Better Newspaper Contest. Winners were announced on Friday, March 7, at the WNA annual convention at ...

The Ladysmith Police Department annual report for 2024 was presented to the city council at its last meeting, and ongoing ...

The Ladysmith Common Council voted 5-0 on Monday, Feb. 24, to approve a $294,010 bid from Huotari Construction of Medford to ...

A traffic stop southwest of Conrath early Friday, March 7, resulted in an arrest at gunpoint and confiscation of a fake gun, ...

This information is taken from the Media Arrest Summary Report for the Rusk County Sheriff’s Department.

This information is taken from the dispatch logs for the Rusk County Sheriff’s and Ladysmith Police departments. Incidents ...

For the 19th consecutive year, the Wisconsin Freedom of Information Council is bestowing its annual Openness in Government Awards, or Opees, meant to recognize outstanding efforts to protect the state ...

A winter storm on Wednesday, March 5, impacted electrical service of many Ladysmith area homes and businesses customers.

A 60-year-old man died March 7 in the Rusk County Memorial Hospital after being struck by a stray bullet from a coyote hunter ...