July 17, 2026 at 5:40 a.m.

Fireworks at AV-W school board meeting

District patron calls out a critic of district superintendent Dr. Jocelyn Hardy
The AV-W school district’s new principal Sid Hunter and district superintendent Dr. Jocelyn Hardy at the July 13 meeting of the school board. The meeting was the first for Hunter as AV-W principal. A former AV-W and Lakeland Union High School student, Hunter had been on the administrative staff at the Minocqua Hazelhurst Lake Tomahawk (MHLT) school district before he was hired by the AV-W school board in February, succeeding the retired Rich Fortier. (Photo by Brian Jopek/Lakeland Times)
The AV-W school district’s new principal Sid Hunter and district superintendent Dr. Jocelyn Hardy at the July 13 meeting of the school board. The meeting was the first for Hunter as AV-W principal. A former AV-W and Lakeland Union High School student, Hunter had been on the administrative staff at the Minocqua Hazelhurst Lake Tomahawk (MHLT) school district before he was hired by the AV-W school board in February, succeeding the retired Rich Fortier. (Photo by Brian Jopek/Lakeland Times)
By BRIAN JOPEK
Reporter
For the past several months, Arbor Vitae resident Tiffany Trainor has been conducting a campaign …

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