NEWS
Regional champs!
The Lakeland Union High School softball team celebrates their regional title after defeating Mosinee 1-0 in eight innings in a WIAA Division 2 regional final game Thursday, May 29 at Mosinee Boulevard Turf Field. For the full story of the game, see page 10.
Front office gains at MHLT, teachers feel shortchanged
At its May 19 meeting, the Minocqua Hazelhurst Lake Tomahawk (MHLT) school district board approved, following a closed session, a 3 percent salary increase plus longevity adjustments for its professional staff and a 3 percent raise for its support staff.
Dragon Boat Basics in Minocqua on June 14
The Island City Dragon Boat Club is offering a class called Dragon Boat Basics: Learn 2 Paddle in Minocqua on June 14. The class will take place from 8 to 9:30 a.m. behind Your Boat Club, formerly BJ’s Sport Shop, just north of Torpy Park on Lake Minocqua.
Air quality plummets as Canadian wildfires blaze
Northern Wisconsin was placed under an air quality alert Friday, as the Northwoods experienced elevated levels of particle pollution from Canadian wildfire smoke.
Fleazaar in Manitowish Waters on July 16
Everyone’s itchin’ to get to the Fleazaar. Come out to the Manitowish Waters Presbyterian Church, 13883 Marathon Road, on July 16 from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. to check out the huge sale!
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Trump administration ends discriminatory road building, construction program
After being challenged and losing a round in federal court, the U.S. Department of Transportation has conceded that the federal government’s “disadvantaged business enterprise” program unconstitutionally discriminates on the basis of race and sex and announced it will permanently end the program.
New specialty service Lions Club forming in Arbor Vitae/ Woodruff area
A new specialty service Lions Club is being established in the Arbor Vitae/Woodruff area, offering an exciting opportunity for individuals to make a difference in their community while having fun.
Norma Duerst publishes first book at age 90
Norma Duerst, a long-time Minocqua resident, turned 90 this past year, yet her ambition and curiosity are greater than many who are seven decades younger than her.
Friends of Boulder Junction library weekly used book sales every Tuesday
The Friends of the Boulder Junction Public Library are holding a weekly used book sale every Tuesday from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. starting today and going through Tuesday, Aug. 26 as part of the Boulder Junction Lion’s Club Craft & Flea Market at the Boulder Junction Community Center.
Oneida, Vilas and Forest counties adjusting human services agreement
On Jan. 1, 2025, a new agreement between Oneida, Forest and Vilas counties went into effect that established a human services department for each county. The human services departments replaced each county’s social services departments.
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Art in the Library June exhibit in Boulder Junction
The Boulder Junction Public Library welcomes the public to view their June Art in the Library exhibit featuring local artist, Leah Chayer. The artwork will be on display starting June 3.
Fire destroys St. Germain home
A fire Tuesday night destroyed a home in St. Germain. According to a press release from the Vilas County Sheriff’s Office, the dispatch center received a 911 call at 9:35 p.m. from a residence on Greenwood Drive which is owned by Brigette and Thomas Ryan reporting a garage fire that …
June events at Minocqua Public Library
StoryTime happens Wednesdays at 10 a.m. in the library’s program room. Enjoy stories, finger plays, flannel boards, songs, and more!
Boulder Junction to consider raising room tax
The Boulder Junction chamber of commerce has requested an overall increase in the town’s room tax from 5.5 percent to 8 percent. In a May 13 letter to the town board, Taylor Miner, president of the chamber’s board of directors, stated the chamber of commerce has ensured that, since the …
MHLT Cultural Fair gathers 56 countries in one room
Sixth-graders at Minocqua Hazelhurst Lake Tomahawk School (MHLT) have been traveling the world over the past month — not physically, but through reading, internet research, art, cooking and writing.
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