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Skye’s slide
Skye Butler slides down a playground slide at Torpy Park before the forecasted thunderstorms on April 17.
3rd Annual Earth Fair in Boulder Junction April 25
The Boulder Junction Public Library will be holding their 3rd Annual Earth Fair on Saturday, April 25, from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Boulder Junction Community Center, 5392 Park Street.
Oneida County committee tables CUP application for new Woodruff convenience store
The Oneida County board’s planning and development committee during an April 15 public hearing tabled a conditional use permit (CUP) application submitted in January by convenience store chain Circle K Stores.
Former Wisconsin Gov. Schreiber to speak in Eagle River on Alzheimer’s caregiving
Community members are invited to attend a powerful and heartfelt presentation by former Gov. Martin Schreiber on Thursday, April 23, from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. at the Veterans Resource Center, located at 418 W. Pine Street, Eagle River.
LdF Tribe adds lakes to walleye, musky non-members fishing ban
The Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians announced on April 16 it was adding lakes to the list it originally announced March 30 that non-tribal members aren’t allowed to fish walleyes and muskies on.
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Citizen deer advisory council meetings begin next week
Citizen deer advisory council (CDAC) meetings are scheduled for next week. Each deer management unit (DMU) in Wisconsin has a CDAC, which provides input and recommendations to the state Department of Natural Resources (DNR).
Charges expected against Minoqua gunsmith
Charges against a Minocqua business owner are expected to be filed this week. In a press release issued on April 16, Minocqua police chief Glenn Janzer stated a search warrant was executed at Relentless Precision, a gunsmith shop on State Highway 70 on Minocqua’s west side, early that morning.
Furball fundraiser set for April 23
The Oneida County Humane Society (OCHS) will hold its 11th annual Furball fundraiser on April 23, from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. at the Rondele Ranch Graham Center in Harshaw.
Presque Isle town supervisor suggests having AI policy
Presque Isle town supervisor Cathy Logan Weber presented the idea of having an artificial intelligence (AI) policy to the town board during an April 16 meeting. She brought a draft to the meeting she said she used AI to create. Weber said town clerk Lori Thomas and her had taken …
Friends of Mercer Public Library thank voters for bake sale turn-out
The Friends of the Mercer Public Library would like to thank the Mercer voters for their marvelous support at the election bake sale last Tuesday, according to a press release.
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Manitowish Waters town board hires water patrol officer
The Manitowish Waters town board at its April 14 meeting agreed to hire an additional water patrol officer for the upcoming boating season as well as lower the fees associated with enhanced wake violations. Water patrol administrator Dan Perry said there had been two applications submitted for the position.
Hazelhurst creates plan to fill treasurer position
Hazelhurst town treasurer Carla Murdoff passed away March 29 and the town board discussed what it will need to do to fill the vacancy during an April 14 town board meeting. Town clerk Christy Myschchyshyn said there have been three people who expressed interest to her about being the next …
Legislature leaves Evers’s anti-gerrymandering special session open
Republican leaders in the state legislature this week left open a special session called by Gov. Tony Evers to ban partisan gerrymandering, setting off a familiar volley of partisan wrangling between Democrats wanting immediate action and Republicans who said the issue needed a more deliberate process.
A quality quartet
Lakeland Figure Skating Club’s gold line, from left, Monica Delgertsogt, Sadie Jones, Aubrey Graeber and Shyann Boos, perform to a song titled “Rescue” during the club’s annual spring show “Finding Your Light” at the Lakeland Hawks Ice Arena on Sunday, April 12, in Minocqua.
Judge dismisses lawsuit against Minocqua contesting shoreline ownership, riparian rights
In a sweeping decision that involves a years-long dispute over shoreline ownership, pier placement, and municipal authority, Oneida County circuit court judge Mary Sowinski dismissed last week a lawsuit filed by Minocqua property owners Richard and Teresa Hahn against the town of Minocqua.
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