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With some dissension, Jensen returns to county board
Former Oneida County board supervisor Robb Jensen is now a current county board supervisor, after county board chairman Scott Holewinski tapped Jensen for the seat following the abrupt resignation of former supervisor Bob Thome.
Area volunteer firefighters train to fight propane fires
Firefighters from 17 area volunteer fire departments attended propane fire training at the Woodruff fire department Monday evening. Luke Van Noie, lead instructor with Fire and Industrial Response Enterprises in Green Bay said in addition to a classroom session, there were four different props used for the practical exercise.
DNR snubs zoning committee again over proposed shoreland changes
For the second time in just over two years, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has refused to meet with the Oneida County zoning committee to discuss proposed changes to the county’s shoreland zoning ordinance, saying its objections were already clear and that it won’t certify certain provisions if …
MacLean’s appeal questions administration and process of April 12 recount
On Wednesday, April 19, incumbent John MacLean filed an appeal in Vilas County circuit court challenging an April 12 recount that reaffirmed a 242-241 loss to longtime town clerk Lorine Walters for his seat as Presque Isle town chairman.
St. Germain electors grant permission for pavilion at Fern Ridge Recreation Area
During St. Germain’s annual electors meeting on Tuesday April 18, resident taxpayers voted by a nearly four-to-one margin to grant permission for the town’s non-motorized trails committee to erect an open-air pavilion at the Fern Ridge Recreation Area.
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LdF town board authorizes bids for new plow truck
Lac du Flambeau became a second Lakeland area town in the past week that will be soliciting bids to replace one of its plow trucks, also referred to as a patrol truck.
Arbor Vitae voters authorize patrol truck purchase
Voters in the town of Arbor Vitae, during the town’s annual meeting on Tuesday, April 18, authorized the town to purchase a new patrol truck for the town’s road department.
Oneida County: Supervisors will be back in the building
By a vote of 17-3 at its most recent meeting, the Oneida County Board of Supervisors has amended the way supervisors and the public can use Zoom and other remote technology for county board and committee meetings, both regulating public participation over Zoom and requiring supervisors to physically attend meetings …
Town of Minocqua under budget in 2022
The town of Minocqua’s annual meeting on April 20 was brief but long enough for Jocelyn Seeliger with the accounting firm Peterson Metz to highlight items from a 15-page 2022 financial overview.
MacLean announces his recount appeal at Presque Isle’s annual meeting
At the conclusion of Presque Isle’s annual meeting on April 18, town chairman John MacLean congratulated longtime town clerk Lorine Walters on being elected to take his place on the board.
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Town chairman’s role in LdF road issue an annual meeting topic
Lac du Flambeau town chairman Matt Gaulke, recently re-elected to the position on April 4, survived an advisory vote of Lac du Flambeau residents at the town’s annual meeting on April 18.
Minocqua town board reviews two rezone petitions for possible multifamily development
The Minocqua town board reviewed two rezone petitions submitted by Ed and Bob Rynders during its meeting April 18. Ed Rynders submitted the first rezone petition to switch a split-zoned parcel along Highway 70 near Camp Pinemere Road from business B2 and residential retail to multiple family.
Oneida County planning and development committee denies Minocqua Brewing Company’s CUP
A conditional use permit (CUP) application submitted by Minocqua Brewing Company’s (MBC) owner Kirk Bangstad was denied by the Oneida County board’s planning and development committee last Wednesday, April 19, in Minocqua.
Minocqua ad hoc committee tours Wisconsin Dells J1 housing facility
On April 6, members of the Minocqua town board’s ad hoc committee on labor and housing were among those who made a trip to the Wisconsin Dells. The purpose, basically, was to look into what had been done there to address housing needs for that area’s seasonal J1 visa students, …
Chicago police officer and former officer charged with possessing firearms while intoxicated
Two men with ties to Illinois law enforcement entered not guilty pleas in Oneida County Circuit Court Monday to charges they possessed firearms while intoxicated while in Rhinelander.
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