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Public comments available for DNR draft wolf management plan
Over 3,500 public comments were received regarding the Department of Natural Resources’ (DNR’s) draft wolf management plan. Comments were received from tribes, conservation organizations and individuals via mail, email and through the online public comment tool on the DNR website.
Preliminary hearing held for MHLT teacher accused of possessing child pornography
The former fourth-grade math teacher with the Minocqua Hazelhurst Lake Tomahawk (MHLT) school district who is being charged with possessing child pornography appeared in Vilas County court April 14 for a preliminary hearing.
Minocqua town board, ad hoc committee on housing learn about TIFS
The Minocqua town board and its ad hoc committee on labor and housing met jointly on April 13, the primary purpose of the meeting to hear about tax incremental financing (TIF) districts and a tax incremental district (TID).
Reaction to Reuland resignation in Woodruff
At its April 11 meeting the Woodruff town board accepted a letter of resignation from Andrea Reuland, administrative assistant to town clerk Julie Huotari. Reuland, hired as administrative assistant in January of this year, was also previously a member of the Woodruff town board, appointed in October of 2019 to …
Thome resigns from Oneida County board
In an abrupt move last Friday, former Oneida County supervisor Bob Thome tendered his immediate resignation from the county board due to health reasons, county board chairman Scott Holewinski announced at Tuesday’s county board meeting.
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New era in Newbold starting April 27
Though Newbold town chairman Dave Kroll and town supervisor Mike Sueflohn will attended the town’s annual meeting April 18, they won’t be at the town board’s next regular meeting April 27.
MHLT school board OKs 6 percent salary increase for staff in 2023-24
The Minocqua Hazelhurst Lake Tomahawk board of education Monday approved a 6 percent increase for all district staff.
Joint Finance kills funding for Pelican River Forest easement
Taking a party-line tally, the legislature’s Joint Finance Committee voted 12-4 Tuesday to reject the DNR’s bid for $4 million in state stewardship funds to help pay for a 56,000-acre conservation easement in northern Wisconsin, mostly in Oneida County.
Missing teens found dead in Oneida County Forest
Oneida County sheriff’s captain Terri Hook delivered grim news Tuesday in a brief press conference at the law enforcement center in Rhinelander. As many feared, the two persons found deceased in the Oneida County Forest Monday evening have been positively identified as 16-year-old Dakota Brown and 17-year-old Aiden Grefe of …
Minocqua plan commission approves CUP for wood carving business
The Minocqua plan commission met on April 11 and recommended approval for a conditional use permit (CUP), submitted by applicant Ben Semler to operate an outdoor wood carving business south of downtown on U.S. Highway 51 across from Sleep Central.
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Hazelhurst approves permits for proposed deli
The Hazelhurst town board approved both an administrative review permit (ARP) and a conditional use permit (CUP) for plans to operate a deli with outdoor seating on U.S. Highway 51 on the town’s south side.
Lac du Flambeau property tax questions an item for the LdF school board
For the second time in two months, property taxes for taxpayers in Lac du Flambeau was an agenda item at a meeting of the Lac du Flambeau school board.
Presque Isle town chairman introduces proposed amendments to personal watercraft ordinance
The Presque Isle town board, meeting in special session on April 11, originally planned to discuss just one agenda item related to proposed locations of a new cellphone tower.
Boulder Junction town board approves fire truck purchase
The Boulder Junction town board, meeting in special session last week, approved the purchase of a new Pierce fire truck.
St. Germain entertains request to open town roads to ATV/UTVs
The St. Germain ATV Club submitted a written request to Town Board Chairman Tom Christensen on March 23 asking to have all of the town’s hard-surface roads opened for year-round ATV/UTV traffic. During their town board meeting last Monday (April 10), supervisors discussed the idea and took the first steps …
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