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LUHS football injury provokes ambulance protocol changes
An injury sustained by Lakeland Union High School (LUHS) football player sophomore Luke Zagorski has prompted the district to change its ambulance protocol when responding to athletes injured on IncredibleBank Field.
Land O’Lakes man dead in Newbold motorcycle crash
A Land O’Lakes man died Saturday from injuries he sustained in the crash of the motorcycle he was riding.
Minnesota woman charged with kidnapping her mother from Oneida County
A 44-year-old Minnesota woman has been charged with kidnapping her mother, an Oneida County resident, according to court records.
Two charged in human trafficking, solicitation investigation
Two Oneida County men are being held in the Oneida County jail, each on $100,000 cash bail, in connection with multiple felony charges related to human sex trafficking and solicitation of prostitution.
Presque Isle chips in $2,500 for four-town EMS consolidation and sets public hearing
Presque Isle town supervisor and interim town chairperson Cathy Logan Weber gave an update of where everything stands right now for the four-town emergency medical service (EMS) department consolidation at an Aug. 17 Presque Isle town board meeting.
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Driveway permit application fine reversed by Arbor Vitae town board
Looking to get the process for its ordinance regarding driveways entering town roads a little more streamlined, the Arbor Vitae town board last week conducted the first reading of an amended driveway ordinance.
One man dead following stabbing incident in Lac du Flambeau
One man is in custody in the Vilas County Jail following a stabbing incident in Lac du Flambeau early Saturday morning that resulted in the death of another man.
Fifield town board ‘oversteps’ chief’s decision in disciplining first-responder
Fifield town chairman Bill Felch and town supervisor John Smith agreed at an Aug. 15 town board meeting to suspend Pike Lake Fire Department emergency medical responder (EMR) Mike Sloane for one year.
Minocqua town board OKs request for speed limit change on Old Hwy. 70
The recently reconstructed Old Highway 70 in Minocqua, with a posted speed limit of 30 miles per hour, will more than likely have that reduced to 25 miles per hour by October.
Presque Isle town supervisors disagree over computer investigation
Presque Isle town supervisor Carl Wolter asked town supervisor and interim town chairperson Cathy Logan Weber to re-open or continue a third-party investigation with regard to town computers during an Aug. 17 town board meeting.
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Federal judge dismisses lawsuit against the LdF tribe
A lawsuit filed in federal court by Lac du Flambeau property owners against the tribal council of the Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians was dismissed last week by U.S. district judge William Conley.
Rebecca Bradley blasts Protasiewicz for not recusing in redistricting case
The state’s Supreme Court has ordered the Wisconsin Elections Commission to respond to a petition for the court to take original action on a case challenging the state’s redistricting maps, as conservative justice Rebecca Grassl Bradley denounced liberal justice Janet Protasiewicz for not recusing herself from the case.
Minocqua’s labor and housing committee begins land discussion
The Minocqua town board’s ad hoc committee on labor and housing met last week for the first time since a joint meeting with the town board on Aug. 8.
Cassian town board gives a thumbs down to tribal adolescent wellness center
The three-member Cassian town board Monday decided to move forward with a resolution in opposition to an adolescent recovery and wellness center (ARWC) that the Great Lakes Inter-Tribal Council, Inc. (GLITC) plans to be build on 154 acres it purchased on North Pine Square Road in Cassian.
Oneida County Tourism Council seeks budget boost for mapping project
The Oneida County administration committee has kicked off its 2024 budget process by entertaining departmental budget proposals, and this past week the county’s tourism council came by with a 2024 request for $135,758.
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