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Trial scheduled for Wildcat
A jury trial has been scheduled for a 24-year-old Lac du Flambeau woman being charged with three counts related to the death of 31-year-old Alejandro Retana-Echeverria last June.
Victims’ names released in Three Lakes fatal accident
The names of those involved in a two-vehicle accident in Three Lakes Tuesday morning that left two people were killed and two injured in the Town of Three Lakes have been released.
Minocqua town board wants deed restrictions
At its Feb. 7 meeting, the Minocqua town board approved on an initial basis a request to amend the town ordinance regulating the home construction code for a proposed affordable housing project.
Former Oneida County deputy found guilty of stalking and disorderly conduct
A five-day trial in Oneida County court concluded Feb. 24 in the case of former Oneida County sheriff’s deputy Stetson O. Grant. The 36 year-old Grant, who’s employment with the sheriff’s office ended in August of 2021, was found guilty on one count of felony stalking and one count of …
Minocqua town board denies Wal-Mart property tax claim
The Minocqua town board has once again denied an excessive tax assessment claim filed on behalf of Wal-Mart by an attorney. The claim, filed by Christopher Strobehn with the Milwaukee-based Gimbel, Reilly, Guerin and Brown, states for 2022, the Wal-Mart property in Minocqua was set by the town assessor at …
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Lac du Flambeau residents on barricaded roads remain in the middle
Lac du Flambeau resident Joe Hunt and his wife, Marti, have lived on Old Big Thunder Lane in Lac du Flambeau for 30 years. “I bought an existing place on Old Big Thunder Lane,” he said, adding he and his wife actually have two parcels on Old Big Thunder Lane.
LUHS deals with hiring mishap while choosing new head baseball coach
The Lakeland Union High School (LUHS) board of education, during its Feb. 20 meeting, gave administration the OK to hire its number one candidate to be the next head coach for the school’s baseball team.
MHLT school board authorizes server purchase
The Minocqua Hazelhurst Lake Tomahawk (MHLT) board of education Monday authorized the expenditure of no more than $30,000 for two new computer servers.
Vilas County highway department OKs contract with engineering firm
The Vilas County highway committee Tuesday approved a proposal and contract for nearly $100,000 from a DePere consulting firm to address salt and chloride contamination issues at the highway department’s Arbor Vitae shop on State Highway 70.
Northwoods hunters urge change in deer management
At a recent state Assembly hearing on managing the state’s deer population, multiple Northwoods hunters urged the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources to abandon its current county-based system of deer management and to return to a unit-based system based on habitat rather than county lines.
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Protasiewicz, Kelly head to April in Supreme Court battle
Liberals had a fine day in judicial contests statewide and in Oneida County, with progressive candidates taking first place in the state Supreme Court race and in the race for Oneida County circuit judge.
Two people die in two-vehicle collision in Three Lakes
Two people died in a two-vehicle crash on County Highway A near Sampson Road in Three Lakes Tuesday. According to a press release from the Three Lakes police department, law enforcement and emergency personnel responded to the crash just before noon Tuesday.
Oneida County land and water conservation committee hears latest on shoreland protection
The Oneida County board’s land and water conservation committee was briefed last week on the county’s proposed shoreland protection ordinance (SPO) and changes for the proposed ordinance.
Ties in Arbor Vitae, Newbold town board primaries
Three towns with five member town boards in The Lakeland Times coverage area conducted primaries Tuesday. The primary was necessary to reduce the number of candidates to four going into the April 4 general election.
Oneida County holds off on resolution opposing Pelican River Forest easement purchase
First in a series on the Stewardship Fund In the end it was a unanimous vote but the hours-long run-up to that vote was anything but unanimous, as the Oneida County Board of Supervisors voted 20-0 Tuesday to hold off on a resolution opposing the state’s Pelican River Forest easement purchase …
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